Cultural+Awareness

media type="custom" key="21049888"#pypchat 9th August - We discussed Cultural Awareness. Click here to read the archived conversation.

Discussion Questions:
1. What is cultural awareness? #pypchat 2. How do you ensure that culture is viewed as more than the '5 Fs'? (Food, flags, festivals, fashion, folklore & famous people) #pypchat 3. If you work in a mono-cultural school, how do you provide opportunities for meaningful interaction with people of other cultures? #pypchat 4. What are some teaching strategies for creating an inclusive classroom where children from all cultures are respected and able to express themselves? #pypchat 5. Do you adapt the learner profile (or examine it critically) from the perspective of varying cultures? #pypchat 6. How can you ensure that indigenous / minority culture is afforded the same level of attention? #pypchat 7. Does cultural awareness include exploration of your own culture? How is this reflected? #pypchat 8. How do you ensure UOI topics respect a breadth and depth of cultural sensibilities? #pypchat 9. Does your assessment practice reflect the culture of your students? #pypchat 10. How do you differentiate between individualistic and collectivistic cultures in your practice? #pypchat 11. What culturally responsive teaching resources or ideas do you use that work? #pypchat 12. How can you use the key concepts to frame your engagement with cultural topics? #pypchat

Resources
Please add links to blogs, articles and other resources relating to cultural awareness here:

The linked pdf file is Twenty Things I Can Do to Be a Better Multicultural Educator by Paul C. Gorski for EdChange @http://www.edchange.org/handouts/20things.pdf

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The linked pdf file is a list of a few books I have read in the last year or two about Third Culture Kids (#TCKs)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are a few people worth following on Twitter if you are interested in Third Culture Kids. My favourite is [|@DrieCulturen] and her blog is []

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An interetsing article about a suggested change to the curriculum n Hong Kong. ..

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The new subject aims to teach students about China’s history and culture, as well as to strengthen their national identity and help them “foster a sense of affection for the country,”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An older blog post 'TCKs. Home, Going Home or Visiting'

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is an interesting chapter in 'Taking the PYP Forward' - Third Culture Kids and the PYP written by Steven Carber.Most PYP schools will have this book in their library or teacher reference section

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Links from Chat: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (Iceberg of Culture) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (What does it mean to be a global citizen?) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (Connecting with kids in India) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (Where children sleep) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (International Dot day) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] (Connecting Cultures)