Gloria Koepke's Bag for EDUC514

This toolkit contains research on the collaboration styles of various ethnic and cultural groups. The Toolkit discusses barriers to cross-cultural collaboration and provides methods for assessing and improving communication patterns and cultural competence on an organizational basis and on an individual basis.

Teaching Tolerance is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center that is dedicated to reducing prejudice and improving intergroup relations. The website is organized by audience including, adult activists, teachers, parents, teens, and children. There are numerous educational materials for school practitioners including a subscription to the biannual Teaching Tolerance magazine, classroom activities, educational kits at http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp.

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. The CREDE website contains a wide array of resources, reports, educational practitioner briefs, and professional development training to assist in the education of students from diverse backgrounds.

AIR sponsors the cultural competence web page. This web page provides information and helpful resources dedicated to cultural competence. Included are definitions; why cultural competence is important; related research; how cultural competence is integrated in education and how it benefits children; training announcements and web links; and online discussions.

This Critical Issue was researched and written by Carla Cooper Shaw, associate professor of curriculum and instruction at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. This website provides reasons for educating teachers for diveristy.

Date posted: 1997