Diversity in Curriculum and Diversity in Curriculum and InstructionInstruction
Angela Byars-WinstonAngela Byars-WinstonCounseling PsychologyCounseling Psychology
UW-MadisonUW-MadisonAugust 14, 2003August 14, 2003
If the world were a village If the world were a village of 100 people, there would be…of 100 people, there would be…
57 Asians57 Asians21 Europeans21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere (north and south)14 from the Western Hemisphere (north and south)8 Africans8 Africans
52 would be female 48 would be male52 would be female 48 would be male70 would be non-white, 30 white70 would be non-white, 30 white
70 would be non-Christian, 30 would be Christian70 would be non-Christian, 30 would be Christian89 would be heterosexual, 11 homosexual89 would be heterosexual, 11 homosexual
59% of the entire world's wealth would be in the59% of the entire world's wealth would be in thehands of only 6 people and all 6 would be citizenshands of only 6 people and all 6 would be citizens
of the United Statesof the United States80 would live in substandard housing80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read70 would be unable to read50 would suffer from malnutrition50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death, 1 would be near birth1 would be near death, 1 would be near birthOnly 1 would have a college educationOnly 1 would have a college education
1 would own a computer1 would own a computer
AssumptionAssumption
Cultural diversity is a fact of life and efforts Cultural diversity is a fact of life and efforts to build a common culture inevitably to build a common culture inevitably privilege the dominant culture privilege the dominant culture
((Ortiz & Rhoads, Ortiz & Rhoads, 2000)2000)
Ivey (1993)Ivey (1993)
What influences your teaching?What influences your teaching?
1)1) Your Your positionality positionality (perspectives (perspectives resulting from an resulting from an intersectionintersection of multiple of multiple social identities)social identities)
2)2) Your Your experiencesexperiences as a function of as a function of dynamics created by and resulting from dynamics created by and resulting from membership in multiple social groupsmembership in multiple social groups
Questions:Questions:
What was the best class experience you What was the best class experience you ever had?ever had?
What factors made it enjoyable for you?What factors made it enjoyable for you?
Teaching and Learning Are Teaching and Learning Are Function of…Function of…
Culture of studentCulture of student
Culture of instructorCulture of instructor
Culture of department, college, institutionCulture of department, college, institution
Does diversity make a difference?Does diversity make a difference?
Engagement and Diverse Instruction Yields:
Cognitive Complexity
Critical thinking Openness to new ideas and different
points of view; being challenged Knowledge Acquisition & Application]
Persistence & Educational Attainment
Creativity
If necessity is the mother of If necessity is the mother of invention, theninvention, then
diversity may well be the mother diversity may well be the mother
of creativityof creativity
Culturally Inclusive ClassroomsCulturally Inclusive Classrooms
Integrate diverse perspectives into the Integrate diverse perspectives into the syllabus (science problems in diff parts of syllabus (science problems in diff parts of the world). the world).
Create a classroom community in which all Create a classroom community in which all students feel included and involved. students feel included and involved.
Present course material in a variety of Present course material in a variety of waysways
Good teaching comes from the identity Good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher. . .Good and integrity of the teacher. . .Good teachers possess a capacity for teachers possess a capacity for connectedness. connectedness.
Parker J. Palmer (1998), Parker J. Palmer (1998), The The courage to teach: Exploring the inner courage to teach: Exploring the inner landscape of a teacher’s life.landscape of a teacher’s life.
Facilitators of Diverse Instruction Facilitators of Diverse Instruction and Student Engagementand Student Engagement
Varied teaching practices
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