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“Invite a speaker or author to your classroom who can discuss topics relevant to Middle East studies.  Create a panel of children to discuss what was presented and have the speaker interact with the panel and the whole class” (Farris, 2015, p. 147).

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Use examples of literature and art from diverse people according to what time period/concept you are teaching at the time. For example, reading and discussing Mother to Son by Langston Hughes while students are learning about the Civil Rights Movement. You can also celebrate diverse holidays in the classroom throughout the year.

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One of the best techniques for ensuring you are teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive is it check your own biases. I ensure that I'm aware of any cultural biases I might have.  I spend time reflecting on those biases and really assessing how I can remove them from my classroom.  These can be biases based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, etc. The list could go on and on. It's not comfortable to reflect like this, but it's vital to my students understanding I love each of them for their uniqueness and individuality.

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I give all of my students an awareness of other cultures while remain culturally sensitive by giving them lots of examples from people both like them and different from them. I ensure all students get to see examples of great thinkers they can relate to that made significant contributions to society.  I do this with disabilities, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, etc.  I want students to find commonalities within their own cultural identities. I also want them to find heroes outside of their own identities, though. So, varied examples are key to this.

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In Nevada, we have many different racial cultural identities that are prevalent in our communities. These cultures include, but are not limited to, large Native American populations, people from varied Hispanic origins, and people from various Asian cultures. A great way to teach students some of the local traditions could be done using some of the Paiute traditions. You could teach students basket weaving and what these baskets represented then up through today. You could include how the Paiutes grew crops even with a nomadic lifestyle, including this while teaching the geography of Nevada as students move their tribe from the lower elevation areas for farming to the higher elevation areas where they hunted.

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There are many traditions to be celebrated in consideration of our student body. I find it easiest to tie in these traditions during holidays. Every culture celebrates holidays in different ways where they form traditions. For example, Halloween or Day of the Dead where the Spanish culture makes sugar skulls, or they put the baby in the bread. Every holiday is an opportunity to teach a tradition.

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I was speaking with my Social Studies teacher at my school and I asked her this question and she said, "Every student has a different background and culture. As a teacher it is my job to make sure their stories are heard and love and inclusion abound."

Too add onto this I always at the begging of the year in my ELA class have my students write a personal narrative that is shared with the class. We all deserve to be known for who we are at the core. When we can share our stories and our past it allows others to be in our shoes for a moment in time.

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The best way to involve multicultural community is by inviting in the parents to share stories, read to students, make food, teach dances and shared songs.

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One way to involve the multicultural community in the classroom is to send home flyers for multicultural events that are available throughout the community for families to experience. There are so many events in our community that are a part of different cultures that students and families can experience and learn from. Just making them aware of what is available in our community is a great way to get our students and their families to experience different cultures.

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One way to teach about diversity and yet remain culturally sensitive is to ensure that there are books in the classroom and school library to represent the different cultures. It mentions in the book that "selecting multicultural literature for children is not an easy task for teachers" (Farris, 2015, p.160). With that being said, the book did provide several ideas of book for many different cultures, which I really appreciate.

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When my daughter was in fourth grade her class painted Christmas bulbs. She painted a Christmas bulb that represented the traditional Russian Christmas bulb. The students had to paint a bulb that represented a given culture and tell about that culture's Christmas traditions. In each culture, Christmas is celebrated differently. This activity was a great way to represent other cultures in our community.

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I admit that I would be nervous to teach about a culture that I am not from, I would be afraid of saying something that isn't culturally sensitive. Because of this, the best way to teach about different cultures is to have someone from that culture teach it. This could be the students themselves, family members, community members, or even have a guest speaker over the internet.

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Some techniques for teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive may include working in groups, assigning project-based learning, and providing opportunities for discussions. Working in groups allows students to work with diverse people in diverse learning experiences. Project-based learning allows students to think in diverse ways. Providing opportunities for discussion allows for all students to be heard.

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When I think of traditions my mind immediately goes to food. Whether it is food that goes along with holidays or just what people from different cultures eat, there are usually traditions that go along with these. Here in Elko county the two racial groups that are most prevalent, outside of Caucasian, are Hispanic and Native American. The class could have guests from both of these groups come and teach about and possibly provide food that represents their culture.

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A technique to teach about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive is to learn yourself about the different cultures of students you have in your classroom. It is vital to learn about cultural practices and beliefs of cultures in your classroom when teaching the importance of diversity. If the teacher doesn't know and understand about cultural diversity, some children in their classroom might feel unwelcomed.

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In Elko county we have celebrations that focus on the Basque community. There are a few organizations that teach the native Basque dances. We could have these groups perform some of these dances as well as teach some of the steps to the class.

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A way we can develop an awareness of other cultures and remain culturally sensitive is to have non-verbal material in our classrooms that show that we are a part of different cultures. We can teach others about the different cultures through materials such as posters that include people of different races, and a classroom library that includes books about diversity written by people from other cultures. Music from different cultures can be played during class.

