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- 1. CULTURAL AWARENESS LEARNING TEAM “A” SHERI ALEXANDER, CRYSTAL WOOD, SHIRLEY LOVE, AND LEONCIO SALAMANCA
- 2. –Sheri Alexander “We are all a bunch of fruit in a basket.”
- 4. Why cultural awareness is important to adult educators? • Understand the audience • Better engagement • More robust lesson plan
- 5. 8 COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR INTERACTING WITH DIVERSE LEARNERS 1. Use a variety of instructional strategies. 2. Consider students' cultures and language skills. 3. Incorporate objectives for affective and personal development. 4. Communicate expectations. 5. Provide rationales. 6. Provide frequent reviews of the content learned. 7. Set goals. 8. Provide frequent feedback.
- 6. SKILLS FOR DEMONSTRATING CULTURAL SENSITIVITY IN A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. Good teachers not only learn from, but learn about their students. Active listening is a process where both the sender and receiver are fully engaged, the listener is focused and attentive, and distractions are minimized. Culturally-responsive teaching engages students in self-awareness activities that lead to reflection on cultural assumptions. Culturally competent instructors are willing to learn from their students; they recognize the potential of intercultural communication as a means for enhancing the learning of the entire learning community. Respect for the learner is a critical component of effective teaching.
- 7. WE ALL COME FROM THE SAME PLACE AND WE ARE ALL PLEASING TO LOOK AT AND ENJOY
- 8. STRATEGIES FOR AVOIDING BIAS AND PREJUDICE IN INSTRUCTION. Positively Interact with Students Encourage Open, Honest and Respectful Class Discussion Use Inclusive Language Actively Discourage Classroom Incivilities
- 10. STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING ACCEPTANCE IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Cultivate Awareness of Personal Biases Increase Empathy Practice Mindfulness Develop Cross-Group Friendships
- 12. • The impact of body language must be given priority consideration. • Appear relaxed and allow feedback and input from students. • Never downplay another’s contribution to the class. • Open yourself to new possibilities.
- 13. “Everyone should be able to enjoy the sweetness that life has to offer.” - Sheri Alexander The end……….
- 14. References Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon. (n.d.). Cultural diversity. Retrieved from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/cultural-diversity English Oxford Living Dictionary. (n.d.). Definition of cultural diversity in English. Retrieved from https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cultural_diversity Merriam, S., & Bierema, L. (2014). Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. UNESCO. (2017). Learning to live together. Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/international-. migration/glossary/cultural-diversity/ Fruits Basket Grape Strawberry Apple Watermelon Blueberry Cherry .... Retrieved from wallsdream.com/wallpaper/fruits-basket-grape...apple.../Y5MA The meaning and symbolism of the word - Apple. Retrieved from Incredible Dream and Meaning Apple - Dictionary of Dreams http://dreamicus.com/apple.html 11 Surprising Benefits of Banana | Organic Facts. Retrieved from https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/banana.html The surface of a strawberry: pics Let’s look on a random strawberry from ...Retrieved from https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3of5xf/the_surface_of_a_strawberry/.
- 15. References pg. 2 http://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/best-watermelon-seed-benefits The 5 Best Watermelon Seed Benefits Grapes PNG Images Transparent Free Download | PNGMart.com. Retrieved from Grape PNGhttp://www.pngmart.com/im age/tag/grapes Orange Images, 35 Orange High Resolution Wallpaper's Collection ...Retrieved from ... Wide HDQ Orange Wallpapers, Popular Photo 11 Surprising Benefits of Nectarines | Organic Facts. Retrieved from https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/nectarines.html National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. (1987). English Language Arts Standards Third Edition Fairness, Equity, and Diversity. Retrieved from http://www.nbpts.org/sites/default/files /documents/certificates/NB-Standards/ELA%20_NB_Standards.pdf Suttie, Jill, Psy.D. (2016, October 28). Four Ways Teachers Can Reduce Implicit Bias. Retrieved from https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/four_ways_teachers_can_reduce Barker, M., Frederiks, E., & Farrelly, B. (n.d.). GIHE Good Practice Resource Booklet – Designing Culturally Inclusive Learning and Teaching Environments - Classroom Strategies. Retrieved from https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/184853/Creating-a- Culturally-Inclusive-Classroom-Environment-mcb2.pdf
Editor's Notes
- According to Dictionary.com (n.d.), a contemporary definition for cultural diversity is the “coexistence of different ethic, gender, racial, and socioeconomic groups within one social unit”. The Oxford dictionary defines cultural diversity as “The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society”. Lastly, UNESCO (2017) defines cultural diversity as a “…complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by [a human] as a member of society”. It is important for educators to understand cultural diversity because classrooms in the United States are diverse an unique.
