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What do teachers need to know about communicating cross-culturally? -…
What do teachers need to know about communicating cross-culturally?
English language learners
fastest growing group of students in U.S.
40% school-aged children by 2030
What is cultural competence?
Dive below the surface of the ice burg.
Understand how cultures differ below the surface.
Gradual progress.
Ways of knowing
Appreciate evidence that can be measured/researched.
Others don't focus on academic knowledge.
Passed down from elders.
Spiritual explanation
symbols
Ways of problem solving
based on values
Who do you save?
Nonverbal Communication
eye contact
smiling when embarassed
rarely smile
Ways of Learning
collaboration
independent work
memorization
Dealing with conflict
some view positively
some see it as something to be avoided
Similar symbols can mean different things across cultures
Hindu Symbols of Wisdom
