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The Importance of Diversity & Multicultural Awareness in Education

Drexel University School of Education

Cultural diversity in the classroom is on the rise. In 2014, U.S. public schools hit a minority majority milestone with Latino, African-American, and Asian students having surpassed the number of white students. In 2044, the U.S. Census predicts that over half of the nation's population will be people of color, so this trend will likely continue.

In our increasingly diverse and multicultural society, it's more important than ever for teachers to incorporate culturally responsive instruction in the classroom -- whether teaching elementary school, middle school or high school students. And the increase of diversity doesn't only relate to race and ethnicity; it can include students of different religion, economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and language background.

Interested in becoming a teacher? Learn more about Drexel's Teacher Certification program.

Why is it Important to Encourage Diversity in Schools and Workplaces?

Fostering inclusion and awareness around multicultural education and taking a culturally responsive approach to teaching benefits all students. Not only does creating greater multicultural awareness and inclusion help students with different backgrounds and needs succeed, but it encourages acceptance and helps prepare students to thrive in an exponentially diverse world. Our Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellness Certificate Program is a great opportunity for teachers to learn how to create positive classroom environments and can serve as a foundation for understanding how to promote diversity in your classroom.

Diversity in and out of the classroom will continue to grow, so it's essential we prepare students to adapt to an evolving world and embrace those different from themselves. Learn more how the programs at the Drexel School of Education are helping to prepare more culturally-responsive educators today.

Types of Cultural Diversity in the Classroom

Every student is unique. In order to properly understand and promote cultural awareness, teachers need to understand all the different types of diversity they may encounter in their classrooms including:

Race

A person's skin color can have a great impact on their experience in society. It can also impact how they view themselves and others when engaging in classroom activities.

Ethnicity

Ethnicity relates to a person's culture and nationality. Ethnicity is sometimes confused with race, but it is important to recognize that while some people may have the same skin color, they may come from different places and have vastly different cultural beliefs and views of the world.

Religion

It is important to understand that people have different religious belief or no religious beliefs, and it may impact their participation in the classroom. Students may react differently to lessons based on their religion or may not be able to be present on certain religious holidays.

Language

While English is commonly used in American classrooms, for some students, it is not the language they speak at home. Accommodations should be made to help students for whom English is a second language.

Socioeconomic Status

A student's socioeconomic status can affect their ability to participate in the classroom without some type of accommodation. For instance, access to a computer at home or reliable internet access is not a given for some children. Teachers should be aware of this and the stress it may cause students who may struggle due to a lack of resources.

Sexual Orientation

A student's sexual orientation can have a great impact on how they are experiencing the world. Teachers should understand the struggles that exist and ensure that the lessons taught in their classroom are inclusive.

Gender Identity

Similar to sexual orientation, it is important to understand each student's gender identity and how they would prefer to be recognized. Teachers should respect their student's identity and use preferred pronouns when interacting with their students.

How can you Promote Diversity and Multiculturalism in the Classroom?

There are several ways teachers and administrators, such as principals and coaches, can ensure that both the classroom environment and curriculum are responsive to the increasing cultural diversity of our society. These strategies will encourage all students' cultural awareness, enhancing each student's sense of identity, and foster inclusion in the classroom community.

1. Get to Know Your Students Ensuring that cultural awareness is promoted in the classroom starts with the teacher understanding each individual student. Take the time to learn about each student's cultural background, hobbies, learning styles, and what makes them unique. Demonstrating a genuine interest in learning about each student and their culture will help establish trust and allow you to form a bond with them so they feel valued. If students feel appreciated by and comfortable with the teacher, there's a better chance they'll feel comfortable talking with and respect their peers in the class - and communication is the core to a culturally aware and inclusive classroom.

2. Maintain Consistent Communication Aside from getting to know your students, teachers should also continue to maintain ongoing communication throughout the semester or school year. Scheduling 1-on-1 meetings with students to "check in" every so often will allow you to consistently improve how accessible the classroom is to everyone. Students can talk about whether they felt included in the classroom culture. This can help identify issues or ways to improve the overall experience. It's also an opportunity to discuss their progress in the class and offer guidance on how they can improve, based on their individual needs as a student.

