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Diversity and inclusion are essential for creating a vibrant, innovative, and equitable society. When we bring together people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, we create opportunities for collaboration, learning, and growth. This, in turn, leads to better decision-making, problem-solving, and overall organizational performance.

Some examples may be:

-Differences in terms of cultural background.

-Variety of life experiences.

-Diversity in skills and talents.

-Diverse opinions and beliefs.

-Inclusion of people of different races and ethnicities.

-Inclusion of people with diverse physical and mental abilities.

-Variety of socioeconomic background.

-Representation of different nationalities and geographical origins.

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Growth Mindset is a set of characteristics that can be taught to students, so that they can reach a positive result on behaviors and on emotional management.

Said characteristics are:

-Learning from mistakes and see them as positive, instead of punishing them.

-Accept criticism and learn from it.

-Seeing challenges as opportunities.

-Focus on the progress of things, rather than just the result, which could lead up to stress.

-Stepping out of your comfort zone (doing different things).

-And believing that talent is ever-improving, meaning that there isn’t a deadline to stop learning things.

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Since growth mindset is a concept and a way of thinking, we can apply it to the classroom by using it to teach students that it is natural and important to make mistakes and by providing group feedback in a peaceful manner (since it’s also very important to listen to different opinions).

Another way is to teach them to focus on the structure of a project, rather than just thinking about the outcome of it. To take care of the steps we do while working and how it benefits our finishing results.

Lastly, we can work this by building up their self esteem, the mindset really values thinking positive of mistakes and taking inspiration from the success and achievements of others, teaching your students to manage negative thoughts and turn them into positive outcomes would definitely help them.

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https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ?si=7napGV1iSvyBO3i5

https://www.boisestate.edu/student-life/5-1-2-things-about-growth-mindset-from-dr-tromp/

https://www.renaissance.com/edword/growth-mindset/#:~:text=Growth%20mindset%3A%20%E2%80%9CIn%20a%20growth,are%20just%20the%20starting%20point.

https://mentorloop.com/blog/growth-mindset-vs-fixed-mindset-what-do-they-really-mean/

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Implementing the concept of culture in classrooms is crucial for creating inclusive and effective learning environments. To maintain active diversity in the classroom you could take some of the following ideas:

–Develop a Culture Based on Thinking

- Promote critical thinking skills by creating a curious environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and evaluating information. This could be carried out by carrying out an activity on, for example, social culture and letting each student ask their own questions and answers respecting each opinion, but at the same time trying to guide them to the most consistent.

- Establish consistent routines, clear rules and guidelines to minimise stress and build trust among students. This could be carried out by making a calendar with activities that can be done together, in pairs and individually, such as cleaning the room, keeping tidy, sweeping the classroom at the end of the day, keeping the room tidy, when arriving greet with respect, etc. With this we could get the students to sit in a community and have no rejection of others.

–Respect and Reinforce Student Culture

- Value the unique behaviours, beliefs and characteristics of each student to contribute to their self-concept and academic success. Many times a bad treatment is made to the student who does not stop talking or who stands in the room, but with this we can make a step to integrate it into the classroom, such as performing activities in which it requires standing, or interacting with others, not only sitting watching how the teacher speaks.

- Celebrate differences in traditions, beliefs and social behaviours to create a culturally receptive classroom. In the event that we have students of religions that are not so seen in the country, invite them to tell what traditions they do, if they have certain rules in religion to share them. You can also give the space to give to family traditions, such as what they do every end of the year, at Christmas, etc. Thus opening the world of each student with new traditions and beliefs.

–Involve Family and Community

- Involve families and communities in the academic life of students so that the classroom is more culturally receptive. This since one in the classroom can share many things, but if at home you have stereotypes and / or biases, you can not make much integration to diversity with students, on the way if we invite families and communities to approach activities, such as cultural exchanges or traditions we can achieve a complementary diversity.

- Encourage connections between students' external experiences, daily life and background knowledge with interactions and learning in the classroom. This can be done by giving the corresponding space in the classroom, encouraging respect and letting each one share their life outside the establishment, if they come to their homes to play, study, take care of their family, tidy their house or if they go to work. With this we can achieve that we not only see ourselves as students, but as our background.

By incorporating these strategies, educators can effectively implement cultural awareness and responsiveness in the classroom, fostering an environment where all students feel valued, respected, and empowered to learn.

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Culture is the complex whole that includes the traditions, customs, knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, laws, and other capabilities and habits acquired by humans as members of a society. Culture is learned and transmitted through generations as members of a society.

Through culture, people create, remember, and manage ideas, controlling and applying specific systems of symbolic meaning.

Some key characteristics of culture highlighted by Kottak in capítulo 2: La cultura, include:

Culture is learned through the process of enculturation, where individuals acquire the cultural traits of their society.

Culture is based on symbols, with language being the most important symbolic aspect that allows for the transmission of culture across generations.

Culture is shared by the members of a group, providing common experiences and unifying people.

Culture is integrated, with each aspect functioning together as an organized whole.

Culture can change through diffusion, where cultural traits are borrowed between societies either directly or indirectly.

There are universal cultural traits found in all societies, as well as generalities that exist in some but not all cultures, and particularities that are unique to certain cultural traditions.

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Some ways culture could be applied in the classroom are:

Incorporate methods for self-assessment and progress checks to help students actively participate in their own learning, rather than just focusing on grades and test scores.

Give students flexibility to approach topics from their own cultural lenses, rather than a strict, authoritative teaching style. Allow them to share their cultural knowledge and experiences as part of the learning process

Maintain consistent communication with students and their families to understand their cultural contexts and ensure they feel included in the classroom community.

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https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-to-use-culturally-responsive-teaching-in-the-classroom

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-6-ways-teachers-can-foster-cultural-awareness-in-the-classroom/2014/11

https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/texas-am-university/first-year-seminar/kottak-que-es-cultura/3237513

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-https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/chapter/a-9-culture-and-learning-environments/

-https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/equality-inclusion-and-diversity/five-essential-strategies-to-embrace-culturally-responsive-teaching/

- https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-6-ways-teachers-can-foster-cultural-awareness-in-the-classroom/2014/11

- https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/school-culture/
-https://www.apa.org/topics/diversity