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STANDARD II: TEACHERS ESTABLISH A RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR A DIVERSE POPULATION OF STUDENTS

     Provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults Embrace diversity in the school community and in the world Treat students as individuals Adapt their teaching for the benefit of students with special needs Work collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students

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Please complete the profile list with as many cultural characteristics or descriptions as you can.

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W HICH STAGE OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY ARE YOU ?

 Look at the handout that says “ Cultural Competence Continuum”, identify your stage and turn and talk to your right elbow partner.

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 Find the small ziploc bag at your table.

 Take the questions out of it and discuss at least 3 of them with your team.

C ULTURAL D IFFERENCES M ULTICULTURAL A FFECTING C LASSES   Find the handout with this title and think about an ESL student in your class.

Look at the cultural points to learn more about cultural differences and be prepared to share your thoughts.

ETHNOCENTRISM

 : having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others  characterized by or based on the attitude that one's own group is superior http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethnocentric

C ULTURALLY P ROFICIENT S TRATEGIES  Find the packet that looks like this picture and complete the blue chart with at least 5 strategies that you plan to use with your class.

L OOK AT THE HANDOUT M ULTICULTURAL I “ S CALE OF NCLUSIVENESS ”.

A T WHAT LEVEL WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE NOW , AFTER WE HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION ?

http://cmssummerinstitute.org/si14/CompleteSchedule.php

June 17 from 12:40 PM to 2:10 PM ELLevating your Cultural Competency

Gilmara Johnson ELL Resource Teacher [email protected]

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