3. Acknowledge and Respect Every Student It's also important for students to celebrate and respect their own diverse backgrounds, as well as each other's. When appropriate, teachers should encourage students to research and learn about their own ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This allows them to better understand their own culture as well as the differences and nuances with their peers. As a bonus, this can be a great ice breaker assignment, allowing students to give presentations about their family traditions and culture to help expose the class to concepts outside of their own familiar comfort zone. Acknowledging these differences and creating a safe space for discussion helps promote understanding in the classroom and beyond. Also, as you encourage students to learn about their diverse backgrounds, remember to take the time to highlight what's offensive and the distinction between cultural celebration and appropriation. Learning how to talk about other cultures in a respectful, mature way is essential for success in life outside the classroom.

4. Practice Cultural Sensitivity While it's important to keep an open dialogue amongst students, it's equally as important to make sure you're being sensitive to everyone's culture, beliefs, and language concerns. Take the time to understand each student's cultural nuances - from learning styles to the language they use - and use these insights to design your lesson plans. For example, provide English language learners with appropriate and relevant resources that help them improve their English comprehension skills. Rather than teach with a traditional lecture style, create learning experiences that are more interactive and require collaboration. These considerations will help ensure that every student feels included, is given the space to learn in their own way and is given a chance to succeed.

5. Incorporate Diversity in the Lesson Plan The classroom environment is important for fostering cultural awareness, but you also should ensure diversity is represented in your actual lesson plan. For example, broaden history lessons so that they encompass the world beyond United States history and culture. Or, use references and analogies to other cultures in your lessons and assignments to help students with diverse backgrounds personally connect. Another great strategy is bringing in diverse speakers to add varying points of view and real-life context to different subjects.There are several ways you can ingrain cultural awareness and diversity into your lesson plan, and it will vary depending on the cultures represented in your classroom and the course you're teaching. Regardless of the subject, always try to present and connect lessons to real-world issues. It's easier to promote cultural awareness within your lessons when there's a real example for students to relate to.

6. Give Students Freedom and Flexibility Teachers often feel like they need to take on a strict, authoritative approach when it comes to managing their classroom. The most valuable lessons are often learned through a student's own experiences, so giving them some freedom in the course encourages more connection to the curriculum. Allow students to read and present their own materials that relate to the fundamental lesson so they can approach the topic from their own perspective. As a teacher, you can act as a facilitator and encourage conversation and healthy debate between diverse opinions. Group assignments are also a great way to expose students to diverse perspectives, allowing them to work together to explore and solve a problem. This will also help prepare them for a diverse workforce where they'll have to partner with a range of people to accomplish their professional goals.

Why is it Multicultural Education Important to Students?

It is important to remind ourselves why diversity and cultural awareness is so crucial in the classroom and the benefits it can have on students now and in the long-term. Teaching diversity exposes students to various cultural and social groups, preparing students to become better citizens in their communities. These culturally responsive teaching strategies will help you to promote diversity in the classroom.

With these culturally responsive teaching strategies in mind, it's important to remind ourselves why diversity and cultural awareness is so crucial in the classroom and the benefits it can have on students now and in the long-term.

Students Become More Empathetic

Promoting awareness and creating a personal connection with diverse cultures in the classroom can prevent students from developing prejudices later in life. It allows them to empathize with people different from themselves since they're more aware of the experiences someone of a different race or cultural group may face.

Students Gain a Better Understanding of Lessons and People

When working and learning with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures present in the classroom, students gain a more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. It also teaches students how to use their own strengths and points of view to contribute in a diverse working environment.

Students Become More Open-Minded

Naturally, by exposing students to a diverse range of opinions, thoughts, and cultural backgrounds, you're encouraging them to be more open-minded later in life. This will make them open to new ideas and be able to attain a greater comprehension on a topic by taking in different points of view.

Students Feel More Confident and Safe

Students who learn about different cultures during their education feel more comfortable and safe with these differences later in life. This allows them to interact in a wider range of social groups and feel more confident in themselves as well as in their interactions with others.

Students Are Better Prepared for a Diverse Workplace

With the rise of globalization, it's more important to be able to work with people from different cultures and social groups. If students are exposed to diversity and learn cultural awareness in the classroom, it sets them up to flourish in the workforce.

