Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Established 1982). Dr. Kritsonis earned his PhD from The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; M.Ed., Seattle Pacific University; Seattle, Washington; BA Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. He was also named as the Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies at Central Washington University.
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Science & Arts Academy
1825 Miner Street
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
847-827-7880
http://www.scienceandartsacademy.org
Science & Arts Academy is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational, not-for-profit day school for gifted students in Junior Kindergarten through eighth grade.
After learning this unit, the learners can be able to
Describe the meaning and nature of individual differences
Bifurcate the areas of individual differences
Identify the causes of individual differences
Provide remedial measures for individual differences through general and special educational provisions.
take care of slow learners and finally be able to measure individual differences through various tests and techniques.
How may a teacher help ALL students find a voice? How may s/he foster dialogues perhaps difficult dialogues in class? How may s/he prepare herself and be aware of her own perceptions and biases?
[This presentation was delivered at a Symposium by Center for Teaching and Learning, Illinois State University in 2017]
Humanistic approach for crossover curriculumKaneez fatima
The Curriculum is the sum of learning stated as
Educational ends, Educational activities,
School subjects and/or topic decided upon
and provided within the framework of an
Educational institution or in a less
formal set up (Garcia, 2007)
curriculum reforms before and after independence, process of curriculum designing
Representatives of Humanistic Approach:
. Parker
. Dewey
. Kilpatrick
. Washburne
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New, improved, updated version just uploaded! This introductory 2.5-hour seminar is presented regularly to groups of instructors at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on teaching to a multicultural audience. I use a cultural competence framework to approach the topic.
After learning this unit, the learners can be able to
Describe the meaning and nature of individual differences
Bifurcate the areas of individual differences
Identify the causes of individual differences
Provide remedial measures for individual differences through general and special educational provisions.
take care of slow learners and finally be able to measure individual differences through various tests and techniques.
How may a teacher help ALL students find a voice? How may s/he foster dialogues perhaps difficult dialogues in class? How may s/he prepare herself and be aware of her own perceptions and biases?
[This presentation was delivered at a Symposium by Center for Teaching and Learning, Illinois State University in 2017]
Humanistic approach for crossover curriculumKaneez fatima
The Curriculum is the sum of learning stated as
Educational ends, Educational activities,
School subjects and/or topic decided upon
and provided within the framework of an
Educational institution or in a less
formal set up (Garcia, 2007)
curriculum reforms before and after independence, process of curriculum designing
Representatives of Humanistic Approach:
. Parker
. Dewey
. Kilpatrick
. Washburne
Science & Arts Academy
1825 Miner Street
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
847-827-7880
http://www.scienceandartsacademy.org
Science & Arts Academy is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational, not-for-profit day school for gifted students in Junior Kindergarten through eighth grade.
New, improved, updated version just uploaded! This introductory 2.5-hour seminar is presented regularly to groups of instructors at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on teaching to a multicultural audience. I use a cultural competence framework to approach the topic.
Problems in Educational PsychologyJournal article assignment d.docxbriancrawford30935
Problems in Educational Psychology
Journal article assignment due April 9, 2017
1. Read the two attached articles .
2. Respond to the following questions (print for class):
· Compare and contrast the ways King and Knapp each characterize the challenges associated with preparing teachers to educate diverse learners?
· What is dysconscious racism and how does it impede educational equity? (use examples from King’s article)
· How does Knapp depart from “traditional psychology” in her use of educational psychology to shape teacher pedagogy? What strategies does she use to teach pre-service teachers about the nature of teaching to reach all students?
· What are your ideas (or questions) about how educational psychologists can adopt a more structural perspective and/or critical approach to our research on classroom issues?
walk into the first class session of my introductory
educational psychology course for preservice teachers
and start writing on the board—the course number, my
name, and the following statement: There are a thou-
sand good ways to teach, and some really bad ones!
As we wait for the inevitable latecomers who are still
trying to find the room or figuring out the bus system,
students fill out a personal information sheet that asks for
their names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, majors,
and the answer to the question: “In your own experience,
what things help you actually learn in classes? Please list
as many factors as possible.”
After everyone has a chance to think and write, we go
around the room introducing ourselves. Starting with
me, each person shares his or her name, career goal, and
one of the things that helps him or her learn. As they
talk, I write down each factor they identify, ending up
with a list of thirty or so different things on the board.
