Language Diversity
Different languages, dialects, and ways of speaking among people in a society or classroom.
What is language diversity?
The civil rights case that determined that racially segregated schools were unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Equality is giving everyone the same things whereas equality is giving everyone what they need to succeed.
What is equality v. equity?
Culturally responsive teaching means using students cultures and experiences to help them learn and create an inclusive environment.
What is culturally responsive teaching?
The misconception is that celebrating holidays from different cultures makes a classroom multicultural.
What is the misconception about only celebrating cultural holidays in the classroom?
Clear language, visual aids, real life examples, and provide many chances to practice speaking and interacting. A supportive classroom environment.
How can teachers support students who are learning English as a second language?
Landmark federal legislation that banned racial segregation.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Educational equity recognizes the inequalities that exist due to socioeconomic status, language differences, or ethnic background that may diminish progress.
Why does equity matter in the classroom?
Culturally responsive teachers use multiple ways to measure student understanding instead of relying only on this common traditional method.
What are standardized tests?
The misconception is that multicultural education only relates to history and English.
What is the misconception that multicultural education only relates to some lessons?
They're part of students' culture and identity and help students feel respected and confident.
Why should schools respect and value students' native language?
Federal legislation banning discriminatory practices that interfered with the voting rights of people of color.
What is Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Equality - giving all students the same textbooks
Equity - providing extra tutoring or resources to students facing language or learning barriers
What are some examples of equity v. equality?
A law that was signed by President Barack Obama in 2015 is to provide all students to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education.
What is the Every Student Succeeds Act?
The misconception is that multicultural education is only necessary at schools with large minority populations.
What is the misconception that multicultural education is only necessary in minority-majority schools?
When students do not understand vocabulary, slang, idioms, or instructions used by teachers.
How can language differences lead to misunderstandings between teachers and students?
A major civil rights case brought by Chinese American students in which the Supreme Court ruled that schools failed to teach English-learning students effectively.
What is Lau v. Nichols of 1974?
Why might giving every student the same resources not always be fair?
A way to measure economic success in society, they are determined by factors which include occupation, education, and income.
What is socioeconomic status and how are they determined?
All students benefit, not just minority students.
Who benefits from multicultural education?
Helps students understand different cultures and communicate with people around the world.
Why is language diversity important in preparing students for a global society?
Required U.S. public schools to use standardized tests to measure students' performance, to allow teachers to meet students where they are to help them improve.
What is the no child left behind act of 2001?
A teaching approach that recognizes students learning in different ways and uses different strategies.
What is differentiated instruction?
What is a major challenge to prepare culturally-responsive teachers?
It helps teachers understand their biases and teach better.
Why should teachers consider their own culture?