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Diversity is more than just about race/ethnicity. It encompasses people's cultures, religions, traditions, backgrounds, gender/sex, ect. And that our words as teachers have a huge impact on our student																																																																																																																						

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Diversity is more than just about race/ethnicity. It encompasses people's cultures, religions, traditions, backgrounds, gender/sex, ect. And that our words as teachers have a huge impact on our student																																																																																																																						

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What strategies can be used to create a culturally inclusive classroom, and what that looks like besides the more common applications

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What strategies can be used to create a culturally inclusive classroom, and what that looks like besides the more common applications

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How much work goes into actually getting to know each student as an individual

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How could I inspire a welcoming classroom that allows diversity to be the start of deep conversations?

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How could I inspire a welcoming classroom that allows diversity to be the start of deep conversations?

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I went to a very large public school, and dealt with a lot of diversity. I feel very lucky that I was able to experience different cultures and beliefs. I was able to learn about different religions and cultures from a very young age. My mom is a teacher, and I spend a lot of time volunteering in her classroom. I am able to experience the different backgrounds students come with and how that affects their education. I agree that diversity is much more than just race and ethnicity. It encompasses what makes you, you.

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How to have an inclusive classroom that accepts and teaches about other cultures and beliefs?

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Diversity is around us all the time. It includes our race, ethnicity, gender, religious affiliations, and overall views on the world, just to name a few. It allows us to come together and bring all of our differences along with us, but more often than not, our differences are used against use, a reality that I hope changes!

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How to create a classroom environment where all students feel welcome to share their ideas and beliefs

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Every ed class I take reinforces that fact that teaching is a tough job that requires a lot of thought and care! Providing a culturally inclusive classroom will be hard work and never perfect, but totally worth it for the students and society.

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I grew up with a lot of diversity. Growing up in Southern California there were a lot of, as previously mentioned, different ethnicity, religious beliefs, varying genders. However, I think diversity goes even further into different learning abilities, different political beliefs, differing backgrounds, etc. All of these pieces effect a person, in different ways, and I witnessed a decent amount of them growing up.  

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I grew up with a lot of diversity. Growing up in Southern California there were a lot of, as previously mentioned, different ethnicity, religious beliefs, varying genders. However, I think diversity goes even further into different learning abilities, different political beliefs, differing backgrounds, etc. All of these pieces effect a person, in different ways, and I witnessed a decent amount of them growing up.  

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I want to know how to make everyone feel comfortable in my classroom and how to take politics out of the classroom because it doesn't belong there? 

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I want to know how to make everyone feel comfortable in my classroom and how to take politics out of the classroom because it doesn't belong there? 

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Growing up students had very strong differing political beliefs that sometimes dominated and distracted the classroom. Even worse was when students and teachers didn't agree which made for tense and awkward days.

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Growing up in such a diverse high school and area most of the key concepts that have been covered in my classes here are common sense to me. However, the tools to achieve these concepts, such as the UDL model, are valuable to the rest of my career.

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I would say that words have a huge impact on students. I grew up in a school/town, that was predominatly white. One day we had one colored student show up that sent many shock waves throughout the school and community at large. Teachers and students alike acted like an alien had shown up and invaded our lifestyle. If the educators of the time had some sort of training, I think that would have gone a long way in helping that student fit in.

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I want to know more about different ways to be culturally inclusive through examples. This way as upcoming teachers we can have the ability to solve problems and find ways to be inclusive since we had experienced practicing it here.

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I am not exactly sure what you want our posts to say but for something I know, it is that everyone is different. Even though you may think you know who they are it is important to understand the student and their cultural background. This would help understand diversity in the classroom so you can curve your teaching if necessary.

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Learning about the need to understand the cultural diversity of all students to be able to teach an effective class. It is hard work to find out the cultural diversity of the classroom but it is worth it to create the best learning environment for all students.

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Diversity is an all encompassing term that covers race, ethnicity, social aspects, socioeconomic status, gender, sexuality, and many others. It is up to us as teachers to try to keep these things in mind as we teach and to work to be as inclusive as possible to all these different groups.  

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Diversity is an all encompassing term that covers race, ethnicity, social aspects, socioeconomic status, gender, sexuality, and many others. It is up to us as teachers to try to keep these things in mind as we teach and to work to be as inclusive as possible to all these different groups.  

