My Learning diary by Livia Micaela Centonze https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2 Cultural diversity en-us 2017-02-21 17:09:32 UTC 2023-09-10 08:43:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png Introduction liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155521076 Hi everybody! 
I'm Livia Micaela Centonze, I'm from the South of Italy. I teach Spanish in a lower Secondary school. My students are 11 to 13. It's the first time I attend an online course about cultural diversity. Nice to meet you all!]]> 2017-02-22 17:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155521076 Module 1: Why address cultural diversity in school liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155523024 I'm taking this course because I think that a primary goal of education is to help all students becoming respectful of the multitudes of cultures and people that they interact with. I'd like to share ideas and activities with my colleagues.]]> 2017-02-22 17:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155523024 Module 1: Developing intercultural competence as a teacher liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155523878 I think that effective teachers of culturally diverse students have to acknowledge both individual and cultural differences enthusiastically and identify these differences in a positive manner. This positive identification creates a basis for the development of effective communication strategies. Social skills. such as respect and cross-cultural understanding, can be taught and reinforced by the teacher thanks to motivating activities.]]> 2017-02-22 17:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155523878 Module 1: Developing intercultural competences of students liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155524776 The most effective learning activities engage learners as whole persons and address their intellectual, emotional
and physical potential. For example, co-operative learning embodies principles which are central to intercultural competence: learners work together to achieve a common goal in a respectful, appropriate and effective way, using their plurilingual competence.
]]> 2017-02-22 17:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155524776 Module 1: Self-Reflection Activity liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155525384 2017-02-22 17:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155525384 My teaching context liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155531372 I teach in a lower secondary school in my town. I live in the South of Italy. My students are 11 to 13. They love studying foreign languages and cultures. I use a communicative approach focused on functions. All the activities I do with students integrate the four skills. I use authentic material, such as videos and songs. I consider above all students'interests, needs and lacks.]]> 2017-02-22 17:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/155531372 Module 2: Starter activity liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158122885 I teach in a lower secondary school. My students are 11 to 13. Just some of them are from different countries. I have a good relationship with them, based on respect and dialogue.]]> 2017-03-06 18:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158122885 Module 2: Example activities to develop students' intercultural competence liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158123518 I think Etwinning is a great opportunity to share ideas and to have intercultural exchanges. I'd like to work on a project about traditions, for example, so students can understand different cultures.]]> 2017-03-06 18:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158123518 Module 2: Supporting students with different first languages liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158123718 I think that we can use mind maps and images with our students. Thanks to images, they can learn our language. I should teach communicative functions to be understood. Webtools are really useful to learn a language,too.]]> 2017-03-06 18:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158123718 Module 2: Creating a sense of belonging and identity in your class and school liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158123990 Cooperative learning is the way thanks to which students can develop a feeling of belonging to a community. Students work together to reach an objective, they decide what to do and who will do it. So, they help each other.]]> 2017-03-06 18:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158123990 Module 2: Developing empathy and open-mindedness liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158124310 My students are open-minded. I try to develop their empathy by showing them different ways of living and explaining them that we must respect diversity. We can develop open-mindedness by showing our students videos about different traditions and cultures.]]> 2017-03-06 18:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158124310 My Lesson plan liviacentonze_lc https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158125142 https://v.gd/2QJqFZ]]> 2017-03-06 18:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/liviacentonze_lc/chi0e8smo1y2/wish/158125142