Mutli-cultural Resource List - D'Ann, Jacque, Rashida, Becky

Compiled by D’Ann, Jacqueline,Rashida, and Becky


http://www.meridian.org/
Meridian International Center is a non-profit institution that offers trainings and programs that help business professionals and educational institutions build international understanding.

http://www.teachingforchange.org/DC_Projects/ECEI/articles.html
Teaching for Change produces professional development workshops, publications, and programs that help teachers, other school staff and parents to “…build a more equitable, multicultural society.”

http://www.reachctr.org/
The Reach Center helps institutions, businesses and communities with training and strategic planning concerning cultural diversity.

http://www.diversity-books.com/
American Multicultural Publication distributes multicultural books to schools and libraries.

Learning to Teach Everyone's Children: Equity, Empowerment, and Education that is Multicultural
Carl A. Grant, University of Wisconsin- MadisonMaureen Gillette, Northeastern Illinois University
This book focuses on the unique teaching experience that teachers have in the United States.

http://www.globalclassroom.org/
The Global Classroom Network sponsors this project in which students from different countries communicate and share information about how to say words and phrases in their native language.

http://www.edchange.org/
is dedicated to diversity, equity, and justice in schools and society. We act to shape schools and communities in which all people, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, (dis)ability, language, or religion, have equitable opportunities to achieve to their fullest.

http://www.nameorg.org/
Educators and representatives from business and communities comprise NAME's membership. The organization's website contains information and links to resources for those interested in multicultural education.

Skipping Stones : A Multicultural Magazine 5 ISSUES PER YEAR AT $35.65 EACH
Children's magazine encouraging cooperation, creativity and celebration of cultural and environmental richness. Provides a forum for sharing ideas and experiences among children from different backgrounds.

http://www.mcreview.com/
The Multicultural Review
Website for a quarterly journal for educators about new developments and trends
in cultural diversity education.

http://www.weber.edu/mbe/htmls/mbe.html
Multicultural/Bilingual Education
References a variety of multicultural multimedia resources, books, teaching aids and links to other useful websites.

www.isomedia.com/homes/jmele/joe.htmlMulticultural Book ReviewA wonderful site of 9 different multicultural sections of books from Kathy Schrock’s site which is a “must” for all educators.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
This page is maintained by the US Department of State. It includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states. This could be used for a better understanding and appreciation for potential out of country meeting attendees.

The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World by Roger E. Axtell
This book will explain what signs may be acceptable to you, but not to your meeting attendee from a different culture!

Multicultural Manners: New Rules of Etiquette for a Changing Society by Norine Dresser
This book illustrates many of the common gaffes, social miscues, and misunderstandings that can occur between people of different cultural backgrounds, and teaches how to avoid them.

http://www.earthcalendar.net/index.php
This website will allow to you to search by date, religion, country, etc. and track all holidays, festivals, cultural days of importance all over the world.

http://webdesign.about.com/od/color/a/bl_colorculture.htm
This website tells you briefly about what different colors symbolize for different cultures.