Learning Together What We Do Not Know: The Pedagogy of Multicultural Foundations (Section III: Course and Professor Level of Assessment of Innovation‪)‬

I'm struggling with how to get the students to address the culture of power--I might bring in something ... on curriculum and instructional planning that draws on students' backgrounds and interests and makes explicit how their home knowledge can be used as a bridge to school knowledge. This might help to make the abstract ideas more concrete. (Instructor multicultural foundations course) I came into this class thinking ... of everyone as the same ... treat everyone equal ... About half way through [the course] I start to think about race and [other] issues. Should I think about it in my class? Mid-way through I'm really lost and not sure what to do as a teacher. [Now,] I'm heading toward knowing that race is an issue. (Prospective teacher enrolled in multicultural foundations course)