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

by William A. Howe, Penelope L. Lisi

2013 Recipient of Philip C. Chinn Award from the National Association of Multicultural Education   Providing an essential foundation for pre-service and in-service PK-12 educators, this engaging and practical book focuses on essential questions and theoretical concepts about becoming a multicultural educator. Award-winning authors William A. Howe and Penelope L. Lisi bring theory and research to life through numerous activities, exercises, and lesson plans designed to heighten the reader’s cultural awareness, knowledge base, and skill set. Responding to the growing need to increase academic achievement and to prepare teachers to work with diverse populations of students, this text show readers how to incorporate cultural knowledge into more effective classroom practice. The fully updated Second Edition is packed with new activities and exercises to illustrate concepts readers can apply within their own classrooms and school-wide settings.

Genres: Teaching, Education

456 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Rachel]

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.

[Andrew Miscimarra]

This is a must-read for all teachers! I read this for my multicultural education class, and this textbook is a fantastic guide to becoming a multicultural educator. I highlighted it like crazy and am definitely keeping it on my bookshelf to reference many times throughout my career as a teacher!

[Mercedes]

Meaningful content but too repetitive.