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Make sure each student feels seen, heard, valued, and respected in the hopes of fostering academic engagement.

Connect the subject material to the students' lived experiences to increase learning and comprehension.

Build upon the students' exisiting knowledge by incorporating their language in the lesson, one of their cultural practices, or making connections to their community.

Integrate real-world events, past or present, to show the connection between what students are learning and the events they are living through.

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Build relationships with the students, learning their interests, backgrounds, and learning preferences.

Build trust and rapport with the students to increase the likelihood of their active engagement with the curriculum and encourage them to share their thoughts.

Teach subjects from multiple perspectives to increase connection to and comprehension of the subject material to the cultural complexities of the students.

Examples: Explore mathematical concepts developed in other countries. Analyze global environmental issues in science. Explore art from around the world.

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Fostering a Multicultural Classroom Environment

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Fostering a Multicultural Classroom Environment

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Encourage open and honest conversation about the subject matter being taught and how it relates to the students' lives and future aspirations.

Confront any biases or stereotypes as they arise concerning differences in culture and language, attitudes, actions, or beliefs, and explain why these biases and stereotypes are harmful. Set up the classroom in a way that encourages different cultures to work together to form powerful relationships.

Acknowledge the shared experiences of each student and use them as subject material to teach the values that can be associated with them.

Highlight the achievements of everyone who succeeds at something, so that the focus is turned from the differences of the students to their strengths and added value.

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Create and utilize an online communication board where teachers, parents, and students can communicate together about the classroom events and the ways they can work together to create a more effective learning experience.

Host events where parents and students can come together and create projects that will benefit the school and the community.

Create learning days where parents can come to the school and teach about their culture and how they understand the events they are currently living through.

Partner with different cultures in the community for them to host public events where they showcase their cultural foods, dances, and traditions with teachers, students, and parents to foster respect for diverse people groups.