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I struggle with what it means to be inclusive and how best to approach different diversity to make my class as inclusive as possible. I hope to learn how to overcome these ideas and to make my classes as inclusive as possible

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I struggle with what it means to be inclusive and how best to approach different diversity to make my class as inclusive as possible. I hope to learn how to overcome these ideas and to make my classes as inclusive as possible

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What different diversity exists and how best to approach that diversity in a respectable way. I also have learned that many ways that I approach diversity isn't quite enough. I tend to be more of a treating people as just people and not going beyond that. Being inclusive means moving beyond just treating everyone the same, and instead to understand how best to make the field as equal as possible by considering everyone and getting to know them individually. 

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What different diversity exists and how best to approach that diversity in a respectable way. I also have learned that many ways that I approach diversity isn't quite enough. I tend to be more of a treating people as just people and not going beyond that. Being inclusive means moving beyond just treating everyone the same, and instead to understand how best to make the field as equal as possible by considering everyone and getting to know them individually. 

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We know that diversity is all around us. Diversity makes us well-rounded individuals.

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I want to learn more about how to create a better and more culturally inclusive classroom environment.

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What we learned are many ways to keep an open mind when it comes to culturally diverse classrooms. Also, in order to be able to teach in a diverse classroom you yourself have to be culturally competent.

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Diversity is indeed everywhere and is what makes us unique. Diversity can sometimes have a plethora of negative connotations attached to it because of all the negative things in the our history that were formed on the foundation of diversity. For example the holocaust and the Jim Crow laws were both horrible things that happened and were both founded on diversity. But diversity has positive aspects to it as well because it makes us who we are. Our backgrounds, heritages, religions, traditions, etc., all makes us incredibly unique which means we all have something that only we can bring to the table in this world.

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From working in the Moscow school district last year, I saw teachers utilize some incredible strategies to promote inclusion to the student body. One of these was a student group project where students would be randomly grouped and given a country to research for a month. They would study questions from population and languages spoken, to religious affiliations and government traditions. At the end of this month, each group goes before the school to present what they have discovered. The students do this dressed in the traditional clothes and holding probs that would represent their given country. The project shows each heritage and back ground is happily welcomed because of how well they are represented and respected with each presentation. What I want to know is how to incorporate more things like this in just your average classroom setting.

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There will always be room to learn more about diversity. Even if we think we really know our own culture, I think we can always be constantly learning in ourselves and around us.

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There will always be room to learn more about diversity. Even if we think we really know our own culture, I think we can always be constantly learning in ourselves and around us.

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I would love to know different strategies to get useful information from students. What information about ethnicity, culture, and language can be gleaned from a classroom of students?

That question, and also what truly makes up all diversity. I think I have a few ideas on what makes people different, but I am sure that I am missing a few things in my own understanding.

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So far, we have learned to be aware, open, and welcoming to diversity in our world today. Slowly, I believe diversity is becoming something that is more and more so accepted as a positive thing within our society. Though we have present issues in our country like closing the boarders or not accepting refugees, it is still strongly encouraged to not be afraid of what makes you unique and set apart from others.

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There's a difference?! I didn't know that before. Race is usually talking about the biological, "outside" things you can see about a different person, such as someone being an African American, or Caucasian.
Ethnicity, however, dives much more into the heritage of a person, their culture, and where they grew up.

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I agree with the following comments above that diversity encompasses many different thing, such as the differences in culture, religion, language, race, and ethnicity to name a few. Having diversity in a classroom can be challenging when considering lesson plans and make sure everyone feels included and have the best environment to learn as much as they can but it can also be fun because everyone has the opportunity to share and learn many different things from their fellow classmates.

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I grew up in a smaller rural school system that didn’t have much diversity in the classrooms. So I would like to learn all I can about how to make sure everyone is included in a culturally diverse class as well as how to make sure that I can be culturally sensitive to many cultural groups. And overall, I would like to learn as much as I can about how to handle a culturally diverse classroom so I can be confident in going out on my own to hopefully teach my own class.

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Diversity is something that practically every teacher is going to face because the United States is known as the ‘melting pot,’ which describes how many different cultures we have within our country. And to have a successful class environment that feels welcoming to all of our students so they can feel comfortable to learn is by teachers being culturally sensitive and aware of the different backgrounds each student comes from.

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Diversity helps to expand our mindset beyond our own ideology. The more diverse a classroom, the more accepting the students will be. Diversity offers a large range of ideas and opportunities through many cultural representations and allows students to expand their mindset beyond their own personal background.

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How to encourage diverse sharing in class and create an environment where students feel comfortable sharing their own experiences.

