...Vernon-Feagans, Kainz, Amendum, Ginsberg, Wood, and Bock (2012) assert that: looking at an American classroom today, significant changes are notable. The number of students coming from different linguistic backgrounds and cultures has tremendously increased in most public schools. This has posed challenges to classroom a teacher as the bulk of teaching has increased with the accommodation of linguistic and culture diversified students (Gilbert, Compton, Fuchs, Fuchs, Bouton, Barquero and Cho, 2013). This therefore directly affects the performance of such a classroom in respect to methods of teaching applied. Henry, Castek, OʼByrne and Zawilinski (2012) states that: for an efficient and effective teaching of such a classroom, individual needs of each student in such a class need to be successfully met. This then calls for a thorough research on the incorporation of such diversity with an aim of improving on classroom performance (Utley, 2011). This research article being based on this need tries to give precise and easy implementable strategies to help in such a situation. It seeks to assist the teaching fraternity of diversified institutions manage to deliver effectively and with ease on their core mandate. This paper contains strategies for improving on performance in a linguistically diversified classroom. The outline of these pillars appear in this sequential order: acknowledgement of the diversity, connection with the students, establishment of cultural collaborations throughout the school...
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...Course Date of Submission How should we address diversity in the classroom? Diversity in the classroom refers to the realization that everyone is different and unique. In the classroom, there are differences in religion, culture, athleticism, personality, reading levels and understanding capabilities. Teachers should embrace this fact and use it positively to everyone’s benefit. Diversity in the classroom provides ways of problem solving and exchange of a variety of ideas. Different years come with different problems, and people change by growing physically and in the knowledge. However, people do not like routine because it can be very monotonous. Teachers should be knowledgeable about this fact and come up with ways of breaking the monotony. They should be thinking of what students like to study, how they like to study and how they can stay interested in the classroom. Teachers should provide conducive and interesting environments for learning, to students. Students who feel uncomfortable with the conditions in class are unlikely to perform well. Life outside the classroom is very diverse, and if students can learn to use this for their good, in class, it can work well for them even outside the class. Teachers should be doing a number of things other than teaching the first thing being valuing diversity. They should be taking the time to know more about their students, know about their students’...
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...According to the dictionary diversity is the state or fact of being different. As teachers within the classroom we are faced with many challenges among our students because of their disabilities, customs, culture, beliefs or even their social status or ethnicity. Teaching a classroom which is diverse can be a challenge for the teacher to be successful he or she should get to know each of the students strength, weakness, skills and interest and especially their background. The teacher needs to accept that all student will learn differently and the students should see themselves as capable learners and held accountable to that belief and that responsibility. Another way in which the teacher can achieve highly in a diverse classroom is to educate himself or herself on the different customs and culture of the students. Time spend researching the students background will provide the teachers with a better insight of how to interact with her class, how to plan her lesson and this in return will decide if the teacher will developed a strong learning reaction from students within the classroom. For a teacher to be progressive in a diverse classroom the teacher needs to value each students input and denounced any stereotypical behaviors and provide an equal opportunity for learning for each of the students. The teacher should plan lessons on diversity and allow students to be the center of the lesson. The role of the teacher then is to facilitate the students learning and...
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...Paula Mackey EDU 313N November 25, 2012 Prof. Cordes Accommodating Differences Today’s classrooms are made up of many backgrounds, cultural differences, abilities as well as learning styles. No two students are the same. Teachers must be prepared to accommodate all students meeting them where they are in order to give them a positive learning experience. Curriculum should be presented in a way that students get the most of the experience no matter their learning style, culture or background. I have chosen to address the needs and traits of the Visual Learner, the Auditory Learner and the learners who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Visual learners are those who learn best by seeing. They like to read and see things on paper to best absorb the knowledge or concept. For the visual learner teachers must demonstrate tasks not just give verbal instruction. The visual learner needs to be shown how a task is to be completed, or what a situation looks like. Teachers can incorporate video clips, movies, and photographs, in the curriculum in order to help the visual learner understand concepts and better complete assignments. Use colorful flash cards and highlight written material with bright colors, or use different colors when writing on the board, this helps the visual learner paint a visual picture to remember material that has been taught or presented (eHow). The students who have Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have difficulty...
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...Diane Uonites Cultural Diversity in the Classroom March 13, 2016 Sean Diana Part One: Collage: Personal Cultural Identity My ancestors came from Germany, Sweden, and Norway. My ancestor’s journey was by ship and landed in Ellis Island. What I value about my culture is my family and how important they are. I also value how we depend on one another to get through the day. Sisters, brothers, nieces and nephew, son and daughters. To be an American is to have the freedom to do what I want. To love the country I live in and respect the people who fought for my freedom. Citizenship is a feeling of belonging to a country and standing up for the country that you love. Being able to vote, pay taxes, and defend my country. Part Two: Interview: Cultural Identity Use the questions below to interview one adult: 1. When did your ancestors come here? Carol Moriscato grandparents came from Italy in the 1800’s. 2. What process did they take to make the journey? They came over by boat. They each had to have a relative in the USA to sponsor their trip. They also had to promise to have a job. 3. What do you consider to be your culture? Carol said that pretty much their culture was American. 4. When did you first become aware of your culture? When Carol was about 8 or 9 she realized she was Italian when she heard her grandparents speaking Italian on the phone with relative that still lived in Italy. 5. What do you value about your culture? Carol stated...
