Designing Culturally Competent Programming for PK-20 Classrooms

In order to promote effective learning individuals must feel fully appreciated within their own unique identities (i.e. ethnicities language differences socioeconomic status gender religions). Culturally competent educators employ practices that acknowledge and build on cultural diversity and that identify students themselves as resources and honors assets possessed within the context of the school community. Designing Culturally Competent Programming for PK-20 Classrooms is a comprehensive research publication that explores strategies and best practices for designing culturally competent curricula and serves as a courier for stakeholders fostering inclusive and forward-thinking opportunities in PK-20 classrooms. Highlighting a wide range of topics such as ethics leadership and organizational development this book is ideal for educators administrators academicians curriculum developers instructional designers researchers and students.