Unit 5 PRINT Multicultural Issues in Educational EnvironmentsINTRODUCTION In the previous units, we focused on the topic of diversity and the different ways in which your learners are diverse. In the next several units, we will focus on multicultural issues and how they impact curriculum, instruction, and assessment. TOGGLE DRAWERREAD FULL INTRODUCTION LEARNING ACTIVITIES Collapse All Toggle Drawer [u05s1] Unit 5 Study 1Weekly Planner and Reflection Journal Use the Weekly Planner and Reflection Journal to help you keep track of your activities so you stay organized and meet all required deadlines. The tool also contains a section for you to record your reflections on your learning goals and experiences for the week. This space provides a private, informal area for you to record your thoughts on your strengths and challenges as they relate to inclusivity and diversity in learning environments. Your entries won't be read, responded to, or graded by the instructor; however, you are strongly urged to make weekly journal entries, as you will need this content to complete the Unit 10 Course Reflection assignment. As you prepare your weekly reflection entry, remember to connect at least one of Brookfield's Four Lenses to your entry: Autobiographical experiences. Eyes of students or clients. Relevant theories. Colleagues’ perceptions. Complete the Weekly Planner and Reflection Journal to track your activities. Toggle Drawer [u05s2] Unit 5 Study 2Develop Your Toolbox Readings Use the Internet to complete the following: Majumder, K. (2015, February 20). Six article types that journals publish: A guide for early career researchers [Blog post] . Retrieved from http://www.editage.com/insights/6-article-types-that-journals-publish-a-guide-for-early-career-researchers Purdue University. (n.d.). Purdue OWL: Reference list: Basic rules . Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/ These rules are the same as those found in the APA manual; this site might be more convenient for you in some instances, as might be the Campus APA links that follow. Campus Links Take advantage of these Capella resources on scholarly research and APA style and format. Find Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed Sources . Sources and Evidence . APA Citation – Citing a Book . APA Citation – Citing a Journal Article . APA Citation – Citing a Website . Multimedia Click Resource Toolbox to investigate the Library Research section. Take the library tour and read about evaluating sources, narrowing your topic, and forming a search strategy. These skills will be helpful to you throughout your degree program at Capella. If you find these resources to be particularly helpful, remember to add them to your ongoing list of resources that you started in Unit 1. Resource ToolboxBEGIN ACTIVITY ICON Transcript Toggle Drawer [u05s3] Unit 5 Study 3Multiculturalism and Instructional Interventions Readings Use the Capell ...

1. Unit 5
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Multicultural Issues in Educational
EnvironmentsINTRODUCTION
In the previous units, we focused on the topic of diversity and
the different ways in which your learners are diverse. In the
next several units, we will focus on multicultural issues and
how they impact curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
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LEARNING ACTIVITIES
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[u05s1] Unit 5 Study 1Weekly Planner and Reflection Journal
Use the Weekly Planner and Reflection Journal to help you keep
track of your activities so you stay organized and meet all
required deadlines. The tool also contains a section for you to
record your reflections on your learning goals and experiences
for the week. This space provides a private, informal area for
you to record your thoughts on your strengths and challenges as
they relate to inclusivity and diversity in learning environments.
Your entries won't be read, responded to, or graded by the
instructor; however, you are strongly urged to make weekly
journal entries, as you will need this content to complete the
Unit 10 Course Reflection assignment.
As you prepare your weekly reflection entry, remember to
connect at least one of Brookfield's Four Lenses to your entry:

2. Autobiographical experiences.
Eyes of students or clients.
Relevant theories.
Colleagues’ perceptions.
Complete the
Weekly Planner and Reflection Journal
to track your activities.
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[u05s2] Unit 5 Study 2Develop Your Toolbox
Readings
Use the Internet to complete the following:
Majumder, K. (2015, February 20).
Six article types that journals publish: A guide for early career
researchers [Blog post]
. Retrieved from http://www.editage.com/insights/6-article-
types-that-journals-publish-a-guide-for-early-career-researchers
Purdue University. (n.d.).
Purdue OWL: Reference list: Basic rules
. Retrieved from
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/

3. These rules are the same as those found in the APA manual; this
site might be more convenient for you in some instances, as
might be the Campus APA links that follow.
Campus Links
Take advantage of these Capella resources on scholarly research
and APA style and format.
Find Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed Sources
.
Sources and Evidence
.
APA Citation – Citing a Book
.
APA Citation – Citing a Journal Article
.
APA Citation – Citing a Website
.
Multimedia
Click
Resource Toolbox
to investigate the Library Research section.
Take the library tour and read about evaluating sources,

