Multiculturalism in Education WWW Resources
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Cinderella
Stories
This page contains a list of variations on the Cinderella story, each culture
having its own unique variation. Lesson plans for Elementary, Intermediate,
or Junior high students by Jean Rusting include: Tattercoats, Cap o'Rushes,
The Twelve Months, and The Princess and the Golden Shoes. Also contained are
links to Internet resources and a list of reference books, articles, picture
books, full-length versions, and a "sampling of the versions of the tale
that are available in folktale collections." The site is part of the
"Children's Literature Web Guide" which is maintained by a librarian
at the University of Calgary.
Educational
Resources in Multiculturalism
This page from the Community Learning Network (part of the Open Learning Agency),
"designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom,"
provides curricular resources, instructional materials, and theme pages to
help students and teachers learn more about multiculturalism. The "Statement
of Liability" explains the purpose and intended uses of this site.
Evidence
of Democratic Principles in Our Schools
This is a three-part online activity designed to help educators explore equality
in schools and democratic teaching principles. Dr. Cindy Pohan and Dr. Carla
Mathison, Professor of Education, of the College of Education at San Diego
State University, authored this site.
Holocaust
Education for Children: Lesson Plans
Lesson plans
for Kindergarten focuses on Differences, First Grade learns about Prejudice,
Second Grade covers Different and Alike topics, Immigration it taught to Third
Grade, Fourth Grade learns about the Rescue, and Fifth Grade lessons deal
with The Holocaust. The sources used for this archive of lesson plans are
credible and reliable.
Lesson
Plans Library
"Find hundreds of original lesson plans, all written by teachers
for teachers. Use the pull-down menus below to browse by subject, grade, or
both." This site provides lesson plans for K-12 and is part of DiscoverySchool.com
at Discovery.com.
Making
Multicultural Connections Through Trade Books: Lesson Index
The Montgomery County Public Schools (located in Rockville, Maryland)
maintains this list of lesson plans as a part of its emphasis on providing
multicultural perspectives. This site includes information from the district's"Program
of Assessment, Diagnosis and Instruction (PADI) and its data base focused
on multicultural tradebooks for elementary aged children. These books were
selected because they represent a specific culture and its traditions, history,
folktales, or current peoples. Some have lovely illustrations and others convey
the culture through the sounds of the words, names and specific events depicted.
Most of the books are written and/or illustrated by members of the particular
culture being shared. The books often deal with themes that underscore the
universality of human experience. The books bring children into a natural,
non-threatening, experience of other people that cannot help but broaden and
enrich their perspectives of the world. Students from specific cultures also
benefit from seeing themselves, their families and their heritage reflected
in these books."
Multicultural
Lesson Plans and Resources
"Use this page to find multicultural lesson plans and resources."
The site index includes links to collections of multicultural lesson plans,
art, literature, math, music, science, social studies, women, Hispanics, African
American, Civil Rights, Asians, Native Americans, immigration, homelessness/refugees,
Jewish Americans, Russian Americans, Arab Americans/Molsem. Edmund J. Sass,
a faculty member at the College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University, authors
this page.
NJ
Holocaust Commission: Sample Lesson Plans
This site is part of The State of New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
and provides sample lesson plans concerning the Holocaust. Lesson plans are
divided by grade level and listed by title. The "goal in preparing this
curriculum guide, [is] to help our students develop a positive self image,
behave as responsible individuals, and accept differences."
TeachersFirst
Web Content Matrix
TeachersFirst provides this matrix of lesson plans for grades 1-12.
Many of the categories include lessons that highlight multicultural themes.
"TeachersFirst is a collection of original content, Internet resources,
and lesson plans drawn from around the world." Each resource is selected
and reviewed by one of TeachersFirsts reviewers, all of whom have classroom
teaching experience.
Teaching
Tolerance: Classroom Activities
"Locate specific Classroom Activities by using the Find Tool. Choose
one criterion (e.g. Grade) or multiple criteria (e.g. Grade and Subject)."
Find lesson plans on a variety of topics for all grades covering Creative
Arts, Extracurricular, Interdisciplinary, Language Arts, Math and Science,
School Policy and Social Studies. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit
organization which "fights hate, intolerance, and discrimination through
education and litigation", maintains the site.
