"The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes" by Julia Finley Mosca is about a doctor named Patricia Bath. This story takes place during the Civil Rights Movement and because of that, the reader watches Dr. Bath face obstacles such as racism, sexism, and poverty head on while working on her goal to become a doctor. This story challenges many stereotypes. Therefore, when I read this to my future students it will empower them to work hard and achieve their dreams just like Dr. Bath.
"How to Support Multilingual Students in the Early Grades" is an article published by Edutopia which provides five ways teachers can celebrate their students that speak more than just English.
This is a song that I will play to my students because in order to have an inclusive classroom, my students must know that kindness is the most important element. This song talks about how to be kind and the importance.
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The Unified movement is something that I took part in at my high school and I want to bring it to future schools that I work at. Unified sports are school sport teams that anyone can be on no matter who they are. This is important for teachers around the world to know because it makes disabled students feel included and abled students love getting involved. My high school had unified basketball, volleyball, and cheerleading. My friend and I decided to take it one step further and start unified theater! Unified is such a positive activity for students to learn to include.
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This article titled "16 Ways to Help Children Become Thoughtful, Informed, and BRAVE About Race" is great resource for parents. Many parents teach their children how they view the world and the troubles they ran into but they do not think to talk about others. It is important to teach children how other people may think because then they will develop a better understanding of the world around them.
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This resource is a video titled "December Holidays Around the World" talks about a few different holidays that are celebrated in December by different cultures. This video will be great for my future students to watch on the last day of school before holiday break! It is important for students to understand what their fellow classmates celebrate.
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"A Family is a Family is a Family" is a story about the different types of families. It includes families with a mom and a dad, single parent households, families with grandparents, and many more. I will read this book to my future students to make sure they all feel included and comfortable in my classroom. We will have a full group discussion about what makes a family.
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This cartoon called "Motown Magic" follows 8 year old Ben and his friends bring color back into their city. This show has a diverse cast and each character is voiced by someone of that culture. To watch this show the family will need to have a Netflix account, however, there are many clips on YouTube.
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This video titled "Hello Around the World" teaches students to say hello in 15 different languages. I will use this video in my future classroom because it is important for children to learn about different countries and cultures. This video will start a conversation about where everyone is from and how to say hello.
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This article titled "Inclusive Classrooms: A Primer for Teachers" is important because it shows the importance of inclusion in the classroom. It talks about how inclusion helps the student become a better learner. This article also gives multiple examples of what is and is not inclusion in a classroom setting.
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