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The beginning
Started ED 835 and started to become aware of what it means to be culturally proficient -
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Student talks
Start to have discussions with students to determine what makes them who they are. Get past the superficial and try to learn about the lens that students are viewing school through. These talks will continue throughout the school year. -
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Cultural Experience # 1
Visit a school that is very different culturally than ours and discuss what students, teachers and administrators perceive about the culture and how to effectively navigate the different cultures in their school. Also gather ideas for use in my classroom that will promote more cultural diversity. Start to incorporate ideas gained from visit into my classroom. -
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Self-Reflection # 1
Do first self-assessment and reflection of the year to check progress. -
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Cultural Experience # 2
Find a cultural event and attend and participate in as much as is possible. This might be a good month to attend a church of a different faith or denomination or language. -
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Reflection # 2
Self reflect and assess progress after cultural experience # 2 -
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Cultural Experience # 3
Since it is November, explore how another culture looks and celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday. Try to find a celebration that differs due to the culture and attend if possible. -
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Self-Reflection # 3
After the cultural experience, reflect on how that culture's view of Thanksgiving effects the way it is viewed. -
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Cultural Experience # 4
Since it is December, I want to look at how others cultures celebrate Christmas and what traditions are followed in those cultures regarding Christmas or if the culture does not recognize Christmas, is there another holiday that they do recognize. -
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Self-Assessment # 4
Reflect on how my view of Christmas differs and is the same as another culture. -
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Cultural Experience # 5
Find a cultural event and attend and participate. -
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Travel
Take a trip to visit another culture for a longer period of time. -
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Self-Reflection # 5
How did the first semester go? Am I making progress? Are the cultural experiences making a difference in how I view my students? -
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Cultural Experience # 6
Research how love is expressed in another culture between two people (husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, etc.) -
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Self-Reflection # 6
Reflect on how love is displayed in another culture versus in our culture and how this impacts students attitudes toward love. -
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Cultural Experience # 7
Find a cultural event that celebrates spring and attend and participate. -
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Self-Reflection # 7
Reflect on the event attended and how those attitudes impact how students feel about change of seasons. -
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Cultural Experience # 8
Research what spring celebrations exist in another culture or experience Easter in a different denomination. -
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Self-Reflection # 8
How does another culture celebrate spring? What is another denomination's view of Easter? How do these impact students views? -
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Cultural Experience # 9
How does culture impact how students will spend the summer? Is the expectation to work, travel, babysit siblings, relax,etc.? Ask these and other questions as part of an exit interview with students as they leave for the summer. -
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Self and student reflections
Have students reflect on the school year to determine if they noticed any changes in how the year went. Did they sense that there was more openness to cultural diversity? Did they notice any changes? Also, final self-reflection-- did I notice any differences, what can I do different? -
School begins
The first day of school