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Black
Americans/African Americans
This page, available via the Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville Web
site, provides links to United States government documents about the African
American census and demographics; Civil Rights; economy, industry, business
and labor; education; family and children; government and politics; health;
history, military, science and technology; and women.
Christmas:
A Multicultural Festival
This article published by "Access to Australia's Culture and Recreation"
a division of Australian government discusses the changing face of Christmas;
looks at its origins, its traditions, and its future; and how Australians
celebrate Christmas. Use sites like this to demonstrate cultural approaches
to holidays - both religious and otherwise.
Cuban
Heritage Collection
"The mission of the Cuban Heritage Collection is to collect and preserve primary
and secondary source materials pertaining to the history of Cuba from its
discovery to the present. The CHC is also a repository of materials on Cuban
exiles and Cuban-Americans and their impact on the growth and development
of many parts of the United States, including the state of Florida and Miami-Dade
County." The collection is part of the University of Miami libraries.
ALA Great Web Sites for Kids
This page lists sites, which are suggested for "children ages preschool
to 14, their parents, and caregivers." Links to pages covering geography,
cultural awareness, archaeology and anthropology, wildlife, and population
are provided. The links are selected "by the Children and Technology
Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of
the American Library Association."
Discovery.com
TV Schedule
This site provides a schedule for all of Discovery's networks, including
the Discovery Channel, Discovery Health Online, TLC, Animal Planet, the Travel
Channel, Discovery HD Theater, Discovery Times, Discovery Home and Leisure
Channel, The Science Channel, Discovery Wings Channel and Discovery Kids.
Browse the scheduled programs to identify those related to multicultural themes.
Another resource linked to this site is the Lesson Plans Library at DiscoverySchool.com
where many lesson plans are available for use with purchased tapes of Discovery
programs.
ERIC
Clearinghouse: Multicultural/ Cultural/ Global/ Peace Education & Conflict
Management
This page provides links to sites regarding multicultural, cultural, peace,
and global education, as well as conflict management. The ERIC Clearinghouse
for Social Studies/Social Science Education is a "component of ERIC (Educational
Resources Information Center), the education information service sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Education, the Office of Educational Research and
Improvement (OERI), and the National Library of Education."
Explore National
Indian American Heritage Month
This site includes information about Native American "historic properties
listed in the National Register, [as well as] National Register publications"
about Native Americans.
Diversity
Web
"The DiversityWeb Staff is a group of dedicated higher education professionals
devoted to connecting, amplifying and advancing campus diversity work throughout
postsecondary education." The site includes information about innovations
and trends; research; and the content of a journal entitled "Diversity
Digest" which describes "successfull diversity initiatives around
the country."
FamilyCulture.com
This database of multicultural holidays is sponsored by FamilyCulture.com
and is viewable by month. "The FamilyCulture, an education and media
company, was founded by mother and writer Bet Key Wong in 1995. Started as
a bimonthly newsletter for Asian American families, The FamilyCulture launched
FamilyCulture.com in 1997."
For
Educators
Several advocacy organizations sponsor this resource. This is part
of AskAsia, which provides "access to high-quality, classroom-tested
resources and cultural information, engaging games and activities, and links
to relevant people, places, and institutions." "AskAsia is a collaborative
effort with leading educational organizations that invest their resources
and expertise to make AskAsia a clearinghouse of K-12 level information about
Asia."
Hispanic
Americans
This page, available via the Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville Web
site, provides links to United States government documents about Hispanic
census and population, economy, industry, business, labor, education, government
and politics, and health.
KIDPROJs Multi-Cultural
Calendar
Search this database of multi-cultural holidays by month, holiday, country
or author of the article. "Since 1994, we have been developing a Multicultural
Calendar as a valuable resource for all KIDLINK classrooms around the world."
"Kidlink is based on the idea that getting kids around the world to talk
to each other will allow them a direct experience with friends having the
common experience of childhood but often in very different circumstances."
Literature
on Race, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism
This site includes PowerPoint presentations, and Internet resources about
multiculturalism, race, and ethnicity. The author "is a Professor of
Philosophy and Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego."
