Comments on: Multicultural Activities in Class (by Vicky Loras) http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/ We're better when we work together Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Becky http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-9370 Becky Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:35:37 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-9370 Lovely post! So important for schools to keep increasing global awareness.... Lovely post! So important for schools to keep increasing global awareness….

]]> By: Naomi Epstein http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-7907 Naomi Epstein Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:13:00 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-7907 Just discovered this post now. These ideas can be adapted for any age group. Today multiculturalism has become an important issue everywhere! Just discovered this post now.
These ideas can be adapted for any age group. Today multiculturalism has become an important issue everywhere!

]]> By: Kevin Cozma http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-7876 Kevin Cozma Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:56:22 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-7876 Thanks for the excellent article, Vicky. I am a Canadian teaching in Japan, and I try to include multicultural activities in my classes. I like the travel poster project very much. I will do this in my classes this September. I checked out your blog, too. It was very nice. Not only has Barbara created a great blog here, but I have found other great blogs through checking out the guest blog posts. Cheers, Kevin Thanks for the excellent article, Vicky. I am a Canadian teaching in Japan, and I try to include multicultural activities in my classes. I like the travel poster project very much. I will do this in my classes this September.

I checked out your blog, too. It was very nice. Not only has Barbara created a great blog here, but I have found other great blogs through checking out the guest blog posts.

Cheers,

Kevin

]]> By: Elma http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-4284 Elma Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:37:36 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-4284 Hello I am Elma and I am from Macedonia.I would like say that it is really nice from you to share your expreience with us. We are learning whole life!!!!!.I am a teacher for a primary school and a trainer for multicultural education long time. My current proffesion is supply officer in Army but i never stop to work as a trainer for multicultural education. I really like your ideas , so if you are in a mood we can change experience beetwen(ideas, activities and excercises). I have activities and excersises what help children celebrate their diversity in the classroom, because as a trainer i am taking part of making many traning-manuals for multiculturalizam in education. With regards Elma Hello
I am Elma and I am from Macedonia.I would like say that it is really nice from you to share your expreience with us. We are learning whole life!!!!!.I am a teacher for a primary school and a trainer for multicultural education long time. My current proffesion is supply officer in Army but i never stop to work as a trainer for multicultural education. I really like your ideas , so if you are in a mood we can change experience beetwen(ideas, activities and excercises). I have activities and excersises what help children celebrate their diversity in the classroom, because as a trainer i am taking part of making many traning-manuals for multiculturalizam in education.
With regards
Elma

]]> By: Vicky Loras http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-1499 Vicky Loras Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:11:47 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-1499 Hi Ashton and thank you for your questions! 1. Regarding your first question, there are so many resources on the web and so many books to choose from, in order to find materials concerning various cultures. At the school I work, we made it into a research project for the children themselves and they really enjoyed it! 2. Culture is becoming an important feature in the classroom I believe, as many projects from publishing houses come up and are very interesting for students and teachers (an example is the Dream In Color project by Scholastic Books, promoting Hispanic culture). 3. Well, I always try to make use of learning opportunities whenever I can: be it Martin Luther King Day, Christmas (when countries have various celebrations), Mardi Gras....you name it! You can use cultural education almost any time you like! And the kids are very receptive and learn so much! I wish you all the best in your future teaching career and thank you again for reading the post and for your questions! Kindest regards, Vicky Hi Ashton and thank you for your questions!
1. Regarding your first question, there are so many resources on the web and so many books to choose from, in order to find materials concerning various cultures. At the school I work, we made it into a research project for the children themselves and they really enjoyed it!
2. Culture is becoming an important feature in the classroom I believe, as many projects from publishing houses come up and are very interesting for students and teachers (an example is the Dream In Color project by Scholastic Books, promoting Hispanic culture).
3. Well, I always try to make use of learning opportunities whenever I can: be it Martin Luther King Day, Christmas (when countries have various celebrations), Mardi Gras….you name it! You can use cultural education almost any time you like! And the kids are very receptive and learn so much!
I wish you all the best in your future teaching career and thank you again for reading the post and for your questions!
Kindest regards,
Vicky

]]> By: ashton http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 ashton Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:00:44 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-1474 hi vicky, im a students in education course.can i ask for you opinion? 1.how a teacher could prepare teaching aid/materials to suit the culture of each student(multicultural classroom) 2.is culture become one of the features for a teacher in the process of preparing/creating teaching aid/material? 3.can you suggest one way on how teacher can create a teaching material/strategy in a cross culture 'community' of students? hope to hear from you soon, ashton(bach.education MSU) hi vicky,
im a students in education course.can i ask for you opinion?

