Schools: Schools can offer speech/communication courses as part of their curriculum in which they will teach students the basics of communicating with others and strategies to be an effective communicator.

Families/Caregivers: When students go home families and/or caregivers can ask their child how their day was. Asking simple questions like "What was your favorite part about today?" and "What did you learn?" can aid in students recalling what they learned and being able to put it into words.

Community Members/Globally: Being able to communicate is essential in life. If children establish good communication skills they will be able to go out into the real world and communicate with those around them. Students can practice maybe speaking in their L2 and getting comfortable with it so they can speak to a 2nd population of people.

https://professional.dce.harvard.edu/blog/8-ways-you-can-improve-your-communication-skills/

School: Schools can come together and offer sports and make clubs within their school to teach children the importance of collaboration and teamwork.

Families/Caregivers: These values should be instilled at a young age. You do not only work in groups at schools, but also at home. Helping out around the house when needed provides excellent collaboration skills and shows students what it means to be apart of a team and/or family.

Community Members/Globally: When crisis strikes in neighboring cities or states, gathering supplies and donations as a community can show students what it means to come together and collaborate with one another for a greater good.

School: Schools can offer art classes and fine arts classes to allow students to unleash their inner artist. Offering different creative outlets such as art class, band, robotics, book club, dance class, drama club and things of that sort will allow students to tap into their creativity.

Families/Caregivers: Families can develop their children's creative skills by encouraging them to figure things out on their own sometimes. For example, when students ask their parents "What can I eat for breakfast?" Parents can give them the option to get creative in the kitchen and find something that they have at home to eat. Families can also allow their children to express themselves through clothes, music, interests, and personality.

Community Members/Globally: Having museums who showcase students creative side would be an awesome way for the community to get together and showcase the arts, therefore promoting this competency.

https://workshop4me.org/blog/f/creative-outlets

School: Schools can have school guidance counselors who will instill problem solving techniques and values to students who visit them. Along with talking about our feelings, it is equally important to be able to know how to not let our problems get too big and get the best of us.

Families/Caregivers: Allowing students to mess up and learn from their mistakes is a good value to have instilled in an early age. When a student makes a mistake at home, explaining to them what they did wrong and allowing them to fix it teaches them excellent problem solving skills.

Community Members/Globally: Students can learn about problems that other countries or states are facing and brainstorm solutions to those problems. Students will stay informed and know what to do if any of those problems arise where they reside. Community members such as police officers and firefighters can come to schools and give presentations on what students should do if they find themselves in certain predicaments such as: getting a flat tire, getting into a fender bender, or finding themselves inside a smoking building.

Schools: Schools can make sure they have adequate funds so they are able to provide Chromebooks for every classroom and student, or have a computer lab with access to a computer should a student need one.

Families/Caregivers: Families can show students how to use technology at an early age. This can start by getting them a Kindle to read on, or a Leapfrog to practice reading on.

Community Members/Globally: Police officers can come to schools and give presentations on what it means to be safe online. Students can also use technology to keep up with current events happening around the world.

Schools: Schools can have school libraries ready for children to check out books and have their librarian explain the importance of reading. Maybe allowing for library socials to be done if so many books are read would be a good way to get students to read more.

Families/Caregivers: Families can start reading to their children at an early age to plant the seed for the love of reading to grow within them. That way, when they get to school they are excited about reading and literacy. Also, encouraging their students to read not only at school but at home too will help aid in the development of their literacy skills.

Community Members/Globally: Students can read books in other languages to develop their literacy skills. They can watch videos of how students in other countries read and how literacy is taught. Community members can also donate books to school to emphasize the importance of this competency.

https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/comprehensive-guide-portrait-of-a-graduate

Course 6 Diverse Learners, Families, and Communities (F23)

August 25, 2024

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