Learn More About Cultural Diversity in Education

There are additional resources available to help educators grow their knowledge of cultural diversity and apply it to their classrooms. Here are a few sites where you can find more information:

Additionally, Drexel offers programs that can help broaden a teacher's expertise in multicultural education including our online Teaching English as a Second Language and Social Emotional and Behavioral Wellness certification programs. You can also contact us to request more information.

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The suggestions offered here range from simple to complex, and anyone can start to create the ripples that shift classroom and school culture.

Building Safety and Inclusion in Multicultural School Settings

1. Focus on how you might personally experience deep empathy. We all learn differently, so your empathy-building process might entail watching Ava DuVernay's documentary 13th, or Bryan Stevenson's TED Talk " We Need to Talk About an Injustice." Or you could look for curricula on race and racism. Since there's no shortage of resources, try to discover first-person experiences. Take a deep breath, imagine yourself in those shoes, and withhold judgement. Share and model your inquiry and learning with students.

2. Curate your newsfeed, engage, and listen. Stay up to date with a few influencers, like Dr. Joy DeGruy or Professor Christopher Emdin, and news sources that inspire and challenge you to honestly confront difficult conversations on race and bias, from NPR's Code Switch to The Root. But limit these, so you don't get overwhelmed and shut down. Follow key hashtags like #Educolor on Twitter, to be aware of social justice and equity conversations. Spend time learning and listening to the conversation before opining on it.

3. Build your social justice vocabulary. Learn the meaning as well as application of terms like false equivalency, microaggression, Jim Crow, culturally responsive, white privilege, and allyship, among other terms. Watch out for coded language and call out prejudicial talk. As Professor Howard Stevenson says, "By practicing racial literacy, we can learn to not be so fearful and learn to problem-solve together, rather than run away from conversations about race."

4. Value stories and perspectives. Encourage your students to articulate their narratives, starting with learning the stories of individuals in their community. The Out of Eden Walk can serve as a framework for noticing the stories around us and discovering our own. Ensure that your classroom book collection and curriculum include high-quality stories that represent all the students in your class. Practice noticing who's writing the articles and stories you read. If you don't know where to begin, consult your librarian or simply search "diverse books." The Global Education Toolkit includes an appendix with 326 multicultural book titles for grades pre-K through 6.

5. Display your class values prominently. Establish ground rules for active listening in class. Take the time to reflect on values so they don't feel like a laundry list. Students can respond to prompts like: "What do you stand for? How might we demonstrate that in our classroom or daily lives?" or "What might loving-kindness (or empathy, respect, generosity) in our classroom look like? How do we get there?" If there's enough safety among students, they can share their writing in pairs.

6. When welcoming new students, learn to correctly say their name. If possible, visit families in their homes at some point in the year to deepen your relationship. The start of each school year can come with special anxiety for kids whose names are perceived as different-I know this too well. Your small effort to pronounce the name correctly, and not look perplexed while taking attendance, can offer a great relief and be incredibly welcoming.

7. Practice visible learning routines. Try See, Think, Wonder and Think, Pair, Share. Engage groups of two to three students in discussing prompts like "I see _____" (about something they're observing), "I think _____" (about what they think might be going on), and "I wonder _____" (which allows students to engage their curiosity). Or reserve time for quiet thinking before pairing and sharing ideas, which builds critical reasoning and safety among learners of different temperaments, cultures, and capacities, and illuminates diverse perspectives through group work.

8. Build global competence. As long as we keep isolating global learning from diversity work in schools, these priorities will both be minimized. We can connect these efforts through many techniques, like the Global Competence framework, and by encouraging professional collaboration across interest areas.

9. Relax and focus. Use relaxation strategies centering in mindfulness prior to conducting difficult conversations on Monday morning-these discussions require their own, set-aside time-to start the week and help unify students.

There's no shortage of techniques that can build safety and inclusion, and your willingness to try any of them sends a strong signal to your students, that their learning, engagement, and voice really matter.

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Imagine being in a place where you feel accepted, supported, and connected to the people around you. Doesn't it sound like a place you'd feel happy and excited about going to every day? That's what a classroom community feels like for a child.

Alongside their family environment, a child often first discovers a sense of belonging and connection in a classroom community. Having a positive classroom community is essential for children's social and emotional well-being and encourages them to participate fully in the classroom, improving learning outcomes.

Building a classroom community is an all-year endeavor that requires planning and resources. Read on to discover why it's important and how to promote and build one in your program for a successful school year.