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The best way to encourage diversity is getting to know your students on an individual level. What makes them who they are. When the students feel like they are known, they will become more at ease in the classroom setting.

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Diversity is a large range of different types of things or people. It can include different ethnicities, races, colors, gender, backgrounds, sex, age, and nationality. All of which makes each person unique, but not lesser or greater.

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How to encourage the students to be accepting off all types of people in the classroom.

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From what we have discussed in class, I have learned to be open about my diversity to encourage the students to be more accepting of their diversity and uniqueness.

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I completely agree that diversity is more than just a person's race. Diversity encompasses all the qualities that make each of us unique. Diversity in the classroom can make planning lessons more difficult, however it is unavoidable and should be embraced. Each student has their own strengths and skills. By fostering these differences in students, teachers can provide a more inclusive education.

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Supporting students' diversity is extremely important to me as a future educator. I would

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I completely agree that diversity is more than just a person's race. Diversity encompasses all the qualities that make each of us unique. Diversity in the classroom can make planning lessons more difficult, however it is unavoidable and should be embraced. Each student has their own strengths and skills. By fostering these differences in students, teachers can provide a more inclusive education.

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Supporting student's diversity is extremely important to me as a future educator. I would love to learn more strategies for inclusion in the classroom. I also would like to learn how to strengthen student relationships with their peers, and how to stop any bullying or conflicts between students.

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I would agree how diversity is important within a classroom. Students need to be able to connect with the environment of the classroom and the lesson plan to fully understand the content. Diversity is important because it eliminates the danger of a single story. 

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I would agree how diversity is important within a classroom. Students need to be able to connect with the environment of the classroom and the lesson plan to fully understand the content. Diversity is important because it eliminates the danger of a single story. 

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Something I've learned from my many ED classes is that I need to continue educating myself about teaching practices, even after college. I learn new strategies and ideas with every new class I take. I believe the best teachers are the ones that are consistently updating and working to improve their teaching.

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I think the basis of a culturally inclusive classroom is one where each student feels welcomed and supported. Each student can be who they are and get the academic and emotional support they need to succeed. To do this, getting to know your students and having students know one another could be a start.

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Getting to know your students takes a lot of time. Each student is unique and varies in needs. Introduction projects help to understand students and where they are coming from in means of diversity.

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Yes, as teachers we should be able to make our students with diverse backgrounds feel comfortable learning and not like a fish out of water. I think it is also important to educate students about different cultures because not only are they interesting but we are teaching them something new.

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Yes, as teachers we should be able to make our students with diverse backgrounds feel comfortable learning and not like a fish out of water. I think it is also important to educate students about different cultures because not only are they interesting but we are teaching them something new.

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Strategies that can be used to make the classroom culturally inclusive would be maybe having the students with diverse backgrounds doing a show and tell of something that means a lot in their culture or a presentation. Then students can have respect for their culture while also learning about it as well.

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Diversity is everywhere we go and sometimes we don’t even realize it. Having diversity in the classroom is beneficial because it allows for students to bring in there own ideas and aspects.

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I want to know more about how to include different aspects of culture in to the classroom so that we can appeal to all students and not just the majority.

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We have learned that teaching is a tough job and it can take a lot of time to get to know each student on a personal level and seeing how they learn best so that they can be successful. We should all encourage diversity in the classroom because it brings in new ideas and aspects of different cultures.

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A lot of work goes in. A teacher cannot just expect a child to feel comfortable when they are a minority they need to feel included. As educators that is our job to make everyone feel included. Also teaching that we need to respect everyone's views, even if it is different from yours. Especially at a young age, that will be a duty of mine since I am a Elementary Ed. major.

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Diversity is the idea that proves how we are all made up of different cultures, races, ethnicity, and background in which we are all different from one another. Diversity also plays a large role in our growing, especially education. 

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Diversity is the idea that proves how we are all made up of different cultures, races, ethnicity, and background in which we are all different from one another. Diversity also plays a large role in our growing, especially education. 

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I would like to know more about how culture can be included into classrooms. Have things changed over the years? For example, in my elementary school we learned the single story view on cultures, which hindered our knowledge know as adults. 

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I would like to know more about how culture can be included into classrooms. Have things changed over the years? For example, in my elementary school we learned the single story view on cultures, which hindered our knowledge know as adults. 

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Teaching is not an easy job. It takes someone of great character to be able to help shape the knowledge of young minds. 

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Teaching is not an easy job. It takes someone of great character to be able to help shape the knowledge of young minds. 

