Chapter 1
Achievement Gap
Those with money succeed more than those without do to available education resources
Multicultural Educator
An educator who effectively serves/educates multitude of cultures
use of policies, legislation, programs, and procedures to improve the education of members of certain demographic groups
Cognition
The process of being aware, thinking
Privilege
The things white at times wealthy can do others are not permitted
Brown vs. Board of Education
Landmark legislation that influenced multicultural education
Personal positive qualities, knowledge base, Repertoire of instructional strategies, reflective of own practice.
Characteristics of effective teaching
Spanish
2nd most common language in the United States
Cultural identity
shared characteristics, behaviors, belief's & values
Prejudice
Unfounded negative beliefs about another group of people
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Significant changes to the rights of Black Americans
Howard Gardner
Introduced learning styles
Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican
What are Hispanic Americans?
Culture
shared beliefs, values, and customs
Socialization
conditioning of individuals as they grow up & learn the ways of others.
Classism
Discrimination based on a person's class (financial worth)
NGSS
Next Generation Science Standards
19th amendment
1920 Woman win the right to vote
Cultural responsiveness
Being sensitive to cultural needs
legally endorsed separation of races
Common Core State Standards
American National Standards used in most states for grades Pre-K
Knowledge, Action, Skills, Awareness
Model of professional development in multicultural education
Title VI of Civil Rights Act
no discrimination allowed based on race, color, or origin
Ebonics
Slang dialect used by some members of the African American community
Racism
Hatred of a group of people of different culture, color etc.