transforming your curriculum through multicultural education so. washington county january 23, 2006...

Transforming Your Curriculumthrough Multicultural Education

So. Washington CountyJanuary 23, 2006by Paul C. Gorski

Transforming Your Curriculum by Paul C. Gorski, 2006

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This Morning’s Goals

Build a deeper understanding of multicultural education as a framework for curriculum transformation.

Move from a “heroes and holidays” conception of multicultural curriculum to one grounded in educational equity and social justice.

Practice applying multicultural curriculum transformation strategies to sample curricula.


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Tentative Agenda

1) Warm-up activity2) Important concepts3) Stages of multicultural curriculum

development4) Key characteristics of multicultural

curriculum5) Applying multicultural curriculum


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1. Warm-Up Calisthenics

Standing Crosswalk:

The complexities of diversity

Contextualizing the curriculum


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1. Processing the Calisthenics

The complexity of diversity

The privilege/repression continuum

The experience/reality paradox


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2. Important Concepts

Multicultural education

Curriculum transformation

Inclusion/exclusion Equality/equity


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2a. Multicultural Education

Key question3 levelsEquity and social justice focusBeyond “celebrating diversity”


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2b. Curriculum Transformation

Beyond the additiveCompleteness & accuracyContent & deliveryRelevant across all grades and

subject areas


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2c. Inclusion/Exclusion

Two levels of inclusion– Representative– Critical

Assessment of inclusiveness– As inclusive as the most excluded

student experiences it to be


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2d. Equality/equity

What is the difference between equality and equity?

– Equality: everyone gets the same thing– Equity: everyone gets what they need,

recognizing a larger social and historical context of inequality


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3a. Stages of Curriculum Transformation

Stage 1Curriculum

ofthe

Mainstream


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3b. Stages of Curriculum Transformation

Stage 2Heroes

andHolidays


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3c. Stages of Curriculum Transformation

Stage 3

RepresentationalInclusion


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3d. Stages of Curriculum Transformation

Stage 4

StructuralReform


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3e. Stages of Curriculum Transformation

Stage 5StructuralReform

withCritical

Inclusion


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3f. Stages of Curriculum Transformation

Stage 6Equitable

andMulticulturalCurriculum


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4a. Characteristics of Multicultural Curricula

1. Delivery

Vary instruction Understand power

dynamics Challenge “teacher

as mastery”


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4b. Characteristics of Multicultural Curricula

2. Contenta. Complete &

accurateb. Avoid tokenismc. Address

multicultural issues


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4c. Characteristics of Multicultural Curricula

3. Materialsa. Vary materialsb. Examine

materials for biasc. Diversify images


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4d. Characteristics of Multicultural Curricula

4. Perspectivea. Diversity

perspectivesb. Diversity lenses

(not just from heroes)


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4e. Characteristics of Multicultural Curricula

5. Critical Inclusivitya. Bring in students’

perspectivesb. Encourage

questionsc. Relevancy


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4f. Characteristics of Multicultural Curricula

6. Social/CivicResponsibility

a. Social justice consciousness

b. Environmental consciousness

c. Unexpected activists

d. Connect to community issues


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4g. Characteristics of Multicultural Curricula

7. Assessmenta. Continuous

reflectionb. Request

feedbackc. Know your style


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Break Time!!!

Outwitted

He drew a circle that shut me out--Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout;But Love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle that took him in!


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Paul’s Contact Information

Email: [email protected]

EdChange site: http://www.EdChange.org

Multicultural Pavilion: http://www.EdChange.org/multicultural

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.edchange.org/

http://www.edchange.org/multicultural

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