Toolkit for Teachers by Darya Lyubezhanin

ELA

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English Language Arts:

Have a well diversed array of literature in classroom library.
Compare and Contrast different types of storytelling and literature around the world. Most commonly read and articulated include African Folktales and Native American Legends.

Literature examples

"Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jaqueline Woodson
"Red Scarf Girl" by Ji-li Jiang

Useful Links

https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?lid=1716

STEM

daryalyubezhanin — 2025-07-21 00:33:03 UTC

Math:

Use real world dates, metrics, and other data to make math come alive.

Activity examples:

Complete math problems according to numerical data from countries present in classroom.
Compare numeration systems around the world.
Study patterns, symmetry, and measurement of items from other nations.

Science:

Highlight achievements of science achieved by peoples of different cultures that may be present in the classroom.

Useful Links

https://tpd.edu.au/famous-scientists-in-the-world/?srsltid=AfmBOooMRw-hgz0oQ-jyZuJu1r49Kj_23B3w-8uBktS30wtCYYZVXbkH

https://www.nameorg.org/learn/can_i_be_a_multicultural_educa.php

Social Studies

daryalyubezhanin — 2025-07-21 00:46:58 UTC

Social Studies/History:

Case Studies - study global cases. Discuss different perspectives, viewpoints and angles.
Point out important events globally, not limited to country of residence.
Research projects based on different global topics and events of interest.

Useful Links

https://www.socialstudies.org/position-statements/global-and-international-education-social-studies

https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/social-studies/?rank_by=recency

Teaching Methods

daryalyubezhanin — 2025-07-21 02:39:31 UTC

Differentiated Instruction:

Asset based framing - taking cultural differences and seeing them as strengths.
Provide accommodations where weaknesses persist. Use verbal, visual, and physical (kinesthetic) aids to reach students in multiple forms.

Classroom Environment

daryalyubezhanin — 2025-07-21 02:45:49 UTC

Classroom Visuals - maps, role models of different races, bulletin board with posted cultures related to the classroom.
Correct and respectful pronunciation of names and other points of identification.
Incorporation of cultural recognition daily. Example: "Good Morning Song" by Mister B.
Co-create rules applicable towards the manner of communication between peers and its respectability.

Family

daryalyubezhanin — 2025-07-21 02:50:37 UTC

Celebrating Local Cultures - an extended invitations to different peoples in the community to have a voice in the classroom.
Cultural Nights - Representatives, food, games, etc, from different cultures.
Parental workshops
Engaging parents in both classroom and school decisions.
Start being intentional and develop a relationship from the first day of school, set the tone.

daryalyubezhanin — 2025-07-21 02:54:10 UTC

Student-Centered Learning:

Cultural Scaffolding - make connections between subject matter and student experiences.
Assignments encouraging students to share and present their cultures.

Teacher Development

daryalyubezhanin — 2025-07-21 03:07:06 UTC

Reflection is key.

Successful integration and multi-cultural education requires ongoing training, assessment, and monitoring according to (Stanford, 2024). It's effective in meeting the students different needs, interests, and deciding readiness levels.

Stanford University. (2024). Differentiated instruction. Ctl.stanford.edu. https://ctl.stanford.edu/differentiated-instruction

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Questions to ask yourself as an Educator:

daryalyubezhanin — 2025-07-21 03:40:20 UTC

As an educator, do I consistently value and acknowledge the strengths and gifts that parents from diverse backgrounds and languages can bring to the teaching and learning process? How do I do so?
Am I willing to implement varied approaches to engage parents from diverse linguistic and ethnic backgrounds meaningfully as partners in a community of learners?
Do I facilitate engagement that is relevant to parents’ context and needs, and do I set the tone of respectful readiness to begin to partner effectively with a diverse group of parents?
As an educator, do I pro-actively invite all parents to be part of critical thinking activities, sharing in meaningful planning with them? How do I do so?
Do I promote positive parent engagement practices with colleagues, teachers, staff and others in the school and advocate the mutual benefits of such engagement for parents, teachers and students?
How would I describe my state of interaction with parents: tired, enthusiastic, stressed, forced, open, relaxed, or willing to hear and implement new ideas and perspectives?
What am I doing regularly to assess the quality and responsiveness of our engagement and to keep parents meaningfully engaged by providing them with feedback that is useful?

Reference

Creating Culturally Responsive Parent Engagement – Principal Shares Strategies for Success. (n.d.). IDRA. https://www.idra.org/resource-center/creating-culturally-responsive-parent-engagement/

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Good morning in different languages.

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Classroom Decor

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Cultural Nights and Alternatives

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Examples of such categories include teaching approaches which foster participation, understanding, and active learning.

1. Placeholders:

Student-Centered Instructional Strategy List

Lesson plan templates

Lessons

2. Artifacts Included:

Resource: Article on Evidence-Based Instructional Practices

Resource: Video on Explicit Instruction and Modeling

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