Becoming a Multicultural Educator: Developing Awareness, Gaining Skills, and Taking Action

by William A. Howe, Penelope L. Lisi

Becoming a Multicultural Educator is a core textbook for use by pre-service and in-service PK-12 educators in courses on multicultural education / diversity. The text addresses how teachers can incorporate the knowledge they gain about other cultures into their classroom practice. In meeting the need of training teachers better in how to work with a diverse population, this text offers both solid theory and a very user-friendly practice component that focuses on showing teachers how to apply that theory effectively in the classroom. The book begins by focusing on essential questions and theoretical concepts about multicultural education, then leads readers through experiences to heighten their own cultural awareness, knowledge base, and skills set, and concludes with demonstrating how teachers can apply the concepts in classroom and schoolwide settings.

Genres: Teaching, Education

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent text framing the importance of personal cultural awareness as well as mindful practice within your context to empower students to embrace all aspects of their identities. I appreciated the illustrations, examples, and helpful checklists to reflect and build on current practice. I wish everyone had to read this text to teach.

[Mercedes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meaningful content but too repetitive.