Course: Ethics and Advocacy in Education

Professor: Professor Jervell

Date: October 19, 2025

University: Grand Canyon University

• Description: Use novels and texts by authors from diverse backgrounds to encourage students to explore different cultural perspectives.

• Application: Organize small groups to discuss themes, cultural contexts, and personal connections.

• Example: Esperanza Rising (Latinx culture), Inside Out & Back Again (Vietnamese American experience).

• Description: Teach historical events from multiple cultural viewpoints.

• Application: Use primary sources and personal narratives from different communities affected by the same event.

• Example: WWII taught through U.S., Japanese, and European perspectives.

• Description: Integrate cultural examples into math lessons to show universal application.

• Application: Explore Mayan number systems, Islamic geometric patterns, or African fractals.

• Description: Combine multiple subject areas around a cultural theme.

• Application: Students research migration stories in social studies, write narratives in ELA, and create related art pieces.

• Description: Adapt instruction to honor different ways students learn.

• Application: Include storytelling, hands-on activities, group work, and individual reflection.

• Description: Incorporate students’ home and community experiences into the classroom.

• Application: Connect lessons to real-life experiences (e.g., using family businesses for math lessons).

• Description: Allow students to use their home language as a resource for learning.

• Application: Use multilingual texts, bilingual glossaries, and encourage peer translation.

• Description: Design learning around real-world cultural issues.

• Application: Have students collaborate on local community challenges like water use or cultural preservation.

• Description: Decorate the classroom with multilingual signs, cultural symbols, and student work that reflects diversity.

• Application: Rotate displays regularly to feature different cultures and languages.

• Description: Develop classroom agreements together to promote respect and inclusion.

• Application: Conduct a class meeting to define how to treat one another.

• Description: Design events that allow students to share food, music, traditions, and stories.

• Application: Create a monthly “Cultural Spotlight” day.

• Description: Facilitate structured conversations around identity and diversity.

• Application: Use protocols like “Circle Talk” to encourage thoughtful listening and speaking.

• Description: Invite families to share cultural traditions, stories, or skills.

• Application: Host evening events or virtual sessions.

• Description: Bring in local leaders or elders to talk about their cultural heritage.

• Application: Partner with community organizations for classroom visits.

• Description: Provide families with translated materials, community resources, and cultural events info.

• Application: Share through newsletters or a Google Drive folder.

• Description: Connect classroom learning with community projects.

• Application: Plan oral history projects, cultural festivals, or local service events.