Russia Area Conference, November 2015

Facilitated by Darlene Jovellanos

• each participant will have committed to some specific next steps to not just survive but thrive in their multicultural team context.

• each team will have committed to a few next steps to deal with the challenges of being multicultural.

1. Session 1 (Monday) - Realities of Multicultural Teaming in SEND
2. Session 2 (Tuesday) - Digging Deeper into Cultural Diversity
3. Session 3 (Wednesday) - Responding to Cultural Diversity
4. Session 4 (Thursday) - Planning for Progress

• PowerPoint

• Erin Meyer's website
• Her Book “Culture Map”
• Take the assessment
• Cultural Comparison of SEND Russia missionaries > sample graphic

• Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions
• His Country Comparison

• Sarah A Lanier's Hot/Cold Cultures
• Her Book "Foreign to Familiar"

• Lingenfelter's 12 paired Values
• His Book "Ministering Cross-Culturally"
• Questionnaire

• Intercultural Communication Video Case Studies
• Book - "Leading Multicultural Teams"