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Communication about feminism as a positive and affirmative standard to live by

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Would it be so far-fetched to have a PD session dedicated to current events in the countries where our students hail from or have relatives still located in so to better work with them in the classroom?

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It is essential to know how to best serve one's cohort the best by any means necesary

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Finding entry points for students

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It is important because it helps us to consider the other personalities, cultures and perspectives than what we as instructors bring with us.

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It is important because it helps us to consider the other personalities, cultures and perspectives than what we as instructors bring with us.

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Because we a society full of different cultures, we need to coexist. 

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Because we a society full of different cultures, we need to coexist. 

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when the students self report

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it gives them permission to come to class with their differences

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to have empathy

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It can help students see themselves and others in a different light

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Students should be able to be involved in differentiated activities that foster individual and group assignments.

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Students should be able to be involved in differentiated activities that foster individual and group assignments.

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During Advisory, take a leaning inventory and cultural exploration lesson. 

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During Advisory, take a leaning inventory and cultural exploration lesson. 

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Students need to understand the fine line between individuality and communitarianism. It's important to have a strong sense of self/morality but also compassion to better your community. In the real world, we don't want to be swayed by popular opinion if it goes against our core beliefs, but we simply cannot survive on our own. 

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Students need to understand the fine line between individuality and communitarianism. It's important to have a strong sense of self/morality but also compassion to better your community. In the real world, we don't want to be swayed by popular opinion if it goes against our core beliefs, but we simply cannot survive on our own. 

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Activities that allow the students to express themselves, their family, and their culture.

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Activities that allow the students to express themselves, their family, and their culture.

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This is a big challenge at the middle school. I think that we need to consistently support and promote the idea that all the students are important and that all the various cultures that exist in a classroom matter.

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surveys

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Group work (both assigned groups and letting them pick their own groups)

Allow time for personal reflection

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It helps us understand where students are coming from 

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It helps us understand where students are coming from 

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we all come from different cultures and backgrounds.   if we want to be able to build trusting relationships we must have better understanding of each others backgrounds

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we all come from different cultures and backgrounds.   if we want to be able to build trusting relationships we must have better understanding of each others backgrounds

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It will help us become more culturally sensitive.

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It will help us become more culturally sensitive.

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think of their perspectives

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It's important to understand when people are reacting based on cultural differences instead of personal agendas. We take things personally when they are not meant with any malcontent. 

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It's important to understand when people are reacting based on cultural differences instead of personal agendas. We take things personally when they are not meant with any malcontent. 

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Not everything is black and white, it's okay for there to be gray area

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we need to be aware and be careful of the way that our cultural norms shape our behavior (the things we do and say) and realize how they impact the way we think (stereotypes, assumptions) because they have a big impact on our interactions with others (especially people from different cultural backgrounds). Being aware of these things can help us see our students and their thinking/behaviors in a new light which will change how we deal with them and how we teach.

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We need to take into consideration how different cultures deal with mental health issues, how gender roles affect them, and how we approach parents about different issues when in the school environment. 

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We need to take into consideration how different cultures deal with mental health issues, how gender roles affect them, and how we approach parents about different issues when in the school environment. 

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Because we are all from different cultures

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we are representing a group of diverse individuals so we cannot treat them all the same. Are students are not white heteronormative individuals. we need to keep their cultures in mind when working with them

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It will help us become more effective teachers.

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It will help us become more effective teachers.

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When teaching students from different cultures than our own we need to be aware of why students might be acting in a way that seems weird to us but is perfectly normal to them

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It can allow us to make connections with others.

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It can allow us to make connections with others.

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We need to remember to leave a little room for grace (and not assume the worst)

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Because it allows us to connect with others

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Because it allows us to connect with others

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Sharing activities using art.  Searching activities. 

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Sharing activities using art.  Searching activities. 

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We need to be aware of our student's cultural behaviors so we understand their reactions and behaviors that differ from norms.  

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We need to be aware of our student's cultural behaviors so we understand their reactions and behaviors that differ from norms.  

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Our cultural bias informs how we perceive others and their actions, and how we react to others.

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Our cultural bias informs how we perceive others and their actions, and how we react to others.

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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.

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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.