Module Eight Overview

The Journey Continues

Paulo Freire presents us with an excellent exiting thought. What will it take for you to respect both your students and yourself? What types of questions must you ask yourself for further self knowledge? In what ways will you be intentional about getting to know the students and families in your classroom? How has your practice been impacted? Do your answers to these questions provide evidence of respect for all involved? As we approach the end of this journey, another one begins—a lifelong journey that will build on our passion for equity and transform our practice to benefit all our students.

At the completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Identify effective practices in multicultural education.
• Reflect on the ways personal life experiences shape expectations about teaching and learning in a diverse society.
• Assess his or her own personal cultural lens and how this lens influences student success in the classroom.
• Apply critical thinking skills to a variety of cultural competency concepts.
• Develop an action plan to affect each individual’s sphere of influence.
• Apply data, research, knowledge, experience, and available resources to teaching in a specific situation.
• Examine diversity through multiple perspectives, including race, class, gender, sexual orientation, language, religion, ability, and age.
• Use metacognitive and self-assessment skills to improve cultural competence.
• Investigate and plan culturally responsive interactions with families and communities to support student success.