Imagine you are teaching at a school that serves students from diverse ethnic backgrounds. The students tend to congregate in groups along ethnic lines,
to the point that they are quite cliquish and exclusive, and hostilities are building up between ethnic groups. Using guidelines presented in the textbook, describe three strategies that you and your fellow teachers might use to foster positive interaction and friendships across the groups. Describe each strategy in a separate paragraph, and be specific about what you might do.
The response should include three strategies, with each one being described in a separate paragraph. Following are examples of strategies that the response might include:
• Set up situations in which students can form new friendships (e.g., assign cooperative learning activities, periodically change seat assignments).
• Minimize or eliminate barriers to social interaction (e.g., teach students one another's native languages).
• Help students gain a better understanding of diverse cultural beliefs and practices.
• Engage students in respectful discussions of the nature and adverse effects of prejudice and racism in the community.
• Create opportunities for students to work together toward common goals.
• Encourage and facilitate participation in extracurricular activities.
Also give credit for other strategies that are clearly justified by concepts or research presented in the textbook. For instance, strategies that promote moral and prosocial development may be relevant here.
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The most appropriate science curriculum to use in a class of students with several different cultural backgrounds would be based on
a. Topics that are extracted from the contributions of African Americans. b. Topics that are extracted from the contributions of Asian scientists. c. Topics that have handed down through the generations in Native American families. d. Topics that are listed in the curriculum guide or the basic textbook. e. All of the above f. None of the above
Which is a component of vision?
a. People who are outside of the school b. Philosophy of how children develop c. physical orientation of homes d. People who are present in the school
What components must be included in a student's individualized education program?
What will be an ideal response?
The view that children are co-creators in the research process has opened a new discourse in early childhood research and reflects the way that children are coming to be viewed by adults. Which of these is a more recent way of thinking about children’s participation in research?
A. A parent or caregiver is able to give consent for their child’s participation in research on behalf of the child B. Children are able to consent to participation in research, as well as withdraw from research if they so choose C. Where a child is under 18, the view of the parent or caregiver takes precedence over the views of the child D. Adults are termed as ‘gatekeepers’ to their child’s involvement