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Amanda Griffith
ReplyDeleteEven with a single ethnic group diversity is found.
What do you think is the most important step in classroom planning?
"What is presentend, as well as how it is presented, shape the curriculum and therfore, the learning of children. Curricular decisions should demonstrate an acceptance of and appreciation for children of diverse backgrounds." - Southern Early Childhood Association
"Curricular decisions should demonstrate and acceptance of and appreciation for children of diverse backgrounds."
ReplyDeleteKey to the process of moving into multicultural teaching that addresses the diversity and cultural reality of the classroom and of society is the fact that its goal is to promote responsive and effective learning.
How do you make your classroom multicultural while maintaining a budget?
How do you pick cultures to talk about without making certain ones seem better than others?
ReplyDeleteResearch has shown the normative comparisions of young children are not good indicators of advancement and growth due to vast developmental differences.
"What is presented as well as how it is presented shows the cirriculum and therefore the learning of children. Cirruculum decisions should demonstrate an acceptance of and appreciation for children of diverse backgrounds."- Southern Early Childhood Association
Ashley Stanton
"All I know is I have to do it." Page 280
ReplyDeleteFact - When curriculum is based on a child's world, it becomes more purposeful, relevant, and challenging.
Question - How do you gain background on children who's parents are un-involved?
Jessica Walker
Fact: The National Standards, also known as America 2000, establish the educational aspirations for all U.S. students. p.297
ReplyDeleteQuote: "What is presented, as well as how it is presented, shape the curriculum and therefore, the learning of children. Curricular decisions should demonstrate an acceptance of and appreciation for children of diverse backgrounds."
Question: What can teachers do to incorporate multicultural education if their classroom is mostly one ethnic group?
Melody Ellsworth
ReplyDeletequestion: what do you do if your classroom is "monocultural"?
quote: "the inclusion of multiculturalism at all levels of education is lowly becoming a reality." pg. 281
fact: Multicultural content infusion is a strategy used to incorporate the perspective of a pluralistic society in to the existing curriculum.
Ashlee Stuver
ReplyDeleteIf an educator uses authentic assessment in their classroom, how does he/she prepare his/her students for standardized testing?
"...curricular decisions should demonstrate an acceptance of and appreciation for the children of diverse backgrounds."
The real curriculum is constantly being redesigned as the young students in the class reveal their needs and interests.
Question: Do you believe that teachers can initiate a program transformation "overnight?"
ReplyDeleteQuote: "From our classroom experience, we have learned that changes in the physical environment are a first and relevant step when moving into multicultural education."
Fact: Teachers engaged in curriculum improvement are much more aware of the needs of diverse students and how to meet their needs through responsive classroom experiences.
Quote: "Reponses to informal activities and daily observations are valuable sources of information."
ReplyDeleteFact: A welcoming environment communicates to children and their families that their cultures and ethnicites are valued and respected.
Question: What are my goals in teaching with a multicultural perspective?
Quote:"What is presented, as well as how it is presented, shape the curriculum and therefore, the learning of children. Curricular decisions should demonstrate an acceptance of and appreciation for children of diverse backgrounds."
ReplyDeleteFact: Welcoming parents into the classroom promotes goodwill and mutual respect. It also contributes to knowing the child's and the family's characteristics.
Multicultural planning is child-centered, developmentally based, and culturally responsive.
Question: Considering all the steps involved in good classroom planning, which one would you say is the most important and why?
Some teachers believe they can initiate a program transformation "overnight." Do you agree or disagree?
"The dynamic interaction between the child, and the home, classroom, and neighborhood environments induces the active construction of new ideas that create the child's reality."
ReplyDeleteWhat are the important factors in deciding which approaches to use in designing your curriculum?
Early childhood is a time of learning and discovery, and traditional paper-and-pencil assesment practices are not consonant with the nature of young children, particularly preschoolers.
Fact: A child uses interest as a catalyst to guide the process of knowledge construction. pg 286
ReplyDeleteQuestion: At what point do you know if your classromm is multicultural enough?
Quote: "Teacher should aspire to build meaningful hands0on curricula for all students" pg 286
Quote: "Multicultural planning is child-centered, developmentally based, and culturally responsive." p. 299
ReplyDeleteFact: "Authentic assessment is continuous and based on real events and situations in the classroom and other learning environments." p. 303
Question: Considering all the steps involved in classroom planning, which one would you say is the most important and why?"
Rita Hildebrand
ReplyDeleteQuote: "True 'mono-cultural' classrooms are very unlikely to exist in our present society when we consider the comprehensiveness of diversity." (Derman-Sparks & Ramsey 2005)
Fact: Because multicultural education is based on enhancing the opportunities for success of children, teachers need to link experiences with the expectations of the agencies, state, schools and/or districts.
