Cultural Competence Padlet by Destiny Richards

Religious Background

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-28 16:50:59 UTC

A religious upbringing contributes to a wide range of health and well-being outcomes in life.

Sexual Orientation

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-28 17:13:56 UTC

The stress of being a sexual orientation minority can increase developmental risks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered etc. children and youth.

Gender Identity

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-28 17:21:52 UTC

A child's gender expression at any time seems to be influenced by exposure to stereotypes and their identification with the people in their lives.

Culture

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-28 17:24:25 UTC

Culture plays an important role in how parents raise their children.

Family Unit

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-28 17:35:34 UTC

Those who experience family transitions are at greater risk for subsequent transitions and their concomitant stresses.

Economic Status

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-28 17:42:04 UTC

The effects of concentrated poverty in schools may include disciplinary problems and chaotic learning environments.

These Factors in a Classroom Setting

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-28 18:23:31 UTC

Each factor can have either a negative or positive impact in the classroom setting. Factors such as sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status, and family unit can impact a child negatively as the child could be bullied due to not having something, or identifying as something, or left out of certain things due to not having a parent there or able to afford something. Religion can be a positive if it is in a certain setting such as a religious school and being closer to the religion will help make friends and focus on studies.

Implicit Bias

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-29 11:08:11 UTC

Implicit Bias exists when we unconsciously hold attitudes towards others or associate negative stereotypes with them.

Cultural Competence

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-29 11:18:21 UTC

Cultural competence is defined as the ability to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds

Implicit Bias in the Classroom

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-30 17:02:20 UTC

Implicit biases can negatively affect education when teachers, administrators, and other school staff make decisions and interact with students and families in ways that are influenced by their implicit biases.

Cultural Competence in the Classroom

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-30 17:30:54 UTC

Culturally competent education has proven benefits for students, institutions, and society as a whole.

My Own Implicit Bias

destinyrichards60 — 2025-04-30 18:02:38 UTC

I believe in equality and justice for all. I believe everybody should be taught equally and loved in this life. If I do have any unaware Implicit Bias I will work to resolve them so everyone feels like they are treated equally. If I had Implicit Bias this will effect the students by teaching toward a certain group of students and not being inclusive to all. This Bias may affect the students by thinking a certain race may not know how to do a certain thing and not trying to teach them.

Valuing Diversity Importance

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-01 16:06:56 UTC

Displaying the cultural competency behaviors of active listening, empathy, and effective engagement can help us to create a welcoming environment and establish the appreciation of similarities and differences among cultures.

Conducting Ongoing Self-Assessments Importance

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-01 16:08:29 UTC

There are numerous benefits to self-assessment. Such processes can lead to the development of a strategic organizational plan with clearly defined short-term and long-term goals, measurable objectives, identified fiscal and personnel resources, and enhanced consumer and community partnerships.

Managing Differences Importance

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-01 16:20:19 UTC

Promoting diversity and enacting policies that encourage it will inevitably result in a healthy work environment. Children get better prepared to face the world if they get taught to be culturally aware and courteous of others.

Willingness to Develop Cultural Knowledge Importance

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-01 16:29:15 UTC

The willingness to ask questions and listen to others stories demonstrates respect.

Ability to Adapt to the Cultural Needs of Community Importance

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-01 16:44:36 UTC

Understanding the defining characteristics of culture, learning to be more aware of its influence on behavior, and exploring strategies to become more adaptable gives leaders and practitioners of any industry a significant advantage over those who do not comprehend these ideas.

Cultural Competence Framework

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-02 11:22:51 UTC

Cultural competence is a developmental process that evolves over an extended period. Both individuals and organizations are at various levels of awareness, knowledge and skills along the cultural competence continuum. (adapted from Cross et al., 1989)

Impact of Implicit Bias in Education

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-04 22:45:08 UTC

Implicit bias affects various aspects of education, including discipline, disabilities, and access to gifted programs, leading to disproportionate negative impacts on Black schoolchildren.

Implicit Bias in Teacher Decision-Making

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-04 22:51:23 UTC

Implicit bias comes in many forms and can often contribute to how even the most well-intentioned educators respond in their learning environment. It can show up as language choice, teaching methods, grading practices, and accessibility practices.

Implicit Bias Impact on a Teacher's Perception of Children and Families

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-04 23:00:45 UTC

Students might receive these stereotypical messages from multiple sources, such as their parents, peers, or teachers. Yet teachers’ unconscious biases that have been shaped by cultural stereotypes have important negative consequences for students’ academic outcomes.

Implicit Bias in Teacher Behavior

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-04 23:08:04 UTC

Bias was displayed through various nonverbal and academic interactions, and some teachers portrayed their bias by treating some students differently when the situation for all students was the same.

Implicit Bias Scenario

destinyrichards60 — 2025-05-04 23:23:07 UTC

A professor at a local university assumed that a person would not be able to afford to pay for a certain course as the student was African American. The student failed the class the first term on a grant, and every time the student needed help, the teacher would not be available. The professor said to the student, "I bet you can't afford to take the course again!" Unbeknownst to the professor, the student had multiple businesses and savings and could afford to take the course again.