Please complete the following PRIOR to our class session:
1. Getting to Know You Questionnaire
Go to Brightspace Announcements for the questionnaire link.
2. Brightspace Discussion Board
Go to Brightspace to the Discussion Board link and post to the "Please Introduce Yourself" forum.
3. Brightspace Journal Entry
Go to Brightspace and complete the Journal Entry: "Exploring Cultural Messages & Heritage."
4. Videos
View the 50-second video, Make Your Reading Count before doing any of the readings. After, view the video, Speak Up in Class for strategies to help you participate more in class.
5. Readings
Read the assigned articles (linked below). It is recommended that you take notes, as it fosters a deeper processing of the material. The password is posted on Blackboard (Announcements).
Wilkerson: America's Enduring Caste System
6. Prepare for In-Class Quiz (RAT#1) at the Beginning of Class
Review your notes from the readings. The 5-question multiple-choice quiz will be on the two assigned readings.
You will be taking the quiz individually and then again with your team.
In this session we will begin by forming teams. We will then discuss class norms for brave spaces. This will be followed by the quiz on the readings. Students will see a snapshot of the course's training modules, and we will go over course requirements. Students will then engage in several application activities and team and whole-class discussions on: cultural humility and multicultural counseling competence (i.e., awareness, knowledge, and skill); sociocultural identities; and Isabel Wilkerson's portrayal of America's 'caste' system, and how it relates to the school psychologist's work with marginalized students and their families.
Exploring Cultural Messages and Heritage