Each week there are several required readings and many optional readings.
The Readings List will provide more information than anyone can absorb
in the short time we are together.
Consider book-marking sites that are particularly appealing to you.
All resources for this course will remain open to you from now on. You
can return whenever you want to review these materials.
Culture
Matters, Chapter Two: American Culture And American Diversity
Our readings begin with Culture Matters, an online text used by the
Peace Corps to train volunteers. Culture Matters, will orient you
to the issues. The text includes a number of interactive exercises
that help you think about your cultural perspective. Please read all
of Chapter Two, and work through the interactive exercises.
Defining
of Multicultural Education
by Paul Gorski and Bob Covert (1996; 2000). Please read the entire
article.
Rule 1: Remember
the Human
Remember the Prime Directive of Netiquette: Those are real people
out there! Review the accepted rules of online interaction.
A
Guide to Setting Ground Rules by Paul Gorski
You are asked to post your ideas for discussion ground rules this
week. Gorski's article will give you some ideas.
Multicultural
Pavilion
This site provides resources and dialogues for educators, students,
and activists. Created and maintained by Dr. Paul Gorski, this is
one of the best multicultural sites on the Internet for K-12 teachers.
Well worth a look!
Looking
at Ourselves and Others
This online textbook is used by the Peace Corps to introduce the concepts
of perspective, culture, and cross-cultural relations. You'll find
a complete teacher's guide, several chapters of important information,
lesson plans and a bibliography.
Voices From
the Field
The complete publication can be downloaded in PDF format. This is
a text that promotes reading and writing about the world, ourselves,
and others. Appropriate for grades 7 - 12, materials are divided in
two sections, Curriculum Units and Peace Corps stories. You'll find
everything you need to create a reading and writing workshop based
on multicultural issues.
Myths about
Language Diversity and Literacy
You may be surprised how many of these myths you thought were true.
Check your preconceptions by reading this short ERIC Digest article!
Multicultural
Awareness Quiz by Paul Gorski
Here's an interesting way to check your knowledge of a variety of
cultural issues.
Multicultural
Awareness Quiz
I adapted Gorski's Multicultural Awareness Quiz to create this online
interactive version.
