We invite your comments and contributions to this site. Books we've reviewed that we want to share with you. An overview of multicultural education issues. Multicultural education harbors a place for a multitude of voices in a multicultural society and a place for many dreams. Mary Stone Hanley Developing culturally relevant lesson plans can be difficult.
Students differ in cultural background, and in cultural literacy.
Studies show, however, that teaching based on the learner's culture has powerful and positive results. An example of a culturally relevant lesson plan is included at the end of the article. Native American students should be taught in the forms of story situations to help them interpret abstract science concepts. This lesson helps provide ideas on how to do that for elementary science teachers. If offers a concrete program of action items and implementation activities that public school districts and communities can recommend to their stakeholders.