1. Before you begin your observation, make a list of the things you expect to find that support multicultural education as well as those that pose threats or obstacles.
   
   
   
2. Begin by walking the area you are to analyze. What resources do you find that may support efforts to increase understanding of diversity and multicultural education? For instance, what ethnic groups are present? What languages are spoken? What global links are evident? What places of worship exist? What ethnic restaurants and ethnic food stores can be found? What community services exist to assist the poor, the elderly, or the disabled?
   
   
   
3. Interview storeowners and shopkeepers in the neighborhood. What are their impressions of the cultural diversity in the community? How is diversity an asset or an obstacle to them? What is their impression of the role schools play in addressing issues of diversity?
   
   
   
4. What community resources or industries can you identify that may offer possible school-community linkages or other ways to relate curriculum to the community and the environment?
   
   
   
5. What unique cultural experiences and resources do you think children will bring with them to school as a result of growing up in this community? How might you build upon these in the classroom and school? You might benefit by drawing a community map of your findings.
   
   
   
6. What unique aspects of this community do you think might hinder a school’s ability to effectively address multicultural or diversity education? How might you overcome these?
   
   
   
7. What aspects of community life do you still have questions about? How might you go about finding the answers to these?
   
   
   
8. Describe any surprises, unexpected outcomes, or concerns of your community scan.
   

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