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The following links give us a general background on the culture of our students and where we are teaching. While the information here is general and may not apply to all of our students, these sites are a great place for us to start the discussion about how we can best connect with our students in meaningful way.

https://www.commisceo-global.com/resources/country-guides/south-korea-guide

https://www.korea4expats.com/article-nunchi-kibun-values-norms-korea.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/04/15/393939759/the-all-work-no-play-culture-of-south-korean-education



]]> 2020-02-18 11:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lukezaya/z0q3d8my2x42/wish/446726306 lukezaya https://padlet.com/lukezaya/z0q3d8my2x42/wish/446730518 These links are for all teachers to explore related to how we can create safe a safe and engaging classroom communities, where the learning reflects our students and their cultural identities.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-diversity-build-culture-belonging

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/CBS_StudentIdentity.pdf

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-an-identity-safe-classroom-becki-cohn-vargas-dorothy-steele

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304346366_ELL_Students_Speak_for_Themselves_Identity_Texts_and_Literacy_Engagement_in_Multilingual_Classrooms

https://ncte.org/blog/2018/01/culturally-responsive-teaching-todays-classrooms/


]]> 2020-02-18 11:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lukezaya/z0q3d8my2x42/wish/446730518 lukezaya https://padlet.com/lukezaya/z0q3d8my2x42/wish/446741619 Building up stronger relationships with the families of our students and the community in which we teach must be a goal of our school moving forward.

These resources are related to what it means to create an intercultural exchange with the parents in our school community, and why it is important.

https://thelearningexchange.ca/videos/culturally-responsive-practice/?pcat=&psess=&ptit=Allan%20Luke:%20Continuing%20the%20Conversation&ps=allan-luke-continuing-the-conversation-video

See other videos in the same excellent series here:

https://thelearningexchange.ca/projects/allan-luke-continuing-the-conversation-video/

See also the following articles on building relationships with parents and the community in which we teach:

https://www.colorincolorado.org/guide/guide-engaging-ell-families-twenty-strategies-school-leaders

https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/encouraging-and-sustaining-ell-parent-engagement

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-tips-engaging-families-english-language-learners

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