I try to use the best culturally responsive teaching practices but I know I have much ground to improve. At the beginning of the year I do like to send home a personal inventory sheet to learn more about each student and his or her family. The inventory gives me background knowledge of the child, his or her interests, preferred subjects, and information about family. I also use this information to incorporate in lessons to build interest in a particular subject area.
I feel that I need more professional development on integrating multicultural education into my classroom. My goal is to celebrate diversity in the classroom through cultural awareness. However, I do not feel that I meet the educational needs of my ELL and culturally diverse learners.
I need to be more proactive at conducting my own research on incorporating the best culturally responsive teaching methods in my classroom. The text has given me great insight on accommodations I can make in lesson planning to meet the needs of my diverse students.
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