African-Americans

Everything African-American

http://www.africanamericans.com

This site covers anything and everything for and about African Americans. Teachers can access information and resources by selecting any of the categories listed in the ABC’s at the top of the homepage.

Strategies for Teaching African-American Students

http://www.as.wvu.edu/~equity/african.html

This section will present methods to help keep teachers from displaying racial or cultural "superiority. This site discusses language barrier, avoiding bias, classroom strategies, activities, curriculum, home & family, and personal stereotypes.

Asians

Real Life Issues Instruction for Asian-American Students

This article was written by Annann Hong, Ph.D., M.P.H. to describe the strengths and challenges of Asian-American students. Please click on the title to read the entire article.

Latinos

Connecting with Latino Children:
Bridging the Culture Gaps with Children’s Literature

http://brj.asu.edu/content/vol27_no1/documents/art5.pdf

This study documents the use of Latino children’s literature in field experience seminars to help pre-service teachers gain background knowledge of the cultures transitions, language and issues surrounding Latinos in the U.S. and the elementary students with whom they will be working with.

Hispanic-American Students and Learning Style

http://www.ericdigests.org/1996-4/hispanic.htm

This digest identifies cultural values that may impact the learning processes of Hispanic-American students, reviews the research on the learning styles of Hispanic-American students, and discusses the implications of this research for counseling and teaching Hispanic youth.

Strategies for Teaching Hispanic Students

http://www.as.wvu.edu/~equity/hispanic.html#sect0

This section will present methods to help keep teachers from displaying racial or cultural "superiority. This site discusses language barrier, avoiding bias, classroom strategies, activities, curriculum, home & family, and personal stereotypes.

Native Americans

American Indian Education Foundation

http://www.aiefprograms.org

The American Indian Education Foundation provides support for Native American education. Viewers can access Indian education history from 1776 to present. This is also a helpful site for accessing information regarding government programs and scholarship/grant information for American Indians, as well as, a reading list of American Indian authors.

Handbook for Non-Native American Adult Educators

http://literacynet.org/lp/namericans/contents.html

This handbook is an invaluable resource for Non-Native American educators of Native Americans, or anyone who would like to know more about the way in which Native Americans learn and/or should be taught. Although this handbook is specifically designed for those educating the Navajo, it gives insight into Native American culture, in general and can be of assistance to teachers for other Native American subcultures. We recommend the section on “Contrasting Values”.

Native American Resources for the Classroom

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com

This site provides books with lesson plans regarding Native Americans for use in the classroom. The books and lesson plans range from ages 4 and up, to ages 10 and up. By selecting the title under the book, teachers can access information about the book as well as a comprehensive teacher guide for that particular book.

Native American Education

http://www.indianeducation.org

This website provides a comprehensive look at Native American education. It provides resources and information as well as naming other organizations related to Indian education. These organizations include links to government agencies that explain policies with regard to Native Americans and education, links to resources for cultural curriculum and educational support for teachers, as well as resources related to research in the area of Indian education and resources for Native American higher education.

General Resources

Multicultural Lesson Plans and Resources

http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edmulticult.htm

This page contains multicultural lesson plans and resources. These lesson plans are on Multicultural education, Teaching Tolerance, Art, Literature, Math, Music, Science, Social Studies, Women, Hispanics, African American, Civil Rights, Gay/Lesbian/Sexual Preference, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Immigration, Homelessness/Refugees, Jewish Americans, Russian Americans, and Arab Americans/Moslems.




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