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There are many different ways to involve the multicultural community in the classroom. One way is by placing cultural artwork around the classroom. The students can be encouraged to draw or paint what their culture holds important. Music can be another way to involve the multicultural community in the classroom. Every culture has different music. Teach a music lesson by having students listen to samples of various cultural music.

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An idea of developing awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive is by having students research their cultural backgrounds. They can find out where their culture originated from and what values it holds important. Another way to develop cultural awareness is by asking parents to come to the classroom and talk about their cultures.

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It is best to first find out what cultures are represented in your community. You don't want a student or a students family feel left out. You can send home a questionnaire for families to fill out asking questions about their cultures and their traditions they celebrate yearly. To teach the traditions, I would have students do an art project symbolizing traditional practices of their cultures. I am also a foodie and love different cultural foods. So, I might ask students to make something at home that they traditionally make and bring it to school to share with the classroom. The students can discuss what their dish is and where it was first made at.

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One of the most important things a teacher can do to is to become more knowledgeable the cultures of all of their students. Afterwards, creating an environment that makes students of all cultures feel welcomed (physically in the classroom with books, and displays as well as encouraging students to practice their cultural traditions/speak in their native language). When teaching  a teacher can Portray people in history as people with good and bad traits and not heroes.

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Teachers can use shared book experiences as well as having students reflect on personal achievements, and family traditions and events. Allowing students to draw pictures to illustrate the stories they have learned about within a certain culture who may not be able to write in English yet would help ELL students to show their knowledge. The teacher can present materials in multiple waits using visual, oral, written and kinesthetic learning.

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I feel like this can be tough to do and is another reason it is important to not only know your students, but also to learn about their cultures and the cultures that you will be including in your teachings. An idea that came out of the reading that I felt fit well here was to select read aloud that relate to the culture in the spirit of storytelling instead of just telling historical facts about the culture. Reflect accurate pattern of language use with realistic dialogue. As a teacher prepping, be conscious of where the material you are getting is from (i.e. if presenting a video on traditions and songs of a certain culture, make sure the source is from that culture or has knowledge of the culture they are presenting on). As a teacher you can help students develop the ability to become an active part of the solution when they see unjust things happening around them through different units.

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The best way that I could think of to teach about cultures within the community is to bring in experts! Bring in someone from the Basque community or from a certain tribe that can share experiences, traditions and stories with students. This would also be a great way to have family engagement in the classroom. From experience different cultures foods to traditions, family nights, potlucks during school or even including parents as special guests would be  a way to teach from cultures within our community.

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The first technique should be for a teacher to be thoughtful of their word choice. They need to be sure and not show their own biases when teaching subject matter. They need to demonstrate positive attitudes toward diversity and all of the different cultures. They also need to create cultural awareness in their classroom.

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Alisa Safford                                                                      I think the best way to teach about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive is to get to know your students, their individual backgrounds, and as much as you can about that culture. In doing this, we should make sure that our curriculum varies in culture and that we always have a safe space for those culturally diverse students in our classroom. Also, making sure that our own cultural bias never makes an appearance in our classroom, is extreamly important!

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Alisa Safford                                                                      I think the best way to teach about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive is to get to know your students, their individual backgrounds, and as much as you can about that culture. In doing this, we should make sure that our curriculum varies in culture and that we always have a safe space for those culturally diverse students in our classroom. Also, making sure that our own cultural bias never makes an appearance in our classroom, is extreamly important!

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The best way to involve the multicultural community in our classrooms is to invite them! Have open communication with parents and community members, asking them to bring awareness and education into our rooms in every fashion. Through storytelling, parties, food, cultural education, and cultural examples.

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The best way to involve the multicultural community in our classrooms is to invite them! Have open communication with parents and community members, asking them to bring awareness and education into our rooms in every fashion. Through storytelling, parties, food, cultural education, and cultural examples.

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Some ways to involve the multicultural community in the classroom would be "... inviting guest speakers from the community; field trips to ethnic neighborhoods, restaurants, and museums with relevant exhibits; events for children during Black History Month (October); recordings of ethnic music, such as salsa, African American Spirituals, rap, jazz, hip-hop, and reggae; and dvd's" (Farris, 2015, p. 124-125).

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An idea for developing awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive is to have students work in pairs (paired with similar cultural) and have students do mini research projects. Students can bring in outside speakers, artwork, food, etc. Anything to showcase their culture and teach the class all that they can about themselves and their background.

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An idea for developing awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive is to have students work in pairs (paired with similar cultural) and have students do mini research projects. Students can bring in outside speakers, artwork, food, etc. Anything to showcase their culture and teach the class all that they can about themselves and their background.

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First, we need to teach students that we all have at least one culture. Then, teach them about the many different cultures. Make sure that you stress the point that no one culture is better than the other. Teach that they are all important in our society. Help them to develop respect for all cultures and make connections to them.

