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Individual identity and self-awareness -- My life as a ____ -- I come from_____ -- My name -- Metaphorical me : the grab bag -- Professional identity collage -- Zen cards -- Reading worlds into words -- Stories that cling -- Ways of seeing : beyond stereotyping -- Willingness to be disturbed -- Award acceptance/toast : future selves, present goals -- Multicultural awareness and intercultural interaction -- Shared language and guidelines: creating a classroom culture of respect -- Just because -- A-list/B-list : getting beyond stereotypes -- Talking back : found and two-voice poems -- Finding ways in : translating others' experiences -- Traditional American axioms : yours, mine, or ours? -- Processing white privilege and examining racism -- Gendered language: unpacking common parlance -- Code switching : language, dress, and behavior -- Being and becoming : bullies and divas and martyrs, oh my! -- Campus culture walk -- Introduction to classroom inquiry -- Multi-genre inquiry project : sharing the process and results of inquiry -- Double-entry inquiry notebook : from seeing to meaning -- Asking and developing the overarching inquiry question : finding a focus -- Writing a rationale for your overarching question -- Developing frequently asked questions (faqs) -- Interviews : designing questions, analyzing answers, making connections -- Perspective taking in the ecosystem classroom : the yin and yang of resilience -- What they think they're doing : withholding judgment of others in order to understand -- A-list/b-list : getting beyond stereotypes in the field -- Processing classroom inquiry -- Analyzing pedagogy for the classroom ecosystem -- Popcorn (a.k.a. quaker) reading -- Literature circles -- Save the last word for me -- Rubric protocol -- Graffiti wall -- Culturally responsive curriculum -- Your turn : lesson planning -- Your turn : collaborative unit planning.

Based on the conceptual framework of the educational ecosystem, Reaching and Teaching Diverse Populations: Strategies for Moving Beyond Stereotypes engages preservice teachers in activities that promote their understanding of diversity topics. In working through the activities included in this text, students deepen their understanding of the interrelationship of the community, the school, and classroom dynamics and cultures. By making multicultural issues local and relevant, future teachers begin to see themselves as agents of change, creators of curriculum and pedagogy, and facilitators of a synergistic, dynamic, and exciting learning environment.