As teachers face increasing diversity within their classrooms in learning styles, race, linguistics, and culture, the academic rigor needed to successfully enter college or a career will require them to evolve in order for all students to succeed.
Infusing Diversity & Cultural Competence into Teacher Education provides educators and future educators with pathways for achieving cultural competence. Placing this crucial competence in the teacher's toolbox will increase their opportunity and the capacity of ensuring success in and out of the classroom. The tools presented in this book assist the teacher in making gains in closing achievement gaps, building opportunity for all students, building strong pedagogical skills, enhancing curriculum for their diverse students, and constantly assessing all of these areas to ensure they are maintaining their status as the largest contributor to students' success.
Infusing Diversity & Cultural Competence into Teacher Education:
Defines, describes, and explains why diversity should be part of the formal education processIllustrates student, family, school, and community roles in the learning process.Describes how to incorporate intercultural communication and relationship building skills into curriculum.
- ISBN13 9780757599408
- Publish Date 13 November 2012
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 30 April 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 218
- Language English