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The best way to teach these traditions is to have representation from each culture highlighted come into the classroom, or even take a field trip! Here in Elko, we have the amazing Basque community, the Te-Moak tribe of the Western Shoshone, and even the ranching culture. To best teaching will always come from a person who has a personal tie or special relationship with that specific culture. We live in such a diverse community, an easy and fun way to learn might be to have a "culture walk through" in one of the high school gyms or convention center. This would be a great way to showcase all cultures in one place.  

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The best way to teach these traditions is to have representation from each culture highlighted come into the classroom, or even take a field trip! Here in Elko, we have the amazing Basque community, the Te-Moak tribe of the Western Shoshone, and even the ranching culture. To best teaching will always come from a person who has a personal tie or special relationship with that specific culture. We live in such a diverse community, an easy and fun way to learn might be to have a "culture walk through" in one of the high school gyms or convention center. This would be a great way to showcase all cultures in one place.  

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An essential component of teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive is ensuring the classroom library has an array of differentiated books from different points of view. I recently completed my Multicultural course, and while putting my first classroom together, I knew how important it was to show a variety of perspectives from the same genre/story. Another component is to view the student as an individual and invest the time and effort to get to know them. Getting to know their skills and experience can enrich the classroom culture. Speaking of experiences, it's essential for students to be provided a range of backgrounds and to broaden and make lessons more meaningful by digging deeper and past the first lens. Also, being aware of cultural biases can cause discomfort, but it's important to reflect to make efforts to open mindfulness. Finally, the textbook states that helping our students see beyond diversity is "developing more positive attitudes toward different cultural, racial, and ethnic groups" (Farris, 2015, p. 122).

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The first thing that I would do when teaching about traditions within our community would be to go to the museum. I believe that our local museum has done a great job incorporating the diversity within our community. Once they are there and learn a little bit about the different cultures of our community, I would reach out to the Basque club, the Hispanic Heritage club, etc., and ask for guest speakers to come in and talk, dance, etc. I could also discuss our annual Basque Festival with them as well as Cinco De Mayo. I would also reach out to the families of my class and ask if they have any ideas, artifacts, food, etc. to add to this lesson.

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There are several ways to involve multiculturalism in the classroom by having students learn to respect their classmate's differences in a way to encounter new ideas and having students become empathetic when they discover other cultures. Creating lessons promoting diversity allows students to develop leadership skills and become self-confident. When students are recognized as their individuals, they form respect for the community and environment. An example of promoting diversity in the classroom is celebrating holidays worldwide. By doing so, make a relevant craft to the holiday, serve a treat from that culture, or read a book associated with the holiday. This year I added a diversity page to my parent handbook to see what parents would say about which holidays they celebrated, which gave me an idea of what could be necessary for my students and their families. I would incorporate worldwide holiday celebrations by identifying any families I work with. I could ask them to provide more insight. I always love the idea of incorporating multicultural music into the daily life of education and exposing students to that culture.

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Ideas for developing awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive are by thinking beyond race and ethnicity, such as looking at the individual's experiences and traditions. Another component of cultural awareness is paying attention to non-verbal behaviors, such as how body language reacts and is perceived. Lastly, I've experienced this aspect by having conversations and sharing stories. I love to have an open discussion about a personal story or experience. I noticed if you give the time and respect to listen, most people reciprocal back.

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A fun way to teach tradition in the classroom is to introduce foods traditionally made in other cultures and have students try them. For students to recognize and celebrate differences, trying new food and exposing them to it is a great way to open the door to different cultures. Students can learn about new ingredients and their use of this technique. It shows students different ways of eating in many cultures and teaches them about it. Food can always be reliable as it's a great resource to bring people together.

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Techniques for teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive include providing materials within the classroom where students can relate and see their culture. This may include cultural books, posters with pictures of individuals from various cultures, or maps. The materials that are used to be taught should include cultural groups that allow the students to develop the "ability to understand perspectives different from one's own and the content is knowledge about diverse cultural groups" (Farris, 2015, pg 122). This will help decrease negative stereotyping of people or students from other cultures within the classroom. Students can also engage in research activities about various cultures to gain a better understanding while exploring ways a specific culture is similar to theirs. It is also extremely crucial that as the teacher I consistently reflect on my personal bias to ensure that I am open minded and setting an example for my students to follow.

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Teachers can utilize the recourses available to them by including the community and the diversity of the people that are within. This can be done by bringing in guest speakers, inviting family members to share cultural information, or by cooking diverse cultural meals to provide "students a different perspective on their lives and cultures" (Farris, 2015, pg. 125). These interactions and lessons can provide students with real life information and experiences that engage critical thinking opportunities to broaden their understanding about cultures. It is important to ensure that these experiences are happening continuously throughout the school year and that students are encouraged to interact with individuals from other cultures.

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Talk and allow your students to talk in a safe environment, as long as it is respectful. For example yesterday during a fishbowl, I had a student bring up feminine products and everyone was cool about it, and it opens a door for everyone in the classroom to ponder and thinking about women and what we NEED in order to survive. We held the space for it and it was fine.

