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Using community assets in classes can be an effective way to connect learning with the real world and enrich student education.

I have used the following:

1. Exploration of cultural resources:

2. Participation in community projects

3. Invitation to local experts

4. Use of natural and community spaces

5. Interaction with local entrepreneurs

6. Learning based on local problems

Identify a problem or challenge in the community (such as sustainability, urban mobility or access to resources) and turn that problem into a project for students to propose solutions based on what they have learned in class.

Incorporating these assets helps make classes more dynamic, practical and connected to the environment where students live.

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to show the importance of our community as as the main topic to learn culture, customs and traditions.

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Asking students to create polls or surveys about their contexts or ways of life

and apply them on their community.

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We can use it to create more relevant, engaging, and culturally responsive classes. In my case I have used the community assets for my classes. Especificaly for teaching diversity, community and responsibility (social studies) also when teaching (Science) ecosystems by exploring the nature in the school

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Create like a role play, where students can show the abilities and skills of the professions in order to improve subjects such us math, science and social studies

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We can encourage parents and community members to participate in school events to strengthen the school-community relationship.

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With immersion activities that give cultural differences and backgrounds some visibility, also giving space for different social problematics happening in their instant context and what and how to do in order to try to solve them.

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To teach the topic of places in the city, I used images from their own context. I always try to relate the themes to their own reality, creating engaging learning experiences.

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By integrating local knowledge, experiences and cultural practices in our clases, inviting community members to share their knowledge and also using real community issues for problem-solving.

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Immersion is crucial for students. We can take them to museums, restaurants, cine, even in parks. The idea is our students enjoy their learning process not only in a classroom.

LUIS JAVIER NARVAEZ

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At pedagógica university particularly at the natural sciences dept, there's an "alive" classroom in where ss familiarize with growing and harvesting veggies and fruits. I used that scenario and that community sense to deliver the concept of alimentary security and nutrition for them to eat better and more consciously

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1.I can use the natural resources around to analize the impact on the zone for bidiversity, this understood as learning environment as an ecosystem.

2-I use my community assets to visit some cultural places a the teather.

Sandra Triana

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How can we utilize our communities as a resource for our learning environments?

By making the student's context and culture part of the learning process. For example, they can talk about important landmarks in their city/ neighbourhood, typical foods, celebrations etc.

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For a better and greater appropriation of knowledge.

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Students learn/remember the topics in an easier way if they make connections between the topics and their own previous experiences

-Ferney vera

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Organizing trips to local sites (museums, businesses, stores) allows students to engage with their community and apply classroom concepts in practical settings.

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Field Trips and Site Visits

Organize visits to museums, historical sites, or government offices to provide real-world context to the curriculum.

Attend community festivals or cultural events to learn about local heritage and diversity

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Making the students conscious about their own context and the issues it has and how can they make a difference through education.

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I usually use local culture in orden to make comparissons between the English Speaker Countries and one where English has had many Challenges.

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Contextualizing.

It provides context to abstract concepts making it more accessible. Also, creating personal emotional connections, improving motivation and interest.

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Raising awareness of the cultural differences and giving value to the empirical knowledge they have.

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By promoting connections between students through collaborative projects and knowledge, experiences, and resources.

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Immersion activities where Ss learn vocabulary, speaking and of course they are going to enjoy their learning process

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It is a great tool that we can use to enrich our learning environments. In My school, for example, we are pointing to stablish strong relationships with companies that can invest in our educational program. One of them has recently visited the school, and they Will be giving students of 10th and 11th grade the opportunity to study a business career that includes a basis of English learning. This opportunity comes perfect to us, since we are located in a commercial área, where many companies have their operations. It gives a great chance of students to get a job when they finish school. We are changing and improving our teaching prácticas.

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A succesfull learning process connects our prior knowledge (which is directly related to our communities and their culture) with the new knowledge offered. Teaching must involve all the cultural background from the students plus a new perspective that help the learners solve their own community's problems and their personal goals going through that process.

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By improving the knowledge, skills, and resources present in the community, educators can create more enriching and engaging learning experiences for their students.

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I use context for all the materials I design for my classes. I think it's something we always consider when looking for resources and easily find that web is full of out of context resources. Decolonization I feel that it is like a matter of instinct and we as teacher we must consider our capacities as innovators and creators. Anyways, we are still into the sociopolitical capitalistic game in which the one with the power imposes the trending thought.

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By welcoming the cultural diversity we find in our classrooms without judging or scandals at the multiples ways of seeing facts in life

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I use the buildings and streets around the school I work to get students to learn and use locations and imperative. By that, they use their own repertoire to connect their beliefs, culture and real life

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How can we utilize our communities....

By including their cultural aspects in our classess so we can foster motivation in our students and more meaningful learnings.

Have you ever used....

Yes, I have tried to include my students' environment and their families. Since the key to succesful learning is including all the people around our students.

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By embracing diversity as an important aspect when teaching. The students might feel that there is room for each one them as individuals as well as their particular realities are also considered.