Multicultural
Awesome Library provides this page of multicultural sub-topics, discussions,
lesson plans, materials, papers, projects, resources, and worksheets. The
cultures included consist of African American, American Indian, Asian American,
Hispanic American, Islam, Jewish, Native American and women. Subjects also
covered are countries,
cultural competence, equity, health, holidays, intercultural communication,
multicultural competence,
multicultural toolkit, multicultural training, religions, and religious diversity.
The purposes of Awesome library are to "promote long term world peace,"
"enhance communication through the use of Web-based solutions,"
and to "evaluate solutions in the fields of health, education, and criminal
justice." "The Project Director for this effort is Dr. R. Jerry
Adams, who has over 25 years of experience in managing educational programs
on a national, state, and local level." Sites included here are reviewed
for reliability and appropriateness for use in K-12 curriculum.
Multiculturalism
This site has links to many multicultural resources. The site was developed
and is maintained by Mrs. Janet R. Young, a first grade teacher at P.S. 161
in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York.
National
Clearinghouse of U.S. Japan Studies
Funded by a grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership,
the National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies at Indiana University specializes
in providing educational information about Japan to K-12 students, teachers,
specialists, and curriculum developers.
Native
American Authors
"This website provides information on Native North American authors with
bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links
to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites.
Currently the website primarily contains information on contemporary Native
American authors, although some historical authors are represented. The website
will continue to expand, adding additional authors, books and web resources."
Pew
Hispanic Center
"Founded in 2001, the Pew Hispanic Center is a non-partisan research organization
supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding
of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos growing impact on
the entire nation. Timeliness, relevance and scientific rigor characterize
the Centers work. The Center does not advocate for or take positions on policy
issues. . . .The Center conducts and commissions studies on a range of topics,
taking on the tough questions and producing reliable answers.. . . . An annual,
nationwide survey explores Latino attitudes on public policy issues, as well
as their beliefs, values and experiences. Conducted in partnership with the
Kaiser Family Foundation, these surveys gather valuable information about
long-term trends in Latino views."
SACNAS
Biography Project
" These pages are designed as a resource for K-12 educators who are interested
in teaching their students about the accomplishments of Chicano/Latino and
Native American scientists. Profiles of scientists, mathematicians and engineers
have been written at the middle school and high school levels and are organized
in the following ways: by scientists last name, by scientific subject/discipline,
by grade level, and by women scientists." "Highlighting the life
stories and professional contributions of Native American, Chicano and Latino
scientists, mathematicians and engineers, the SACNAS Biography Project was
created for use in the K-12 classroom. 'The purpose of the biographies is
for the students to see themselves reflected in the lives that are presented
here.' - Dr. William Yslas Vélez, Biography Project Principal Investigator."
Some
Noteworthy Americans of Asian or Pacific Island Heritage
This page links to biographical information about well-known Asian Americans.
It is part of the Internet School Library Media Center, which is administered
by Inez Ramsey, Professor Emeritus, James Madison University.
Teaching
Multiculturalism: Focus on People
This article outlines suggestions for teaching elementary children about acceptance.
It also includes suggestions for follow-up activities. This site is authored
by Deborah A. Wallace, an elementary school teacher in the Pocono Mountain
School.
Through
Our Parents' Eyes: Tuscon's Diverse Community
"Through Our Parents' Eyes: Tucson's Diverse Community, shares the
history and experiences of Tucsonans from various ethnic backgrounds in a
way that acknowledges our multi-cultural heritage. These digital histories
combine historical images, text, audio, and video, with stories of Tucson
told by some of Tucson's founding members. The exhibit has grown, since its
inception in 1996, to be one of the largest community-based digital collections
on the World Wide Web."
Vandergrift's
Children's Literature Page
Kay E. Vandergrift, Professor, School
of Communication, Information and Library Studies, at Rutgers University authors
this page which includes links to bibliographies of children's literature
about Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans.
World
Heritage Tour
The purpose of this site is [d]issemination of . . . virtual reality movies
for documentation and promotion of . . .World Heritage."
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