Thanks to all who posted on Multicultural Collaboration! The ideas are
really helpful!!
Holly Roge
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I am currently taking on online module from PBS (Public Broadcasting
Service) entitled Enhancing Multicultural Education through Technology.
Here are some of the resources I read as part of that class:
Defining Multicultural Education and the Multicultural Niche
http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/multicultural/initial.html
Detailed and thorough definitions, goals, assumptions, and principles of
multicultural education from three people in the field.
Steps toward Multicultural Curriculum Transformation
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/multi/curriculum/steps.html
Describes five phases of curriculum transformation from a multicultural
perspective.
A Question of Quality
http://www.princeton.edu/~progrev/95-96/nov95dh.html
A description and argument for multicultural education.
Teaching with a Multicultural Perspective
http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/eece/pubs/digests/1991/gomez91.html
Describes appropriate practices necessary to implement an effective
multicultural curriculum.
Shirley Lukenbill, Librarian
512-428-3410
Wells Branch Elementary School
Round Rock Independent School District
14650 Merrilltown Drive
Austin, TX 78728
-and-
Lecturer
School of Information
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D7000
Austin TX 78712-0390
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Last year, our entire 11th grade class did a project through their English
classes on immigration. The students had to select a piece of literature
written by an American author of a specific immigrant group (ie.
Hispanic-America, Asian-American). They had to read and outline the
book, research the author and identify problems specific to this immigrant
group in the book. Then they were required to use online databases to
locate, read and print out general articles about this immigrant group in
the US.
All of the materials were placed in a folder that each student used to
write in-class essays, based on their reading and research. This
assignment did several things - it required the students to read a
multicultural book, research an ethnic author, locate information of the
topic in other sources, put the information from different sources into a
new essay, and cite specific examples of points made in the essay that
occurred in the literature they read.
In addition to this being a project that students had to do on their own -
no opportunity for plagiarism or mom writing the final product -it also
mirrors many of the types of essays they are asked to write on our Regents
exams at the HS level, taking info from different sources and creating a
new essay. Teachers deleted any books from the list that had been made
into movies - so the kids HAD to read.
My role in the project was to create the book list, and model the research
for the kids. This was a very successful project - for the kids who paid
attention! Attached is my book list.
"There are three types of people: the "glass half full" group, the "glass
half empty" group, and the group looking for someone to blame for spilling
the glass in the first place." - Cleveland Amory
Mrs. Carolyn Gierke, Librarian
Sweet Home High School
1901 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: 1-716-250-1227
FAX: 1-716-250-1360
email: cgierke@shs.k12.ny
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You might be interested in a collaborative unit written by Jenny
Foight-Cressman in my book COLLABORATING TO MEET STANDARDS:
TEACHER/LIBRARIAN PARTNERSHIPS K-6 entitled "'The Spirit of Do-right':
Exploring the Lives of Famous African Americans." This inquiry based
research unit explores the complex lives and unique contributions of African
Americans while integrating the research process with an examination of
slavery and resistance movements in this country.
Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Longfellow School
432 Stevens Avenue
Portland, ME 04103
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for K-6
(Linworth 2002)
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Just a resource you might be interested in - we have a CD-ROM called
"Cultural Horizons of Wisconsin" which has stories from kids around
Wisconsin, and guided journaling for sutdents to encourage them to explore
their own culture as well as others. Also a video series. These are aimed at
about the 4-6th grade level.
Info at:
http://www.ecb.org/culture/cd.htm
Peggy Garties
Multimedia Analyst
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
608/264-9759
pgarties@ecb.state.wi.us
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Hi there,
You can have the children each explore their own cultures and bring in
items, music, traditional dress, or foods from their own country. They can
do a short report and present to the class. A teacher in our school did
this and had another class be the audience to the presentation.
Anna Chelpon
Librarian
NYC Elementary School
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Different religions. Make a poster incorporating the symbols, traditions,
etc.
Shaun
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