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Introduction to Culture and Diversity

Objectives. What is the difference between the melting pot' and multiculturalism'?What is culture' and what groups make up your cultural identity?Why does the school achievement of low-income students often fall below that of upper- and middle-income students?What are some examples of conflict

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Introduction to Culture and Diversity

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    1. Introduction to Culture and Diversity

    2. Objectives What is the difference between the melting pot and multiculturalism? What is culture and what groups make up your cultural identity? Why does the school achievement of low-income students often fall below that of upper- and middle-income students? What are some examples of conflicts and compatibilities between home and school cultures?

    3. Objectives How can the impact of stereotype threat be decreased? What are sources of gender bias in texts and teaching? What are examples of culturally relevant pedagogy that fit the grades and subjects you will teach? How can you create a resilient classroom?

    4. Overview Todays Diverse Classrooms Economic and Class Differences Ethnic and Racial Differences Language Differences Gender in teaching and learning Multicultural Education Diversity and Convergences

    5. Todays Diverse Classrooms American Cultural Diversity Culture is defined as the knowledge, skills, rules, traditions, beliefs, and values that guide behavior in a particular group of people, as well as the artifacts produced and passed down to the next generation.

    6. Todays Diverse Classrooms Meet Five Students Felipe Vargas (5TH grade, Mexican Immigrant) Ternice Mattox (7th grade, single mother) Benjamin Wittaker (suburban, single father) Davy Walker (2nd grade, afraid of being held back) Jessie Kinkaid (HS Junior, single mother)

    7. Todays Diverse Classrooms Interpreting cultural differences Individuals are complex and consist of more than their cultural identity. Group membership is an umbrella, not a definition.

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