Chapter 13 scenario: preschool classroom diagram c

To create a diagram (using digital tools) of a classroom that  reflects multicultural beliefs and values and to evaluate your diagram. 

Assignment incomplete without the self reflection

Scenario:
You  are a first-year teacher who believes strongly in the value of  multicultural education. You want to be sure that your philosophy is  reflected in the physical space of your classroom. You speak to your  reading specialist, who encourages you to watch the video Multicultural  Lessons: Embracing Similarities and Differences in Preschool Education.  After viewing, you reflect on how teacher Erica Layte weaves the theme  of multiculturalism into the fabric of everyday classroom life. You pull  out your laptop and start designing a way to make your beliefs apparent  to everyone who enters your classroom. You begin with the classroom  library. Next, you think about the creative arts and how to set up  materials that reflect a range of cultures. You then turn your thoughts  to language—all six that the children in your class speak at home. How  will you incorporate a range of languages into the classroom in a  meaningful way?

Focus Assignment

1. Using  basic art tools, create a diagram of your classroom, or a classroom you  are familiar with, to serve as a blueprint. Then, list the specific  titles of four to five books you would include in the classroom library,  demonstrating how the library can reflect a multicultural philosophy.  Next, sketch out a creative area (e.g., for art or music projects), and  include four to five materials that you would make readily available to  children. Last, incorporate four to five ideas into your sketch of how  you will represent the six home languages spoken in your classroom  (e.g., through printed signs, maps).

2. Be sure to read the  SELF-EVALUATION section below to guide your thinking. Write your  self-evaluation after you have completed your diagram.

Self-Evaluation

1. For each item in your diagram:
     a. Explain how this item addresses the issues in the scenario.
   

2. Describe and justify how your diagram would improve teaching and learning in the scenario.