Giuseppina Romeo's Learning Diary by Giuseppina Romeo https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o Cultural Diversity in Your Classroom-Rerun en-us 2017-03-01 16:20:36 UTC 2023-02-18 06:59:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png Tell us who you are... romeogiusy67 https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157077963 Hi! I'm Giuseppina and I teach in an italian nursery school in a nice city on the Mediterraneo sea, Mazara del Vallo. My school, the III "Circolo Didattico B.Bonsignore" includes two types of schools: Primary and Pre-primary. It is structured on 6 complexes spread The school population is about 700 students from 3 to 11.In recent years, the  increase of students coming from the Maghreb and from non-European countries has been significant and has favoured an educative offered based on multicultural values. I think it’s important talk about cultural diversity in schools, for erasing stereotypes and prejudices that are part of our culture.
 
]]> 2017-03-01 16:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157077963 Why talk about cultural diversity in schools.. romeogiusy67 https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157079097 I think that all the areas are important, butthe first area that I think I need to work the most on is the social identity related to the community relationship, so the guiding principles will be multilingualism, integration and social inclusion, intercultural understanding, technological innovation, adaptability to ensure that these values can become  the values of the younger generation, who in a few years will be active citizens of Europe.  It is also  important to pursue the objective to develop the  sense of belonging to the European Community for a future exercise conscious of an active democracy.

]]> 2017-03-01 16:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157079097 .Developing intercultural competence as a teacher romeogiusy67 https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157079930 It's very important communication,  acceptance , tolerance, respect, empathy , make positive relationships among students with different cultures. Develop knowledge about the foreign countries in its various cultural dimensions: customs,   traditions, music, holidays, history ... and  know how to tell them seizing the embedded wealth in every culture.
 
 
]]> 2017-03-01 16:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157079930 Example activities to develop students' intercultural competence romeogiusy67 https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157080620 In my school  at the moment there is a KA2 project. The aim of the project is to enhance and promote passion for reading using new methodologies and ICT. English will be used to communicate contents and vocabulary related. At the end of the project children will produce an English Booktrailer using ICT tools. So, I think that this project helps our foreign children to develop the 21st Century Skills such as: creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration, skills related to mass communication, competences in the information area, flexibility and adaptability, social and transcultural competences, productivity and liability, leadership and responsibility; - improve the knowledge of foreign languages (English) and ICT skills.]]> 2017-03-01 16:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157080620 Module 2 Starter Activity romeogiusy67 https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157081104
 Inclusion classrooms provide a better experience for the entire class. When things are handled well, when there are appropriate supports for the teacher, kids benefit from the environment in terms of being able to engage with other kids.It's very important communication,  acceptance , tolerance, respect, empathy , make positive relationships among students with different cultures. Develop knowledge about the foreign countries in its various cultural dimensions: customs,   traditions, music, holidays, history ... and  know how to tell them seizing the embedded wealth in every culture.

]]> 2017-03-01 16:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157081104 Creating a sense of belonging and identity in your class and school romeogiusy67 https://padlet.com/romeogiusy67/cg8i3jfdl44o/wish/157081494 I totaly agree with Alice Isabella, it is difficult to create a class identity. Anyway teachers have significant role in helping students to feel a class identity, a feeling of belonging to a small community.For example with cooperative learning
 Italian children will learn tolerance, patience, and redefining their idea of ” foreign”. Kids of different culture, will also learn patience and will learn skills from their peers. Especially for kids with mild learning disabilities or language disorders, “being exposed to language of typically developing peers is a powerful intervention for them and their language development accelerates rapidly in classroom.

 

 
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