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Absolutely, and I think that groups of people that may appear at first to be homogenous can also be very diverse just in themselves

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Absolutely, and I think that groups of people that may appear at first to be homogenous can also be very diverse just in themselves

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Learn about the various cultures that are going to be in your classrooms, and provide multiple perspectives, trying to be inclusive and represent a wide group of people.

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Learn about the various cultures that are going to be in your classrooms, and provide multiple perspectives, trying to be inclusive and represent a wide group of people.

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I think that it takes some time, but will also show your students that you are invested in them.

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I think that it takes some time, but will also show your students that you are invested in them.

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What are some strategies to make our classrooms welcoming and inclusive for all of our students 

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What are some strategies to make our classrooms welcoming and inclusive for all of our students 

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I know that diversity is how everyone is different from one another in different ways and diversity is all around us in education.

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diversity is a how the world is and its our responsibility as a teach to understand how it affects students and us.

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diversity is a how the world is and its our responsibility as a teach to understand how it affects students and us.

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what the feeling of student on diversity 

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what the feeling of student on diversity 

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I know that diversity is found in every classroom, and that it is the expectation/responsibility of the teacher to create an inclusive environment for their students.

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I think that the best strategy is to first recognize your own identity and your background. If you are able to open up to your students about who you are, they may be more likely to open up to you about themselves. These are just the first basic steps in creating an inclusive environment.

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I believe that it will take time to gain your student's trust, but if the teacher is open consistently and work towards having a safe space within their classroom that they will eventually achieve their goal of an open environment.

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I think one thing that would be helpful is really knowing yourself. You have to know your own history and background so that you can be more understanding of others backgrounds. Take time to learn so that you can teach.

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I think that you need to spend a good amount of time to learn about each student. If that is looking at the paper work given or asking parents. The one thing I feel is very important is to just sit and talk to the kids themselves. Just check in. It means a lot to the students to. have someone just check in. To be real and one on one wit them.

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I would like to know how to set my own biases aside to make the most inclusive classroom I could, to help the most students effectively.

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My favorite teachers were always the ones who took the time to get to know us as people, not just as students. They cared about what was happening in our lives and offered help where they could. I do not know how they found the time to get to know us like they did, but I forever appreciated it.

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Diversity is beneficial for everyone. Having diversity in the classroom helps prepare students for how to respond and act inside the classroom and in the world.

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Every day that United States becomes more and more diverse, changing schools into rich centers of cultural variation and development. Diversity is also becoming important factor to schools as it is appealing due to the nature of diversity. In order to 

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Every day that United States becomes more and more diverse, changing schools into rich centers of cultural variation and development. Diversity is also becoming important factor to schools as it is appealing due to the nature of diversity. In order to 

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The first step is opening up to the idea that when it comes to what experiences your students are going to come to class with, the possibilities are endless. Letting your students know and even encouraging them to live an inclusive lifestyle will also help.

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Getting to know students takes time and effort EVERYDAY of class. The more work that goes into understanding your students, the more opportunities you will give the students to gain what they need from the class.

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Diversity to me is the accepting of different backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, and so much more. I think that diversity is such an important thing to add in the classroom, because it allows for students to learn more about something that they might not have otherwise, because it isn't something that their family might practice.

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I would love to learn how I can teach about different cultures and ethnicities in the classroom to help my students growing their knowledge. I want to be able to present my students with information in a way that they understand the cultures I am talking about and are able to formulate their own opinions on the topic.

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Diversity is that every one and thing is unique and look and act differently. This a major factor in our schools and our lives. Humans make assumptions based on looks and this can either be a good or bad thing. We are able to little bit about who they are by the way they dress, but can also cause segregation.

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Universal design for learning would help every students and eliminate any biases you would have. This would create an environment where everyone has the option to choose different ways of learning and showing their learning.

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If teacher knows all the students and a little of their story then they can relate more with that student. By doing this, they leave a little memory in the child's mind for them to remember them by.

