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Cultural Competence

Reaching Students Where They Are [1]

Blogs and Articles:
Cultural Competence [2]

Number 36: Fall 2009 [3]

The “achievement gap” is one of the most disturbing phenomena in American education.

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Take the Initiative [5]

Blogs and Articles:
Cultural Competence [2]

Number 36: Fall 2009 [3]

As the teachers strolled into the cafeteria, their casual dress — jeans and tennis shoes — left no doubt that this was an in-service day, time to put away the “teacher voice” and converse with c

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What Can This Student Teach You About the Classroom? [7]

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Cultural Competence [2]

Number 36: Fall 2009 [3]

Tranette Myrthil’s favorite subject is English. But during her junior year of high school, the class she loved had become drudgery.

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Avoiding the Holiday 'Balance Traps' [9]

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Cultural Competence [2]

Overview:

How educators can avoid the holiday "balance traps."

The following selection was excerpted from Celebrate!: An Anti-Bias Guide to Enjoying Holidays in Early Childhood Programs.

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21 Seconds to Teach Humanity [10]

Blogs and Articles:
Cultural Competence [2]

Number 35: Spring 2009 [11]

When I overheard my colleagues one day discussing teachers who don't follow state mandates — singing the benefits of enforced curriculum mapping to ensure every teacher is on the same page, teachin

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Lonely Language Learners? [13]

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Cultural Competence [2]

Number 35: Spring 2009 [11]

When Bessie Alexopolous and her parents moved from Greece to the United States, she didn't know a word of English.

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Dancing with Languages [15]

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Cultural Competence [2]

Number 34: Fall 2008 [16]

"Hola. ¿Cómo te fue en la escuela? ¿Qué hiciste con tus estudiantes? ¿Se portaron bien?" ("Hi. How was school? What did you do with your students? Did they behave today?")

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Links:
[1] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-36-fall-2009/feature/reaching-students-where-they-are
[2] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/cultural-competence
[3] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-36-fall-2009
[4] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/13152#comment-form
[5] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-36-fall-2009/feature/take-initiative
[6] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/13150#comment-form
[7] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-36-fall-2009/feature/what-can-student-teach-you-about-classroom
[8] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/13144#comment-form
[9] http://www.tolerance.org/article/avoiding-holiday-balance-traps
[10] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-35-spring-2009/feature/21-seconds-teach-humanity
[11] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-35-spring-2009
[12] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/11684#comment-form
[13] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-35-spring-2009/feature/lonely-language-learners
[14] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/11687#comment-form
[15] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-34-fall-2008/feature/dancing-languages
[16] http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-34-fall-2008
[17] http://www.tolerance.org/comment/reply/11648#comment-form
[18] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/cultural-competence?page=5
[19] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/cultural-competence?page=1
[20] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/cultural-competence?page=2
[21] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/cultural-competence?page=3
[22] http://www.tolerance.org/category/blogs-and-articles/cultural-competence?page=4