Then, looking at all of these, we talk about how different
we are in what helps us learn. Some of us really benefit
from an organized lecture, while others hate lectures and
learn best through small group discussion. Some want
notes in outline form on the overhead, while others
understand visuals or diagrams better. But we also talk
about how we are the same: no one ever says they learn
best when they aren’t allowed to ask questions, or when
the teacher is disorganized, unenthusiastic, or gives no
concrete examples of the concepts being taught. Finally,
I point out that the different learning preferences my stu-
dents have shared are only one aspect of the dilemma of
student diversity that is common to all teachers: How
can I try to meet all of my students’ different learning
preferences, needs, and goals in one class, one class-
room? This then leads me into the syllabus and why I
have chosen to structure the class as I have.
The Need to Prepare Teachers for Diversity
Our introductory educational psychology course is
usually the first education course taken by preservice
teachers at the University of Georgia. I teach one sec-
tion of thirty-five students, mostly fre.
CAINE’S ARCADE 2
Caine’s Arcade
1. What are Caine's funds of knowledge?
Culture builds creativity. Funds of knowledge refer to fundamental cultural practices and bodies of knowledge which are rooted in the day to day activities and routines of families (Hogg, 2011). Caine loves arcades and would not pass one without shopping. He loves tickets, playing games, and prizes. He spent his summer vacation building the cardboard arcade, perfecting his game design, making toy cars, and designing security systems for his Fun Pass. His funds of knowledge were influenced by his surrounding as his father had an auto spare shop which rovided necessary resources for Caine to build his arcade.
2. If Caine were your student, in what ways would you be able to capitalize on Cain's Fok?
Capitalizing on a student’s fok enhances learning and the learner’s engagement to make a student perform excellently in his academics. To capitalize on Caine’s funds of knowledge, I would carry out a visit to his home to learn about the day to day activities that influence his thinking. Also, I would interact with his community to learn about their culture and use the knowledge to assist Caine to perform better in class. In class, I will create a creativity session whereby Caine and other students can freely express their funds of knowledge. I will give Caine the necessary resources needed to make his fok successful and use illustrations that he best understands to enhance his learning.
3. How would you incorporate Cain's fok into your teaching?
To incorporate Caine’s fok into teaching, I would research about his community so as to understand his funds of knowledge. This way, I will gather necessary information to assist him exploit his capabilities. I will then draft a course outline that will create an opportunity for Caine to fully use his funds of knowledge. I would provide him with the necessary resources and assist him where necessary.
4. How would you identify the utilize one of your student's funds of knowledge?
A student’s line of thought is shaped by the environment that surrounds him. I would identify the use of a student’s funds of knowledge in his creativity, for example in creative writing or artwork. This is because in creative writing, the student will write something that he has experienced or has been made to believe. In art, the student will come up with artworks that depict his funds of knowledge.
References
Hogg, L. (2011). Funds of knowledge: An investigation of coherence within the literature. Teaching and Teacher Education, 27(3), 666-677.
Van Niel, J. J. (2010). Eliciting and activating funds of knowledge in an environmental science community college classroom: An action research study (Doctoral dissertation, University of Rochester).
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1. NATIONAL FORUM OF MULTICULTURAL ISSUES JOURNAL
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2, 2007
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National Recommendations for Improving Cultural
Diversity: Model of a Culturally Active Classroom
Setting
Kimberly McLeod, EdD
College of Education
Texas Southern University
Tyrone Tanner, EdD
The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education
Prairie View A & M University
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education
Prairie View A & M University
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article is to describe how culturally active classrooms can
contribute to the academic success of both the educator, and the learner. The
authors discuss teacher perceptions of culture based on responses collected at an in-
service diversity training session. The authors introduce the concept of “culturally
active” classrooms and how practitioners take into account the cultural perceptions
of the educator, the cultural perceptions or misconceptions of students towards their
own racial identity and the racial identity of others. These concepts help in building
culturally active classrooms utilizing the components of a student's psychological,
intellectual, physical, environmental and social (PIPES) landscape.
