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Strategy: Use different learning methods to meet the varying needs of all students. Offer multiple ways for students to participate with and demonstrate their learning. Include visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning experiences. Provide audio versions of texts for auditory learners, visual aids for visual learners, and hands-on activities for kinesthetic learners.

Example: When assigning a project allow students the option to create a poster, write a report, or present their findings in a video format. This allows students to show their strengths while learning about a diverse range of cultures.

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A growth mindset promotes the belief that all students, regardless of background, have the potential to succeed. It helps build self-confidence and resilience in students from diverse backgrounds.

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Encourage students to see challenges as opportunities for growth.

Remind students qualities like effort, perseverance, and resilience contribute to success.

Praise effort and not just results. Celebrate milestones like improvement and progress.

Encourage self- reflection allowing students to take ownership for their learning and becoming aware of areas that need improvement.

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Celebrating cultural diversity educates and creates a sense of pride and belonging for students from different backgrounds. This allows family involvement and contributes to the overall wellbeing of students.

International Food Festival

World Music Dance Night

Multi-cultural Storytelling Night

International Pen Pal Program

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Have students write stories or journal entries from the perspective of a character from another culture. For instance, a letter from a child in a different country describing their daily life.

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Read folktales from different parts of the world, such as African, Asian, or Indigenous American stories, and discuss their moral lessons. Here are some examples:

Ijapa

Rapunzel

Hansel and Gretel

The Lion and the Mouse

Anansi the Spider

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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Teach about different cultural celebrations. Students can create posters or presentations about these holidays.

Day of the Dead (Mexico)

Chinese New Year

St. Patrick's Day

Hanukkah

Christmas

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Introduce math games and puzzles from various cultures.

Tangrams

Egyptian number systems

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Strategy: Use multiple senses to engage students with different learning styles. Use visual, auditory, and kinesthetic elements in lessons. For example, teach music from different cultures, or bring in objects from various cultures to enhance the learning experience.

Example: For a Native American culture lesson, students can create a Native American-inspired craft (hands-on) while learning about the history (visual) and listening to Native American music

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Strategy: Create a classroom environment where students feel respected and valued. Take time to learn about your students’ cultures and interests. Build trust by acknowledging and respecting their backgrounds.

Example: Have students share something important from their culture, like a holiday or tradition. This helps create an environment where students feel safe and valued for who they are.

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Strategy: Use group work to foster cultural exchange and peer learning.

Create diverse groupings where students can work together on projects that explore multicultural topics. Group work encourages students to share their unique cultural perspectives, mutual respect and understanding.

Example: Have students work in groups to research and present cultures, foods, and traditions of different countries in Social Studies.

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Individualized support helps students feel seen and valued. When students are supported in their learning, they are more likely to engage and succeed academically.

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Provide Personalized Support for Each Student

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Provide Personalized Support for Each Student

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Learn each students strengths, needs and background.

Make time to meet with students on a one to basis if they are struggling

Involve parents and encourage them to provide additional support or modifications based on students individual needs, whether that’s academic, linguistic, or cultural.

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Holidays such as MLK day , Diwali or Chinese New Year are great holidays to introduce to students.  

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Use art or decorations that represent different cultures

Promote inclusive language and prevent stereotypes and biases.

Promote active listening, empathy and respect for all students regardless of their backgrounds.

Incorporate cultural events and holidays throughout the year.

Introduce students to ideas that allow interactive activity like design a world wall to represent artifacts, flags and maps of students countries.

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Rotating students through various roles ensures everyone gets an equal opportunity to speak, share, and contribute.

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Ensure Equal Participation in Activities

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Ensure Equal Participation in Activities

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Ensures all students are included and no one is overlooked.

Students voices should be heard. This builds an inclusive and respectful community.

Promote equal participation of all students in discussions, group work, and classroom activities

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The use of digital tools, can break down communication barriers, increase family participation in school activities, and create a more inclusive, collaborative environment for families and schools, while working together to support student success.

Enhances parental involvement by improving communication and increasing accessibility to students teacher and classroom information.

Increases parent engagement in decision making.

Organization and Time Management for school community.

Cost effective and environmentally friendly.

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Involve Community Experts into the Curriculum

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Involve Community Experts into the Curriculum

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Involving community experts into the curriculum, provides authentic perspectives and real-world connections to the cultural topics students are studying. Community experts such as artists, musicians, historians, or local cultural leaders offer lived experiences that cannot be replicated through textbooks. Community leader involvement creates an opportunity for students to engage with diverse voices and obtain a deeper understanding of cultural identities and histories.

Collaborative Projects

Guest Speakers

Field Trips

Community Partnerships

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Assign projects that Require Family Collabaration

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Assign projects that Require Family Collabaration

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Family oriented projects build a classroom environment where diversity is celebrated and students engage with their families to deepen their understanding of multicultural perspectives.

Multicultural Recipe Book

Cultural Heritage Family Project

Oral Family History Project

International Pen Pal Exchange