- Educators should understand positionality, privilege, context, and power to better understand themselves and understand their students (Merriam & Bierema, 2014). Understanding cultural diversity can help an educator relate to the audience and build a lesson plan that can engage everyone in the room. This can help students have a more robust learning environment and encourages teamwork and diversity.
- This will not only help build relationships among the students, it will help students open up and create discussion about diversity. Another way to build a positive rapport with students is provide students with information about your teaching style and methods as well as your expectations. Teachers should also express their own desire to continue to learn and develop understanding about other cultures. This leads to the second point, to encourage open, honest, and respectful class discussions. My modeling that you are open to discuss challenging topics, students will learn from your behavior. It is important to encourage all students to participate in class discussions without singling anyone out. This would put them on the spot and uncomfortable with can kill a class discussion. Teachers should encourage turn taking when discussions get going because you do not want one or two people to monopolize the conversation. The teacher needs to strive to include everyone—which leads to point three. The teacher needs to use inclusive language and appropriate modes of address. You should always use the name the student prefers and this should be established at the beginning of the term. Some students will have unique names with unique pronunciations and it is important to learn how to pronounce them correctly. The teacher should encourage other students in class to the same. The last point, to help establish a classroom culture of respect and acceptance, involves eliminating classroom incivilities. The teacher needs to create a safe environment. One would think that adults would already know how to treat one another in the classroom, and for the most part they do; nonetheless, it is a good idea to establish classroom norms at the onset to proactively address potential issues. The teacher needs to establish “explicit rules for appropriate classroom conduct to protect cultural exclusion and insensitivity” (Barker, Frederiks & Farrelly, 2004, p. 2). The teacher needs to avoid stereotypes and encourage students to do the same. The teacher should also be wary of catering to one group more than another. If an incident arises where a behavior might be considered prejudiced or discriminatory, it needs to be address immediately. Students need to feel safe in order to contribute to discussions and participate in class activities. As stated before, the teacher’s positive attitude and modeling of appropriate behavior will go a long way to promoting a positive, healthy classroom environment.
- Confront your own ideas and preconceived notions concerning different cultures.
- Teachers can cultivate awareness of personal biases. Teachers are human beings and, as such, are influenced by psychological biases. The goal of teachers should be to recognize these biases so that they can improve interactions with others and decrease any unease in interracial contexts. Admitting to yourself that you are subject to biases creates a place where you can examine them and correct them. One way to avoid bias is to increase empathy. The ability to understand another’s perspective helps the teacher to understand where students are coming from. Teachers need to learn about the lives of their students; this shows them that you care. By trying to place yourself in the other’s shoes helps to avoid serotyping and working from false assumptions. Above all, a teacher should treat students with kindness. According to Suttie, “Mindfulness practices—such as paying attention in a nonjudgmental way to one’s breath or other sensations—has been shown to decrease stress in teachers, which can indirectly have an effect on reducing bias. But according to some research, mindfulness may also have a direct effect on bias reduction as well” (Suttie, 2016). The last suggestion to help avoid bias and prejudice is to expand the people you include in your sociocultural groups. When creating friendships that include people other than yourself, you end up decreasing prejudice. This doesn’t mean that teachers should indiscriminately approach someone just because they are from a different racial group, however, teachers can reach out to colleagues or get involved in activities where people from different backgrounds come together for a common cause.
- Instructors must be accepting of others views .We can all learn from each other. It is important to not assume what you thought the student meant by finishing the statement made; in other words, always needing to interpret meaning., or rephrase the statement.