Introduction
A group of teachers from across the country were asked during a diversity
training to anonymously identify common stereotypes they were taught or grew up
thinking. They revealed the following:
“Blacks are lazy”; “Mexican’s don’t work very hard”; “Black people
don’t speak properly”; “All Blacks steal or are thieves”; “Whites go to
college and blacks go to jail or learn a trade”; “Black are on public aid
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and are too lazy to work”; “Blacks are genetically better athletes,
dancers and they all love rap”; “Asian students are intelligent and
driven”; “White people are prejudiced”; “White people feel that they
are entitled”; “I was taught in school that Black people have their own
schools because they don’t want to go to school with whites”; “All
Hispanics are lazy and do not care about education”; “All Black
people will hurt you given the chance”; “Asians are smarter in math
and science and their parents expect them to get A’s”; “All Native-
Americans are alcoholics”; “Hispanics are dangerous, cut you with
knives, don’t believe in birth control and are lazy”.
Did they truly believe these stereotypes? Were these non-verbalized stereotypes
communicated to the diverse student population? Were these hidden stereotypical
thoughts, not so hidden in daily practice? At the end of the diversity training, as they
reflected on their experiences, a few statements made were:
“I used to think that I could not academically reach the black student,
but now I know I can”; “I used to think that the black student was
incapable of learning at the level of white students, but now I know
they are students like everyone else”; “I used to think that white people
were genetically smarter than I was, but now I know I am just as
capable as they are”; “I realize now, that I still have some work to do
in eliminating the beliefs that I have towards other races.”
Purpose of the Article
The purpose of this article is to describe how culturally active classrooms can
contribute to the academic success of both the educator, and the learner.
Silent Pain and Disbelief
As the stereotypes were read back to them, many laughed as they thought how
ridiculous these thoughts are, but the laughter soon turned to silence, when they realized
that these were their own thoughts and they were very pejorative. Is this how teachers
truly feel about other races, what about those other races they are teaching? The silence,
as they stated in their reflections was a silent pain and disbelief, a silent astonishment.
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Asian, African-American, Hispanic and Native-Americans
The participants in this workshop who were Asian, African-American, Hispanic
or Native-American bore on their face what could only be described as a proud pain.
They were proud of their racial identity, but incensed by the stereotypes shared by their
colleagues or themselves. One African-American teacher stated causally before the
workshop began, “I have about twenty-two students in my classroom, most are African-
American. There are about eleven that are worth teaching and want to learn, the other
eleven, I could just throw away.”
Challenges of Teaching in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
The challenge of teaching in culturally diverse classrooms is accepting the belief
that all children have potential for academic and life success and that all teachers have the
potential to reach all children when they eliminate the obstacles that interfere with their
ability to disseminate pedagogy and the learners’ ability to receive it. The obstacles that
interfere with teaching and learning often reinforce negative stereotypes, as well as
negative cultural and racial misconceptions. It is important for both the teacher and the
student to come to the realization that it is not the teacher who is inept or the student who
is incapable, rather it is the acceptance of negative cultural misconceptions that interferes
with the capacity of the educator and the student to embrace the potential and possibility
in the learning environment. Classrooms become toxic to both the learner and the teacher
when stereotypical statements and racial identity misconceptions become affirmations of
one’s belief system. Teachers can influence and shape the culture of their environment
when they begin to examine their own belief systems. Research has demonstrated that
knowledge and prior skill attainment are poor predictors of future performance because
the beliefs people hold about their performance have more power than acquired learning
(Pajares, 1996).
The Pygmalion Effect – The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The Pygmalion effect or idea of self-fulfilling prophecy is the idea that the
expectation of an event or occurrence is instrumental in it coming to pass (Murphy et al,
1999). The Pygmalion effect divides the socio-emotional state and the academic
performance of a student in two very distinct ways. First, the thought pattern and belief
system the teacher embraces regarding student potential can be transferred to the student
through nonverbal actions as well as verbal communications. Second, if the student does
not match the perception the teacher has adopted, the teacher may mentally force that
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student into the perception through any idiosyncratic behavior. In either case, the thought
patterns overpower the teacher’s perception of student potential and academic success.
Even more, the student may begin to accept the teacher’s perception of their potential as
their reality. The acceptance of student possibility and potential for uncompromising
success can be the catalyst in contributing to student achievement; however, if the
thought process of the teacher is negative, or supported by stereotypical thinking or
cultural misconceptions, then it can be catastrophic in that student’s academic and life
pursuit.