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I was trying to think of different ways that you could involve the multicultural community within your classroom and the first thing that came to my mind was a multicultural day. You could involve the community and all the families while learning about different cultures. Families can share stories, traditions, music, food, and so much more! This could be a fun way to involve the community and make learning interesting.

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There are many techniques that can be used when it comes to teaching about diversity within your class. The first thing that you should look at is yourself and your classroom. Try to create a diverse classroom, using books, posters etc. You should learn about your students different cultures and include those cultures within the classroom everyday. This is a way that you are not only teaching students about different cultures but also making a welcoming learning environment to all the students in the classroom.

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There are many ways that you could teach students about different cultures but in a way that is not offensive to anyone in the classroom. I feel like for younger students you could find fun cultural books to read. Informing the students about the different cultures and the things that make them unique. One thing that I have seen teachers so do in the past for younger students is find music videos that are information but still culturally sensitive, the students love this and are able to learn a lot. As I got older I had a teacher who would split us into groups of three and we would have a research project of different cultures and then teach the class about the culture we were given to study. One thing that I have seen a school do is have a multicultural week at their whole school. they decorate appropriately, each grade focuses on diversity and different cultures throughout that week and then classes will get together and discuss what they learned. Lunch will vary depending on the day, they really like to show different cultures and incorporate it throughout the week and the students love it.

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It is important to look at the different traditions that are around the world not just the ones that we see are most common throughout the students. I have seen teachers celebrate holidays but will not necessarily call is a Christmas party because not everyone celebrates Christmas, rather they would call it a celebration and then would talk with the students all the different things that different cultures celebrate around that time. One thing that I really remembered as a child growing up was celebrating the day of the dead. We shan’t the whole day celebrating the day of the dead. The whole fifth grade floor was decorated appropriately, and all the classes merged to have one big party and each room would be a different learning activity. We decorated candy skulls, played music, watched a movie, ate food, read books and so much more. You could include a lot of different traditions throughout the school year rather than just one.

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An example that I enjoyed that was shared in our text book is explaining how we can bring multicultural community into our classrooms. The quote states, "Teachers should also look to their own students, school, and local community and utilize the wealth of diversity of the people right at home. Many students and their parents,  grandparents, and other relatives are happy to share their cultural history with interested students and teachers. Teachers and students alike also can invite school staff members, for example, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, bilingual aides, and tutors to give students a different perspective on their lives and cultures" (Farris, 125). This is a wonderful way to bring multicultural community and family involvement into the classroom. This would also be a wonderful opportunity to practice appropriate communication, which will have been taught and practiced beforehand. Students will be able to practice appropriate communication and learn about someone's culture and heritage.

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A technique for teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive is a personalized curriculum. When teaching students this incredibly important information it is very beneficial. It is beneficial because diversity is tied to everyone's hearts. Not a single person is the same and this is beautiful. Learning with a personalized curriculum, allowing students into your culture, allows for a connection that is beneficial for student understanding. In addition to this, a specific technique that I enjoyed is the Unit of Study Phases. These phases broke down how to have students question and ponder to understand diversity (Farris, 123).

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An idea for developing awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive is described in the Unit Study Phases (Farris, 123). I believe these phases are wonderful for students because it guides them through with process and understanding. Students are able to question and make connections to information that may be new. These Phases help students make connections while recognizing differences as well. This encourages a culturally sensitive environment along with guidance from the teacher.

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When thinking about traditions, I think about the families that have carried them for generations. I would like to include the classroom parents/guardians with this through food. I would consider the environment in the classroom to ensure they have practiced appropriate communication. In addition to this, I would have students do a research project in regards to their culture. This would also give students practice and time to learn about the importance of culture. Once we have learned about the importance and the information behind culture, the class will share food that their families have held dear to their family. I believe that this would also help connect the classroom community through this experience.

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Student interviews can be an effective technique to help teachers teach about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive. While teachers interview their students, they can ask questions that will allow for them to learn more about their students' cultures. Through these interviews teachers can become aware of what their students may view as culturally insensitive. This is a technique that can be implemented in the beginning of the year and throughout the year to strength teacher-student relationships.

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An interactive way of incorporating the multicultural community within a classroom is by organizing a culture day. This can be a school day where all day students are learning about different cultures. In the daily routine, the teacher can incorporate activities from other cultures, such as different dishes, games, music, etc. Families can be asked to participate by cooking meals, talking to students in class or teaching them their traditions.

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I think students should have real conversations with one another about their cultures and talk about what they view as culturally sensitive and insensitive. Teachers should act as facilitators during these conversations.

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I think a fun and informational way of teaching traditions in the classroom is by having students experience them. For example, for Halloween, discuss with students about how they celebrate Halloween and if they don't, ask what they do on Halloween day. After this information is gathered, on the week of Halloween celebrate Halloween that whole week in each different way that students do. Due to celebrating it multiple times, limits will have to be set so that teachers, students and families don't have to pay or donate too much. This way multiple cultural traditions can be taught and respected.

