Cross Cultural Awareness • Discovering hidden cultural values and their implications for the classroom • Identifying the stages of acculturation and cultural identity • Understanding the influences of culture on perception and communication • Investigating identity development and multiple group membership • Exploring multicultural education and teaching multiple perspectives • Examining multicultural children's literature • Becoming aware of racism and prejudice reduction • Understanding children and families in poverty • Pursuing gender and educational equity • Developing media literacy Culturally Diverse Schools • Addressing cultural diversity and learning/teaching styles • Designing multicultural curriculum • Restructuring and renewal of schools Family and Community Involvement • Working with culturally diverse families • Embracing parents as educational partners ©2002 Illinois Resource Center, 2626 Clearbrook Drive, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005-4626 Phone 224-366-8555, Fax 847-649-0551