Information for Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People Who Teach

Event Information
Title	Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People Who Teach
Presenter(s)
Contact hours	3.0
Sponsor agency	Northeast Resource Center
Dates and times
Format	Alternative delivery/Self-directed
Description This alternative delivery professional development opportunity is for all GED/ESOL teachers and directors. It may be done individually or in a locally formed study group. Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People Who Teach by Robins, Lindsey, Lindsey and Terrell How can we go beyond "heroes, holidays, and haute cuisine" to reach a more meaningful level of personal cultural proficiency? Reading this book will help start us on an "inside-out" approach to diversity in which the authors ask us to question assumptions we encounter in our educational experiences. "Cultural proficiency is not a destination but, rather, a way of being. It is an ongoing and unfolding process as you learn about yourself, your organization, and the people who work with you. To be culturally proficient does not mean you know all there is to know about diversity. It means you have learned how to learn. You have learned how to be a student of culture and a cultural informant to others about cultural expectations of the environments that you do know well." (p. 102) "It (cultural proficiency) is a tool for creating an environment in which everyone has equitable access to success." (p. 108) When done individually, this activity involves the following steps: 1. Read the book, Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People Who Teach. 2. After reading the book, write a reaction paper focusing on how the materials relate to your teaching experience or program. 3. Return the book with your reaction paper and evaluation form, and a Certificate of Completion will be sent to you.

Sponsor agency contact Information
Contact name/agency	Gloria W. Gillette	Contact email	info@neable.org
Contact phone numbers	(216)261-7076 (800)361-7076