Cultural Proficiency by Lakshmi Valdes https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2 What work are you already doing with students and their families that focuses on HIGHLIGHTING the commonalities and VALUING the differences between the diversity among your students? en-us 2017-02-16 14:10:45 UTC 2025-12-02 14:06:36 UTC hello@padlet.com valdesl https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154306819 Cultural Proficiency]]> 2017-02-16 14:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154306819 Table 4 gives you more: https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585011 Studying history and heroes that are of varied cultures through biographies. 
Guided reading and tying in cultural diversity with background knowledge that our students already have. 
Studies of other cultures holidays. 
Showing students our culture and teaching them what is valuable to us. 
Timelines and biographies show how people lived in other times/cultures.
Students sharing their own experiences can be eye opening for other students. It can also show them all of their similarities.]]> 2017-02-17 14:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585011 Team 2- Use music in the room from different cultures, purposeful play with dolls with different colors of skin, go noodle/youtube for brain breaks with different cultures, story books with faces to relate to, class conversations about how we're different/same, teacher led conversations about cultural sensitivity, intentional teaching of differences, celebrating different holidays, inviting others in that play music from different cultures, interested in others' differences in holidays and talking openly about it, purposely creating a classroom culture https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585118 2017-02-17 14:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585118 Team 5 hernandezaracel https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585166 Acknowledging and accepting the different colloquialisms, discussing and teaching different cultural traditions and how they are celebrated, sharing our story.

GOAL: promoting the equality among genders by including more female role models.]]> 2017-02-17 14:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585166 Team - 3 https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585271 Use Remind 101 to translate messages.

]]> 2017-02-17 14:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585271 Team 7 - Culture Shares, Expand beyond dual language into varying practices/celebrations within shared language groups, hands-on experiences with culinary arts/gastronomy, and specifically choose books for use in the classroom that do not promote stereotypes. Teachers remain cognizant of vocabulary variances within subcultures in order to avoid offensive language. Provide visual/sensory examples to enhance learning new concepts and vocabulary. Use of non-fiction resources (National Geographic) to expand knowledge of other areas of the world. https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585326 2017-02-17 14:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585326 Team-6 Brainbreaks using music/dance videos that students are familiar with and have students that resemble them https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585348
expose students to different celebrations/ holidays during the time that we celebrate our National holidays  

make relevant connections to the past and future 

give students opportunities to expose you to their culture. 

Pull mentor texts and guided reading books that celebrate different cultures 

]]> 2017-02-17 14:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585348 Team 3 https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585559 Cultural and Family Unit]]> 2017-02-17 14:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585559 Team 8: bernaly https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585763 Team building amongst students. Requiring the students to help each other, always.  We call our classroom a "family."
We "check in" with each other, each week.
Sharing personal experiences.]]> 2017-02-17 14:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154585763 Team 1 https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154586218 *  Connect with the students during the summer.
*  Read book "Separate is Never Equal", "The Crayon box that Talked"
Black History Month,

We suggest Cultural Proficiency with Parents at first PTA meeting. The parents need to be educated on this. 

OUR GOAL: Call, TXT, or write in the folder in a positive way for at least 2 students a week.  

]]> 2017-02-17 14:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154586218 Team - 3 https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154586567 Students write and share about their holiday and weekend activities. ]]> 2017-02-17 14:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154586567 ...more from 4... https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154587263 Parent conferences can give you A LOT of insight into students and perhaps give parents insight into the students behaviors at school that they may not exhibit at home. Get to know your kiddos. Students using the library to pull books from different countries and cultures. Being able to show our kids the culture.]]> 2017-02-17 14:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154587263 Team 3 https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154587777 Making a positive first impression with parents. During parent conference or phone call.]]> 2017-02-17 14:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154587777 Team - 3 https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154588394 Making contact with parents when they come to have lunch with their student. ]]> 2017-02-17 14:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154588394 Team - 3 https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154589679 Commit to making a positive phone call/note once a month. During phone call provide an opportunity to listen to parents. ]]> 2017-02-17 14:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154589679 Team 2 Commitment- https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154589977 Purposefully creating a positive campus culture by modeling intentional interactions with each other as members of a diverse community.]]> 2017-02-17 14:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154589977 Team 4 - We will use music that is representative of the cultures present in our room daily to expose all students to aspects of each other's heritage. https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154590948 2017-02-17 14:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154590948 Table 4 commitment: https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154591442 WorldWise Wednesday: Spend some time on Wednesday and take some time to introduce another culture through videos or music or books. Invite people from the staff to come an interview them.]]> 2017-02-17 14:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/valdesl/lsk9oz5rx2k2/wish/154591442