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Multicultural Morning Messages or Bell Ringers

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Multicultural Morning Messages or Bell Ringers

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At the beginning of the day, start the class by offering short prompts, quotes, or facts from different cultures related to the day’s lesson. This could be a proverb, a holiday, or an achievement from around the world that creates a context to begin the lesson and establishes inclusivity.

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Multilingual Word Walls and Vocabulary Connections

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Multilingual Word Walls and Vocabulary Connections

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Integrate relevant academic vocabulary in both English and students’ home languages. Connect language lessons to cultural context, for instance, exploring how certain math and science terms differ in countries around the world.

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Thematic Units Centered Around Global Issues

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Thematic Units Centered Around Global Issues

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Create units around relevant universal themes, such as access to clean water, climate justice, or human rights, and include content and perspectives from multiple cultures to establish relevance and connection. "Culturally relevant pedagogy requires teachers to meet students where they are and to support them in achieving academic success without compromising their cultural identity."
(Ladson-Billings, 1995, p. 160)

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Use Venn diagrams, charts, or timelines to compare cultural traditions, historical events, or themes from different regions around the world, encouraging critical thinking and global citizenship.

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Differentiated Instruction Based on Cultural Learning Styles

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Differentiated Instruction Based on Cultural Learning Styles

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Adapt lessons to include individual and group activities, storytelling, oral traditions, and visual illustrations that facilitate various cultural learning preferences.

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Use of Students’ Cultural Backgrounds in Lessons

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Use of Students’ Cultural Backgrounds in Lessons

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Design activities that draw on students’ backgrounds and traditions to make learning applicable, such as using familiar examples, stories, or customs during instruction.

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Scaffold Language for English Language Learners (ELLs)

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Scaffold Language for English Language Learners (ELLs)

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Utilize visuals, bilingual glossaries, sentence stems, and cooperative learning to support students with varying language needs while maintaining the rigor of the content.

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Inquiry-Based Learning with Cultural Relevance

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Inquiry-Based Learning with Cultural Relevance

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Give students an opportunity to explore a social or cultural issue that is important to them throughout research, conversations, and reflection on identity, equity, and justice.

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Decorate the classroom with images that represent different cultures, languages, and identities. This could be in the form of posters, flags, student artwork or books that represent the backgrounds of your students.

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Work with students to establish common expectations that promote respect, empathy, and an understanding of diverse cultures, thereby enhancing a classroom culture of inclusion. "Multicultural education is not just about content, but about creating spaces where all students feel affirmed, respected, and able to learn" (Nieto, 2010, p. 30).

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Celebrate Cultural Holidays and Traditions

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Celebrate Cultural Holidays and Traditions

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Throughout the year, honor and experience a variety of cultural holidays and practices respectfully and educationally, while also allowing students to share their traditions.

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Model and promote language that is respectful of all identities, avoids stereotypes, and includes correct names, pronouns, and culturally sensitive terms.

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Organize events where families can share their traditions, food, music, and stories to foster a classroom culture of inclusiveness and mutual respect among students, families, and staff. "When educators recognize and build upon the cultural resources of families, they create meaningful educational experiences that connect home and school" (Moll, Amanti, Neff, & Gonzalez, 1992, p. 134).

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Use translation tools or multilingual resources to help all families feel that they are included and informed with up-to-date information regarding classroom events, students' progress, and school events.

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Invite Community Members into the Classroom

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Invite Community Members into the Classroom

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Invite guest speakers, storytellers, or community leaders from different cultures to share their knowledge and experiences related to classroom topics.

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Have students complete service-learning or research projects that involve local cultural organizations or appear to address community issues, providing global learning that attends to cultural aspects of life.