What is a classroom community?

A classroom community is a learning space where children feel a sense of belonging and connection to their peers and teachers. It builds relationships among children, between children and teachers, and between teachers and families.

Building a classroom community is a team effort. You must work with your children to create an environment where every class member feels valued, welcome, and confident that their needs will be met. When children feel connected to their community, they trust their peers and teachers to support them and cheer them on.
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Why is building a classroom community important?

For children, entering a classroom for the first time can be exciting but scary. They're joining a new community away from their families, so it's important that they feel welcome. Building a classroom community helps to keep children more engaged and receptive to learning because they feel safe and valued. When children worry about being bullied or fear for their safety, their learning will suffer.

A safe and welcoming classroom also helps children develop their social and emotional skills . As they spend more time in this type of environment, they will grow in self-confidence and develop positive relationships, decision-making abilities, a sense of identity, and empathy. A classroom community also encourages cooperation, teamwork, and the ability to draw on each other's skills.

Building a classroom community helps teachers manage classrooms more efficiently. Establishing classroom rules and following a daily routine helps to reduce behavioral issues because children know what behavior is expected of them and what to expect throughout their day. Additionally, giving children responsibilities reduces their dependency on you.

Classroom community also builds trust between teachers and families. Parents and guardians feel confident that their child is in an extension of their loving and accepting home environment. This assures them that their child will thrive in all areas of development.

How to promote classroom community

The first six weeks of the school year are critical to developing connections in the classroom. However, building a classroom community is a year-long undertaking, which you can facilitate with the strategies below:

Start before school starts

Why wait until school starts to build a connection with your children and their families? Start before you even meet them. Send out letters or call them. Introduce yourself and let them know you're excited about having their child in your class.

Then ask about the child: their interests, likes, and dislikes. Next, ask them to share the child's favorite photo (particularly where they're happiest), so you can add it to the class photo wall or bulletin board. Finally, ask them how they prefer to keep in touch.

Give children responsibilities

In addition to daily tasks like hanging up their backpacks and putting out their lunchboxes, children should also have other responsibilities. Assigning classroom jobs helps children learn about independence and responsibility for their environment. In addition, they learn how to work with their peers and see how teamwork gets tasks done quicker.

Assign the children different jobs each week, so they understand how to do each job. You can also have two children doing the same job so they can learn to work together to complete a task. Create a jobs chart so that everyone can see who's doing each job for the week. When children know you trust them to be leaders, they feel proud and work toward maintaining that trust.

Make the rules together

Making classroom rules together gives children a sense of accountability and makes them feel valued. They'll be more inclined to follow rules they helped create than those you've established. Make the rules short and simple so they're easy to remember.

Discuss important values like patience, respect, and honesty, and talk to the children regularly about how classroom rules keep everyone safe. When behavioral issues come up, discuss them with the children and ask for their input on possible solutions while communicating your expectations as the teacher. Then, you can revise the rules when appropriate throughout the year.

Establish class routines

Predictability in the classroom gives your children a sense of control and helps them feel safe. When there's an orderly flow in the day and they know what to expect, transitions from one lesson or activity to another become smoother. In addition, class routines reduce disruptive behavior, meaning you'll maximize instruction time. Also, your interactions with the children will be more pleasant when you're not correcting them constantly.

Consider drafting a classroom schedule before the school year starts. The first few weeks will require a lot of practice until the routines stick. Some children might even test the usual boundaries, but keep practicing and explaining your expectations because children ultimately thrive developmentally and academically when they know what's going on in the classroom.

Encourage peer scaffolding

Encouraging your children to help one another in learning is a good way to build community in the classroom. When a child who has mastered counting from 1 to 10 supports another who's struggling, the struggling child develops confidence and learns that their peers are supportive. These types of interactions develop into children voluntarily helping each other in class.

One way to encourage peer scaffolding is by using the " Ask Three Before Me " strategy. For example, a child struggling to open a jar comes to you for help. You tell the child to ask three other children first; if they can't help, they can return to you. This strategy encourages independence, confidence, and communication among the children.

Display the children's work

Although teacher-made and store-bought materials are nice to have in the classroom, ensure that most of the displays in your classroom are made by your children. Seeing their work displayed makes them feel important. You're telling them, "I value you" and "I value your work." Ensure that each child has work on display and that it's at the children's eye level so they can see it.

