The document discusses the importance of understanding students' life worlds, including their cultural backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, family relationships, educational backgrounds, and interests. It notes that understanding students' life worlds is crucial for motivating students and engaging them in learning. It also emphasizes valuing individual students and allowing for interaction between peers. The document recommends that teachers get to know their own backgrounds and learn about their students' life worlds in order to plan effective learning experiences and help all students feel respected.

1. Our Intracultural Selves Us, our lives, and our classrooms Learners and Their Life Worlds Intra- and Intercultural Learning

2. cultural background socio-economic background family relationships cultural background educational background self-concept friendships and peer relationships interests life experiences etc Elements of our life worlds

3. Our Intracultural Selves Us, our lives, and our classrooms

4. Why are learners’ life worlds important? Motivation and engagement Valuing individuals Interaction with peers Learning needs Learning styles Potential for intercultural learning Planning effective learning experiences!

5. You can make a difference Aalyihah

6. “ Hello, I am Aaliyah”

7. 1.Understand my world

8. 1.Understand my world

9. 2.Understand how I learn

10. 3.Engage me!!

11. 4. Expand Pathways

12. 5.Unconditional Respect To get it you must give it

13. “ Do you know how to teach me?”

16. Professional Standards

17. VELS – What do we value? We want our children to be.. Community members who contribute socially, economically and culturally to society Responsible individuals capable of relating to family, friends and colleagues Informed citizens who understand and contribute to civil and community relations at a local, national and global level VELS –LOTE - Key Learning Area Communicating in a language other than English Intercultural Knowledge and Language Awareness

18. Get to know your own intracultural world!

19. Learn about your students’ life worlds and how they can best interact in your learning environment!

20. In your classroom… Scaffold learning activities Address learning styles and preferences Connect with your learners’ worlds Seize and create opportunities for intercultural learning!