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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED348157 AUTHOR: York, Stacey
TITLE: Developing Roots & Wings: A Trainer's Guide to
Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1992
NOTE: 207 p.
AVAILABILITY: Gryphon House, P.O. Box 275, Mt. Rainier, MD
20712 ($24.95).
ABSTRACT: This trainer's guide describes a workshop that
helps teachers implement the multicultural curriculum
described in a companion text "Roots & Wings: Affirming
Culture in Early Childhood Programs." Introductory sections
of the guide discuss the importance of multicultural
education, the use of an active learning approach in
training teachers to implement multicultural education, and
the role of the teacher trainer in a multicultural
education workshop. The bulk of the guide outlines the 11
workshop sessions. Sessions cover: (1) introductory
material; (2) a definition of multicultural education; (3)
teachers' racial awareness; (4) actions to take and avoid
in the implementation of a multicultural curriculum; (5)
classrooms that support cultural diversity; (6) development
of a multicultural curriculum; (7) activities for teaching
multicultural awareness; (8) the holidays and celebrations
of people of various cultures and ethnicities; (9)
children's perspectives of race; (10) culturally responsive
child care; and (11) discussions with children on the topic
of cultural differences. Workshop sessions typically follow
a format of presentation of a problem and its social
context; critical reflection; practical application;
journal writing; the use of affirmative statements relating
to the problem; and additional activities. A total of 47
handouts are included throughout the individual lessons. A
42-item bibliography is appended. (BC)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Cultural-Pluralism; Holidays-; Racial
Attitudes; Teachers-; Teacher-Workshops
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cross-Cultural-Training; *Cultural
Awareness; *Cultural-Differences; *Curriculum-Development;
*Inservice-Teacher-Education; *Multicultural-Education
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