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Coming from a small rural town in Idaho, I didn't get to experience much diversity in race, religion, or culture first hand. I also however did not have the chance to learn about it in school other than the very little mandatory material. I think that this has put me behind in a way because now as an adult I am having to do more research when I could've been exposed to it as a child. I think that teachers have a huge impact with helping teach new things like diversity. How one talks about certain thing impacts how a student is going to learn and therefore think about that matter. It is important for teachers to teach diversity, but also to not be biased when teaching to avoid their students feeling one specific way about something. -Caitlin Schappert

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Something I keep learning is that even after college, you are never done learning how to be a teacher. With the world expanding in so many ways, teachers are having to expand also. Another thing I have learned is that teaching is a lot harder of a job than what I ever expected it to be. I never really thought of all the awareness that you must have to be a teacher because you have to do what is best for each individual child while also what is best for the class as a whole. - Caitlin Schappert

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I want to know how to make sure that every child and adult that comes into my room feels that it really is a safe place and a place of learning. How to take the judgement out of a classroom that I know I personally felt as a student when I fell behind in certain subjects. Also, I want to know how to cover subjects that are tricky to cover without offending anyone. -Caitlin Schappert

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Diversity comes in many different forms, from race and ethnicity to gender and sexual preference. 

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Diversity comes in many different forms, from race and ethnicity to gender and sexual preference. 

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How can we include diversity into our classrooms but not make the student feel called out and put on the spot because we are learning about their culture in the classroom. 

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How can we include diversity into our classrooms but not make the student feel called out and put on the spot because we are learning about their culture in the classroom. 

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That along with everything else that we will learn in education classes that this will be the most important thing to learn because it is the biggest influence on if a student does good in school or not.

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That along with everything else that we will learn in education classes that this will be the most important thing to learn because it is the biggest influence on if a student does good in school or not.

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I feel like Diversity is always present in a majority of things we do throughout our life. I have even experienced it coming from a smaller city when I moved schools. The school I moved to had a population of 80% Mormons which is a religion I do not practice. It was hard to try and connect with my peers for a little while and showed me different ways to overcome differences in each other. I know that some people don't know how to and so I think that it is important for every individual to learn to not be biased with peoples choices and how they identify themselves. 

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I feel like Diversity is always present in a majority of things we do throughout our life. I have even experienced it coming from a smaller city when I moved schools. The school I moved to had a population of 80% Mormons which is a religion I do not practice. It was hard to try and connect with my peers for a little while and showed me different ways to overcome differences in each other. I know that some people don't know how to and so I think that it is important for every individual to learn to not be biased with peoples choices and how they identify themselves. 

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I would like to know and learn more about how to make the classroom environment more inclusive for all learners and how to be able to make sure all students can express themselves in the best way that is fair to each student. 

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I would like to know and learn more about how to make the classroom environment more inclusive for all learners and how to be able to make sure all students can express themselves in the best way that is fair to each student. 

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Learning can be done most effectively when there is better student to teacher connection. If both are able to interact better with each other the better students will like going to class and more effectively the student will want to learn. Showing passion in teaching and also passion with caring for all your students goes a long way in the classroom. 

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Learning can be done most effectively when there is better student to teacher connection. If both are able to interact better with each other the better students will like going to class and more effectively the student will want to learn. Showing passion in teaching and also passion with caring for all your students goes a long way in the classroom. 

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My school system was not very diverse, however, I have had a lot of exposure to other cultures and other socioeconomic statuses outside of the school system. Having even a basic knowledge of a students cultures can make students feel more included in the classroom and that they are valued part of the classroom community

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While diversity takes many different forms in terms of specifics, overall it is the representation of many different backgrounds including but not limited to race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, language, education, socioeconomic status, and many other variables.

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I want to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to create a fully inclusive classroom. I think this most importantly includes the ability to be flexible and adapt to different situations because representation of diversity in a classroom will rarely ever be predictable or scripted, so we must be prepared to adapt to each and every classroom situation that may arise.

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I feel that diversity can be either a good or bad thing. I believe that it is a good thing because it allows us to be unique in our own ways, and it  makes think outside the box when it comes to meeting diverse cultures in the world. The bad thing is people might not accept people whom they are based on their culture and this lead to isolation.

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What we want to know is how to behave and include people, of diverse cultures. If we exclude them from events, then they will think that they are no good especially in today's society. The goal for us, as future teachers, is to be able to be open minded, and accept students for whom they are.

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In order to gain the respect and trust of the student, the teacher (us) should be willing to make a commitment to understand each student, and not neglect them for they might not agree or liken to their unique culture.

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Diversity is extremely important in allowing students to think and act creatively and define themselves in a way that is beneficial to themselves.

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Diversity allows students the opportunity to experience other cultures and ways of thinking in order to expand their own knowledge.

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I want to know how to effectively  and respectfully include diverse students in the classroom through projects and assignments.

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I completely agree with this statement. As teachers, it is our job to make every student feel welcomed in the classroom and provide a flexible working environment that encompasses all aspects of diversity that we encounter.