1.how a teacher could prepare teaching aid/materials to suit the culture of each student(multicultural classroom)

2.is culture become one of the features for a teacher in the process of preparing/creating teaching aid/material?

3.can you suggest one way on how teacher can create a teaching material/strategy in a cross culture ‘community’ of students?

hope to hear from you soon,
ashton(bach.education MSU)

]]> By: Vicky Loras http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 Vicky Loras Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:39:14 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-1402 Hi Emma and thank you for your wonderful words! You are right in saying that kids love multicultural books and things in general - they are so open to everything that has to do with diversity! Anna's Flat Stanley idea is great, isn't it? I loved it too! Thank you so much for visiting Emma! Kindest regards, Vicky Hi Emma and thank you for your wonderful words!
You are right in saying that kids love multicultural books and things in general – they are so open to everything that has to do with diversity!
Anna’s Flat Stanley idea is great, isn’t it? I loved it too!
Thank you so much for visiting Emma!
Kindest regards,
Vicky

]]> By: Emma Herrod http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 Emma Herrod Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:48:05 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-1398 Hi Vicky What a great post with some really interesting ideas. I mainly teach adults but these are still lovely ways to encourage cultural learning in the classroom. I would've loved a shelf of such books at my school when I was younger but it wasn't very fashionable then. Now however, in this area anyway, with such a high immigrant population, all the libraries and schools have books from around the world and the kids love them. The Flat Stanley idea from Anna has got me thinking!!! Well wishes from the UK Emma Hi Vicky

What a great post with some really interesting ideas. I mainly teach adults but these are still lovely ways to encourage cultural learning in the classroom.

I would’ve loved a shelf of such books at my school when I was younger but it wasn’t very fashionable then. Now however, in this area anyway, with such a high immigrant population, all the libraries and schools have books from around the world and the kids love them.

The Flat Stanley idea from Anna has got me thinking!!!

Well wishes from the UK
Emma

]]> By: Vicky Loras http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-1397 Vicky Loras Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:00:09 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-1397 Hi Anna! Thank you for your great contribution! Show and Tell on class blogs is a great idea! I am sure many teachers will adopt that idea. About the "Flat Stanley" project, thank you so much for the link and for your wonderful personal experience that you shared - all the kids participating in your "Flat Stanley" project surely learned a great deal and must have enjoyed themselves a lot! To tell you the truth (and probably because I just stayed in Canada the first eight years), I hadn't heard of it....but you gave me great ideas for my students! Thank you so much for the ideas, Anna! I am happy you enjoyed the post! Kindest regards, Vicky Hi Anna!
Thank you for your great contribution!
Show and Tell on class blogs is a great idea! I am sure many teachers will adopt that idea.
About the “Flat Stanley” project, thank you so much for the link and for your wonderful personal experience that you shared – all the kids participating in your “Flat Stanley” project surely learned a great deal and must have enjoyed themselves a lot! To tell you the truth (and probably because I just stayed in Canada the first eight years), I hadn’t heard of it….but you gave me great ideas for my students!
Thank you so much for the ideas, Anna! I am happy you enjoyed the post!
Kindest regards,
Vicky

]]> By: Vicky Loras http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/02/16/multicultural-activities-in-class-by-vicky-loras/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Vicky Loras Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:53:23 +0000 http://www.teachingvillage.org/?p=1182#comment-1396 Hi Mike! Thank you very much for your nice comments! It is wonderful to see that multiculturalism is celebrated around the world - it is great that your college organizes these events! It brings everyone closer, makes us more aware that diversity is beautiful and as you mentioned....you can try specialities from many countries! Thank you Mike! Vicky Hi Mike!
Thank you very much for your nice comments!
It is wonderful to see that multiculturalism is celebrated around the world – it is great that your college organizes these events! It brings everyone closer, makes us more aware that diversity is beautiful and as you mentioned….you can try specialities from many countries!
Thank you Mike!
Vicky

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