TEC Symposium Proposal- Organizational processes for assimilating multiculturalism

 

Topic: Education for Multicultural Competence in Teacher Education Institutions

Chairs: Prof. Leah Kozminski (Ret.), Kaye Academic College of Education, Dr. Olzan Goldstein, Kaye Academic College of Education

 

Presenters: Prof. Leah Kozminski, Dr. Olzan Goldstein, Prof. Miri Shonfeld, Dr. Wafa Zidan, Dr. Hadas Shelly-Huber, Dr. Yifat Linder, Dr. Nariman Mari-Hajj

 

Lecture topics:

  • Organizational processes in the establishment and development of the TEC Center, Prof. Miri Sheinfeld and Dr. Wafa Zidan
  • Developing a dialogic process in a multicultural community at Gordon Academic College, Dr. Hadas Shelly-Huber
  • A model of the Tel-Hai Academic College for developing cultural competence through simulation, Dr. Yifat Linder
  • Promoting multiculturalism at the Arab Academic College of Education in Haifa, Dr. Nariman Mari-Hajj
  • Cultural humility in the context of teacher training, Prof. Leah Kozminsky

The symposium will be moderated by the coordinators of the “Systemic Pedagogical Change in Academia” think tank at the Institute. Director: Dr. Olsen Goldstein and Prof. Leah Kozminsky, President of the Kay Academic College of Education for the years 2010 – 2022.

 

 

Ladson-Billings (1995) refers to pedagogies that respond to learners’ cultural diversity and empower them intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically, using cultural references to deepen knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Thus, teaching combines academic excellence, identification with the learner’s culture, and actions aimed at reducing prejudice and promoting critical social change (Banks, 2004).

Israeli society, which is characterized by a plurality of communities from a variety of cultures, and its education system is sectoral with educational institutions divided into streams. This structure makes teaching that promotes cultural competence an educational challenge, requiring exposure to a variety of cultures as well as understanding and respecting the values, attitudes, and beliefs of people from different cultures, while addressing intercultural differences in teaching processes (NCCC, n/d).

The purpose of the symposium is to present and discuss organizational processes that have been implemented to promote the cultural competence of faculty and students at four teacher education institutions and the TEC Intercollegiate Center. The symposium will be attended by representatives from these institutions, all of whom are members of the “Systemic Pedagogical Change in Academia” think tank operating at the Mofet Institute.

Lecture topics:

  • Organizational processes in the establishment and development of the TEC Center, Prof. Miri Sheinfeld and Dr. Wafa Zidan
  • Developing a dialogic process in a multicultural community at Gordon Academic College, Dr. Hadas Shelly-Huber
  • A model of the Tel-Hai Academic College for developing cultural competence through simulation, Dr. Yifat Linder
  • Promoting multiculturalism at the Arab Academic College of Education in Haifa, Dr. Nariman Mari-Hajj
  • Cultural humility in the context of teacher training, Prof. Leah Kozminsky

The symposium will be moderated by the coordinators of the “Systemic Pedagogical Change in Academia” think tank at the Institute. Director: Dr. Olsen Goldstein and Prof. Leah Kozminsky, President of the Kay Academic College of Education for the years 2010 – 2022.

 

References:

 

Banks, J. A. (2004). Multicultural education: Historical development, dimensions, and practice. In J. A. Banks & C. A. M. Banks (Eds.), Handbook of research on multicultural education. (pp. 3–29). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory Practice, 34, 159–165.

NCCC (n/d). Definitions of Cultural Competence. https://nccc.georgetown.edu/curricula/culturalcompetence.html