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Exploring Diversity: A Video Case Approach
Anne M. Bauer, University of Cincinnati
Stephen D. Kroeger

ISBN-10: 0131172581
ISBN-13: 9780131172586

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 112 pp
Published: 12/30/2003

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For use as a supplement in a Multicultural Education Course, Foundations of Education course, or any course that would benefit from additional coverage of culturally responsive teaching. This interactive CD-ROM and accompanying activity guide provides immediate access to powerful, living, classroom examples of culturally responsive teaching.

Four Video Cases on CD-ROM- each presents a unique aspect of culturally responsive instruction. These cases discuss cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic diversity within primary grades, middle school, and secondary school.

Exploring Diversity Activity Guide - provides disucssion of various concepts, including culturally responsive teaching, instructional planning, classroom climate, and how to engage families. It also offers activities and questions that guide students toward understanding, analyzing, and synthesizing video cases.

Guide correlates Video content with INTASC (Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium)Standards and Principles - at the start of each section to help pre-service teachers connect best-practice to professional standards.

Performance assessments and scoring rubrics - Assist professors in evaluating their students understanding of culturally responsive instuction as it relates to the INTASC Standards.

Reflection Questions - provide a guide for students to consider activity guide and video content and connect it to their own past experiences and future classroom practice.

Activity Guide- provides key points of each case followed by discussion questions - guides students through the observation of the video case and engages them in critical thinking about video content and future classroom application of best practice.



 TO THE STUDENT.


 GETTING STARTED: HOW TO USE THE CD-ROM.

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING.

 1. What is Culturally Responsive Teaching?

INTASC Principles, Knowledge, Dispositions and Performance

Schools and Classrooms, Teaching and Learning

General Considerations of Culturally Responsive Instruction

Specific Principles

Learning about Culturally Responsive Instruction

 2. Considerations in Instructional Planning.

INTASC Principles, Knowledge, Dispositions, and Performance

Imagine a Multicultural Classroom

Responding to Cultural Diversity

Understanding Diversity

The Contact Zone Metaphor

Pedagogy of Place

A Framework to Construct a Multicultural Classroom

Differentiated Instruction

 3. Classroom Climate and Managing Behavior

INTASC Principles, Knowledge, Dispositions, and Performance

Cooperation and Constructive Controversy

Cooperative and Critical Thinking Skills

Cooperative Learning for Future Orientations

Cooperative Learning Process

Teaching the Skills of Intelligence

Regularity Control: Affecting Classroom Behavior

Setting Events and Establishing Operations

What if the Problem Persists?

System-Wide Support

Functional Behavioral Assessment

 4. Engaging Families.

INTASC Principles, Knowledge, Dispositions, and Performance

Listening to and Engaging Families

Issues and Challenges in Engaging Families

Research about Engaging Families from Various Cultural Groups

Working with "Other People's Children"

PART II: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING IN ACTION.

 Case 1. Second Grade Literacy in An Urban School

Discussion Questions

Questions for Consideration

 Case 2. The Emerging Competence of Youth in 7th Grade.

Discussion Questions

Questions for Consideration

 Case 3. One Teacher's Influence.

Discussion Questions

Questions for Consideration

 Case 4. Majority Culture.

Discussion Questions

Questions for Consideration

PART III: RESOURCES.

Performance Assessment Activities.

Sample Responses to Case Discussion Questions.

References.

For Multicultural / Multiethnic Education


For Introduction / Foundations of Education


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