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Adriana Santos Roster #17
EDU 202
Assignment title: Around the Room—Multicultural EDition
Class description: 24 students
School has block schedule (90 minutes each class)
Settle down/daily ice breaker 5 minutes
Lecture 25 minutes
Students work 55 minutes
Closure/Reflection 5 minutes
Subject/skill: Multicultural Education
Modifications: Merge groups if class is smaller.
Group Structures: 6 groups of 4 students—Groups are to be assigned at the beginning of class.
When a student walks in they will be assigned a number from 1-6. Students will sit with the
those who have the same number upon entering the classroom. (Attendance will be taken at the
door.)
Objective: To teach students about Multicultural Education in a way that challenges their
previous experiences and
Materials: [TEACHER] Computer, projector, PowerPoint, internet access
[STUDENTS] notebook, pencil, poster board, markers, scissors, glue
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Instruction:
• Start with Slide 1 and ask what students define Multicultural Education as.
• State objective: Understand what Multicultural Education is, why it is important today,
and ways to incorporate it into different lessons.
• PowerPoint presentation:
o Slide 1- Title slide: Ask what students think Multicultural Education is and how
they have experienced it.
o Slide 2- Who is James Bank? James Banks’s Multicultural Approach: The
Four Levels
o Slide 3- Level 1: The Contributions Approach & Lever 2: The Additive Approach
o Slide 4- Level 3: The Transformation Approach & Level 4: The Social Actions
Approach
o Slide 5- Ted x Talk YouTube Video 00:30-06:45
o Slide 6- Debate revolving Multicultural Education in the classroom
Ineffectiveness & distracting to curriculum
o Slide 7- Q&A
TEACHER STARTS BY ASKING: What are the pros and cons of
Multicultural Education? [STUDENTS ASNWER]
o Slide 8- References
Assessment: Students have 6 minutes to brainstorm a list of three random subjects they would
like to revolve their poster around. Students do need teacher approval of topic in order to begin.
Students will incorporate Multicultural Education to their topic. Students can get as creative as
they’d like and spend the rest of the class time working.
Closure: ASK STUDENT What is Multicultural Education? Do you believe MC should be
incorporate in the classroom and WHY? What will you do in and outside of school to be
more inclusive?
Preview for next class:
First 15 minutes of class will be
a classroom/showroom walk to view
and analyze each group’s poster