Children's work may include personal artwork, writing, charts, or group projects. You can also display family and pet photographs, especially at the beginning of the school year. Seeing their family members in class can make their transition into school easier. These photos also open conversation among the children about their families and pets.

Involve families

Building a classroom community is a difficult task without the involvement of the children's families. The family is a child's first community, so their family's participation in the classroom community is essential. Keep them in the loop about what's happening with their children in the classroom. Regular communication by email, video conferencing, or physical meetings gives everyone a complete picture of the child's developmental milestones and accomplishments.

By staying in communication regularly, teachers and families can work together to solve any issues as they arise. Let the families know they're welcome to take part in classroom activities. For example, they can teach an introductory cooking lesson, read a story, teach a skill or craft, or share about a cultural holiday. Imagine the pride a child will feel when their family is an active part of the classroom community.

Remember that some families won't be able to meet you during the week because of work commitments or their schedule doesn't allow it. However, that doesn't mean they can't monitor their child's activities. A tool like brightwheel's daily activity report feature will enable you to share real-time updates like milestones, photos, and videos to keep families updated on their child's day-to-day activities.

Be an active participant and role model

When building a classroom community, you're not just instructing. You're participating, and this participation encourages your children to participate too. Share your experiences and allow your children to see you as a person, not just their teacher. Share your feelings, admit your mistakes, and ask for help. When children see you as a learner, they'll feel like you understand them and find you more relatable.

Classroom community building activities

Building a classroom community takes intentional effort. Your daily classroom routines should include activities to help the children feel like they belong. Here are some activities to consider:

All About Me

This activity is excellent for the start of the school year, as it helps you get to know your class and helps the children get to know each other. However, you can use this activity all year long to encourage acceptance and respect for one another. All About Me activities celebrate each child: their race, culture, unique characteristics, abilities, and family.

Have each child draw a picture of their family and pets and allow them to talk about them with the class. You can also create an All About Me poster using a simple template to capture each child's primary details and interests, including their name, age, birthday, favorite color, favorite food, favorite animal, and favorite book.

Morning meetings

Morning meetings set the tone for the day and help children transition from home to school so they can settle in and feel like they're part of a community.

You can start each morning meeting by greeting and welcoming each child and having the children greet one another. Then you can sing a song like, If You're Happy and You Know It to get them excited about the day ahead. Next, discuss the day's schedule, and if you're using new tools or props for the day's activities, have them look at and touch the objects to get a feel of what's happening for the day. Then let them ask questions.

Kindness day

Choose one day of the week for this activity. You can call it Kindness Monday or Kindness Wednesday, for example. On this day, you can have the children sit in a circle and pass a ball or bean bag to each person in the circle. As each child passes the ball or bean bag to the person beside them, they compliment that person by saying what they like about that person or mentioning positive attributes about them. This activity teaches children how to be polite and show each other compassion. It also builds children's confidence and teaches them to appreciate the differences they see in others.

Morning affirmations

Morning affirmations aren't just for adults; they're also essential for children. They help children develop a growth mindset and change how they think about themselves. For example, affirmations like "I am strong," "I can do hard things," "I believe in myself," "I am nice to my friends," and "I have great ideas" will give children the confidence boost they need to engage in learning and socialize positively with their peers.

You can write out the affirmations and display them in the classroom so that the children can say them as a group as well as independently. When children repeat these affirmations regularly, their brains will take them in as facts.

Reciting affirmations also translates into how children talk to each other. For example, suppose a child feels defeated by an activity, saying they can't do it. In that case, another child may encourage them, telling them they can do it because their daily affirmations say they can.

Telephone game

Games are a fun way to build community. For example, communication games like the telephone game build a child's listening and thinking skills. Sit in a circle with the children. Then whisper a word, phrase, or sentence into the ear of the child sitting to your right and have them whisper it to the child next to them until it reaches the last child in the circle. The last child should say the word or phrase out loud so that everyone can hear how much it has changed.

Build a welcoming space for your preschoolers

Building a classroom community requires planning and commitment. Spending a week or two planning before the beginning of the school year will be time well spent. Choose strategies and activities that suit your program and your children. Ultimately, your children will thrive as you, the children, and their families work together to build a safe and positive learning environment together.

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