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    A multicultural classroom is one where both students and teachers accept all races, cultures, and religions. This acceptance is shown through the books read, activities done, and lessons taught. Many teachers have English language learners (ELLs) in their classrooms but few receive proper training, and classrooms remain segregated along racial lines despite policies aiming for diversity. There are also shortages of teachers representing minority students. Resources are provided to help teachers incorporate multicultural perspectives.

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    A multicultural classroom is one where both students and teachers accept all races, cultures, and religions. This acceptance is shown through the books read, activities done, and lessons taught. Many teachers have English language learners (ELLs) in their classrooms but few receive proper training, and classrooms remain segregated along racial lines despite policies aiming for diversity. There are also shortages of teachers representing minority students. Resources are provided to help teachers incorporate multicultural perspectives.

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    Presented by:

    Karen M. Ballester
    ProjecTELL/LCCC
    EDU 181
    April 2005
    A Multicultural Classroom
    is...
    one in which both the students and the
    teacher are accepting of all races,
    cultures, and religions. This acceptance is
    evidenced by the books that are read, the
    activities that are completed, and the
    lessons that are taught.

    Source: http://www.pre-kpages.com/multicultural.html
    Did you know that...
    of the 41% of teachers nationwide
    with ELLs in their classrooms, only
    12.5% participated in 8 or more hours
    of professional development related
    to ELLs in in the past 3 years.

    Source: www.ncela.gwu.edu
    •What are the characteristics of the bilingual education and
    ESL teacher shortage?
    •Brown & Menken, August 2002
    Also...
    The majority of white primary and
    secondary school students have no
    significant contact with Black, Hispanic
    or American Indian students in the
    classroom.
    And...
    In 2001 African American teachers
    represented 7% of the public school
    workforce. African American students
    represented 17% of the public school
    student population.
    LEP enrollment in PA (2003-04) was
    1,821,146 students.

    Source: www.ncela.gwu.edu
    •What are the characteristics of the
    bilingual education and ESL teacher
    shortage?, Brown & Menken 2002
    •PA Rate of LEP Growth
    General Strategies

    Recognize any biases or stereotypes


    you may have absorbed.

    Treat each student as an individual,


    and respect each student for who he
    or she is.
    More strategies...
    Rectify any language patterns or case
    examples that exclude or demean any
    groups.

    Do your best to be sensitive to


    terminology.
    And finally...
    Get a sense of how students feel
    about the cultural climate in your
    classroom.

    Introduce discussions of diversity at


    departments meetings.
    Multicultural “ideas”
     Each month or quarter, 'adopt' a country.
     Have a Show and Tell week focused on
    students' ancestry.
     Team-teach a unit with an ESL instructor
    at your school.
     When studying health and nutrition,
    study diets of different cultures.
    Other Resources
     Teachers First
    http://www.teachersfirst.com/multicult.htm

     Teacher’s Corner
    http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/teachers.html

     New Horizons for Learning


    http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/multicultural/front_multicultural.htm
     Multicultural Classroom
    www.pre-kpages.com/multicultural.html
     An Academic Overview of Desegregation
    www.kirwaninstitute.org/multimedia/presentations/4-
    7%20CLE%20Final.ppt
     PBS TeacherSource
    http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
     National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and
    Language Instruction Education Program
    www.ncela.gwu.edu
     Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis, University of
    California, Berkeley
    http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/diversity.html

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