Stereotypical Thinking
Stereotypical thinking, perceptions and biases will reveal themselves in various
conditions and environments and will have an influence on interpersonal relationships
and class climate. It may have a positive effect or a negative effect, but stereotypical
thinking will influence classroom climate and student performance. Because the role of
the teacher shapes the culture and climate in the classroom, professional development for
teachers aimed at understanding and influencing the psychological, intellectual, physical,
environmental and social (PIPES) characteristics of the teacher and the student will
contribute to creating a healthy cultural climate in the classroom. When teachers are
challenged to create culturally appropriate classrooms, they are in essence creating
classrooms where students share common beliefs and practices that are unbiased and free
from any perceived cultural restrictions, including race. Culturally active classrooms take
into account the individual differences of the entire unit so that differences are used to
work on behalf of the student and contribute to, rather than hinder academic performance.
The focus is on creating a classroom in which the collective talents of the group
determine the success, as opposed to a student’s racial background as the primary factor.
The teacher is actively creating an environment that is responsive to both the teacher’s
and the students’ psychological, intellectual, physical, environmental and social (PIPES)
needs.
Examining the Basic Psychological Mindset of Teachers
Addressing PIPES, as it relates to the professionally developing teachers to grow
beyond any stereotypical thoughts, ideations and philosophies, first involves teachers
examining their psychological perspectives. In examining the basic psychological
mindset of the teachers, minority and non-minority, they must be able to have an honest
self dialogue with themselves, and address any preconceived beliefs about racial identity
and student achievement. Teachers must be able to examine how they may have
inadvertently reinforced negative stereotypes. Many teachers resist the painful process
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of confronting their own prejudices, and this may be attributed to different levels of
readiness or differences in personal and intellectual development (Jordan, 1995).
Racial Beliefs Impacts the Culture of the Classroom
Intentional or not, racial beliefs held by the teacher impacts the culture of a
classroom (McLeod, 2006). Teachers become susceptible to believing that they are
unable to reach students because of a lack of control of their environment, in spite of
receiving learning experiences in multicultural education or professional development.
Gomez (1994), reports that multicultural education is viewed as being only about “the
others” and does not include “the self.” As a result, when teachers participate in diversity
trainings, they may believe that the content is more relevant to someone else rather than
applying the learning to themselves as individuals.
Diversity Training
After the diversity training highlighted earlier in the article, teachers gave written
feedback. They shared that this specific training allowed them address diversity without
feeling like the “bad white people.” They also shared that tough conversations occurred
and tough issues were addressed without signaling anyone out, or making anyone feel
guilty about how they perceived issues of diversity. Others stated they were allowed to
express their genuine feelings without embarrassment or ridicule. Many times, teachers
view multicultural training as, in the words of one teacher, “someone coming in to talk to
us about black people and how we are doing them harm.” As a result, many diversity
related professional development opportunities do not experience success because the
topic alone has put teachers on the defense.
Creating Culturally Active Classrooms
Restructuring and rebuilding a classroom begins with shifting the paradigm of
teachers to address their own biases and then shape the culture of the classroom to benefit
all learners. When teachers take a cultural activist approach to understanding diverse
students, by conducting a self examination and elimination of biases that negatively
influence student performance and potential, at that point, they can begin to create
culturally active classrooms that are not negatively influenced by race.
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To restructure, educators must first look deeply at the goal that we set for our
children and the beliefs that we have about them (Hilliard, 1991). Concomitantly, as
there are sensational gaps in achievement scores among African-American and Hispanic
children compared to their white counterparts, there are also cultural gaps that exist that
encumber educators from retaining a holistic understanding of the diverse needs in the
classroom that are a result of cultural ignorance and cultural dissonance (McLeod &
Tanner 2007).
Model of a Culturally Active Classroom
Classrooms that are “culturally active,” as opposed to “culturally responsive,”
have taken into account the cultural biases of the educator, the cultural misconceptions of
students towards their own racial identity and the racial identity of others. It also
addresses how components of one’s psychological, intellectual, physical, environmental
and social (PIPES) attributes can contribute to the academic success of the educator and
the learner. Also, teachers who practice a cultural active philosophy understand that the
classroom environment is fluid, as oppose to static and that teachers’ and students’ needs
may change, develop and require the teacher to actively re-engage the learner(s) and
classroom environment in order to experience academic success.
