MulticulturalEducation

Multicultural Education

Advantages of Multicultural Education• Diversity of Viewpoint

• Peer Learning

• Cultural Appreciation

• Barrier Breakdown

• Unlimited Potential

Challenges of Multicultural Education• Communication Breakdown

• Learner Comprehension

• Cultural Misunderstandings

• Politics and Religion

• Gender Inequality

Classroom Strategies

“The problem of educational inequity is one of consciousness, not only one of practice” - Paul Gorski

Awareness/Sensitivity

• Race• Culture• Gender• Sexual Preference• Economic Background• Disabilities

Classroom Strategies

LANGUAGE

• Checkpoints• Frequent Assessments• Private Interviews• Participation barriers• Idioms & Taboos

Curriculum Approaches

• Contributions• Additive• Transformation• Social Action

The Opportunity is Now Here!

Multicultural Education is about…• The opportunity to learn respect• An equal opportunity for all to learn in

the classroom• The opportunity to Compare and share

experiences • The opportunity to gain a broader view

of the world.

• The opportunity to learn should leave out no one.

• Multicultural Education has never been more important than it is now!!

Humility is the ability to see. -Terry Tempest Williams