MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION Jessica Klco20 March 2012

OBJECTIVES

ANTICIPATORY SET  One world

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION  Creating equal education opportunities for students from diverse groups  Racial  Ethnic  Social-class  Cultural groups Ncrel.org

proscons Reduction of fearBuilding respect Interacting with diverse races Communicating with diverse races “Color Blind”Stereo types edchange.org

MISCONCEPTIONS  Multicultural Education is for  African Americans  Latinos  Poor  Women, and other groups James Banks AITME You Tube

WHO DOES IT BENEFIT?  EVERYONE!  Increases test scores  Changes attitudes James Banks & Cherry McGee Banks HRME

WHAT NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT

HOW TEACHERS CAN INCORPORATE MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION  Learning backgrounds  behaviors  Religions  Social activities James Banks AITME

APPROACHES TO MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM REFORM Level 1 – The Contributions Approach Level 2 – The Additive Approach Level 3 – The Transformation Approach Level 4 – The Social Action Approach James Banks

 Borrowing words /loan word  is a word borrowed from a donor language and incorporated into a recipient language  Change meaning  Change spelling  Change pronunciation  Café French Plautdietsch Word (Recipient Language) Donor Language Word English Gloss DrockDutch drokBusy LadigDutch ledigEmpty KjastFrisian ledigWedding KjeiwlFrisian kwylSplit SchessnikjRussian yechokFarlic LauftjeRussian naakaGeneral store WarenikjeUkrainian sapehku Dumplings Wikipedia- Loan words

Michael G. Pasternak

ACTIVITY!!! SHOW AND TELL  Tell  Where your family name comes from  Traditions your family practices  Show  Physical traits  Eye color  Hair  Skin tone

RECAP 

What is multicultural education? Understanding question

What is a misconception? Understanding question

How can teachers incorporate multicultural learning? Understanding question

Who benefits? Understanding question

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