This manual provides K-5 educators and homeschooling parents with tools for culturally responsive teaching including lessons to engage dual language learners and families, diversity activities to support literacy and language awareness, and games and resources to promote cultural awareness and understanding. The book includes numerous multicultural lesson plans that use bilingual books and diversity activities to support literacy development and build culturally inclusive classrooms. The lessons meet Common Core Standards and include detailed procedures, assessments, cross-curricular extension activities, and vocabulary-building flashcards. Each lesson incorporates optional ESL activities, accommodations for language learners, and suggestions for involving dual language families. Also included in the book are games, foods, and crafts from around the world; diverse language profiles; handouts to build community in the classroom; and unique holidays to celebrate diversity.Written by multicultural education expert and founder of Language Lizard, Anneke Forzani; Coordinator of the Master's of Education program in Applied Studies and Teaching at West Chester University, Heather Leaman; and two practicing elementary school teachers.

Sometimes the chasm that separates people of different race, religion, and / or socio-economic backgrounds can seem too vast to cross. This book outlines a way to bridge those gaps in ways that bring us all together.

Lesson plans for cultural study in middle and high schools, based on Peace Corps training materials and World Wise Schools curriculum resources.

Now more than ever, the populations social workers must be trained to work with represent the broadest spectrum of humanity -- in ethnicity,culture, race, religion, worldview, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and in life experiences. This text will prepare students to work with any population they will encounter in their professional career. It's divided into 3 parts; Unit 1 covers social work processes, Unit 2 contains student case examples, and unit 3 contains student exercises.

Building Bridges: Creating a Culture of Diversity steers schools towards a deeper understanding of the nature of their communities as a microcosm of Australian multicultural society. The book aims to develop an understanding of diversity both within the boundaries of the school, and beyond, in the broader community. This will facilitate the engagement of parents, families, and the broader community, as well as students, teachers and staff"--Cover.