Ch 1 321 Responses by Orla Ryan Davis https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg Please add your name to your post. en-us 2020-10-28 23:15:14 UTC 2026-03-25 09:09:07 UTC hello@padlet.com How important language is. How the type of language that we use, can send negative messages. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871845627 2020-10-29 01:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871845627 Terminology to use and not use. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871846200 2020-10-29 01:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871846200 Teacher's aren't villains; we want best for our students but sometimes we don't know how to best serve them https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871846517 2020-10-29 01:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871846517 the importance of heritage in teaching and understanding/relating to students https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847198 crystal friedli

]]> 2020-10-29 01:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847198 E https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847258 2020-10-29 01:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847258 Regyn Wood https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847380 Multicultural education is complex and has a lot of layers. We should be trying to understand it and using it to help our students. ]]> 2020-10-29 01:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847380 As much as sociocultural factors contribute to the achievement gap, school-related factors of the achievement gap are a better area for educators to focus on, for the practical reason that educators are much more capable of changing the context of schools than of changing the life circumstances of students. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847484 - Devon]]> 2020-10-29 01:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847484 Education is worthless unless we tackle equal education for all. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847536 Dean

]]> 2020-10-29 01:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847536 Social Justice domingoller_usa https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847773 2020-10-29 01:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871847773 Clarifying the goals of Multicultural Education (equal education, raising achievement, opportunities to be productive members of society) https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848208 2020-10-29 01:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848208 Chel Hull https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848214 The importance of using the correct terms like pronouns and terms that minorities have given to themselves. 

]]> 2020-10-29 01:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848214 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848409 Defining achievement gap-the term suggests that students are responsible for their learning alone. The responsibility is not on the students alone! There is a gap in achievement for lower income and/or minority students. We need to focus on high expectations and find ways to help our students reach these expectations. -Hannah]]> 2020-10-29 01:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848409 Overcoming the culture in the home. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848632 2020-10-29 01:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848632 Deficit theories (that students from certain backgrounds are inherently inferior and that this stems from home life and other arenas public education can’t fix) are both discouraging and incorrect. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848682 2020-10-29 01:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848682 “Deficit theories assume that some children, because of genetic, cultural, or experiential differences, are inferior to other children. That is they have deficits that they must overcome if they are to learn”. Ashley Radka https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848735 2020-10-29 01:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848735 Equity is the process; equality is the result - Enid Lee. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848765 Rebecca Nichols


]]> 2020-10-29 01:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848765 One's identity frames how one experiences the world. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848771 2020-10-29 01:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848771 A better name for "achievement" gap would be resource or opportunity gap. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848883 Mary Ann Powles]]> 2020-10-29 01:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848883 domingoller_usa https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848923 Achievement gap: depending on the
students’ particular circumstances they have more or fewer difficulties to achieve their goals and dreams.]]> 2020-10-29 01:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871848923 Alisa Ellingson https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849034 I learned the difference between equity and equality.  Equal education is providing the same resources and opportunities for all students.  Equity goes beyond equality.  It means that all students are given the possibility of equal outcomes.  Equality means everyone gets the same.  Equity means everyone gets what they need to achieve equally.

]]> 2020-10-29 01:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849034 Students all should be able to have equal opportunity to achieve in their education https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849126 2020-10-29 01:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849126 Janae Heninger https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849327 Teachers are important for creating change in schools.]]> 2020-10-29 01:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849327 Increasing awareness about the diverse population of the school is important. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849414 2020-10-29 01:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849414 More than half of all children in the US live in some degree of poverty. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849509 Dean

