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MultiCultural: Previewing Questions
- When working with a classroom population of White, middle-class students in a rural area, how can a teacher effectively address issues of diversity? Is it important to address these issues in this kind of environment? Why or why not?
- What strategies can a teacher utilize to teach tolerance
and civil involvement with others
during a unit on celebrating diversity?
- What kinds of goals and objectives would you incorporate into a unit on celebrating diversity? Give examples of activities that could assist in students meeting these goals.
MultiCultural: Post-viewing Questions
- 1. Review the four approaches to multicultural curriculum reform. What approach was Pralle targeting with this unit? What are some ways that teachers can incorporate the social action approach into their curriculum?
- Did Pralle adequately challenge her students to reflect on their experiences with diversity? Explain. In what ways did she encourage this discussion?
- Do you think Pralle achieved her objectives with this unit? How can teachers assess students’ understandings of diversity in order to determine if the lesson goals have been met?
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