Resources for Culturally Competent Teaching

Resources for Culturally Competent Teaching
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities for the Classroom
Critical Multicultural Pavilion, Lesson Plans and Curriculum Resources
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/sites/lesson.html
Excellent links to good lesson plan sites
Faculty Focus: Higher Ed Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/five-competencies-for-culturallycompetent-teaching-and-learning/
Introduces several activities including Active Listening, ranking of traditions, values, ideals to deepen
cultural understanding
PBS series on Race, with readings
http://www.pbs.org/race/005_MeMyRaceAndI/005_00-home.htm
Peace Corps, World Wide Schools
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
Contains lesson plans based on worldwide work of the Peace Corps
TED Ed, Lessons worth sharing
http://ed.ted.com
Interesting lessons on multiple topics
See http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jackie-jenkins-greeting-the-world-in-peace for a short reflection on the
global use of the greeting wishing peace
Teaching Models. The Center for Gifted Education, The College of William & Mary.
http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/curriculum/teachingmodels/index.php
Provides templates and explanations for teaching models or strategies incorporated in the William and
Mary curriculum units
William and Mary Curriculum Units. http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/curriculum/
Visit this site for background material and ordering information for science, social studies, language arts
and mathematics units at all teaching levels.
Background Material for Educators
National Center for Cultural Competence
3300 Whitehaven Street, N.W., Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20057
Voice: (800) 788-2066 or (202) 687-5387
Fax: (202) 687-8899
E-mail: cultural@georgetown.edu
http://nccc.georgetown.edu
http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/index.html
Compiled by Joanne R. Funk, Ed. D.
Gifted Education Consultant for Families and Schools
funkjoanne@gmail.com
March, 2015
NEA Diversity Toolkit: Cultural Competence for Educators
http://www.nea.org/tools/30402.htm
Ogbu, John U. 1978. Minority Education and Caste: The American System in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED156791
Self assessment for early childhood education professionals
http://nccc.georgetown.edu/documents/ChecklistEIEC.pdf
Stith-Williams, V. & Haynes, P. L. M. (2007) For Cultural Competence: Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions
Needed to Embrace Diversity, A Resource Manual for Developing Cultural Competence.
Richmond, VA: Virginia Department of Education.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/tech_asst_prof_dev/self_assessment/disproportionalit
y/cultural_competence_manual.pdf
Excellent source of background material on the concept of cultural competence and workshop activities
for professional development
TED talks, The Danger of a Single Story
http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html
Teacher Surveys at http://www.culturesconnecting.com/docs/TeacherSurvey.pdf Includes explanations
of items for teacher self-assessment and understanding of recommended practices and
Student Surveys to test correlation with teachers’ self-assessments
ttp://www.culturesconnecting.com/resources.html
Compiled by Joanne R. Funk, Ed. D.
Gifted Education Consultant for Families and Schools
funkjoanne@gmail.com
March, 2015