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First, as teachers, we must remind ourselves that many of these children have lived through a challenging experience or left everything they know behind or love. Teachers need to reconnect with the word empathy and walk in the students’ shoes. As teachers, we need to ensure that the students take pride in their culture, which is a big part of having students feel welcome. We must understand that “each of us has a culture that is part of our very being” (Farris, 2015, p.139). Having posters and books representing the diversity in the school allows the students to feel comfortable and confident that they belong.

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Teachers can introduce books about various cultures and have speakers from the community come and speak to the students. Notably, the best involvement will be parents, grandparents, or other family members that can come to class to share their cultural history. Having the school set up culture day and everyone bringing different dishes allows a multicultural community to feel welcome and part of the community.

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As teachers, we need to be respectful and accept all cultures. We need to make a cultural connection with the students and their parents, allowing them to feel a sense of belonging. The awareness can be done through books, posters, speakers, and having each student research their culture and present in class. Provides all students to be aware of each culture and its uniqueness. Supporting students in a “bicultural and bi-literate” enhance their learning experience without creating a loss of culture. We want to make a positive impact on parents and students.  (p. 139).

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I usually introduce a read-aloud. I would introduce a culture and speak about the different traditions they might have. During Hispanic Heritage month, I have presented visuals of people of the Latinx community who have contributed to the US. Not only do we write about it, but I also speak about each culture’s different traditions. For example, I had the students draw about their traditions, from Thanksgiving to the 4th of July to a family gathering, camping, etc. We want everyone to understand that we are all connected through family tradition.

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To be culturally sensitive in my classroom, I have to get to know my students and their families first. To do so, we meet with all the parents and children before they start the school. We always ask them to tell us about their child, we send home "All About Me" one page document for children to complete with their parents. At these initial meetings, families also share a lot about their family culture/things that are specific to their families. Whether we learn that the family heritage comes from another country, or the family situation is impacted by poverty and homelessness, we get a relatively solid picture of the particular family unit and its functioning. With that knowledge, we can be sensitive to everyone's individual situation, cultural heritage and perspectives on education.

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I usually introduce a read-aloud. I would introduce a culture and speak about the different traditions they might have. During Hispanic Heritage month, I have presented visuals of people of the Latinx community who have contributed to the US. Not only do we write about it, but I also speak about each culture’s different traditions. For example, I had the students draw about their traditions, from Thanksgiving to the 4th of July to a family gathering, camping, etc. We want everyone to understand that we are all connected through family tradition.

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There are many ways, teachers can involve multicultural community in the classroom. Teachers can invite family members to come and talk about their family tradition, or introduce students to a traditional way of doing things.  Family members can for example come and prepare a meal typical to their country, or show how to make mask for a Mardi Grass.
Some other ways of including multicultural community in the classroom are pictures of the actual families. In my classroom, I have a big poster with pictures of my students' families. Not only it reinforces the multiculturalism, it also serves as a great calming tool for my little ones when they miss their parents. In addition, students often come to this poster board and initiate conversation about their pictures which allows them to get better at using their expressive language.

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Techniques for teaching diversity while remaining culturally sensitive would be to not make assumptions about students. Get to know all your students individually and use materials that are culturally varied and relevant. Also, make sure students have a voice and can have choices to create authentic work. Using project based learning is a great way to get to know your students and allow them to create authentic work that represents who they are as a learner.

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Ways to make your classroom more multicultural would be to host different celebrations throughout the year based upon different cultures. Including more music and art projects would be a good way to include all cultures. Also, show n tell is also great for students to involve their parents with presenting one cool artifact, piece of clothing, song, food, etc,. to the classroom about their culture and why that artifact is important to them.

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Ideas for developing awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive is to let the student present their own culture to the classroom and teacher. I am one to not know much about other cultures and I will not act like I do, I would want the students to research who they are with their parents and bring stories to class they can share on where they are from and the traditions they value. They can even create posters that we can display on the walls to be a constant reminder of the different cultures in the classroom.

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Traditions to teach from groups represented in our community and how you would teach the tradition would be to host small classroom holiday parties. I mentioned this in one of my previous comments how hosting small cultural parties would help students see how other cultures celebrate. This would be good to include everyone and also give perspective. Also, let students go out and find a food pertaining to that cultural holiday and make it a celebration where everyone is involved and everyone celebrates different cultures together.

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"Pictures are worth a thousand words" is a phrase which definitely plays a key role in our classroom. Multicultural pictures are on display in most parts of the classroom. My bulletin board has a border with pictures of various flags. Class library has books about different cultures, and diversity in general.
A project that works well and addresses multiculturalism in my classroom is tied to dressing up a doll (a person's outline) on the big piece of construction paper. Students and their families dress the doll in the clothes in their family's traditional way. They color, use pieces of cloth, buttons to create clothing for the doll. In addition, they also fill out a little info sheet which asks about their ancestors, lets them speak about the traditional meal or mention some of words in their native language.
This particular project has proven to work well with many families in our Pre-K program, and it allows our families/students to share out what is important to them/show pride in their cultural heritage.