]]> 2020-10-29 01:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849509 Teacher collaboration creates a collective culture of high achievement. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849637 2020-10-29 01:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849637 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849868 Educational programs/philosophies should focus on providing all students with a high quality education and raising the achievement of all students. This can be done by having high expectations. -Hannah]]> 2020-10-29 01:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849868 Qualitative research into effective and equitable multicultural education is as important as quantitative research; sticking numbers and data onto everything can exacerbate some of the problems multicultural education tries to fix: oversimplification, false assumptions, etc. - Keith https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849925 2020-10-29 01:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849925 Jessica Krebs https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849990 Efforts to address the impact of poverty on schooling on page 14 really stood out to me, especially the point about improving mental health services among the poor. ]]> 2020-10-29 01:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871849990 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871850985 Achievement gap - caused by sociocultural and school related factors.
Kelsey Condie]]> 2020-10-29 01:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871850985 Ashley Radka https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851121
  • When discussing disparities in multicultural instruction most people automatically assume that this involves just people of color when in fact it is much more involved.


    • ]]>     2020-10-29 01:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851121     Jessica Krebs https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851383 Definition of Social Justice as given on page 11: “a philosophy, an approach, and actions that embody treating all people with fairness, respect, dignity, and generosity.” ]]> 2020-10-29 01:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851383 Janae Heninger https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851397 The importance of allowing students opportunities to show understanding besides written tests.]]> 2020-10-29 01:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851397 What strategies can we use to help build a comfortable classroom with a multi-diverse population? https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851444 2020-10-29 01:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851444 Chel Hull https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851695 The book mentioned multicultural education must be political to best serve kids. How can we best be inclusive without hitting the political tension nerve that is so prevalent in the country at the moment?]]> 2020-10-29 01:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851695 Alisa Ellingson https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851697 I would share the tables from pages 22-25 showing the diversity in our country, as well as the projections for how our demographics are changing.  It really paints a picture for how important it is to learn about multicultural education.

    ]]>     2020-10-29 01:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851697     student voices in understanding the sociopolitical context of education is essential to learning and improving our teaching. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851704 crystal friedli

    ]]>     2020-10-29 01:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851704     https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851929 The 1990s represented the greatest backward movement toward segregation since Brown v Board of Education.
    - Devon]]>     2020-10-29 01:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871851929     Clarifying the goals of Multicultural Education (equal education, raising achievement, opportunities to be productive members of society) jthomas353 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852017 2020-10-29 01:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852017 Ashley Radka https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852180 How do we thrive in a multicultural classroom while making everyone feel represented and know that just because we are learning about these different cultures, that doesn't make them different or less than a typical American culture that we are used to?]]> 2020-10-29 01:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852180 domingoller_usa https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852210 All students have the ability to succeed although each individual experiences different difficulties. How can we influence so that everyone has the same opportunities to achieve their goals?]]> 2020-10-29 01:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852210 Regyn Wood https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852642 What things in my classroom can I do to make all of my students feel welcome and engaged?

    ]]>     2020-10-29 01:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852642     The difference between standards-driven and standards-conscious and the importance of using standards as a tool creating the opportunity for students to be well-rounded, make connections with the material and think critically regardless of background. jthomas353 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852825 2020-10-29 01:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852825 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852864 The author mentioned "standards driven" education as opposed to "standards conscious" education, but didn't explore that very much (or even opine on one vs the other). Our dept focuses very much on core standards... will this be a topic we return to in class?
    - Devon]]>     2020-10-29 01:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852864     https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852974 How do you help facilitate mutual respect in the classroom when there are so many different cultures and ideas? -Hannah]]> 2020-10-29 01:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871852974 What should we call people https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853210 2020-10-29 01:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853210 Promote democracy in your classroom. This allows your students to contribute to the general well-being of society, not only to their own self-interests. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853276 2020-10-29 01:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853276 Cydnee https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853339 How can we make sure that everyone in class feels comfortable and that they are able to learn?]]> 2020-10-29 01:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853339 Deficit theories (that students from certain backgrounds are inherently inferior and that this stems from home life and other arenas public education can’t fix) are both discouraging and incorrect. - Keith Evans kevan122 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853348 2020-10-29 01:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853348 What can we do as teachers when there are so many barriers with race and culture that seem to get in the way of equal educational opportunities. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853484 Dean

    ]]>     2020-10-29 01:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853484     How can we improve our teaching and be culturally aware, differentiate, etc and teach to the standards if the standards are a problem for this topic? How much lee-way do we have here? crystal f https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853540 2020-10-29 01:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853540 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853546 Our attitudes and behaviors towards students of diverse backgrounds and cultures can greatly transform their learning in more positive ways.

