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Students in 5th class. They are roma children with Turkish mother language. All students are muslim. Students are introduced to the concepts of diversity and identity of the individual; they differ in ethnic, religious, linguistic or other affiliations.

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Students should feel above all equal members of the school community. In our school always we support the cultural uniqueness of our students. They study facultative Roma folklore and participate in festivals in the Roma day on 8 April. Our school participate in the school system at the Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance "Amalipe" where we are opportunities to get involved in programs and projects for students, and many educational events for teachers to work in a multicultural environment.

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роми в българия

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етническа толерантност

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Център за междуетнически диалог и толерантност "Амалипе"

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Център за междуетнически диалог и толерантност Амалипе

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I'm from Bulgaria. My students are roma children. Their mother language is Turkish. Therefore they have educational difficulties. We have extra teaching in Bulgarian language and literature. Besides we organize extracurricular activities as drama and theatre where students improve their skills in Bulgarian language. We haven't migrants in our school but have some problems with integration of roma in society. Our school participate in two Erasmus+ projects wich contribute of tolerance and approve cultural diversities.
I try include my students in different projects - eTwinning, Erasmus+. They participate there with pleasure. Become more tolerant and develop understanding of cultural diversity. Many of my lessons is project based. While doing things students are more motivated.
I don't speak language of my students but I use visual materials in my classes. Often I draw on the board. When I assess their knowledges I motivate them and give assessment I appreciate what they have learned and their progress. The focus of my evaluation is not punishing their mistakes.
Few times in terms I invite parents in class. Then the parents participate with students in all learning activities.

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Preparing for Cultural Diversity: Resources for Teachers

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Preparing for Cultural Diversity: Resources for Teachers

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How can teachers prepare for diverse classrooms? There isn't a definitive answer, but there is a wealth of resources online. Discover some helpful links for teachers.

Photo credit: woodleywonderworks via flickr (CC BY 2.0)

How can teachers effectively engage students from diverse backgrounds? It's a question many teachers face, and of course, there isn't one prescribed strategy that works. Luckily, there are many useful resources to help new and veteran educators explore the subject.

If you're looking for a starting point, How Can We Prepare Teachers to Work With Culturally Diverse Students and Their Families? (an article from the Family Research Project at Harvard University) features insightful advice and useful tips from leading diversity education specialists. These researchers agree on the underlying message that communication plays an integral role; you'll also find insight into preparation and information about connecting with students and building relationships with families.

Resources for Multicultural Classrooms (Teaching Tolerance): Produced by The Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance's classroom resources page offers free lesson plans for exploring topics like race and ethnicity, gender equality, and sexual orientation with students. For specific teaching practices, start with Teaching Tolerance's Critical Practices for Anti-Bias Teaching, a self-paced, four-part, professional development learning program.

Awareness Activities (EdChange.org): The EdChange-produced Multicultural Pavilion is a wonderful assortment of resources for educators. This Awareness Activities collection provides plenty of engaging ideas and activities to introduce diversity at the beginning of the school year. Don't miss the Teacher's Corner for curriculum ideas, strategies, and much more.

Teaching Diverse Learners (Brown University): This website is "a resource dedicated to enhancing the capacity of teachers to work effectively and equitably with English-language learners (ELLs)." You'll find great practical teaching strategies, ideas for engaging elementary ELLs, and tips for reaching out to families.

Lesson Plans and Resources (Teaching for Change): Teaching for Change is a nonprofit, with a mission of providing "teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world." The site features thoughtful and engaging lesson plans, tips for addressing race and diversity in the class, and links to great teacher resources.

Lesson Plans and Resources for Multiculturalism and Diversity: Scholastic produced this collection of resources for teachers. Along with some engaging lesson plans, there are also plenty of articles featuring tips and strategies to help educators engage students and families from diverse backgrounds. Connect With Kids and Parents of Different Cultures is a great place to start.

Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students: This TeacherVision-produced article is full of useful and ready-to-use tips for welcoming and engaging diverse students. Discover more useful ideas and lesson plans in TeacherVision's Diversity Resources for Teachers collection.

Resource Library (Inclusive Schools Network): This library is rich with resources covering a range of topics on diversity, with a focus on creating equity for students with disabilities. Start with the Inclusion Basics, which provides a great overview of creating an inclusive classroom. The Culturally Responsive Teaching resource page offers great ideas, tips, and strategies for reaching culturally diverse students with disabilities. You can also dig deeper into subjects like assessment, collaboration, and working with families.

Two other sources of inspiration are Yvonne Pratt-Johnson's article Communicating Cross-Culturally: What Teachers Should Know and this book excerpt from ASCD's Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners. In addition to these articles, here are a few other resources that will help educators develop inclusive learning environments and approach race, gender equality, empathy, and bullying prevention during class.

More From Edutopia

You'll find a trove of insightful articles on Edutopia. Check out the Culturally Responsive Teaching page for additional resources. Here are a few popular blog posts from Edutopia writers:

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Preparing for Cultural Diversity: Resources for Teachers

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How can teachers prepare for diverse classrooms? There isn't a definitive answer, but there is a wealth of resources online. Discover some helpful links for teachers. Photo credit: woodleywonderworks via flickr (CC BY 2.0) How can teachers effectively engage students from diverse backgrounds?

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Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students

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Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students

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Prepare to teach the culturally diverse students you may have in your classroom using these guidelines and strategies for teaching your lessons to meet the needs of these students. New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable.

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Three Models of Interculturality: Model of Integration

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Three Models of Interculturality: Model of Co-Existence

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Understanding different models of living & working together in culturally diverse communities

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Understanding different models of living & working together in culturally diverse communities

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In our school we haven't foreigners students but we have school strategy for roma students. Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance help us to improve our pedagogical competences in multicultural classes.

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We should teach our students to be tolerance and empathetic.
When we conduct transnational meetings and workshops my students not feeling xenophobia from other participants. Past year our school was host of such meeting. It was fest for all in community. I often think of these kids who haven't equal chance because people here are prejudiced towards them.

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My students participate in lot activities in eTwinning, in Erasmus + projects, civic education. They haven;t problems with contemporary students from other countries. We participate in programs under Amalipe Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance. They accept diversities. The problem is that others don't want to accept them. Parents of bulgarian children send them in other schools without roma students.

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Developing intercultural competence as a teacher

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Developing intercultural competence as a teacher

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I teach my student to be opened and tolerance to different people and culture. They are roma children. I respect their culture and traditions. In response I receive the same from them. Our school participate in two Erasmus + projects. They meet students from lot of European countries. They know that different historical heritage, traditions, languages can to be this that connect all people and give them new friends, knowledge, experience and fun time.

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Uploaded by Maria Nikolova on 2015-05-06.

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May name is Maria. I'm teacher in Bulgarian language and Literature. My school are little rural school. My students are Roma children with Turkish mother tongue. They are try different children but are very opened to other cultures and peoples.