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Tip To Help Teacher Establish Diversity In The Classroom

10/11/2020

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My name is Jahseen foster. I am a special educational needs teacher, and I am originally from Jamaica Montego Bay. In this article I will be outlining the importance of promoting diversity within the classroom from the perspective of a teacher. This is a topic that I am extremely passionate about, due to migrating to the United Kingdom at a young age, and having to experience discrimination and microaggression at school as a student as well as during my journey of becoming a teacher.  
Generally, diversity can be best described as the similarities and differences amongst human beings. It is primarily about empowering people by respecting and appreciating what makes them similar or different. Diversity presents itself in many ways. Such as; different races, cultures, religions, various learning styles, distinctive personalities, various capabilities, disabilities, abilities, socio-economic status, gender and ethnicity.
 
 What does diversity generally look like in the UK classrooms? 
 
  
From my experiences, both as a student and a teacher, the black and Asian cultures are often represented in school as a tick sheet task. For example, school might celebrate Eid, Diwali and the odd black history lesson in black history month. What about the rest of the year? There is no representation of the black and Asian cultures in the schools?  This has a huge and negative impact on out student, who are often classed as minority.   
  
Why is this a problem?   
It is a problem because children need to have a consistent sense of belongs to their environment, to be able to flourish and become confident and productive members of society. Many educational researches have also shown that, in order for all children to have outstanding academic experiences, the teacher have to take the time to understand each child has an individual and use the findings to establish a diverse classroom that promotes each child uniqueness. This includes their culture, religion, like, dislike and up bringing etc.   
  
Furthermore, teachers have to remove all stereotypical thinking and practices to embrace diversity to full capacity. Adopting this mind-set is the first step to establishing a diverse classroom. Implementing diversity in the classroom is a huge and complex task; however, it is fundamental. With the help of parents this can be implemented successfully and effectively.  

 
Why is diversity paramount in the classroom? When I look at my classroom, I see individuals who bless my classroom with a range of unique qualities, personalities, experiences, view, upbringing, like and dislikes, etc. As a teacher it is my duty to embraces all this beautiful distinctiveness that they bring into my classroom. I have to ensure these humans are proud of who they are regardless of their similarities or differences. This ensures that student learning process is maximised to enable them to achieve their full potential.  Consequently, it is important for students to feel a sense of belonging and valued in the classroom. Having, resources such as PowerPoints, books, toys and practices that reflect this diversity amongst the student in our classroom. These are simple yet effective ways to establish a sense of belonging, which motivate children to learn. On the other hand, these practices will force teachers to have to rethink how they perceive the notion diversity; because, when children are feeling excluded or not belonged to the classroom; there is a noticeable decreased in those children’s participation, engagement, behaviour and self-esteem. Therefore, creating an inclusive classroom environment is paramount to children’s learning and development.  
 
  
  
Tips for Teachers  
  
  • Ensure that PowerPoint and teaching resources represent all cultures  
  • Toys such as dolls represent all cultures  
  • Book are written by authors from various races and cultures  
  • Children have the opportunity to read books that have images of people who look like them    
  • Celebrate cultures all year round  
  • Implement a diversity corner in your class that represent your student.

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July 29th, 2020

7/29/2020

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Micro-aggressions have been defined as brief and common daily verbal, behavioural  and environmental communications, whether intentional or unintentional, that transmit hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to a target person because they belong to a stigmatised group.

As an immigrant child adopted into a UK family, initially my white peers relentlessly laughed and joked about my accent and my lack of ability to speak proper English. There were constant sly and negative comments about my physical appearance. Comments such as: you are pretty for a black girl or you are a pretty black girl as well as been placed in the bottom groups that didn’t not reflect my true abilities. To be honest I knew something was wrong but I did not really know how to respond or what exactly was wrong. 

Eventually, when my confidence grew and I began to improve on what they perceived as proper English, They began to inquired, how come my English is so good for a Jamaican. I began to realise that my abilities were beyond the intellectual expectations of people who look like me. The comment were getting worse you read well for a Jamaican you don’t sound like a Jamaican.

As I got older and have a better understanding of who I am, and how people of my race are seen my others. I realise I needed to find a way to respond and educate them using the correct vocabulary, and most importantly express how their comments made me feel.

The majority of the time these deeply offensive remarks were unintentionally. So I am in no rush to conclude that any of these people are bad, but I sure did educate them and call them out privately, and I gracefully accepted their apologies.
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Crack The code week Episode 3

6/17/2020

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​Start with statement 2, eliminate 7, 3 and 8 as correct digits.