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One technique that is that is great for teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive is by previewing books, lessons, vocabulary, art, etc to prevent unintentionally exposing your students to biases and misunderstandings of certain cultures. By previewing these things you can not only stop these biases and misunderstandings, but you can even create a more authentic approach and view of different cultures and traditions.

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When developing awareness of cultures one must be sensitive to the educational needs of children by "listening to all cultural voices and promoting the skills necessary to become a successful member of society" (Farris, 2015, pg. 151). This can be done by allowing students to develop the ability to understand perspectives different than their own by developing a classroom agreement on ways that discussions and lessons regarding other cultures will be addressed in the classroom, for example having an open mind, being considerate of others, and creating a safe place for everyone within the classroom. The students could then begin to explore various cultures first starting with ones that students belong to within the classroom by sharing and engaging in discussions. This will allow the students to have a better understanding of one another while being culturally sensitive. Students can begin to develop empathy and understanding for other culture by becoming educated and aware. The students can then begin to place themselves in others shoes from other cultures to think of things from their point of view, this could be done by acting out a skit within the classroom to demonstrate their understanding. This will allow students to gain the confidence to stand up for unjust treatment to those that are from different culture from them.

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Teaching about traditions may be easily tied to holiday celebrations.  I can see a member of our learning community (a parent or a volunteer) to come and tell/teach about her/his tradition by making a special holiday meal with students, or create special decorations (for Chinese New Year), or make a music instrument, play an instrument or share music typical to his/her region. I can also see someone coming to our classroom and teach my students how to dance a traditional dance (e.g., cumbia).

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An engaging way to involve the multicultural community in the classroom is by having virtual field trips to different places around the world. These are super fun and you can get an actual feel for what different cultures do in their everyday lives, or how they celebrate holidays. I have done a few of these and my students love them! They can be super academic as well.

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Techniques for teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive would be to make your classroom an inviting multi cultural environment.  Hanging multi cultural posters on the classroom walls and having multi cultural books in the classroom library, will make your class an inviting place for not just your EL students, but for each and everyone of your students.  Also, get to know all of your students' families and their cultures.  By knowing your students' cultures you can implement lessons that included the different cultures that your students represent.

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One idea for developing cultural awareness of different cultures while being culturally sensitive could be by learning about each student's background and culture. This way students can relate to similarities and differences of their peers. One way they could do this is by creating an all about me bag the first week or two of school. They bring small items from home that represent who they are and what they enjoy doing. Then each student gets to present their bag to the class and tell them about their items.

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Traditions that could be taught within the classroom could first come from traditions that classmates have. I have a diverse classroom and I could send home surveys to help me gather information on the students traditions. I can then invite the families into the classroom to teach/share their traditions. This could include food, music, celebrations, etc. Another tradition that I could teach is going to cowboy poetry. Taking the students to a live performance or having someone come into the class to perform their poetry would allow the students to have a first hand experience. I can also embrace the Basque community, the Hispanic community, and others.

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We have many different cultures in our schools here in Nevada. There are many different traditions that each of these cultures participate in that could be brought into the classroom. For example, a Hispanic tradition that could be done in the classroom could do with food. Hispanic culture is very proud of their culinary art so it would be fun to discuss, learn, and even try some of their traditional dishes. In the Native American culture, you could bring in many items from your local museum or someone you know who has items. It would be fun to talk to the kids about traditional clothing and tools that Native Americans used for hundreds of years.

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Teaching diversity can be a very sensitive topic and the way a teacher approaches it without inserting their own biases can be a windy road. Making sure that the teacher is selecting their phrasing correctly and not using or promoting any kind of stereotypes is the first big step into teaching diversity with cultural sensitivity. In my classroom, if we talk about one type of diversity, we look at it from multiple angles and see if from a cultural lens to give respect and appreciation to that culture. Since one of my standards in 2nd grade is cultural practices and traditions, I believe if we teach one, we teach many! This includes having materials for reading from multiple diverse authors/ artists.

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One thing that I love about having a culturally inclusive classroom is that I have students from many cultures that can share their culture with the class. By reaching out to community members or even the students' families to come share their multicultural practices creates a sense of unity and value in the classroom. Celebrating the multicultural months and bringing these practices into the classroom is a great and fun way to promote diversity and inclusion in the classroom community. If there are multi-lingual students in the classroom, encourage their native language and even have them teach some words (i.e. sight words) in their native language (Farris, 2015, p.151).

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One of the best techniques that was taught in our multicultural diversity class and goes with the book is including texts that shows the other side of culture. For example, a book that shows how the Native Americans thought of the western settlers. This a good way to promote diversity while remaining culturally sensitive.

