Navigating Cultural Competence in Grades 6–12

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Navigating Cultural Competence in Grades 6–12

Nancy P. Gallavan - University of Central Arkansas, USA

Foreword by Francisco Rios

Other Titles in:
School Culture | Teaching in Secondary Schools | Working with Minority Students

December 2010 | 176 pages | Corwin

Culturally competent teachers know and understand each of their students. Culturally competent schools are ones where students feel welcomed and engaged. To become culturally competent, teachers and other school professionals must treat every student with fairness. This book for secondary teachers and administrators presents an 8-point model of cultural competence which, if followed, will ensure that all individuals in the school are both respected and protected. The 8 points correspond to the directions on a compass and are as follows:

N: Notice culture and cultural characterstics

NE: Negotiate and evaluate curriculum and content

E: Establish community and context

SE: Seek and engage

S: Spark conversations and climate

SW: Strengthen and weave together complexities and controversies

W: Waken compassion and commitment

NW: Nurture and welcome challenges and changes

Foreword by Francisco Rios

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

1. Explore Cultural Competence

2. Begin Your Transformation

3. N: Notice Culture and Cultural Characteristics

4. NE: Negotiate and Evaluate Curriculum and Content

5. E: Establish Community and Context

6. SE: Seek and Engage in Collaboration and Construction

7. S: Spark Conversation and Climate and SW: Strengthen and Weave Together Complexities and Controversies

8. W: Waken Compassion and Commitment and NW: Nurture and Welcome Challenges and Changes

Resource A. Gallavan Cultural Competence Compass

Resource B. Review Checklist

Resource C. Websites

References

Index

"Like a compass guiding travelers on their journeys, the Gallavan cultural competence compass supplies teacher candidates, classroom teachers, school administrators, and educational researchers with a well-crafted tool that addresses all players and aspects of education. Each of the eight compass points delves into a segment of teaching and learning that educators must make visible in all of their endeavors."

Porter Lee Troutman, Professor and Co-Founder of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas