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PI 34.15(4)(c) (1-6)  Minority group/Human relations

This workshop requires you to read these web sites:

Web sites on Indian tribes and bands located in Wisconsin: Other minority relations web sites:

and write three papers:

  1. A two- to four-page paper describing history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the American Indian tribes and bands located in Wisconsin.
  2. A three- to five-page paper describing the strengths and weaknesses in terms of minority relations (highlight the bulleted items) of a textbook or other existing instructional unit you currently use:
    • history, culture and contributions of women and various racial, cultural, language and economic groups in the United States,
    • philosophical and psychological bases of attitude development and change,
    • the psychological and social implications of discrimination, especially racism and sexism in the American society,
    • evaluating and assessing the forces of discrimination, especially racism and sexism on faculty, students, curriculum, instruction, and assessment in the school program.
  3. A one- to two-page paper that describes your direct involvement with various racial, cultural, language and economic groups in the United States.

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Here is the rubric for this Minority Group Relations Workshop:

 

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History, culture, sovereignty

Paper identifies and notes the current location of the majority of the tribes present in WI, and focuses on the history, culture and Tribal sovereignty of the one to two tribes closest to your teaching location. Information is thorough and thoughtful.

Either the majority of tribes are not identified or the focus is on a tribe distant from your teaching location

The discussion of history, culture and Tribal sovereignty is lacking historical accuracy

Generalizations made in the paper might be considered crass or condescending. More than two tribes are the focus.

School Materials Analysis

Analysis includes: a comparison of contributions from all groups; discussion of implications of discrimination; the basis for changing prejudicial attitudes; recommendations for assessing the impact of discrimination in your school

Analysis includes three of previous list

Analysis includes two of previous list

Analysis includes one of previous list

Reflection on your involvement

Reflections are genuine and show clear insight into personal involvement with at least one minority group (this might be current or from some previous experience), honestly reflecting successes and needs for improvement, as appropriate

Reflections are genuine and show clear insight into personal involvement with at least one minority group, only successes are described.

Descriptions of interactions with persons in various minorities are listed, but personal reflection of the impact of the interaction is lacking.

Comments seem ‘canned’ or describe experiences in too general a way to determine their depth.

Form

Writing is as succinct as possible and grammatical/spelling errors are minimal (less than five). Ideas are organized in a logical way that is easy to follow.

Minor errors occur grammar or spelling mistakes that don’t affect the meaning of the writing.

Organizational errors occur - mistakes that make the writing a little confusing.

Major errors occur which make the meaning difficult to understand or paper is too long.