Diversity in Curriculum and Instruction Angela Byars-Winston Counseling Psychology UW-Madison August 14, 2003.

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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