Should reflect the student body in cultural practices or at least provide a way for students to connect to other cultures besides their own.
Refers to artists, poets, and heroes who convey the culture of the student body (culture as in race, gender, ethnicity, age-group, and more).
People portrayed are covered in a more than surface level read.
Dive deep into systemic issues that lead to open discussion for student thought.
Provide a basis for student/teacher analysis to connect with real world topics.
Should avoid overly complex language while maintaining accuracy.
Each new concept should have multiple practice exam problems.
Should include hands-on activities such as group works, measuring.
Should involve figures who can reflect the student body.
Provide equitable access to materials and provide multicultural approaches to support teacher instruction.
Also maintains accuracy while not overcomplicating topics.
Text can easily be expanded on and researched.
Should include diversity, equity, and representation of multiple ethnic, racial, and gender groups that reflect the student body and will allow for critical thinking and discussions.
Should reflect multiple perspectives of each historical account.
Maintains the highest level of accuracy but is contingent to open discussion and provides prompts/questions for students to think/talk/research about.
All extracurricular material should be of great quality and be up to date with current standards.
Should integrate cultural diversity that not only reflects the student body, but creates opportunities to understand and learn from other perspectives.
Art, music, and sports should be collaborative with diverse communities.
Makes sure that everyone participating feels included and seen within their activity.
Allow for open discussion within teams and encourages the highest level of collaboration and teamwork.