Culture or Chaos in the Village: The Journey to Cultural FluencyCulture or Chaos in the Village: The Journey to Cultural Fluency seeks to provide a framework for examination of the factors that influence mediation of culture in the minds of teachers. The text moves in a manner that sets the tone for a courageous conversation. It is the intent of this book to facilitate a focused conversation, discussing the factors of race, class, and gender in conjunction with personal and professional belief systems of educators, preservice and inservice. |
Contents
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Chapter Two Mediation Framework and Teacher Education Dynamics | 13 |
Chapter Three Brown Girl in the Ring | 27 |
Reading Writing and Arithmetic or Race Relationship and Reflection | 35 |
Mapping Out How We Teach Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners | 63 |
Guess Whos Coming to Dinner? | 79 |
Lead Follow or Get Out of the Way Cultural Mediation Social Justice and Educational Leadership | 87 |
Culture Communication and Relationship Making It to the Village | 103 |
Community and the Journey | 109 |
Unpacking the Standards | 117 |
Appendix A Cultural Mediation and Leadership Questionnaire | 127 |
Appendix B Assignments Tools to Surface Culture | 129 |
Appendix C Charting Family Relationships | 135 |
Appendix D Multimedia Resources Database | 137 |
About the Editor and Contributors | 143 |
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Culture Or Chaos in the Village: The Journey to Cultural Fluency Ursula Thomas No preview available - 2011 |
Culture Or Chaos in the Village: The Journey to Cultural Fluency Ursula Thomas No preview available - 2011 |
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