The document discusses the importance of diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency skills for students' future success. It notes that the US population is becoming more racially diverse, especially among younger generations. Developing these skills will help students collaborate across differences and thrive in the new global reality. It introduces a model for developing reflective competence and outlines skills like using new lenses and norms to investigate culture that will help students become cultural investigators.

3. Creating
Investigators
of Culture
Equipping our kids with the skills to
collaborate across differences so that
they thrive in the new global reality.

4. Why is Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Competency
are important to Our Students Future Success?
This country is undergoing a dramatic demographic change
For Americans aged 70+ there are 5.5 white people for every person of
color
For those aged 40> there are less than 2 for every person of color
Children 5 and under - 1:1
Ratio of Caucasians to People of Color in Successive Age Groups
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5. Changing
Demographics
(Age) Barack Obama Mitt Romney
18-29(19%) 60% 37%
30-44 (27%) 52% 45%
45-64 (38%) 47% 51%
65 & Older (16%) 44% 56%
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6. Creating
Culture
Investigators

7. Global Cultural Context
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8. Developing the
Skills to
Collaborate

9. New Language New Norms
New Lenses
New Skills

10. William Taylor’s
Reflective Competence
model Changing Knowledge
Ignorance
Complacency
Unconscious Errors naive
Unconscious
Incompetence
“I don’t’ know,
I don’t know”
self-study Reflective
peer review Competence discovery
Conscious
Incompetence discouragement
Unconscious “I know
Competence I don’t know”
2nd nature “What I know becomes
2nd nature”
“intuition”
Conscious
learning & effort
Competence
“I know what I know”
practice
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11. “Victory” Kids
Creating investigators of culture with the skills to
collaborate across differences so they thrive in the
new global reality.

12. The New Global
Reality
 Globe w/ hands

13. Connect With Us
JandAConsult JandAConsult
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www.jandaconsult.com (619) 294-3700
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San Diego, CA 92108