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05/17/2006 |
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| Participants in this interactive event will learn about the differences between more collaborative and individualistic cultures, and how some of those differences can show up in school settings. Using case material developed by the teacher action-researchers who originated the Bridging Cultures work, Noelle Caskey, Senior Research Associate at WestEd, will lead participants in an exploration of alternative ways of understanding the values and behavior of children and families from non-mainstream cultures that are collaboratively oriented. |
Many of the examples in this presentation will come from Latino cultures, but apply equally well to students who come from other cultures with a strong emphasis on collaboration. The session will close by considering some suggestions about how to build on the strengths that such children bring with them when they enter our schools.
Suggested audience: Classroom teachers at all levels; school and district administrators; and anyone whose work in education requires them to work across cultures, including counselors, paraprofessionals, and administrators and teachers of language minority students and students of color.
Related resources on SchoolsMovingUp:
If you would like some background reading about this topic, please visit the SchoolsMovingUp Reading Room, which has abstracts of articles and books offering practical ideas and models for school improvement. Often there is a direct link to the full-text resource. Based on your interest in this event, you might be specifically interested in the Diverse Learners section of the Reading Room.
SchoolsMovingUp has also presented other online events related to this topic. Our archives let you watch and listen to the presentation, questions, and discussion. Related events include: Courageous Conversations and Culturally Relevant Teaching, Understanding How to Navigate the Map of Standards for English Learners (Introductory), and Understanding How to Use the Essential ELD Standards for Teaching and Assessment (Intermediate).
If you need assistance addressing the needs of English Learners, WestEd’s English Learners and the Language Arts and English Learner Evaluation and Accountability Support programs can help. |
Noelle Caskey, Senior Research Associate, WestEd
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