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...Name> <Grade Earned> <Date Graded> “The most diverse group in the United States is our youngest children, and they will make the nation more diverse as they age. Almost 9 million young people age 5 to 17 speak language other than English in their home and 2.6 million of the have difficult speaking English” (Sarvavia-Sore, 2008). We as educators today have to learn to accept and embrace today’s new changing society and population as it continues to grow. Welcoming diversity inside of the classroom comes with changing a lot of old modern day rules and regulations. However in order for all students to succeed every education system has to design and creates ways to embrace diversity. As a Head Start teacher I found it very challenging when I encountered my first Hispanic student. It was very difficult to get her to learn and interact on the same level as the other student. However thru many different strategies and solutions I was able to see progress and growth within her. Diversity is accepted when educators adjust their curriculum, set high expectation for all students, develop the appropriate physical...
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...On October 18, 2015 a peer diversity educator, named Margaret, visited our class in order to inform us better on the type of diversity seen in our classroom and on our campus in general. At a first glance, our classroom didn’t appear to be very diverse. We are all caucasian, and honors students, however, as we dove deeper into the activity it came to my attention that the class was a lot more diverse than we appeared. I thought that this activity was very insightful and will be very helpful in advancing inclusion in my personal and professional life. In my personal life I believe that this training will come in handy because it will help me remember that not everyone is who they appear to be. In our class there were many people from different...
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...Student Diversity and Classroom Management Grand Canyon University- EDU 450 October 20, 2013 In today’s classrooms teachers have a lot of diversity to deal with while trying to teach. When it comes to diversity in the class it varies from cultural, mental socio-economic, physical differences. Educators today have to be able to meet all the needs of the students within the class. Teachers need to have knowledge of all the different types of diversity. All of the diversities within the classroom can present several challenges upon the teacher when it comes to discipline. When it comes to maintaining order in the classroom it can be a difficult thing for new teachers it they do not have a lot of assistants. Over the years students have become defiant and teachers are unprepared to deal with the issues. If teachers do not have control of the classroom it can lead to poor classroom management. This paper will discuss five classroom management strategies that will promote critical thinking and gain the students attention within the classroom. The five strategies will include Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle, Win-Win Discipline, Kounin’s Lesson Management, B. F. Skinner’s Discipline through Shaping Behavior and William Glasser’s Discipline Guide by Choice. Using the Canter’s Behavior Management Cycle in the class can help teachers keep the class in order and control. The Canters can be an assertive discipline approach when it comes to teachers using this management...
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...Agatha School. It was a small school in Milton with about 20-40 students per grade. From my understanding at that age my class was diverse but I had not been exposed to a class of more than 40 students. My school was racially diverse but not very ethnically diverse. I did not have a proper understanding for diversity until I reached high school. This was my first exposure to public school. It was in Milton which is still not the most diverse place, but it was certainly different than my tiny Catholic school. At Milton High School, I was introduced to types of diversity I had not seen at St. Agatha School. I got to see a wider range of ethnic diversity with all the different cultures. There were programs for students with disabilities which was not in the budget at St. Agatha. By high school, I had a motley crew of friends. My group of friends was diverse in terms of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and socioeconomic...
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...A. Culture and Diversity Culture is defined as our way of life, everything that is shared, passed on or transmitted from one generation to the next. Diversity is defined as a state of unlikeness, the condition of being different or a variety or range of different things. Everybody is diverse. B. Identify four aspects of diversity that have influenced your personal identity. Religion, gender, social status, personality 1a.) Social Status: One observable characteristic is appearance. Growing up, my family was lower middle class in a predominantly upper class town. Although we were always clean, our clothes were often ill-fitting, or third generation hand me downs. This led to a lot of teasing and bullying as a child and into my teenage years. As an adult, I am very conscious of my appearance, and am still very sensitive to any ridicule about my appearance. I am also very meticulous in how my children are dressed and presented to society, in hopes of preventing them from the teasing I was put through as a child. Religion: One observable characteristic is beliefs. I grew up Catholic, it was very apparent to others what religion we were due to specific traditions of the Catholic religion, especially during Lent. In high school, I made the transition from pubic school, to a private Catholic school in our community, which made my religious beliefs even that much more apparent. 1b.) Social Status:...
