Multicultural Initiatives: Race Awareness

What's this blog about?

I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Race Awareness

Race Awareness http://download.cnet.com/Who-Am-I-Race-Awareness-Game/3000-20415_4-11497678.html: Fun to play two-player game that teaches kids to think responsibly about race and diversity! Check out the great review on Slate.com titled Apps, Afros and Handcuffs: Talking to Kids About Race Developed by Dr. Michael Baran, cultural anthropologist at Harvard University, Who Am I? is a game designed to open a dialogue about human physical diversity and racial identification. In this game, one player selects a target picture and the other player asks yes or no questions to try and figure out who was picked.