Culturally active classrooms are classrooms in which the teacher has organized
the learning environment so that both the teacher and the student experience success. In
order for this to happen the teacher must accept and view the student as an equal
stakeholder in the dissemination, receiving, processing, understanding and application of
instructional pedagogy. Acknowledging the importance of the role and responsibility of
the teacher and the student, the teacher facilitates the learning process and cultural
environment by involving the student in every process. Teacher’s can begin to understand
the needs of student’s and their personal needs by applying a PIPES paradigm. In
addition, it is the responsibility of the teacher to facilitate the establishing of classroom
agreements and not rules. Rules are one sided and involve one party in enforcement,
additionally, the student may not have been a part of the rule decision making process.
However, agreements are created by both the teacher and the students. They are basic
understandings on terms that are necessary for the teacher to experience success, and for
the learner to experience success. In essence, the needs of the teacher are shared and
processed, and the needs the student’s feel must be in place in order for learning to occur
and be applied. The teacher is not only attempting to be responsive to student learning
needs, but the teacher is also modeling this process by demonstrating how students can
be responsive to teacher needs. The teacher is humanizing the environment or
demonstrating that everyone has needs including the teacher and the teacher is exhibiting
an appreciation of student needs.
As students experience the culture of the classroom and the intricacies of life
outside of the classroom growth and development are destined to occur. As students
begin to develop whether it works for or against them, the culturally active educator,
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realizes the need to re-assess the needs of the students with a PIPES frame of reference.
A teacher who embraces the philosophy of a culturally active classroom understands that
there is no point of arrival; rather it is a continuous work in progress. Establishing
learning environments that are culturally active require the teacher to address their
thoughts and belief systems on an ongoing basis, and the thought and belief systems of
the students. When unhealthy thought patterns emerge, it is the culturally active teacher
who takes steps in eradicating those ideologies and replacing them with though patterns
that nourish the learner and support the cultural environment in the classroom, supporting
the agreements. The culturally active classroom is fluid in nature and not static.
Creating culturally active classrooms is above identifying people or circumstances
responsible for academic and student fallacies; rather it is an examination of factors that
should be eliminated that impede the teaching and learning process and an acceptance,
and accountability of the role of the teacher in developing personal and student
accomplishments. The terms race and culture many times are blurred and blended
together. Although they are both socially and historically constituted, they are different in
some very significant ways (Lynn, 2006). Creating culturally active classrooms is
inclusive of but not exclusive of racial appreciation. By definition from the American
Heritage Dictionary, culture is defined as the totality of socially transmitted behavior
patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought
(2000). Culture is independent of race, but many times is associated with race. When
teachers are challenged to culturally create active classrooms, they are in essence creating
classrooms where students share common beliefs and practices (McLeod, 2006).
Culturally active classrooms involve creating learner-centered environments that develop
practices, beliefs, patterns and customs that propel all students’ to academic success
equitably (McLeod, 2006). Culturally responsive classrooms take into account the
individual differences of the entire unit so that differences are used to work on behalf of
the student and contribute to, rather than hinder academic performance (McLeod, 2006).
The focus is on creating a classroom in which the collective talents of the group
determine the success, as opposed to a student’s racial background as the primary factor.
In essence, the teacher is creating an environment that is responsive to the student’s
socio-cognitive needs, with PIPES as a reference point.
Schools can be successful, teachers can be successful and students can be
successful when all stakeholders are able to identify individual obstacles that impede the
learning process and have the courage to eradicate them. This means that the teacher
constantly reflects on thought processes that many entrap student and teacher success,
while working with students to free them from destructive thoughts, beliefs and
misconceptions regarding themselves or beliefs they have of others. The process does not
have an arrival point. Teachers can contribute to healthy lifestyle and academic patterns
by examining PIPES in the classroom and approaching the classroom environment as a
cultural activist.
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Concluding Remarks
In conclusion, cultural activeness is more than a matter of principle; it is a matter
of practice with an aim towards classroom perfection. Regardless of environment,
background and experience, teachers are capable and students do have potential to
achieve academic and life success as long as they facilitate learning environments do not
accept excuses for academic fallacies, but instead produce results in the presence of
perilous cultural environments.
Table 1: Model of a Culturally Active Classroom
Fluid vs.
Static
Classroom
Acceptance
Establish
Agreements
Building
Academic
Success
through
PIPES
Address
Cultural Mis-
conceptions
of learners
Educator
Address &
Eliminate
Stereotype
& Bias
Culturally
Active
Classrooms
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