Intercultural Education

Cross-Cultural Understanding

Allison Lai ECUI 521: Field Experience I

Nearly one-quarter (23.8 percent) of the 70.9 million children under the age of 17 in 2009 had at least one immigrant parent. -Migration Information Source

You Cant Teach Someone You Dont Know

9 out of 10 teachers in the States are white. 4 out of every 10 students are not white. Some 40 percent of public schools have no teachers of color.

Why Do Cultural Misunderstandings Happen?

Why Do Cultural Misunderstandings Happen?

Styles of Interaction

Conflict often arises from misunderstanding. It is common to fear of unknown. The best way to overcome fear of unknown is to face it.

Student sometimes respond to diversity with discomfort and may identify diversity as abnormal

Mocking Stereotypes

And you all think Thailand is Taiwan!!!!!

Creating a Multicultural Classroom Environment

Assist students with recognizing differences, as well as similarities, among all people-people can be different and unique, yet still have much in common. These realizations assist students with accepting and respecting people from all cultures and backgrounds. Encourage cooperative social skills- As students learn to accept differences and similarities among people, they can work and get along with others better. The classroom teacher's knowledge of diverse cultures-learn the backgrounds of your students, as well as the populations represented in your geographic area. Educate yourself on their beliefs, values, foods, and customs. The teacher's inclusion and acceptance of different ideas, customs, and traditions helps students learn to accept and respect.

Students model what they see.

Many of the more interesting intercultural moments are those that are unplannedmoments arising from incidents in the school or issues raised by children themselves.

Culture Notes

QUIZ

Do You Get it?

References
Creating a multicultural classroom environment http://www.cceionline.edu/newsletters/December_08.html Intercultural education: every teacher has a role http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curriculum_and_Assessment/Inclusion/Intercultural_Educ ation/Intercultural_Education_info.pdf Teaching secrets: when the kids dont share your culture http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2010/07/14/tln_aguilar_unfamiliarstudents. html?tkn=LSQFt0ifDEp6uBbs3cjD%2BG8FjFycLaXcsc%2BL&cmp=clp-edweek Diversity resources for teachers http://www.teachervision.fen.com/diversity/teacher-resources/33631.html Visualizing Europe- Definition of intercultural education http://ve.ese.ipcb.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34 YouTube videos

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