Saturday, February 5, 2011

Wake Forest: Cultural Diversity

Please respond to the following questions to the best of your ability. Be sure to read the responses of your peers and post any questions of your own regarding multi-cultural issues. We can learn a lot from each other!

1) Please describe the demographics of your school/classes and how you have modified your instruction to better meet your students' needs.

2) Please share how you identified any Limited English Proficient students in your classes and how you determined their special learning needs/accommodations. (Foreign language students: substitute heritage learners or novice language learners for applicable questions, as discussed).

3) Please describe any interesting anecdotes regarding how you dealt with your students' cultural diversity. Do not use student names.

4) Please share any pertinent information about how you dealt with culturally diverse parents.

5) Please share a way that you modified your teaching (teacher input) for culturally diverse students (if you have any).

6) Please share a way that you modified an assessment for your culturally diverse students (specifically LEP, if applicable).

7) Please share a helpful resource (if any) that you found in your school to help you improve your teaching of diverse students.