Full Description
Becoming a Multicultural Educator, Fourth Edition focuses on the development and application of research-based curriculum, instruction, and assessment strategies for multicultural education in PK-12 classrooms. This practical book prepares readers to teach in culturally responsive ways, develop a critical understanding of culture and its powerful influence on teaching and learning, and feel empowered to confront and address timely issues.
Contents
SECTION I: Background
1. Multicultural Education: History, Theory, and Evolution
2. Becoming a Multicultural Educator: A Four-Step Model
SECTION II: Knowledge
3. Historical Perspectives on a Multicultural America
4. Foundational Knowledge for Culturally Responsive Teaching
SECTION III. Awareness
5. Understanding Cultural Identities and Their Influence on Teaching and Learning
6. Learning to Understand and Respect Differences
SECTION IV. Skills
7. Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning
8. Instructional Approaches Needed by Multicultural Educators
9. Developing Skills in Teaching Language and Understanding
10. Assessment That Is Culturally Responsive
SECTION V: Action
11. Creating the Multicultural Classroom
12. Creating the Multicultural School
