RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION DESIGN © 2011 www.PosterPresentations.com KIPP WAYS VS Bear Creek MS KIPP WAYS: • Title I public charter school in APS • Operating in low-incom e urban com m unity • 99% of the student population is African-Am erican Bear C reek MS: • Title I school in Fulton County School. • Serves students in 6 th -8 th grad es. • 88% of the student population is African-Am erican • 81 % of the students identified as econom ically d i sad vantaged . • The surrounding com m unity of Fairburn, Georgia is suburban and m any of the students are considered at- risk, because they have one parent on the hom e or live with an extended fam ily m em ber. The Multicultural Quiz 2.Why do some African American youth associate being smart with acting white? 3.Justify the benefits of dark skin? 4.At what age do Jewish parents and educators teach their children about the Holocaust? 5.At what age do African American parents and educators teach their children about slavery? 6.What makes countries Third World? 7.What is standard English? 8.What is the one-drop-of–blood theory? 9.Why do many African American youth associate beauty with being light skin? 10.Evaluate from a multicultural perspective, what is the difference between a salad bowl and a melting pot? 11. Compare and contrast the differences between a group and a gang? Adapted from Black Schools. Middle C lass Teachers by Jawanza Kunjufu (2002) What Does It Mean ?!?! To be educated means… life experiences, common sense, being aware, knowing things, understanding, self-educated, opportunities. To be an American means… freedom, civic responsibilities; pursuit of the American dream; paying the price for liberty; living in the greatest country in the world Multicultural “MUST SEE” in Atlanta The CRCT Workshop Highlights (Cultural Responsive Critical Thinking) Prejudice Reduction Programs Stephen Ryan— Peace-Building and C onflictTransformation Teaching Beyond Tomorrow: Acceptance, Recognition, and Tolerance The Transforming Practitioner TENETS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION THE CLASS ADVOCACY PROJECT (E-PAL) We are now… REFERENCES/RESOURCES APEX Museum Atlanta History Center Georgia Aquarium Hammonds House Herndon Home High Museum of Art Margaret Mitchell House New World of Coca-Cola Martin Luther King Jr. Center Stone Mountain Park Underground Atlanta Hindu Temple of Atlanta Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum Fernbank Museum of Natural History The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Ebenezer Baptist Church & Auburn Ave. The Payne Group: JoAnn Payne, Rhonda Hudson, Carl LaPan, Ralph Mitchell, Kevin Moore, Robert Owens, and Mary Tuck A Multicultural Perspective Flat World C hapter 6 & 7 Wiki http://chapter6and 7presentation.pbworks.com /w/pag e/3691 71 64/FrontPage Stephen Ryan, "Peace-Building and Conflict T ransform ati on," chapter i n E thnic C onflict and International Relations , (D artm outh: D artm outh Publishing, 1 995), pp. 1 29-1 52. A Highlight of Advocacy at its BEST: Sheltering Arms Georgia's oldest nonprofit early childhood education program Mission: Serve working families with high quality, affordable child care and education and comprehensive support services, as well as to provide professional development for early childhood educators and community outreach. Annually serves more than 3,600 children, ages six weeks to five years old, and their families, in 17 centers in 7 metro Atlanta counties. A tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization. Flat World Chapter 6 & 7 Improve U.S. Schools by Increasing: Teacher Salaries & Training Teacher/Student Resources Mentoring & Coaching Reverence of Teachers Stand Up Against Discrimination: Middle Grades (6-8) Lesson Plans Objective: Students will be able to identify acts of discrimination and explore ways to stand up against it. Essential Questions: What is discrimination and what are the effects? What can we do to stand up against it? Material: Don’t Discriminate Handout and chart paper.. (Handout is teacher guided) Activity: (full activity http://www.tolerance.org) Cross-Cultural Communication/Behavior Important points to remember: Knowledge is key Learn about cultures through direct experience Focus on shared similarities and differences • W e all share 98% of the sam e D N A • Find com m onalities for your students. • Encourage positive behavior More variation exists inside a culture rather than between cultural groups: • No one group is m onolithic. • U nderstand and be introduced to diverse cultures Cultures are always changing: • Inter-cultural interactions lead to transfer of custom s and values Professional Development Outlook: Critical Thinking Questions How, as teachers, do we use the world around us to broaden the scope of students’ educational experience? And will this experience be effective, comprehensive and empowering for the students? Are my teaching strategies interdependent, collaborative, and engaging? Does it strengthen the student’s relationship with their community and make them “global citizens”? Why and how does a culturally responsive student become more active participants in their learning process? How does this help give students a greater voice and self-confidence? I AM FROM