Cross-cultural exchange and educational development An array of researchers dealing with the theme of educational development argued for the importance of intercultural and cross-cultural exchange as tools for pedagogical development. Logically, in order for the instructors/facilitators to be able to deal with diverse groups of students with different cultural backgrounds, it is critical that they acknowledge and recognize their own worldviews because this is the only way that the teacher/facilitator can identify with the worldviews and cultural views, norms, values and biases of his/her students. “Researchers assert that in order for teachers to interact effectively with their students they must confront their own racism and biases…learn …show more content…
Based on Socrates’ Theory of Knowledge, which entails that learning is often actualized via streamlined and organized dialogue, Socratic circles emphasize discussion of issues through the exploration of texts. The practice was developed by Matt Copeland who created this methodology in an attempt to tackle the disengagement of his students. The approach depends on a special seating arrangement in which the students are divided into two circles: an inner circle and an outer one. As the discussion starts, the inner circle begins by responding to the questions and the outer one takes notes regarding the answers and the points made by the students in the inner circle so that they can share their feedback with them after they are done with the questions for discussion. All students in both circles are expected to participate in the discussion. As such, Socratic circles allow dialogue participants to have “control over the content of discussions and second, the method, including a component of immediate feedback, creates a heightened level of awareness and quality of practice of the characteristics of respectful and competent communication” (Staples et al. 2010: …show more content…
The surveyed samples consisted of more than 50 students and around 10 faculty and staff from AUC, University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the American University of Nigeria (AUN). Annex 1 shows the specific questions upon which the qualitative and quantitative questionnaires were based, denoting the various groups of respondents along with the typologies of questions directed towards them. It also portrays an overview of the answers given by the students in response to the quantitative
ICC9K1 Personal cultural biases and differences that affect one’s teaching. - Competency 4 I am very careful to be respectful of the various cultures and differences among the students at my school, so this does not impact my teaching. I differentiate my instruction in order to accommodate the needs. I am in a school with students from a wide range of countries.
As a future educator, she wants to be able to learn everything she can to be equipped with how to help her future students. This will help her, as well as her students to succeed in the classroom. As a Liberal Studies major with an emphasis in History the author has learned how to teach both in a curriculum that integrates both subjects and how creating a lesson plan can help students understand what multiculturalism is. One thing that she feels was not taught during her time at CSUMB, is how to take on difficult situations in the classroom with different
A classroom should be filled with a wide variety of languages, experiences, and cultural diversity. An effective teacher understands the importance of culturally responsive teaching, and recognizes the significance of including students ' cultural references in all aspects of learning. Having an enriching classroom that engages all students does not mean making judgments about a student’s culture based on their skin color, gender, or socioeconomic status, rather it means knowing each student in a way that is individualized. According to the authors of The First Day of School: How to be an Effective Teacher Harry Wong, race, gender, religion, financial statue, and skin color is the least important factor determining a student’s achievement. Moreover, demographics and culture are not an excuse for students’ lack of achievement.
The first two chapters of this book deal with the mindset that we as teachers must have in incorporating the framework and pedagogy into our classrooms. In becoming a culturally responsive teacher you must look at validation, affirmation, building, and bridging. In validation, we have a responsibility to our students to legitimize their culture and language. In being a teacher, rapport I with your students is critical in your success for reaching your students.
1.4.Significance of the Study 1.5.Definition of Concepts and Terms used in the study 2. Literature Review 3. Methodology 3.1.
This activity had a significant impact on the Persian community and various schools. Within these events, there were a range of individuals who were oblivious to the idea of natural equality among the races. During and after many of these public events, people started to understand the culture and history behind other ethnicity. In addition, since religion was involved, many conventional adults started grasping this idea that skin color was no fact to consider when it came to an individual's value. This realization slowly yet gradually spread throughout the crowd and their narrow minded mentalities with regards to race started to shift.
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To resolve these relating to segregation and educational inequity, educators must face racism upfront. Educators have to confront their own, sometimes unmindful, racism, and then move toward integration that will lead to a better cure of racism or at least a prejudice reduction. Important aspects of a multicultural curriculum include critical thinking, emotional intelligence instruction, character, moral education, peace education, service learning, antiviolence education, and the comprehensive of education etc. Sandra Parks, a successful educator, believes that by adapting the curriculum and by addressing expressions of racism, schools can help students improve to by understanding and dealing with other people, of peoples color and cultural differences. She believes that teachers have to show respect towards their students, their families, and their students' cultural backgrounds.
Academic Summary of “Acting on Beliefs in Teacher Education for Cultural Diversity” By Gay (2010) The article “Acting on Beliefs in Teacher Education for Cultural Diversity” by Gay (2010), who is a Professor at University of Washington in Faculty of Education, focuses on educating teachers for cultural diversity in classroom environments, which is frequently discussed but not a well-developed topic. According to Gay (2010), the society we live in has a huge impact on our lives, although we try to ignore or minimize its effect on educational area. There is a huge Eurocentric emphasis in the educational setting that affect students from culturally, ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds, and because of this she thinks that some major changes
This study is anchored on John Dewey’s Theory of Experience (Fishman & McCarthy, 1998). Dewey postulated that while “all genuine education comes about through experience it does not mean that all experiences are genuinely or equally educative.” (Dewey, 1938) This conviction that many experiences were miseducative led him to develop a criteria for defining educative quality of experience. He elaborated on these criteria as the two fundamental principles of experience.
ABSTRACT Culture is central to learning. It plays a role not only in communicating and receiving information, but also in shaping the thinking process of groups and individuals. Culturally Responsive pedagogy is a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students ' cultural references in all aspects of learning. Model Residential Schools are residential schools for Scheduled Tribes. Scheduled Tribes have an entirely different culture and tradition.
IDEA lists three ways of being culturally skilled in the classroom. This includes the teacher being culturally alert in the class to connect the gap of learning about other ethnicities, learning to communicate to students in unwritten and non-vocal styles, and know the different views of the cultures, for example, skin-to skin contact, no communication, the clothing of the student, and simple gestures. This is important in my eyes because my school alone is very diverse, and I had my share of teachers that did not respect a certain students religion or culture. This upset me and made me want to learn more about different cultures and religions. It also leads me to want to work harder to become more culturally aware, and diverse for my future students and willing to do what I can to break down barriers that may be created by students of different cultures or religions.
This interaction encourages students to think. It is very beneficial if the students interact between them in a large number since everyone has their own experienced, opinion, ways of thinking and so forth. In computing,
Introduction Have you heard before about multicultural education?. In the last years multicultural education has been increasing in all the countries around the world, but the question is why this issue became so relevant and how this kind of education brings impact, rather positive or negative to students? Schools are being forced to change their method and increase the academic level because of multiculturalism. In this passage you would know about what is the definition of multicultural education in United States schools.
Teachers "You must go beyond and seek to understand the cultural context of each student" (Braley et al., 2016, pp. 259). Success looks different for each student and teachers should realize culture may be reflected in students' actions. Additionally, teachers may be teaching students at various comprehension levels and students with learning disabilities. In these instances, it is essential to learn about where difficulties lie for children and enhancing their learning by meeting them where they are with content they can