4. narrowing your topic, and forming a search strategy. These
skills will be helpful to you throughout your degree program at
Capella.
If you find these resources to be particularly helpful,
remember to add them to your ongoing list of resources that you
started in Unit 1.
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[u05s3] Unit 5 Study 3Multiculturalism and Instructional
Interventions
Readings
Use the Capella library and the Internet to complete the
following:
Cassell, J. A., Nelson, T., & Arnold, H. B. (2013).
The journey from Babel: Unleashing the power of the collective
through the creative dynamism of difference
.
Multicultural Education
[Special issue],
21
(1), 52–58.

5. The authors of the article discuss challenges, benefits, and
possibilities related to teaching multiculturally.
Dalton, J. C., & Crosby, P. C. (2013).
Diversity, multiculturalism, and pluralism: Moving from
hospitality and appreciation to social inclusion on campus and
beyond
.
Journal of College and Character
,
14
(4), 281–288.
This article distinguishes among approaches of diversity,
multicultural, and plurality, focusing on higher education
settings. As you read, consider the approach used in your own
educational setting.
For a summary of the article’s relevant points, review the
Diversity, Multicultural, Privilege section of the
Definitions [DOC]
.
Gorski, P. (n.d.).
Key characteristics of a multicultural curriculum
. Retrieved from
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/curriculum/characteristic
s.html
Includes tips for a multicultural approach to the content of the

6. curriculum, the delivery of instruction, instructional materials,
and perspective.
Irish, C., & Scrubb, M. (2012, November 12).
Five competencies for culturally competent teaching and
learning [Blog post]
. Faculty Focus. Retrieved from
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-
learning/five-competencies-for-culturally-competent-teaching-
and-learning/
Wei, L. (2013).
Who and what should we educate our students to be? An inquiry
into the curriculum of multiculturalism in education
.
Taboo
,
13
(2), 86–90.
The distinction between teaching multiculturalism and teaching
in a multicultural way is discussed. Think about how teaching
multiculturally affects curriculum, instruction, and assessment
in your setting.
What If I Am Not a Classroom Teacher?
Your professional role, or the one to which you aspire, may not
involve classroom teaching. If that is the case, consider the
more general concept of providing adaptive experiences for
those students or clients with whom you work. It will be helpful

7. to review the Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment section of the
Definitions [DOC]
for a more general perspective. It will also be helpful to review
the KWL chart you completed in Unit 1, in which you reflected
on how curriculum, instruction, assessment and multiculturalism
are involved in your own professional role.
Specialization-Specific Resources
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to view the media piece.
This media piece provides a starting point for further learning.
Note that some of the readings within your area of
specialization may be required for successful completion of
your course. Others are recommended or optional enrichment.
Refer to your unit studies for required readings.
If you are in the Teaching and Learning Program, which is
based on a personal, customized approach rather than
specializations, we encourage you to explore the range of P–12
specialization-specific resources in this presentation as
appropriate to your interests.
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Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning
components:
Identify challenges related to inclusivity and diversity.

8. Review outcomes of applied inclusivity and diversity practices.
Define diversity in an educational setting.
Define inclusivity in an educational setting.
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[u05s4] Unit 5 Study 4Discussion and Assignment Preparation
Your third assignment, Literature Review, will be due next
week, at the end of Unit 6. The first task in your work for that
assignment is to locate 4–5 articles on multiculturalism and how
cultural issues impact curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Refer to the resources provided in the Develop Your Toolbox
study in this unit to help you find relevant articles and think
critically about them. As a reminder, in Unit 1 you used the
KWL chart to help situate your professional role in the general
framework of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. It will be
helpful to review your KWL chart before you begin your article
search, as it will help you identify the most relevant keywords.
As you conduct your research, keep these things in mind:
Use current articles—those that have been published within the
last five years.
Be sure to include both empirical articles and other types of
articles about which you learned in the studies this week.
Empirical articles
are those in which the author has conducted a research study

