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1. Does a fish swimming in water realize he's in water?
2. Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students' families.
3. I don't know any language besides English.
4. Without some degree of cultural competency, it can lead to uncomfortable situations.
5. Learn about who they are individually and culturally.
6. Recognize that everyone has certain biases.
7. Make sure your unconscious bias does not become conscious.
8. I celebrate their history.
9. Be aware of your own biases, even positive ones.
10. I don't always have answers, but I want to give these kids hope.

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You may think you are operating in the norm, but your norm is not somebody else’s norm,”

Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students’ families.

When I meet Muslim parents, I know it is appropriate to shake the father’s hand, never appropriate to take the mother’s hand, and that I should pat my heart twice to say it’s a pleasure to meet you as a greeting.

I care about who they are individually and culturally.

Recognize that everyone has certain biases.

I celebrate their history.

You can get mad or you can say, “I’m glad this happened so we can talk about it” and discuss cultural values so nobody wins and nobody loses.

“What kind of ancestor are you going to be?”

What can I do to make curriculum culturally relevant?

It was the first time I was the only white guy in the room.

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Tiffany Rosser: The Power of 10 Sentences

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Tiffany Rosser: The Power of 10 Sentences

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1. You may think you are operating in the norm, but your norm is not somebody else’s norm,” says Lisa Adams, a CTA Human Rights Department trainer.
2. “If you are part of the majority culture — which most white people identify with — you don’t realize what you are bringing to the classroom.”
3. Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students’ families.
4.  It can also help close the achievement gap, since the “cultural gap” between students and their teachers can contributeto achievement gaps among different student groups, reports the NEA.
5. Not English only: Cultural competency makes interacting in the world a lot easier.
6. Students see themselves: I care about who they are individually and culturally.
7. We’re all biased: Recognize that everyone has certain biases. Make sure your unconscious bias does not become conscious.
8.  I check my own privilege constantly. You do not become culturally competent automatically by virtue of being a person of color.
9. Reflective teaching: I’m always evaluating my own culture and my own effectiveness. I ask: What can I do to make curriculum culturally relevant?
10.  Cultural relevancy is about teaching the “hidden” curriculum.

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1. Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students’ families.

2. Cultural competency makes interacting in the world a lot easier.

3. I care about who they are individually and culturally.

4. Sometimes we get defensive when misunderstandings happen with students.

5. If there is a behavior problem, we can have a cultural collision.

6. You can get mad or you can say, “I’m glad this happened so we can talk about it.”

7. It’s a mindset, a belief system and viewpoint that says: “The world belongs to everybody.”

8. I ask: What can I do to make curriculum culturally relevant?

9. Be aware of your own biases, even positive ones.

10. Cultural relevancy is about teaching the “hidden curriculum.”

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1. You may think you are operating in the norm, but your norm is not somebody else’s norm,” says Lisa Adams, a CTA Human Rights Department trainer.

2. “If you are part of the majority culture — which most white people identify with — you don’t realize what you are bringing to the classroom.”

3. Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students’ families.

4. Recognize that everyone has certain biases. Make sure your unconscious bias does not become conscious.

5.  Sometimes we get defensive when misunderstandings happen with students. It’s important to ask, “What did I do to create this situation?”

6.   You do not become culturally competent automatically by virtue of being a person of color.

7.  I look at what I’m teaching through multiple perspectives, whether math, science or history.

8. We do things — we don’t intend to — from our own cultural perspective that can be misconstrued.

9. Cultural relevancy is about teaching the “hidden” curriculum.

10.  When there are cultural differences, a teacher can feel disrespected, and the kids think the teacher is being a jerk and there is conflict.

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Power of 10 Sentences
1.  Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students’ families.
2.  It can also help close the achievement gap, since the “cultural gap” between students and their teachers can contribute to achievement gaps among different student groups, reports the NEA.
3.   I don’t know any language besides English.
4.  Without some degree of cultural competency, it can lead to uncomfortable situations.
5.   Cultural competency makes interacting in the world a lot easier.
6.  Recognize that everyone has certain biases.
7. Make sure your unconscious bias does not become conscious.
8.   Without blame or judgment, we see things are handled in different ways.
9.   It’s about understanding “isms” including racism, ageism, classism, sexism and homophobia.
10.  When there are cultural differences, a teacher can feel disrespected, and the kids think the teacher is being a jerk and there is conflict. So my lesson plans include expectations.

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Power of 10 Sentences
1. Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students' families. It can also help close the achievement gap, since the "cultural gap" between students and their teachers can contribute to achievement gaps among different student groups, reports the NEA.
2. I don't know any language besides English.
3. Without some degree of cultural competency, it can lead to uncomfortable situations.
4. Recognize that everyone has certain biases.
5. Make sure your unconscious bias does not become conscious.
6. It's a mindset, a belief system and viewpoint that says: "The world belongs to everybody."
7. You do not become culturally competent automatically by virtue of being a person of color.
8. I ask: What can I do to make curriculum culturally relevant?
9. When there are cultural differences, a teacher can feel disrespected, and the kids think the teacher is being a jerk and there is conflict. So my lesson plans include expectations.
10. I don't always have answers, but I want to give these kids hope.

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Power of 10 Sentences
1. You may think you are operating in the norm, but your norm is not somebody else’s norm.
2. Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students’ families.
3.  I care about who they are individually and culturally.
4. We're all biased. Make sure your unconscious bias does not become conscious.
5.  I celebrate their history.
6. It’s never assuming I know what someone’s world is and always assuming they can teach me a lot about their world.
7. I am always reminded to check my ethnic integrity, my speech and my behaviors...
8. What can I do to make curriculum culturally relevant?
9. Cultural relevancy is about teaching the “hidden” curriculum.
10.  I don’t always have answers, but I want to give these kids hope.

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1) It can also help close the achievement gap, since the “cultural gap” between students and their teachers can contribute to achievement gaps among different student groups, reports the NEA.
2) I care about who they are individually and culturally.
3) I do my own investigative work.
4) You may think you are operating in the norm, but your norm is not somebody else’s norm,” says Lisa Adams, a CTA Human Rights Department trainer.
5) I may have an unconscious bias that a football player is probably not a good student, but I don’t allow myself to act on it.
6) You do not become culturally competent automatically by virtue of being a person of color.
7) Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students’ families.
8) In high school I was friends with the only two African American kids and one Latino in my school.
9) When kids walk into my room, they notice something that reflects their culture.
10) It was the first time I was the only white guy in the room.

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The Power of 10!
1. "If you are part of the majority culture----which most white people identify with- -you don't realize what you are bringing to the classroom".
2. Being culturally competent improves teaching and provides educators with resources to connect to students' families.
3. When kids walk into my room, they notice something that reflects their culture.
4. There are posters or wall hangings from African-American, Asian, Middle Eastern, Tongan and Latino cultures.
5. Make sure your unconscious bias does not become conscious.
6."The world belongs to everybody."
7. I look at what I'm teaching through multiple perspectives, whether math, science or history.
8.Cultural differences exist within the same ethnicity.
9. For example, a common assumption is that an Asian male is going to be great at math and science, but that's not always true, and it is unfair to the child to make those assumptions.
10. I bring Latino scientists, nurses, doctors, sales reps and other role models into the classroom.

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The Power of 10!
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