Culturally Proficient Instruction : A Guide for People Who Teach

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-11-29
Publisher(s): Corwin Pr
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Summary

In this third edition, the authors invite you to reflect on how you influence what goes on in your classroom and how you engage with your colleagues as a community of learners. Each chapter contains reflective activities and group work to guide readers. A well-documented case study provides an opportunity for readers to experience cultural proficiency in practice. This best-seller has been extensively revised to include: New case stories and references Updated discussion of standards-based education Conceptual framework chart Expanded discussion of barriers and the microagression concept

Table of Contents

Forewords
Introduction
About the Authors
How to Use This Book
An Introduction to Cultural Proficiency
What Is Cultural Proficiency?
The Case for Cultural Proficiency
Culturally Proficient Standards
The Tools of Cultural Proficiency
Guiding Principles
Barriers to Cultural Proficiency
The Cultural Proficiency Continuum
The Essential Elements
Assessing Your Culture
Valuing Diversity
Managing the Dynamics of Difference
Adapting to Diversity
Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge
Your Action Plan
References
Index
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