9. and is reporting on the results and significance to the field.
These types of articles generally include research questions,
participants, data collection and analysis, and findings. Because
empirical articles are found in peer-reviewed journals, to locate
these types of articles most effectively in the Capella library,
narrow your search to peer-reviewed articles.
For the second discussion in this unit, you will be sharing the
annotation of one of the articles you selected. For the purpose
of this discussion, you should use an empirical article.
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[u05d1] Unit 5 Discussion 1
Multicultural Issues in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
In some professional settings, diversity and multiculturalism are
given very little consideration. In others, they are celebrated as
a special event (for example, a multicultural food celebration).
In still other settings, diversity and multicultural approaches are
embedded in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. For this
discussion, respond to the following:
How are diversity and multiculturalism approached in your
professional setting?
What benefits can you identify in implementing a multicultural
approach to curriculum, instruction, and assessment in your
setting?
What challenges do you foresee in implementing a multicultural
approach to curriculum, instruction, and assessment in your

10. setting?
What If I Am Not a Classroom Teacher?
Your professional role, or the one that you are preparing for in
your Capella program, may not involve classroom teaching. If
that is the case, consider the more general concept of how
multicultural and diversity characteristics are relevant for those
students or clients with whom you work. It will also be helpful
to review the KWL chart you completed in Unit 1, in which you
reflected on how curriculum, instruction, assessment, and
multiculturalism are involved in your professional role. The
KWL chart contains prompts that will help you situate your
professional specialization within the general framework of the
discussion. You may also find it helpful to review the
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment section of the Definitions
document, linked in Resources.
Make a Connection
In addition to responding to the discussion prompt above, at the
end of your post state a question or issue that is of interest to
you. This is meant to help engage your peers and let them know
how they can best support you.
Response Guidelines
These guidelines apply to your responses to other learners,
which are in addition to your response to the discussion topic
itself.
Respond to the post of at least one learner. In your responses,
offer suggestions for addressing the identified challenges.
Post your initial responses in the discussion area by Thursday at
11:59 p.m. (Central time zone). Comments to other learners'

11. posts are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. (Central time zone).
Learning Components
This activity will help you achieve the following learning
components:
Identify challenges related to inclusivity and diversity.
Summarize professional experience related to inclusivity and
diversity.
Identify challenges experienced in relation to inclusivity and
diversity.
Review outcomes of applied inclusivity and diversity practices.
Analyze strategies for integrating inclusivity and diversity in an
educational setting.
Provide evidence to support conclusions on the effectiveness of
inclusion and diversity strategies.
Resources
Discussion Participation Scoring Guide
.
Definitions [DOC]
.
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Share an Annotation
For your upcoming assignment due in Unit 6, you will develop a
literature review on multicultural issues related to curriculum,
instruction, and assessment. This discussion will provide you an
opportunity to create an annotation for one of the empirical
articles you located on this topic. See this unit's Discussion and
Assignment Preparation study activity for how to identify an
empirical article and refer to the Campus links in Resources for
assistance. After you find an empirical article on your topic,
complete the following:
Write the reference for the article. Be sure to use APA style for
the reference.
Write a 150–200 word annotation. Include the purpose of the
study, data collection and analysis overview, and a summary of
the findings. Identify any limitations of the study. Note: One
source for this information is often the article itself; many
articles have a section in which the authors address limitations
of the study.
For the discussion, below your annotation, describe why you
chose this article and how its findings could be applied in your
own professional setting. Note: This is not a part of the
annotations you will do in your literature review.
The overall format for the annotation is slightly different from
standard APA format. Your post should follow the format
below. The completed post should have three sections. No
headings are necessary.

13. Start with an APA-formatted reference list entry for the article.
Add your annotation. It should be a single concise paragraph
without headings. Focus on the basic information point by point
and don't worry if the paragraph seems a bit choppy. Your
reader will be looking for what the article says; it is not
necessary to explain why the information in the article is
valuable, for example.
End with a statement about why you chose this article.
Response Guidelines
These guidelines apply to your responses to other learners,
which are in addition to your response to the discussion topic
itself.
Respond to at least one learner. Offer feedback on the
annotations. Did each peer create the references in APA format
correctly? Did they include all parts in the annotations? Were
they written clearly and concisely? Offer at least one suggestion
for improvement.
Post your initial responses in the discussion area by Thursday at
11:59 p.m. (Central time zone). Comments to other learners'
posts are due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. (Central time zone).
Resources
Discussion Participation Scoring Guide
.

14. How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?
.
APA Citation – Citing a Journal Article
.
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