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My guest today is Roberto Germán, director of middle school and creator of the educational consulting group 'The Multicultural Classroom.'In today's episode we explore:the differences between multiculturalism vs. a multicultural classroom vs. social justiceRoberto's journey from an extremely poor and under-performing school in Lawrence, MA to one of the wealthiest private boarding schools in the nation and how that experience inspired the work he does nowwhat a multicultural classroom experience looks like for the white teacher with a variety of ethnicities and races in their classroomwhat a multicultural classroom experiences looks like for the white teacher in a predominately white schoolhow to celebrate and honor the different cultures of your classroom without patronizing or stereotyping those culturesresources for educators wanting do dive further into teaching in a multicultural classroomRESOURCESThe Multicultural Classroom blogThe Anti-Racist Reading Teacher Instruction Workbook | Lorena GermánCulturally Sustaining Pedagogies | Django ParisTeaching ToleranceFacing HistoryEmbrace RaceMontessori for Social JusticeThis Book is Anti-Racist | Tiffany JewellEveryday Antiracism | Mica PollockCourageous Conversations | The Pacific GroupCONNECT WITH ROBERTO GERMÁNThe Multicultural ClassroomLorena Germán on Twitter | @nenagermanLorena Germán on Instagram | @lorenagermanCONNECT WITH THOMTwitter | @gibsoneduYouTube | /gibsoneduInstagram | @gibsoneducationEmail | thom@thomgibson.comSUPPORT THE PODCASTEnroll in the How to Teach Kids About Money course for educatorsSign up for the #TeamEdu newsletterLeave a podcast rating & review