COMMITTEE FOR MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
Notes from Meeting of
16 March 2010
The Sixth meeting of the committee for multicultural curriculum transformation was held on
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Altgeld 203.
Attendance
Michael Gonzales, Liping Guo, Robin Moremen, Judy Santacaterina, Sally Conklin,
Diana Swanson
Announcements
Women’s History Month Events: March 29, Alumni panelist, March 31: noon: "The
Cultural Politics of Salsa Dancing in Chicago: A Gender Perspective." With speaker Frances
Aparicio.
Minutes
February 16, 2010 Minutes approved unanimously.
Assessment
A review of the assessment questions and goals were reviewed. Suggestions Include: do not
use compounded questions, splitting the assessment into three broad categories including
the influence on curriculum, personal transformation, and effectiveness of teaching in a
diverse class. A survey should be made that can be given to every class that is applicable
both before and after. Assessment should include both open ended and self-directed
questions. It can be both quantitative and qualitative. The goals need to be converted into
measurable objectives. Goals are targets, objectives are measurable outcomes, and
assessment is questions. Goals and the assessment will be a good resource to give to
potential keynote and plenary speakers.
It was agreed upon to split the assessment into three groups as follows:
1) Curriculum transformation (content)
2) Pedagogy (How you teach, strategies, methods)
3) Awareness & Transformation (personal awareness, commitment, enactment)
Individual pairs were assigned to each sub-assessment as follows:
 Curriculum transformation – Liping and Sally
 Pedagogy- Robin and Diana
 Awareness and transformation- Judy
Judy will be assigned to work with a partner at a later date. Each group is to come up with
goals and measurable objects for their sections and have them to Katy Smith by Thursday,
April 8th.
Keynote Speaker
Keynote speaker discussion was tabled for the next meeting. It was discussed to keep Fay
Atkindes in mind as a leading candidate. She is also presenting at 2010 NCORE on June 1
& 2. Discussion about sending a representative to NCORE was discussed, and plans for
correspondence with Virginia Cassidy was made.
Guidelines for Panelists
Guidelines for future panelists were briefly discussed. It was noted that guidelines will grow
out of our goals, and that this will be useful to determine panelists and tell people what we
would like them to do.
Closing remarks
Each sub-group is to come up with goals and measurable objects for their sections and have
them to Katy Smith by Thursday, April 8th. These will be compiled and discussed next
meeting. Arrangements have been made for Carolinda Douglass to attend our next meeting
to assist in assessment protocols.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:21 a.m. The next meeting is scheduled for 20 April, 2010
from 10:00-11:30 in Altgeld 203.