This leaves statement 5 with only the 0 (but in the wrong place)

Statement 3 tells us that 206 has 2 digits, but they're both in the wrong place.
So now... we know that 0 is correct, but it can't be in the middle spot (since 206 is wrong)
nor can it be in the last spot (since 780 is wrong). The first number MUST be 0
Statement 1 now tells us that (682 has 1 digit right and in the right place.
It can't be the 6 (since the first number is 0), it can't be the 8 (since 738 are all wrong)
So the last number MUST be 2.

Statement 4 tells us that one digit is right but in the wrong place. We know 6 is wrong; 
since statement 1 has only has 1 right number and it's the 2. So this leaves the 1 and the 4.
But it CAN'T be the 1 because then the 1 would be right AND in the right place. So we know
the only correct number is in the wrong spot. 4 is correct but belongs in the middle position

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Crack The Code

6/17/2020

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Remember we have to use the order of operation to solve this mathematical problem-BIDMAS. The 2 yellow flower=1 each
Red Flower=20 and Blue flower with five =5 however, the blue flower in the final equation only has 4 petal, so it’s equal to 4 BIDMAS=. 20x4+1= 81
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Who Is Responsible For Diversity in The Classroom?

6/17/2020

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​The Diverse Classroom
 
Generally, diversity can be best described as the similarities and differences amongst human beings. It is primarily about empowering people by respecting and appreciating what makes them similar or different.
 
 What does diversity look like in the classroom? From experience, I would say it present itself in many ways. Such as; different races, cultures, religions, various learning styles, distinctive personalities, various capabilities, disabilities, abilities, socio-economic status, gender and ethnicity.

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Who is responsible for ensuring diverse is embraced to full capacity in the classroom? The teacher of course is responsible for this huge and complex task, which is not easy to implement; however, it is fundamental.
 
Research have shown that, in order for all children to have outstanding academic experiences that embrace equality and diversity, the teacher have to take the time to understand each child has an individual and not just as a group. Tecahers have to remove all stereotypical thinking and practices to embrace diversity to full capacity. Adopting this mindset is the first step to establishing a diverse classroom. 
 
Why is diversity paramount in the classroom? When I look at my classroom, I see individuals who bless my classroom with a range of unique qualities, personalities, experiences, view, upbringing, like and dislikes, etc. As a teacher it is my duty to embraces all this beautiful distinctiveness that they bring into my classroom. I have to ensure these humans are proud of who they are regardless of their similarities or differences. This ensures that student learning process is maximised to enable them to achieve their full potential.  Consequently, it is important for students to feel a sense of belonging and valued in the classroom. 
 
 
While it is almost impossible to treat all children the same, due to their various abilities, capabilities and disabilities. Teachers have to rethink how they perceive the notion diversity. Various research carried out in the UK shows that children who feel excluded or not belonging to the classroom; there is a noticeable decreased in those children’s participation, engagement, behaviour and self-esteem. Therefore, creating an inclusive classroom environment is paramount to children’s learning and development. 

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Why Black Teachers Matter!

6/13/2020

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IN THIS POST I AIM TO EXPLAIN WHY BLACK TEACHERS MATTER.
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For the past few weeks, my heart, stomach, mind and soul have been hurting me. Due to another loss of a life based on the pigmentation of the skin. 
 
While the media and the whole world is taking part in protesting and all kinds of fights for justice. I stood still to recollect myself from the anger I felt running through my whole body. As a teacher and a black person. `All I could see is the injustice overtaking the media and invading our schools and affect our deemed minority students. I was one of them a one point!
 
School is meant to be an environment or space that we perceived to be a safe place, or a second home for our future humans. For most children it is a safe place and they feel a part of that community; because, majority of the people that they see around them, have similar skin colour, similar, accents and they are from similar towns. On the other hand, black children are struggling to feel a part of that school community; because, there are hardly any teachers or student around who look like them. How can they feel at home? 
 

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 I decided to become a teacher because I wanted to make a change for the future black students in schools. Unlike me, I wanted then to be able to have the privilege of seeing black educators who represent them in a way that a white teacher is incapable of doing. (no disrespect to white teachers) Black teachers are able to understand and relate to black students at a deeper level; which can help them to feel valuable member of the school community. 
 
Take a minute to analyse this. How can a black student who speak 3 different languages at home comes to school and is placed in the lowest group? He looks around and no one speak his languages and he have to fight to learn English just to feel apart. Then he realises that learning the languages was not enough because his colours were different. He gets confused and feel left out and this further impacted on his academic achievements, because his primary focus is not studying it is to fit in.  He looks around for help and all he sees is teachers who do not looked like him. English is an additional language (EAL/ESL) for him. A white teacher will not have the tools or the level of empathy that he needs. A white teacher cannot relate to his heritage, his upbringing, his religion his culture ` and even more so his skin colour.
 
