Technology in the Classroom
Learning environments need to be built with a foundation of safety and community. Students need to feel that they are valued and that it is a safe space to try new things, to succeed and fail. According to Katie Topple’s article, cultural diversity in curriculum is focused on empowering students through connection, however, teachers may not have the ability to change the content but how they instruct their students. She goes on to state that her focus is more on “…lesson delivery to elicit better engagement from culturally and linguistically diverse sudents” (2015). I think it is important to understand that the curriculum itself might not best suit your diverse student population so it is up to educators to be mindful of their class population and chose instructional aids that will help all students make connections with the content that are relevant to their individual differences. With that in mind it is important for teachers to get to know their student...