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I think there are many times throughout the school year which can provide students to learn traditions from other groups in the community. Getting to know the culture of your students and having discussions about traditions their families do for holidays, birthdays, or other special events.  As holidays pass, students can learn about different cultural customs. My personal heritage is Basque, and I have been Basque dancing since I was 4. The Basque culture is something I can share  with my students, and teach them the traditions and customs of the Basque people. Bringing in members from the community of diverse backgrounds is another way to teach about traditions in the community.

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There are so many ways that the teacher can involve the multicultural community in the classroom.   One of those ways would be to have a multicultural week. Each day of the week a guest speaker can be invited to come into your classroom and share information about their culture. These guest speakers could be the student's parents, other family members or members of the community. "Teachers and students alike also can invite school staff members, for example, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, bilingual aides, and tutors to give students and different perspective on their lives and cultures (Farris, 125)." The teacher could also arrange a classroom community lunch, where all of the students and their families are invited to have lunch in the classroom. The teacher could have them bring a traditional dish to share with the class and they can share stories of their culture and traditions.

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Ways to involve the multicultural community in the classroom is allowing culture to be part of your classroom. For example, inviting students to discuss their beliefs, values, and perspectives. This a good way to set boundaries and also respect each other for their different cultures.

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Through the multiple multicultural and ELL classes I have taken, it is evident that bringing culture to the classroom is healthy and makes for an inclusive environment. ELL students may be leery about reading or even sharing ideas in front of their peers. Some cultures do not think that eye contact is respectful. Knowing your students and building the relationships with them is crucial for being culturally sensitive. Learn about their culture and their values and respect them. This could be as simple as having a classroom luncheon with multicultural foods (Farris, 2015, p. 152). Encourage your students to respect them as well. Bringing literature into the classroom by diverse multicultural authors, artists, engineers, etc. is a wonderful way for students to see themselves in the classroom.

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I think it is important to be selective and thoughtful about the literature you share and the things you explicitly teach and say when teaching students about diversity with remaining culturally sensitive. It is important to model qualities such as: openminded, accepting, kind and curious. Everybody comes from a different background, it is important students feel accepted no matter their circumstance. Providing opportunities to discuss diversity can happen as partner talk, lessons, or as whole group discussions.

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One of the ideas for developing awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive is get to your families. During your open house or parent engaged ask question that pertain to them specifically. Another good idea is getting to know your kids and where they are from. Once develop the rapport with your students include different cultures that pertain to the lessons presenting. For example, reading books about different cultures related to the topic you are on.

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In my town, we don't have a very diverse population. At our school, though, we have a ton of diversities within our teachers! Having these teachers share their cultural traditions with the students has been incredible to watch. Our teachers from the Philippines have had days where they visit the classrooms and teach the students a song from their home to do karaoke to. Our Native American teachers have brought jingle dresses and shown the students traditional dances and the importance of the beading and dances at Pow Wows. Our Hispanic teachers have done rounds in the classrooms to teach about the tradition of the Day of the Dead. There are so many ways to incorporate multicultural traditions into the classroom that the students can enjoy and learn about diversity from.

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Inviting in members from the community to share what they do or who they are is an awesome opportunity for community involvement, as well as education on the diverse cultures within our community. Having a multicultural event at the school would be a good way to showcase various cultures. Parents, teachers, and members of the community can set up a table with information or activities about their culture.

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An idea for developing awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive is to split the class into groups of four and randomly give them a country that they can make a power point presentation about. They will have to investigate the culture, traditions, food, language and types of clothing they wear. The groups can then present the information to the class and share with everyone what they learned about that culture that was different from their own. I actually had to do this project when I was in 5th grade and I really enjoyed the whole process and learning about different cultures. I even had the opportunity to make a traditional dish and make my own clothes that resembled India.

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When considering students development of awareness of cultures, it should be planned for thoughtfully and intentionally. Providing a comfortable space for students to discuss their culture with classmates is a good way to develop an awareness of culture. When having discussions, it is important to model and teach students to be kind and open-minded. Students can be taught about cultures different than their own through literature, activities and videos. I think that learning about different cultures should be fun, engaging, and promote curiosity.

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One tradition I would like to teach is how to weave baskets like the Native American did. I would work with the local tribe, Duckwater, to see if they would be interested in working with us to help us keep this tradition. I think this would be great and helpful because in one of the 8th grade standards it talks about the Nevada History and Native Americans where a big part of history that I would like to incorporate. I would also like to take a field trip to Carson City to the Nevada Museum to show them the history behind the basket weaving.

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One technique for teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive is making sure books, toys, and pictures are diverse. They should include a wide variety of backgrounds and be included all year round. For example, pictures or posters can include images of families with grandparents, a mom and dad, two dads, different ethnic backgrounds, interracial, etc. Everyone can feel welcomed and appreciated by showing awareness and acceptance of others.

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My team and I were just discussing ways we can include our multicultural families in our program. One idea was to invite a family member in to our class once a month to share one of their traditions. We noticed that many of us teachers share the same cultural background, but we have many diverse families who may not feel as acknowledged, so this may be a good way to include the multicultural community.

