How Do You Teach a Multiculteral Classroom?

When teaching a class it is important to remember that every action you make is setting an example for the students. How we act torwards each individual students is recognized by the students of the class. No matter what the ethnic background everyone is an individual. In an article by Penn State says, "Consider some of the aspects that combine to make up who we are as individuals: our age, gender, ethnicity, race, intellectual ability, socio-economic level, language, culture, education, religion, birthplace, where we grew up, learning styles, multiple intelligence preferences, personality types, hobbies and interests, career paths, values, etc. etc. etc. Take all this, mix it up in the classroom, and you can't help but have a very different experience each time you start with a new class". This article gives a great insights as to how a teacher should conducts his or her classroom. It breaks the multicculteral classroom into eight main ideas.

1.As a teacher you bring life to the class.
2.Watch for how assumptions are made about students and the right way to treat others.
3. Indtuduce your students to the possabilies of thinking about their actions. Have your own actions be a representation of how to act.
4.Introduce rigor.
5.Speak out againsnt inappropriate comments that are made towards students.
6.Do not have facorites in the classroom.
7.Support all languages in the classroom with caring.
8.Using groups to help introudece the students ideas to eachother.

The main focus in the classroom is not that it is diverse but that there are students who are willing to learn and need guidance to do so. As an educator there is no difference in the treatment of students based on their ethnic background.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/scs15/idweb/multicultural.htm