Training for Multicultural Classroom Facilitation

Co-sponsored by Rackham School of Graduate Studies, CRLT, and The Program on Intergroup Relations, this series of six three-hour workshops provides foundational knowledge and practice in using a variety of models of group facilitation and dialogue for classroom settings. The program is usually offered once a year during Fall Term.

The program as a whole emphasizes interactive exercises, with the directors modeling and debriefing many strategies designed to elicit and engage participants in numerous forms of multicultural dynamics. The directors provide “mini-lectures” to frame exercises, lead discussions designed to elucidate core principles of multicultural teaching, and lead debriefing sessions about the goals and applications of facilitation techniques. Participants also receive short readings, handouts, templates for facilitation. Each session concludes by reviewing the mechanics of facilitation used during that afternoon.

The program is intended for GSIs who are teaching multicultural content, who want to enhance their ability to engage their students' social backgrounds, or who want to enhance their ability to teach students to work productively with diverse others. Participants will provide a brief statement of purpose before the start of the program. They will receive a certificate of training after completing all six sessions; no partial credit is available.