We’re In It To Win It!

1. We’re In It To Win It! MEAC Valerie Ooka Pang, Ph.D. Multicultural Education: A Caring-centered, ReflectiveApproach, Montezuma Publishing, 2010

2. Martin Luther King, Jr. • “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

3. bell hooks • “The civil rights movement was such a wonderful movement for social justice because the heart of it was love—loving everyone.”

4. We • We, Us • Not I or Them

5. Who Are We? Part of a Unique Democracy Diverse Urban and Rural Culturally Diverse Linguistically Diverse Religious Diversity Racial Diversity. Etc. Young and Older Disabilities Sexual Orientation Common Values Equality Freedom Social Justice

6. Kansas City Rodeo

7. Kansas City Concert Goers-Selena Gomez

8. Nebraska Rodeo

9. Explore St. Louis

10. Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

11. Education for Democracy Ethic of Care Caring-centered Multicultural Education-Pang Teaching The Whole Child Socio-Cultural Theory of Learning

12. Cultural Competencies • Reflection of Misconceptions and Biases • Knowledge of Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds of Students • Integrate Culturally Relevant Education • Teach Higher Order Thinking Skills- Issues Education

13. Paradigm Shift-Culturally Familiar Analogy

14. Misconceptions:Dolly and US Culture

15. Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater-Conscious Raising • Traditional Mother Goose Rhyme • Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, • Had a Wife But Couldn’t Keep Her. • Put Her In a Pumpkin Shell, • There He Kept Her Very Well. • Father Gander Rhyme • Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, • Had a Wife and Wished to Keep Her. • Treated her with fair respect, • She stayed with him and hugged his neck!

16. Arab American Quiz Laurie Trousil, Multicultural Development Center The Multicultural CentArab American Quizer ,Northwestern Health University. Which of the following is NOT considered an Arab country? • a. Iraqb. Iranc. Omand. Kuwait During the daylight hours of the Ramadan fast, Muslims are not supposed to • Drink water • Smoke • Eat • All of the above • Laurie Trousil, Multicultural Development Center -Northwestern Health Sciences University

17. Arab Americans • Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam? • Hajj - the Pilgrimage to Mecca • Salah - prayer 5 times per day • Hijab - wearing the veil • Sawm - the Ramadan fast • Most Arab Americans living in the United States are Muslim. True or False

18. Arab Americans • Who Are Some Famous Arab Americans?

19. Arab Americans • Doug Flutie-Quarterback • New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers Paula Abdul-Dancer and Actress Dr. Michael DeBakey -Invented Heart Pump from Houston Shannon Elizabeth Actress-American Pie, Scary Movie, Tomcats Christa McAuliffe-School Teacher/Astronaut Most Famous???? Arab American

20. Culturally Relevant Teaching • An Approach to Instruction • Context-cultural behaviors, interactional patterns, underlying expectations, values of students • Content-student experiences, knowledge, events, role models, perspectives, history, art, literature

21. Examples: Culturally Relevant Instruction • Role Models • Gordon Parks, Photographer, Born in Kansas • Charlie Parker, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Born in Kansas City • Malcolm X, Civil Rights Activist, Born in Omaha • Standing Bear, Indian Rights Activist, Omaha • Josephine Baker, Actor/Singer/Activist, Born in St. Louis • _____________________________ • Steve Jobs

22. Concrete-Build On StudentExperiences Culturally Relevant Teaching Clear Content Examples Meaningful

23. Paradigm Shift-Student Centered

24. Usagi Yojimbo-Stan Sakai, Culturally Relevant Reading

25. Malcolm X-Cultural Relevancy Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.“ Malcolm X

26. Mexico’s Health Ministry: Cultural Relevancy Mexico’s Health Ministry, National Nutrition Institute and the UN Children’s Fund Address Childhood Nutrition Reflected on People’s Lifestyle in Mexico Solution: Tortillas

27. Learning Fair: Language Diversity • Parent Partnerships-Connections • Posters Translated Into Spanish • Natural Disasters-Spanish

28. Learning Fair: Culturally Familiar Objects • Build On Student Knowledge • Acid Cleans Off Copper Oxidation in Pennies Dull Pennies Tapatío Coke Vinegar Leave for 5 Minutes Predict/Experiment

29. Scientific Method: Spanish and English • The Scientific Method • Fifth Grade Science Standards, State of California • 1) Observe and Ask Questions • 2) Form a Hypothesis • 3) Plan an Investigation • 4) Conduct an Investigation • 5) Draw Conclusions • El Método Científico • 1) Observar y hacer preguntas • 2) Formar una Hipótesis • 3) Planear una Investigación • 4) Llevar a cabo una Investigación • 5) Obtener Conclusiones

30. Learning Fair: Culturally Relevant Examples • Neighborhood • Teaching About Friction

31. Learning Fair-Hands-On • Magnetic Field

32. Learning Fair: Teaching Content • Recycling

33. Paradigm Shift

34. Caring School • A Caring School is a Safe and Respectful Place. • The School Honors All Students • Elimination of Bullying

35. Eliminate Bullying: PSAs-Common Group Identity • Examples of Teacher Made PSAs on Bullying • Year Long Theme-Get Students to Get Involved By Creating Posters, Poetry, Stories, Plays, Assemblies, Parent Partnerships • What Is Love? • Words Hurt. • Born This Way

36. WE Are the Difference • Together We Are The Difference!!!!

37. We’re In It To Win It! Valerie Ooka Pang, Ph.D. Multicultural Education: A Caring-centered, ReflectiveApproach, Montezuma Publishing, 2010