Now I want to ask this question where do we go from here? 
 
Do you see why it is important to employ black Teachers? 
 
Do you see why it is important to learn about the black culture and implement it in your curriculum?
 
I am a black teacher in school which is dominated by white teachers who are very privileged.  To be honest, most times I do not feel a part of the school myself. I have never seen a teacher use a PowerPoint with a mixture of colour people to teacher. I have only seen one book with black people in (Handa Surprise) I have never seen black history month been celebrated passionately if at all. This is not good enough we need to ensure this change. If the teacher are adults and are not feeling safe what about the children. How can they learn under such pressure? Let us make a change together. 

Please click the link below to sign the petition to Include Black British History in the national education curriculum:
https://www.change.org/p/uk-parliament-include-black-british-history-in-the-national-education-curriculum?recruiter=false&recruited_by_id=f0ac8ec0-a4c3-11ea-aeb5-87ea5bc4714c&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uANU1WAEAAAAAXtY2BdVH09hhZTI2YjRjNg%3D%3D
 

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Eleven Makaton Basic Signs Good morning, Good afternoon, Goodbye, Hello , Yes, No, My name is , Thank you, Please , How

6/5/2020

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Makaton is a distinctive sign language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people with communication difficulties to communicate effectively.

Communicate is a fundamental aspect of human’s life. It is not only just a choice it is a law that everyone has the right communicate. (UNCRC 1948) Subsequently, Makaton is a language programme that can be adjusted to suit various communication needs. 

Imagine not being able to communicate simple needs such as, I am hot, I want more, I need the toilet or I am sad. Etc. Yes! It would be terrible. This is why Makaton is the perfect language programme for such unfortunate instances where children have difficulties communicating. 
Makaton can help all children (especially children with SEN) to development essential communication skills such as attention and listening, comprehension, memory, recall and organisation of language and expression.
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With Makaton, signs are used, with speech, in spoken word order. This helps provide extra clues about what someone is saying. Using signs can help people who have no speech or whose speech is unclear. Using symbols can help people who have limited speech and those who cannot or prefer not to sign.


Here are 11 Makaton signs you can use to greet other and reply to greetings


Good morning, Good afternoon, Goodbye, Hello , Yes, No, My name is , Thank you, Please , How are you and Ok 
 
For more about Makaton visit https://www.makaton.org/aboutMakaton/
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Ginger by  Charlotte Voake and  Read by Diverse Tutors

6/4/2020

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​Cat-lovers will love this awesome picture-book about a cat call Ginger. Ginger was a happy cat how lived a comfy cosy life. A little girl who is her owner, feeds him delicious meals every day.
 
Ginger has a luxury basket in which he sleeps in all the time. What more could a cat ask for? But then one day the little girl brings home a mischievous grey kitten who annoys ginger every day. She jumps on Ginger, pull her tail, eat her food and sleeps in  gingers bed. Ginger had no peace.
 
 One day Ginger had enough and runs away. Then the little girl manages to bring him back home, providing separate food bowls, and separate beds. But will it work...? Read the story to find out more. 

Charlotte Voake's has three picture-books about cats: Ginger, Ginger Finds a Home and Ginger and the Mystery Visitor 
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Ginger Fines a Home Book Review Story Read by Diverse Tutors (Charlotte Voake )

6/4/2020

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​No one captures cats better than Charlotte Voake! In this prequel to GINGER, a forlorn feline is coaxed inside by a little girl - and finds a new life as a beloved pet.

Once there was a little orange cat who was so scrawny that his tail was like a piece of string. ... The story is about an abandon ginger cat who was so skinny and scrawny with a long tail that was like a piece of string. He lived in a patch of weeds, and every night he had to search really hard for food to eat. One day, suddenly, everything changed he found a home and lived great life onwards. 

In this compassionate tale. Charlotte Voake’s went on to showing us a peep of the start of gingers new life after been found by a little girl. who earns his trust and took him home. Cat lovers would love this beautiful ending.
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SuperwormBu Julia Donaldson

6/4/2020

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​The story is about a Superworm who uses his superpowers to help animals when they’re in trouble. However, his mean neighbours The Lizard and a Crow conspire a plan and kidnap Superworm. The Lizard and the crow use their magic spell to control Superworm.
 
Nevertheless, Superworm had a lot of friends who hashed up a cunning plan to free Superworm. Superworm friends surely wasted no time. They were able to break Wizard Lizard’s magic spell and Superworm was able to be back among his friends.
 
 
This is a great read for young children who love animals and insects,; they could use this book for science to do bug hunts etc. 

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