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Enhancing Cultural Proficiency-
Making Schools Better for Everyone
NTAP - August, 2014
The more we understand each other, the more we appreciate our differences.
Diana McIntoshLynne Partridge
I. OpeningsII. Perceptions CountIII. What is Culture ?IV. The Cultural Proficiency Continuum
Agenda
Define culture and its impact on our daily lives.
Gain a better understanding of Cultural Proficiency and the Cultural Proficiency Continuum and how it affects our lives.
To ensure a common language and common
understanding of this work.
Goals
◦Stay engaged. Observe the quiet signal Cell phones on vibrate and laptops away
◦Experience discomfort.◦Speak your truth (and allow others to
speak theirs)
◦Expect/accept non-closure.
Four Agreements
It is important in conversations where race/ diversity are discussed that we practice our best active listening techniques.
Pause Probe Paraphrase Acknowledge
3Ps and an A of active listening
… listening… requires not only open eyes and ears, but open hearts and minds. We do not really see through our eyes or hear through our ears, but through our beliefs... It is not easy, but it is the only way to learn what it might feel like to be someone else and the
only way to start the dialogue.
-Lisa Delpit
1. What is culture and why does it matter in schools and life?
2. How do we create environments that allow individuals and organizations to interact effectively with people who differ from them?
The Big Questions for Today
First Impressions
◦Partner with someone you know little about- personally
◦Guess about them from the following list:
II. Perceptions Count
Country of family origin and heritage Languages spoken Interests or hobbies Favorite food Type of movies ,TV preferred Type of music preferred Pets, if any, or favorite animals
Write your guess
How close were you?
We make judgments about people all the time, just by looking at them- it’s human nature.
To move to a place of cultural proficiency we first must examine our own beliefs and ideas and then get to know our students, their families, beliefs and their expectations.
Perceptions
Jot down words and/or phrases that describe your definition and ideas about “culture”
Turn to a new partner and share ideas. Add to yours.
Let’s hear a few.
III. Culture- What is it?
“The integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thoughts, communication, action, customs, beliefs, values and
instructions of a racial, ethnic, religious, or social group”.
Culture Is:
“The way we do things ‘round here.” – Asa Hilliard
Cultural Groups Besides ethnic/racial cultures…you can
belong to◦Schools◦Community/Neighborhood◦Professions◦Gender◦Age◦Religion◦Others?
Please take a moment to put your new ideas about culture down on the page.
Talk to someone about your new learning.
Let’s hear a few.
Culture is………….
Culture- Redefined
IV. The Cultural Proficiency Tools
The Continuum
◦ Language for describing both healthy and non-productive policies, practices and individual behaviors
The Essential Elements◦ Behavioral standards for measuring, and
planning for growth toward cultural proficiency The Barriers
◦ Caveats that assist in responding effectively to resistance to change
The Guiding Principles◦ Underlying values of the approach
The Cultural Proficiency Continuum
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Society today… We live and work in an increasingly diverse
world. Interacting effectively with cultures different
than ours is a critical skill today. If organizations or people are to interact
effectively in a culturally diverse setting, ◦ an organization must examine its policies and
practices; ◦ an individual must examine his/her values, beliefs
and behaviors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InCdx8g1zYQ
Why Cultural Proficiency
Schools today…
◦ The student population is becoming more diverse.◦ Achievement requirements are higher for all
children. ◦ There is attention being paid to the gap in
achievement for African American and Hispanic students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgouex0WSJw
Why Become Culturally Proficient?
Building Cultural Proficiency in Schools
Building cultural proficiency requires: informed and dedicated staff, committed and involved leadership, and time
People cannot attend a one-day training and be expected to return to work with solutions to all the equity and racial/cultural issues in their environment.
Cultural Proficiency ContinuumJigsaw Task
At your table number off 1-4- read to be able to teach the point to your teammates- make sure you give the definition and one example from the text and one of your own.
1’s Read- Destructiveness 2’s Read Incapacity 3’s Read Blindness 4’s Read Pre-competence
When I call the number – begin teaching- Please do not move on to the next number until I call it.◦ Make sure that your teammates are looking at the
text you read as you teach.- jot down your new example
◦ Have them underline or highlight the parts you feel are important
◦ Have them dialogue a minute about it.
Number 1’s begin…..
Teach
Cultural destructiveness See the difference, stomp it out
The Continuum
Cultural incapacity See the difference, make it wrong
The Continuum
Cultural blindness See the difference;
dismiss it
The Continuum
Cultural precompetence See the difference, respond
inadequately
The Continuum
Cultural competence See the difference, understand the
difference that difference makes
The Continuum
Cultural proficiency See the difference and respond
effectively in a variety of environments
The Continuum
Cultural Proficiency is defined as having the knowledge, skills, and attitudes/beliefs to work with individuals from cross cultural settings with the ability to respond to their needs in a positive and effective way.
Culture makes a difference,and that difference matters!
Definition of Cultural Proficiency
Be the change
you expect in others.