EDFOUND 406

Multicultural Foundations

Syllabus:EDFOUND_406_Syllabus_Sp13.docx

 

http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/quiz/quiz1.htm (Multicultural Ed and Equity Awareness Quiz) 

http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/initial.html (Defining Multicultural Education/EdChange.org)

http://www.nameorg.org/resolutions/definition.html (Defining Multicultural Education/NAME)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/ishema-kane_n_2554165.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 (Children's Book Issue/Germany)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/brooklyn-free-school-_n_2214263.html (Brooklyn Free School)

 

Lesson Planning

http://www.ehhs.kent.edu/diversity/adapted/Mad%20original.htm (gr 5-7 original)

http://www.ehhs.kent.edu/diversity/adapted/Mad%20awareness.htm (modification pg1)

http://www.ehhs.kent.edu/diversity/adapted/Mad%20diversity.htm (modification pg2)

 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/read/teaching-with-books.htm (Book-based lessons)

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/maniac-magee-writing-prompt ("Maniac Magee" lesson plan)

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/maniac-magee ("Maniac Magee" book overview and themes)

Flowcabulary.com

 

LABS

Lab #1

LAB_1.pdf

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20060519friday.html (article)

http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi (Neveah popularity update)

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20060519friday.html (the lesson plan/assignment)

 

African Americans:

http://www.cal.org/topics/dialects/aae.html Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research link (USC)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/133_wbc_archive_new/page6.shtml (Interview with Alice Walker, The Color Purple)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Ebonics_controversy (Summary, see bib)

 

American Indians

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16516865 (NPR. Federally funded Boarding schools, Part 1)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17645287 (NPR. Part 2)

http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/schools/schools023.shtml (Education World article)

http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/schools/schools010.shtml (Education World article)

http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/schools/schools011.shtml (one more on preserving heritage!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40OSktBigHw (No Doubt, NOT "Lookin' Hot")

 

Arab Americans:

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=MiddleEastCulture&layers=T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T,T  Cultural map of the Middle East

MiddleEastCulture.pdf Middle East Cultural Map

MiddleEastPolitical.pdf Middle East Political Map

http://www.pbs.org/itvs/caughtinthecrossfire/arab_americans.html (Meet Arab Americans)

http://www.aaiusa.org/pages/demographics/ (Arab American Institute, demographics)

http://www.adc.org/education/arab-american-students-in-public-schools/ (American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee, recommendations for the professional)

 

Gender Equity

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/girls-and-science-dream-deferred

http://www.temple.edu/tlc/research/publications/Sanders_and_others_2000_Finding%20a%20way....pdf

 

HEY! Down here! PASCD Scholarship! And look who won this year! A BU student!

http://www.pascd.org/?page=Scholarships

 

Awesome blog on Culturally Responsive Classrooms: http://www.edutopia.org/culturally-responsive-education

 

Asian Americans

http://www.npr.org/2012/05/29/153898668/why-indian-americans-reign-as-spelling-bee-champs (NPR article, 2012)

http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/culture-classroom

 

Hispanic Americans

US Department of Ed: "Graduation rates highest in 3 decades" http://www.ed.gov/blog/2013/01/high-school-graduation-rate-at-highest-level-in-three-decades/

Phillies broadcast in Spanish- read the comments- Current Events http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2013/03/west-am_1400_to_broadcast_phil.html

 

Anne Frank Secret Annex: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/