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...to do of a classroom, how the children acted during my visit, and an important topic in education which is multi-cultural diversity which is present in almost every classroom all over the country. For my observation, I visited a 1st grade classroom in my old school which is Yeshiva Derech HaTorah. I attended this school from 1st to 12th grade so it just me made me want to go and observe one of the classroom but for once, not as a student. The teacher’s name is Morah Maya, she is a close family friend as well so I figures, she would be on board with me coming in and she was. I was very excited for my visit in her classroom and was actually looking forward. In the classroom, there is 27 children with one head teacher and 1 teacher’s assistant. Though you may think this is a crazy ratio but it’s not because since this is a private school, the classroom are not that big as you would see compared to a public school. Even though there is only a teacher and an assistant, there is also one speech therapist assigned to one child to help him and there is also one Occupational Therapist in the classroom as well. The schedule of this 1st grade is different every day but since I visited on a Friday where the day is shorter for them because they all have to get home and get ready for Shabbat, their day still consists of all 3 teachers and here is their schedule: (Will be shown at the end of the essay). The next part of this essay is the floor plan of the classroom that I visited:...
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...education possible to all of the students in the classroom regardless of their race, sexuality, backgrounds and needs. As a second grade teacher in a multicultural classroom teaching second-graders it is important that I offer education to my students about diversity, social justice, and equality. “Diversity, equality, and social justice are the foundation for education that is multicultural” (Johnson, Musial, Halle, Gollnick, & Dupuis, 2005). Educating myself, as a teacher must be the first thing that I do, many teachers have limited experience and knowledge about other ethnic and religious groups other than their own. As a teacher of a multicultural classroom for Happy Valley Elementary School, I have 21 students to teach, 7 are white, 5 are Latino, 4 are African American, 3 are Native American and 2 are Asian. This is great because it will allow all of the students to participate with each other and learn from each other. Due to my classroom, have 4 students with special needs and one in a wheelchair I will make activities that accommodate them as well, so that all the children can participate and not one student feeling left out. “Education that is multicultural provides equity in the curriculum, in relationships between teachers and students, in the school climate, in staffing patterns, and in relationships with parents and communities” (Johnson, Musial, Halle, Gollnick, & Dupuis, 2005). Teaching diversity in the classroom will allow the students to learn to value and respect...
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...As a teacher you must be aware of what is going on in the classroom and pay attention to children from diverse backgrounds. Just as Dr. Garcia stated it could be easy for them to disengage and separate themselves from the other children (Fostering Cultural Responsive Interactions). I would make sure that I would incorporate activities that make all children feel represented and respected. As a teacher, it is my responsibility to make every child feel that they are a part of the classroom. Finally, I think that being resourceful and utilizing all resources will help in a diverse classroom. I’m the kind of person who is curious by nature anyway, so if I do not know or understand something, I ask about it, look it, read about it, or do whatever I can to find out about it. I would do the same thing with the different diversity of the classroom. I would pull resources, get other people from the community who are familiar with a particular culture to come in and give insight. I would purchase my own materials If not provided to help in the classroom. And one of the most important things I would do is to utilize the children’s family. I would have them come in own cultural day or night and share their experiences so that the children can learn and develop a respect of one another’s diversity. I believe that all three of the R’s that I mentioned are things that I would do personally in my very own classroom to ensure that I foster culturally responsive interaction not just among...
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...cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity.” The United States, at its core, has always been founded on diversity. Since the idea of America being a melting pot began, our nation has become more diverse and has tirelessly strived to be more inclusive. However, both the church and secular classrooms struggle to understand and appreciate diversity causing many culture problems to arise. Our biggest priority should then be to identify the issues and highlight the all the benefits diversity brings. In order to accept diversity, it is important that you understand it. “Cultural diversity encompasses the whole range of human experiences including, but not limited to, age, gender, racial classification, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic class, ability, national origin, geographical location, political orientation, physical size, and appearance (“What’s So Important…”).” This shows that diversity is so important because it ultimately will affect at least one or more aspect of an individual’s life. Diversity in culture guides and shapes viewpoints and outlooks of individuals. Understanding...
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...How could the digital technologies described in this chapter have been used or adapted to address student diversity? Be specific in your examples. Chapter 6 describes various successful ways to use digital technologies in the classroom. These technologies represent perfect ways to address student diversity. There is always student diversity in every classroom no matter what level or subject that you teach. These diversities can range from many different things including: Race, gender, language, students with learning disabilities, and even physical disabilities. Digital technologies can make a difference in reaching all students in the classroom no matter the diversity. Graphic tablets can be used with a stylus to draw diagrams or create artwork on an electronic pad. This can be used also in elementary schools to help students with hand writing disabilities. Touch screens are used to respond to human touch instead of a mouse. Touch screens can help students that are preliterate, cannot type, or have difficulty controlling a mouse due to physical impairment. Digital whiteboards are also used in the classroom so that instead of erasing information, you can save or even print the information. This can be beneficial to students that are slow copying information or students that do not understand the information and need to go back and look at it. A built in scanner records the drawing as the teacher writes on the whiteboard. The information can even be connected to...
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