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I looked at the American Women! online exhibit. The site listed the top 11 most unforgettable women, I read about Jackie Kennedy. There were many reasons why the public loved her it was her style, grace, elegance, but also the courage and dignity she showed in the wake of John F. Kennedy's assassination. It was very interesting and fun to see how women's roles have changes over the years. "A "woman's place" has been transformed from a world controlled completely by men to a place where she can lead boardroom meetings or reach for the stars." I thought this was a very inspirational quote for women, especially young girls in school. The use of this website would give students an opportunity to read and view historical images. It is very important to provide students with the correct resources in the classroom, as well as encourage them to use a website such as this at home.

NEA

The National Education Association gives us the different groups of students that experience achievement gaps. Achievement gaps are the differences between test scores, etc. found in student groups. Many say that the achievement gap is mainly seen most in race and class. "NEA is committed to improving achievement for all students and closing the achievement gaps, particularly for low-income and minority students." The article Students Affected by Achievement Gaps, mentions that the groups affected are racial and ethnic minorities, English language learners, students with disabilities, boys/girls, and students from low-income families. Some of the minorities affected are American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, and Hispanics. Aside from the minorities and low-income groups the achievement gap also affects the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender students.

"Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator"

*Determine the diverse groups served by your school. Consider cultural, linguistic, racial, and ethnic diversity. Find out the degree to which families and students in these groups are accessing available school services.

I think that it is important for teachers to get to know who their students are. Part of getting to know their students is through their families. I know of schools that do home visits and I love that idea. One teacher told me that the students love it, they are so excited to have there teachers come over and interact with their families. I think that it helps to get a better understanding of who the student is and why the student is the way they are.

*Engage school staff in discussions and activities that offer an opportunity to explore attitudes, beliefs, and values related to cultural diversity and cultural competence.

I think that communication between a school staff is important in order to create an effective school. Many times teachers, including myself, carry biases about students. Once these biases are acknowledged we can work on getting rid of them.

*Create a cultural competence committee or task force include administrators, teachers, education support, professionals, students, family, and community representatives. The committee can serve as the primary governing body for planning, implementing, and evaluating organizational cultural competence.

Creating a committee or task force is a great way of uniting the school staff, community members, and family members. By involving the family it creates the opportunity for more detailed and accurate activities concerning students' culture.

Cyberbullying

I want to teach third grade, so I chose ages 7-10. When I took the cyber bullying quiz and got a score of 3. I am a Cyber Saint. I don't use the internet to tease or embarrass people, nor do I do it in person. I read about the Teenangels, I love this idea. They are teen volunteers who deliver presentations about internet safety to parents and children. I learned about the 5Ps: privacy, predators, pornography, pop-ups and piracy. Not only are there Teenangels but also Tweenangels, which is a younger groups of kids between the ages of 10-13. I found that it would be great to implement something like this for the classroom, and educate children about the internet and the what the proper uses are.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

I chose the Holiday and Celebrations link from the Subject Access area. I looked at the Diversity Calendar. It breaks down the months of the year and list the different celebrations there are according to culture. I liked this a lot because it is able to give students opportunity to identify and learn about their culture. For the Teacher Helpers area I looked at the Digital Cameras in Education. And I thought to myself "How does a digital camera affect a child's education?". But it says you can use it to insert photos of students and send to their penpals, or a school newspaper/newsletter.

Multiple Intelligences

After taking the Multiple Intelligences Quiz, I learned that I am a Intrapersonal learner. Intrapersonal learners "has been said to be the road to achievement, learning, and personal satisfaction." I thought it was interesting that teaching was the career that Intrapersonal learners would be best at. My top three intelligences were Intrapersonal (69%), Musical (50%), and Interpersonal/Logical-Mathematical (44%). The video I saw was the Multiple Intelligences Thrive in Smartville. It suggests that not all people are the same, therefore they don't learn the same. One thing that caught my attention was what they said "Education which treats everybody the same is actually the most unfair education." It is so true because we don't teach according to everyone's needs.

Teaching Tolerance

I chose third grade, creative arts, with the topic of immigration and migration. The lesson plan that I liked was Crocodile and Ghost Bat have a Hullabaloo. It is works along with a tolerance tale. You first read the book, and follow up with questions for the students. Talk about name-calling, gossip, peacemaking, diverse communities, and cliques. The lesson plan suggests to develop a No Name-Calling contract. Once the contract was complete students can sign the document and it will be posted up in the classroom, where everyone can see it. I loved this lesson plan and would definitely use it in the classroom with young children. This age is where name-calling begins and children don't know how hurtful words can be.

EdChange

Compared with White women, how likely are African American women in the U.S. to die during childbirth due to a lack of access to prenatal care, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality? African American women are four times as likely to die during childbirth. I found that to be remarkable. I guessed two times higher but it was not even close. Another question I chose was the one where it asks about the three wealthiest people in the world and how many countries it equals to. I guess that it equaled to 28 countries, but it is 48 countries!!

Netiquette Guidelines

I received a 90% on the quiz. I missed one question, which was "what is the golden rule?". The Golden rule is remember the human. Which means remember that the person on the other end is human, and has feelings that may be hurt. Netiquette would provide students with knowledge on what is proper, with knowing netiquette you can avoid cyberbullying : D. Many times it is easier to say things while not face to face with a person because you are actually seeing their reactions.