Multicultural teaching approaches are powerful tools for engaging diverse gifted learners in social science classrooms. These approaches can have a significant influence on learning, build efficacy toward success, and develop interest
in social sciences. Multicultural teaching approaches are reviewed and a rationale from a synthesis of research on multicultural education and social science pedagogy is provided. The presenters demonstrate a variety of
multicultural teaching strategies for elementary and secondary classrooms. Participants receive a collection of exemplary instructional lessons and a bibliography of recommended resources.