Cultural literate students are knowledgeable and appreciative of the way that culture and

history impact behaviors, beliefs, and relationships in a multicultural world.

Such students:

· Understand that culture impacts their behavior and beliefs, and the behavior and beliefs of others.

· Aware of specific cultural beliefs, values, and sensibilities that might affect the way that they and others think or behave.

· Appreciate and accept diverse beliefs, appearances, and lifestyles.

· Aware that historical knowledge is contructed, and is therefore shaped by personal, political, and social forces.

· Can communicate, interact, and work positively with individuals from other cultural groups.

· Understand how the use of technology and the internet impacts worldviews.

· Use technology in order to communicate with individuals and access resources from other cultures.

· Familiar with existing cultural norms of new technology environments (instant messaging, virtual workspaces, email), and are able to interact successfully in such environments.

· Know the history of both mainstream and non-mainstream American cultures, and understand that these histories have an impact today.

· Able to take the perspective of non-mainstream groups when learning about historical events.

· Know about major historical events of other nations and understand that these events impact behaviors, beliefs, as well as relationships with others.

· Aware of the similarities between groups of different cultural backgrounds and is acceptant of differences between them.

· Understand the dangers of stereotyping and other biases.

·  Aware of and sensitive to issues of racism and prejudice.

· Are bilingual or multilingual, or working towards these proficiencies.