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Navigating Cultural Competence in Grades 6-12: A Compass for Teachers
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Overview
All children have one important thing in common—the need to be treated with dignity, respect, and care. This handbook shows teachers and administrators how to ensure that the cultures of all peoples are considered and valued. The author’s eight-point cultural compass guides you in crafting a respectful and inclusive curriculum. Each chapter includes frequently asked questions, specific strategies, and activities for:
• Broadening your knowledge about cultural diversity
• Increasing your confidence in teaching about culture
• Creating a welcoming learning environment
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781412978484 |
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Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Publication date: | 10/12/2010 |
Pages: | 161 |
Sales rank: | 1,075,483 |
Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
Age Range: | 3 Months |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword Francisco Rios vii
Preface x
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xiv
Introduction 1
1 Explore Cultural Competence 9
Examine Fairness 9
Delve into Definitions 10
Establish Firm Foundations 11
Understand the Purpose of Cultural Competence 13
Set Your Goals 13
Ensure Respect 15
Acquaint Yourself With the Vocabulary 16
Link Cultural Competence to Learning 17
Develop Your Self-Efficacy 18
Take Responsibility for Cultural Competence... 18
Extending Activities for Teachers 19
Extending Activities for Learners 19
2 Begin Your Transformation 23
Appreciate the Change Process 23
Be Yourself and Stay Open 24
Frame Your Questions 25
Cope With Disequilibrium 26
Demystify "Dealing With Diversity" 26
Rethink Being "PC" 28
Meet "Norma" or "Norman" and "Abby" or "Abner" 28
Understand Hermeneutic Phenomenology 29
Follow the Gallavan Cultural Competence Compass 31
Connect With Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 34
ACT NOW... 35
Extending Activities for Teachers 36
Extending Activities for Learners 36
3 N: Notice Culture and Cultural Characteristics 40
Account for Senses, Sensibilities, and Sensitivities 41
Examine Sensations 41
Deconstruct Thinking 43
Analyze Emotions 43
Recognize Selectivity 44
Connect Through Value Theory 44
Investigate the Context of Culture 45
Expand Your View 46
Describe Yourself 48
Check Your Reactions 49
Plan Your Travels... 49
Extending Activities for Teachers 50
Extending Activities for Learners 51
4 NE: Negotiate and Evaluate Curriculum and Content 55
Understand Curricular Development 56
Identify Content, Processes, and Context 58
Align Curriculum With Instruction and Assessment 59
Relate to Information, Access, and Opportunity 60
Connect With Teaching, Learning, and Schooling 60
Make Meaning Through Social Constructivism 62
Transform Your Approach and Check Yourself 62
Watch for Biases and Hidden Agendas 64
Strive for Social Action 66
Keep Curriculum Honest, Natural, Holistic, and Authentic 66
Design Your Plan... 67
Extending Activities for Teachers 67
Extending Activities for Learners 69
5 E: Establish Community and Context 73
Create a Sense of Place 74
Initiate Cultural Competence From Day One 76
Emphasize Classroom Appearance and Movement 77
Ensure That the Classroom Reflects Everyone 77
Welcome and Get to Know Your Students 78
Help Your Students to Know One Another 80
Avoid Unintended Consequences 81
Connect Fairness With Learning 82
Feature Classroom Meetings 83
Become a Reflective Decision Maker 85
Share the Space... 86
Extending Activities for Teachers 86
Extending Activities for Learners 87
6 SE: Seek and Engage in Collaboration and Construction 91
Network With Colleagues 92
Realize the Power of the Propinquity Effect 94
Visit Other Teachers' Classrooms 94
Find a Partner and a Mentor 96
Expand Your Resources 97
Infuse Cultural Competence 98
Create a Student-Centered and Learner-Driven Classroom 100
Incorporate Families 102
Feature Student-Led Conferences 103
Model Resilience 104
Map Your Changes... 104
Extending Activities for Teachers 105
Extending Activities for Learners 105
7 S: Spark Conversation and Climate and SW: Strengthen and Weave Together Complexities and Controversies 108
Assess Expectations 109
Recognize Context 110
Establish Boundaries 110
Accept Complexities as Opportunities 112
Integrate Complexities into Content 112
Include Controversy into Management 113
Seize the Teachable Moment 114
Encourage Higher-Order Critical Thinking 115
Practice Problem Solving and Decision Making 116
Examine Rationality 117
Practice Conscientization... 117
Extending Activities for Teachers 118
Extending Activities for Learners 119
8 W: Waken Compassion and Commitment and NW: Nurture and Welcome Challenges and Changes 122
Understand the Concept of Care 123
Feature Compassion in Your Classroom 124
Examine Challenges in Education 126
Connect With Cultural Competence 127
Overcome Resistance 128
Teach Democratic Principles 129
Ensure Educational Equity 130
Champion Human Rights 131
Promote Social Justice 132
Commit to Commitment... 133
Extending Activities for Teachers 134
Extending Activities for Learners 134
Resource A Gallavan Cultural Competence Compass 136
Resource B Review Checklist 137
Resource C Websites 143
References 154
Index 156