Diversity
Sims Bishop's theory that literature serves as a tool for students to see their own identities, understand others' experiences, and develop empathy for diverse perspectives.
What is Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors?
Which article by Hammond discusses including and incorporating different cultures into the classroom?
What’s culture got to do with it?
Sims Bishop compared representation in children's literature to one of these reflective objects.
What is a Mirror?
This newly minted Doctor wrote the assigned text "I Never Even Thought of That”
Who is Laurie Hahn Ganser? Also accept Who is our professor?
Jong and Ester argue that promoting multilingualism in the classroom not only supports cognitive growth but also fosters these crucial skills that help children navigate and thrive in a multicultural society.
What are cognitive flexibility and cultural competence?
This term, when used in a classroom setting, can be seen as teachers working to include instruction in multiple languages for multilingual students.
What is Translanguaging?
How do translanguaging practices help students feel more represented in ”I Never Even Thought of That”?
What is feeling more welcome or being encouraged to be themselves and succeed?
Who wrote “Walk into any racially mixed high school cafeteria at lunchtime and you will instantly notice that in the sea of adolescent faces, there is an identifiable group of Black students sitting together.”
Who is Beverly Daniel Tatum?
In Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, Beverly Daniel Tatum explores the developmental stages of racial identity, emphasizing the importance of this process, where students learn to navigate their racial identity in predominantly white environments.
What is Racial Identity Development?
This guest lecturer for our class talked about the importance of inclusion for helping LGBTQ youth in a Zoom call with our professor.
Who is Dr. Scott Sundstrom?
Caitlyn L. Ryan states in this required reading that reading representations in media is tied to the development of a child’s identity.
What is “Rationale for reading the rainbow”
Who speaks on the three main components: Academic achievement, Cultural competence, and Critical Consciousness?
Who is Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings?
According to Rudine Sims Bishop, literature's role in promoting inclusivity extends beyond mere representation; it encourages students to critically engage with the lived experiences of others through this, which helps dismantle stereotypes and promotes empathy.
What is Critical Reflection?
In “ Rationale for Reading the Rainbow,” what was one the stated benefits for including discussions of LGBTQ issues in elementary school classrooms?
What is “learning respectful language?” or “normalizing inclusive language” or “decreasing bullying?”
What did Sims Bishop say about the problems that arise from a child not being able to feel represented in the media they encounter?
What is "they learn powerful lessons about how they are devalued in society"?
Which author warned that “because of structural racialization in education, we have seen a new type of intellectual apartheid happening in schools…”
Who is Hammond?