Question: In our schools the teachers plan together as a grade level, if one teacher is against using multiculturalism in class what should you do?
Taylor Cunningham
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Teachers should aspire to build meaningful hands-on curricula for all students" (Bredekamp & Rosegrant 1995)
Fact: "Content in curricular terms, is the WHAT included for purposes of learning." (Ornstein & Hunkins 2004)
Question: How do you get a good balance of hands on experiences in the classroom while still preparing children for written tests such as the MAP test?
Nikki Cross
ReplyDeleteGoals are the purposes of efforts made in schools.
"Teachers engaged in curriculum improvement are much more aware of the needs of diverse students and how to meet their needs through responsive classroom experiences (Rogers,2004)." p.282
In what way can you develop an assessment for your students that accommodates everyone?
Fact: (pg 299-300) very important when trying to consider the information to a child's learning.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What are ways to balance culturalism without distorting the environment we live in?
Quote: At ALL times, assessment methods must be based on what is appropriate for the child.
Taylor Arehart
ReplyDeleteFact: Planning is the process by which you build learning experiences. You establish directions and purposes for activities that meet the needs of learners.
Quote: "When a curriculum is formulated on the realities of the child's world, it offers purposeful, relevant, and challenging experiences."
Question:How would you go about introducing multiculturism in a classroom with one ethnicity?
Quote: "The dynamic interaction between the child and the home, classroom, and neighborhood environments induces the active contruction of new ideas that creat the child's reality."
ReplyDelete-Berk, Martin, Loomis-
Fact: Goals are the purposes of efforts made in schools.
Question: How do you choose curriculum that covers all culture groups, so not to leave any out?
Emily Murdock
ReplyDeleteFact:
In fact, even within a single ethnic group, diversity is found.
Quote:
"In the multicultural classroom, curriculum is 'child-centered,' designed to effectively respond to the needs of both the culturally diverse and the mainstream children."
Question:
What are some ways you make the physical environment of your classroom welcoming and accepting of all students?
Question: The first tangible changes toward multiculturalization should take place in the classroom physical environment.
ReplyDeleteFact: Teachers engaged in curriculum improvement are much more aware of the needs of diverse students and how to meet their needs through responsive classroom experiences.
Question: Where are some inexpensive multicultural places outside the classroom we can take students to learn?
Fact: Planning is the process by which you build and organizes learning experiences.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What types of assignments can we use to help children teach each other about their own cultural background?
Quote: "Multicultural content infusion is a strategy used to incorporate the perspective of a pluralistic society into the existing curriculum."
Kailey Stroud
ReplyDeleteQuestion- How do you know what curriculum is best for you as a teacher?
Quote- "I want children to become proud of who they are and to know that it is okay to be different."
Fact- Teachers can learn from eachother.
Fact: The inclusion of multiculturalism at all levels of education are being facilitated by the rapid transformation of the pluralistic society of the U.S.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What are some critical steps in planning and where can we find resources for planning?
Quote: "Responses to informal activities and daily observations are valuable sources of information."
Question: How would we as teachers ask questions pertaining to a childs background without crossing our boundaries?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Teachers should aspire to build meaningful hands-on curricula for all students" (Bredekamp & Rosegrant 1995)
Fact: When curriculum is based on a child's world, it becomes more purposeful, relevant, and challenging.
Quote: " What is presented, as well as how it is presented, shape the curriculum and therefore, the learning of the children. Curricular decisions should demonstrate an acceptance of and appreciation for children of diverse backgrounds."- Southern Early Childhood Association
ReplyDeleteFact: Good curriclum planning should include the use of a variety of sources both familiar and new to children.
Question: What are your teaching priorities?
F~A welcoming environment communicates to children and their families that their cultures and ethnicities are valued and respected.
ReplyDeleteQ~How could a teacher do so if she were to have a jungle theme in her classroom? Im planning to have the jungle theme, but wouldnt know how to communicate that thouroughly.
Quote~"What will happen in the classroom?"
Fact: A welcoming environment communicates to children and their families that their cultures and ethnicities are valued and respected.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "To help children appreciate their own cultures and interact in a a positive way with others" (Barbara)
Question: What if you have a child whose parents are not involved with them at all.
melody Ellsworth
ReplyDeletequestions: what do you do if your classroom is "monocultural"?
quote: "The inclusion of multicultural at all levels of education is slowly becoming a reality" pg. 281
Fact: multicultural content infusion is a strategy used to incorporate the perspective of a pluralistic society into the existing curriculum.