This document discusses teaching in a diverse society and multicultural education. It outlines strategies for teaching students from diverse cultural backgrounds, including considerations for culture/ethnicity, gender, social class, language diversity, and exceptionalities. The importance of a diverse and inclusive classroom is that minority student demographics will soon represent the largest portion of students. Effective multicultural approaches acknowledge cultural legitimacy, promote home-school collaboration, and use instruction and materials that represent diversity. Ineffective approaches stereotype or only discuss other cultures in the past.

1. teaching in a diverse society
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2. multicultural education
The educational strategy in which
students’ cultural backgrounds are
used to develop effective classroom
instruction and school
environments. It is designed to
support and extend the concepts of
culture, diversity, equality, social
justice, and democracy in the
formal school setting.
Gollnick and Chinn
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3. diverse strategies
exceptionality
culture / ethnicity
gender
social class
language diversity
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4. micro-cultural groups
Gender
Ethnic Social
Group Class
The
Individual
Region Race
Religion Gifted
Disability
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5. why important?
(The year that groups with a historical minority status will
represent the largest student demographics)

6. teacher demographics
(Females will represent 93% of elementary grade educators)

7. theories of cultural blending
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8. culturally assaultive approaches
discuss culture only as they existed in the past
stereotype versions of how people live
emphasize difference over similarity
token representation of the classroom
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9. culturally responsive approaches
acknowledge cultural legitimacy
home school collaboration
instruction targets multiple learning styles
praise
cultural diversity and recognition across subjects
know your community
give attention to all groups
fill room with curriculum materials
invite visitors to speak
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10. students with exceptionalities
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11. avoid gender stereotypes / roles
gender free language
classroom materials offer balanced view
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