EDUC 894: Multicultural Education

CREDE is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty.

IMCI ) is proud to be one of the first organizations to have recognized the nation’s need for new services, knowledge, and skills in the growing field of multiculturalism and diversity

Works to improve instructional practices for linguistically and culturally diverse children; providing bilingual educators with more high-quality professional development opportunities; securing adequate funding for the programs serving limited-English-proficient students; and keeping the rights of language-minority Americans clearly in focus as states and communities move forward with educational reforms.

NAME provides information about the organization, resources available to assist you in your efforts to diversify education, and opportunities to learn more about all aspects of education that is multicultural.

TESOL is the trusted global authority for knowledge and expertise in English language teaching. Includes a variety of opportunities including membership, lesson plans, conferences, a career center and more.

America Reads Spanish is an organization whose main goal is to ensure the availability of Spanish language reading materials in schools and libraries nationwide.

A global social network, enables learners to communicate with other students in more than 200 countries around the world. Teachers can moderate email communications, and there’s even built-in language translation. The site also offers lessons and a variety of interactive features.

Anderson Cooper details a study that seeks to gain insight into the way black and white children perceive each other.

U.S. Peace Corps site with information on culture plus lesson plans and activities.

How can teachers prepare for diverse classrooms? There isn't a definitive answer, but there is a wealth of resources online. Discover some helpful links for teachers.

From Commonsense.org, this resource helps students manage their emotions, understand others' perspectives, build positive relationships, and make caring and responsible decisions

Articles and resources for hard-to-teach topics, chosen by the editors of Scholastic Classroom Magazines