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I believe the idea example I mentioned, about inviting family members into the class to share a tradition, would help develop awareness of cultures while being culturally sensitive. Seeing many different families, that may or may not look like their own, can help students become aware of the fact that many families do look very different! One thing I would need to make sure is that all families feel welcome to share something special about their family.

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One idea to teach about traditions in our community in Winnemucca is the Basque culture and their celebration of the Basque Festival. I would introduce it by asking students if they have watched the Festival, and show them a recording of the festival itself. Basque music encourages dancers to parade the street, while watchers enjoy the show and variety of food. For Pre-K, I would teach them how to play a traditional Basque game, listen to the music, maybe try a dance, and possibly bring in a dish. We could discover on a map, that Basque people are form southwest France and northwest Spain, and discuss how far away that is.

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techniques for teaching about diversity in young students what I learned through chapter 4 and have used in my own classroom the importance of finding a connection in a subject that I can use through all subject. on page 124 we learned about the use of prejudice reduction through reading, math, science, etc I agree having student use different strategies or tools can help with learning about cultures especially when student get to learn along with their peers about different cultures that they may or may not be able to relate to but may be able to find similarities in their physiologically. teaching students to be none bias and accepting of differences can help with building on diversity within a classroom setting.

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Ways to involve the student and family in multicultural community is to plan field trip throughout the community have parents volunteer to come in and teach something about their culture such a dance or about foods. Have students research different cultures around the world and put pictures of different cultures and put the pictures on a map to show where it came from and why or when the culture moved to different areas of the world.

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Ways to help develop awareness of cultures is through different books within the classroom. plan lesson around cultures and or holidays celebrated in the cultural talk to student about the why of each culture they are studying. Help student build awareness of their peers and how environment, background and or culture can contribute different aspects to a lesson and can also model how to well changes in an accepting way.

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The way in which I would teach the traditions from groups represented in our community would be by introducing music, language and food from each group.  I think that it would be amazing to have the students experience what types of traditional music each culture listens to, what language they speak, as well as getting to try a traditional dish.  We can incorporate the music, language and food into a matching game in which the students would have to see if they could figure out what type of music, language and food goes with which culture.  After the game we could reveal the correct answers and we could also talk about the similarities and differences of the different cultural music, language and food.  The students would be having fun as they are learning about the different traditions within out community.

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Living in a rural area where many different cultures are celebrated throughout the year. We would talk about a celebration that is coming up and what it is and why it is celebrated at the time of the year. I would also try to get represented from the celebration to come in at talk about the tradition and how it is celebrated and see if they can do a small demonstration of what to expected at the events.

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Techniques for teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive in the classroom can begin with getting to know your students and their families. One of my favorite lessons was asking students to write about their traditions during the holiday season and special foods their family prepare. This may seem like a very simple lesson but my students opened up to the rest of the class and were able to learn more about each others cultures. We discussed as a group how people from other countries and cultures celebrate holidays, birthdays and other occasions. We talked about the different types of food people from that culture eat and students found out they were more alike than different.
In our curriculum this year, our reading books are culturally diverse and students are learning what it is like to live in another county or belong to different ethnic groups. It sparks different conversations with my students and they are very inquisitive as we read.

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In 4th grade Social Studies, part of the standards is the diversity and culture in Nevada and how it has changed over the years. A way to involve the multicultural community into the classroom is to have guest speakers in the classroom or have a zoom meeting in which students can ask questions about the community, the types of music, art and employment. The history of Native Americans in Nevada is wonderful lesson to learn about the art and people living in our own community.

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Every student has a different cultural background. Creating an assignment in which each student learns about their own cultural background from parents or grandparents is a way for individual students to learn about the heritage of their people. Some students may be surprised to find classmates share the same heritage. Students can create artwork based on culture and heritage to share with the class. Students like to ask questions about others artwork and it inspires them to learn more about the culture of fellow classmates.

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There are many different traditions from the cultural groups in Nevada and many of them include food. Food seems to be the universal way to celebrate holidays and special occasions. Guest speakers in the classroom can bring in a traditional dish for students to try or parents can be invited to bring a traditional dish to a holiday potluck for the classroom celebration. Parents would be invited to stay and talk about the traditions celebrated in their community. Students can research the foods served by different groups.

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One technique that I would use when teaching about diversity while remaining culturally sensitive in the classroom would be to understand who each student is and offer opportunities for students to share who they are. Getting to know students and their families is a great way to add first-hand knowledge to our classroom about the people with are with so often. Farris states, " The goal is the development of the ability to understand perspectives different from one's own and the content is knowledge about diverse cultural groups" (pp. 123, 2015).

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One idea I think is a great way to involve the multicultural community in the classroom and the entire school is to have more family nights. These nights have themes at the school my children attend, and my favorite had different classrooms that were transformed into other parts of the world. We each got to travel around the school and fill out our "passports" not only was this a way to learn about the different cultures that are a part of our community, but we also got to learn about different cultures of the world.