Enhancing Cultural Knowledge Webinar Series
Monday, December 14, 2009 (2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern)

Description: The Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) at Edvantia is pleased to provide this free, three-part webinar series to help North Carolina educators better address the needs of English language learners. Gloria Rockhold, who pioneered the Latino Community Engagement Program in Virginia’s Albemarle County School District, is hosting the webinar series. Rockhold has extensive experience working with English language learners, their families, and the educators who support them. She brings a wealth of knowledge about strategies educators can use to leverage and enhance cultural knowledge to promote student success.

Presenter: Gloria Rockhold

Webinar series

All webinars will be held from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (Eastern)

 

Resources

Presentations

The full webinar with audio and screen capture is available in Flash format.

Who is in your classroom? (March 1, 2010) The first webinar in the series provided background on what cultural knowledge is and is not. It explored the meanings of culture, diversity, cultural competence, and other key concepts related to cultural knowledge.

The effects of interrupted schooling and how understanding helps students learn (April 12, 2010)

Building background information and improving lesson plans (May 3, 2010)