Thriving in the Multicultural Classroom

by Dilg, Mary; Paley, Vivian Gussin

• ISBN13: 9780807743898
• ISBN10: 0807743895
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

In this practical resource, Mary Dilg hslps teachers understand and enjoy working with students from different cultural backgrounds. Focusing on the specialneeds of adolescents and drawing on over 25 years of experience teaching in urban schools across the U.S., Dilg recommends ways of thinking about curriculum and pedagogy that will enable both teachers and students to thrive in the multicultural classroom.

Author Biography

Mary Dilg teaches English at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	vii
James A. Banks
Foreword	xiii
Vivian Gussin Paley
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction: A Way of Seeing	1	(12)
Of Cultures and Confusion
On Milieu and Methods
Factors in Cross-Cultural Teaching and Learning
Serving Our Students
Part I. Understanding the Multicultural Classroom: Supporting Our Students
From Home to School and Home Again	13	(25)
Journeying Between Home and School
Home
School
Home Again
Bridging the Worlds of Home and School
Leaving
The Presence of History	38	(20)
Three Histories, A Host of Histories
My Histories, Myself
History and You and I
Our Histories and the Curriculum
History as We Talk
Pedagogy and the Power of History
Conclusion
The Role of Racial or Cultural Identity	58	(32)
My Name, Myself?
Who Am I?: Emerging Racial and Cultural Identities
Extensions of Myself: What Do Aspects of My Life Say About Me?
Who Are We in Relation to Each Other?
Where Do I Fit?
Must We Emphasize Racial or Cultural Identity?
What Does This Mean for the Teacher?
Our Classrooms as a Place for Who We Are
Conclusion
Multifaceted Discussions	90	(19)
Wanting to Know/Afraid to Talk
Conversations, Language, and Culture
The Richness and Challenges of Multiple Perspectives
The Emotional Life of Discussions
The Self at the Center: Journeying Toward a Multicultural Perspective
Supporting Cross-Cultural Conversations
Conclusion
Authority Shared and Shifting	109	(18)
Authority and Discussions
Authority and Voice in the Classroom
Challenges for Students
Challenges for Teachers
Savoring a Shared Authority
Sharing Authority in the Classroom
Conclusion
Anatomy of a Failure: The Impact of Curriculum/The Power of Pedagogy	127	(32)
Carl Sandburg and the Multicultural Classroom
Knowledge Construction in the Classroom
A Poet's Perspective
A Teacher's Perspective
The Students' Perspectives
Anatomy of a Lesson
Examining Difficult Material
Knowledge Construction, Cultural Contexts, and Power
Curriculum, Pedagogy, and the Students
Writers on Race
Readers in the Multicultural Classroom
The Impact of Raced Readings on the Multicultural Classroom
Lessons on Teaching Raced Readings
Conclusion
Part II. Principles and Practice(s): Thoughts on Curriculum and Pedagogy
A Breadth of Materials: Reading Within and Across Cultural Lines	159	(21)
Multicultural Reading Lists in the Classroom
How We Learn
Why We Read: The Self and the World
Critical Thinking in a Diverse World
Responding to the Critics of Multicultural Reading Lists
Conclusion
A Pedagogy of Belonging: Toward a Pedagogy of Multiculturalism	180	(27)
Understanding the Pressures and Choices that Divide Us
Planning in a Multicultural Environment
Drawing on the Power Among Us
The Course of the Course: What Can We Expect?
Creating a Supportive Environment
Conclusion: Where's It All Going?
References	207	(9)
Index	216	(8)
About the Author	224