The Expanding Canon: Teaching Multicultural Literature

	Overview

	Teaching Multicultural Literature

	About the Contributors

	Production Credits

	Registration and Materials


		Explore two poems using four approaches.

		Share your views on the discussion board.

Registration and Materials

Registration and Credit
Participation in this workshop is free, but you must register with the Annenberg Channel to receive certificates of completion that may be used for inservice or recertification credit. (Note: if you are taking this course with a group, only one person needs to register the entire site.) Graduate credit is available at a reasonable cost.

Getting the Materials
The workshop session programs are broadcast free on the Annenberg Channel. You may choose to watch a live broadcast or tape the programs to watch at a more convenient time. Find out more about the Annenberg Channel and see the broadcast schedule for this workshop. If you do not have access to the Annenberg Channel, you may watch our free simulcast online via broadband streaming or purchase videocassettes and the print guide from our online catalog. When you register, the Channel will provide the site facilitator with a single copy of the print guide. The guide is also available as a PDF under Support Materials Printable Guide (PDF) on this Web site.

If you are participating in a group session, your facilitator will give you a copy of the print guide or request that you print the PDF for yourself from this Web site. Your facilitator will give you any instructions concerning meeting time and place, what you should bring to sessions, and work you should do outside the group sessions.

Using the Materials
The guide and Web site provide background, activities, discussion questions, homework assignments, and resources to supplement the workshop session programs and provide a robust professional development experience. They also provide information for facilitators to plan and structure group sessions.

Workshop sessions generally are held weekly for at least two hours. If you are watching a real-time broadcast of the workshop session program on the Annenberg Channel, plan to begin 30 minutes prior to the broadcast. The workshop guide describes pre- and post-viewing activities and discussion to fill out the remainder of the session. The guide also provides homework to expand on what you have learned and prepare you for the next session. Note: If you are taking the workshop for graduate credit, there is additional required coursework.

If you are leading a group session, read our Facilitator Guide and the workshop guide for more information on planning and facilitating this workshop, and don't forget to register your site.

Use Channel-Talk, the workshop's email discussion list, to continue exploration of ideas outside the workshop session.

The Expanding Canon: Teaching Multicultural Literature

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