My Role in the Broader School Context
CLASSROOM
IMPACT: Encouraging globally minded, empathetic, curious students who believe in and practice intercultural competence; Removing stereotypes and stigmas developed from preconceptions and perceptions
Promoting Intercultual Competence
Behavioral Skills
1. Relationship Building Skills 2. Behavioral Skills: Listening, Problem Solving 3. Empathy 4. Information Gathering Skills (Bennett, 2011)
Affective
1. Curiosity 2. Cognitive Flexibility 3. Motivation 4. Open mindedness (Bennett, 2011)
Cognitive
1. Cultural Self-Awareness 2. Culture-General Knowledge 3. Culture-specific knowledge 4. Interaction Analysis (Bennett, 2011)
Students
Reflection
Dilemmas
Instructor/Teacher
Curriculum as Process
a) Creative, Learning Driven, Dynamic, Living, Purposeful b) Interactions, Feedback, Projects, Content, Homework, Assignments, Tests
"Curriculum is what actually happens in the classroom and what people do to prepare and evaluate" (Smith, 2000).
"Curriculum is not a physical thing, but rather the interaction of teachers, students and knowledge" (Smith, 2000).
COMMUNITY
IMPACT: Learning from community partners lived experiences to help reflect on cultural challenges and successes; Utilizing service learning to help engage students in activity that directly impacts their communities; Can lead to increased cultural awarenss and intercultural competence and lead to exposure to various career opportunities
Partnerships
Filed Trips
Classroom Presentations
Service Learning
"A course based....education experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflect on the service activity...to gain further understanding of course content,,,,and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility" Lawson & Firestone, 2017, p. 310).
Volunteering
Cooperative Education Agreements/Practicum
FACULTY/STAFF
IMPACT: Role modelling collaborative and professional behavior to students; Working with colleagues to expand on ideas and pursue innovative change; Increasing understanding through the sharing of unique experiences
Curriculum
Professional Learning Community
Collaboration
"A group of practitioners working together using a structured process of enquiry to focus on a specific area of their teaching to improve learner outcomes and....raise school standards"(Lwodraeth Cymru Welsh Government, 2013).
"Shift from a focus on teaching to a focus on learning" (DuFour, 2004, p. 1).
SCHOOL
IMPACT: Employee and student buy in to the mission statement helps to ensure a safe and encouraging learning environment, where difference and diversity are promoted and celebrated. In turn, overall learning is enhanced.
Environment
Physical Structure
Positive Student Ethos: Voices are Heard
Safe Learning Environment
Promoting Diversity
Staff Induction
"Makes [employees] feel welcome and familiarizes them with people they will work with, their surroundings, and the organizations routines...reducing confusion and encouraging them to become productive" (Stirzaker, 2004, p. 33).
"Period between the employee's starting work and eventually becoming fully integrated and competent" (Stirzaker, 2004, p. 33).
"Bring the new employee closer to the company's culture" (Stirzaker, 2004, p. 33).
Mission Statement
"Our diverse and
multicultural student body will consist of more mature and/or educationally motivated
learners preparing for a career or further education."
"To build an academically superior educational
institution that focuses on active and collaborative student learning."
