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Assignment:

1. Read the article "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" by Peggy McIntosh (see PDF in the module under content). Mark passages with squares, circles, and triangles.

• Describe 2 key points that come to mind after reading this article. Please describe in details why those two key points are important to you.

2. Watch and record notes on the 6:00 min. video clip "Stereotypes-- Stossel in the Classroom"

• Describe 2 key points that come to mind after watching this video. Please describe in details why those two key points are important to you.

3. Read Part I from Bonnie M. Davis's "Looking Inside Ourselves" and "How You View the World & Why Your Perspective Matters" by Tyler Kleeberger and respond to the following prompts. Please elaborate on your responses.

• How were you acculturated? And what implication does it have on your word view?
• Think about the students who are different than you, e.g., students of color, students who are from different socio-economic background, etc., in the context of education. In what ways might their days differ from yours?
• In what ways might you examine your own freedoms and privilege in every decision that is made in your educational setting?
• After reading these two readings, what are your thoughts?

4. Read Part II from Bonnie M. Davis's "Listening to and Learning From Others" and respond to the following prompts. Please elaborate on your responses.

Thinking about your past and current classroom teaching and learning environments' dominant communication style/s:

1. How would you describe those classrooms' teaching and learning environments (K-16)? Remember to reflect on this question in the context of this week's reading/s, e.g., experience with culturally relevant practies.
2. How does the dominant communication style prevailing in those classrooms' teaching and learning environments compares with the communication styles of addressing culturally diverse learners in the classroom? ...remember the first question as this is a follow up question to it.
3. Which suggestions from Davis chapters might a teacher consider for creating a teaching and learning environment that is inclusive of the communication styles of addressing culturally diverse learners in the classroom? Make sure to cite more than one suggestion that is backed up with a strong rationale.