    Kelsey Condie]]>     2020-10-29 01:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853546     Alisa Ellingson https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853754 I worry about referring to a student's race or culture or ethnic background in the wrong way. Today I had our district Title VI coordinator come and she is Navajo. She kept referring to herself and her race as American Indian, but I had always been taught Native American. So I guess my question is, how can we be sure we don't offend by referring to a student's ethnicity in the wrong way?]]> 2020-10-29 01:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853754 Language and cultural issues are so important when it comes to creating an equitable situation for students. - Trisha Gourley https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853852 2020-10-29 01:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853852 Jessica Krebs https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853906 How do we embrace diverse cultures without stereotyping/generalizing?]]> 2020-10-29 01:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853906 Sharing ideas of how to improve the structure of various learning techniques based on a students learning style https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853993 2020-10-29 01:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871853993 Janae Heninger https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854155 How can you create an environment that reduces the influence of sociocultural factors?]]> 2020-10-29 01:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854155 Quality education is worth fighting for! https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854299 2020-10-29 01:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854299 "All teachers, regardless of their own identities and experiences, need to be prepared to teach effectively students of all backgrounds" https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854360 "Rebecca Nichols]]> 2020-10-29 01:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854360 The difference between Equal Education and Equitable Education--Shauntae D. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854528 2020-10-29 01:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854528 To what extent are we responsible for providing emotional resources to our students? It's not our job to solve their problems for them, but we can provide support. Where's the line? - Keith kevan122 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854948 2020-10-29 01:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871854948 Trisha Gourley https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871855001 Multicultural Education involves everyone! Your entire class is multicultural!]]> 2020-10-29 01:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871855001 Chel Hull https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871855037 The importance of identifying and addressing our own implicit biases as teachers.]]> 2020-10-29 01:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871855037 Mary Ann Powles https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871855652 What is the appropriate level of recognition when trying to be inclusive? (How obvious do you make the attempt?)]]> 2020-10-29 01:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871855652 how do we bridge the opportunity gap? jthomas353 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871856205 2020-10-29 01:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871856205 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871856269 One quote from the chapter mentioned that one reason multicultural education is a difficult topic is because many teachers have a hard time discussing race. This is true for me and I wonder how many other teachers feel this way.

    Kelsey Condie]]>     2020-10-29 01:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871856269     What is the appropriate response when a student identifies as something or someone else? https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871856386 2020-10-29 01:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871856386 How https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871856680 2020-10-29 01:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871856680 is People of Color really more acceptable than using the term minority https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871857730 Rebecca Nichols

    ]]>     2020-10-29 01:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871857730     Achievement gap is related to poverty, race, and ethnicity.--Shauntae D. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871859108 2020-10-29 01:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871859108 Trisha Gourley https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871862425 How do we address others who appear to have a hard time with a certain demographic?]]> 2020-10-29 01:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871862425 The section on "What Should We Call People?" feels particularly relevant (though I wonder how up to date it is...). --Spencer Holt https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871868242 2020-10-29 01:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871868242 https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871869921 If students are all given the same resources to utilize but they don't have the emotional and academic support, how can we further assist them to achieve academic success?

    ]]>     2020-10-29 01:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871869921     What are your suggestions for communicating with parents/guardians that do not speak English?--Shauntae D. https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871871459 2020-10-29 01:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871871459 The fact that identity, difference, power, and privilege are all interconnected. --Spencer Holt https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871872586 2020-10-29 01:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871872586 As time marches on and things change in the world of terminology, how do we stay up to date with what's appropriate? https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871874896 2020-10-29 01:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/oryandav/9bj3expzalz2qdrg/wish/871874896