Answer the following questions for your diversity self-assessment:

• What is my definition of diversity?

• Do the children in my classroom and school come from diverse cultural

backgrounds?

• What are my perceptions of students from different racial or ethnic groups?

With language or dialects different from mine? With special needs?

• What are the sources of these perceptions (e.g., friends, relatives, television,

movies)?

• How do I respond to my students, based on these perceptions?

• Have I experienced others’ making assumptions about me based on my

membership in a specific group? How did I feel?

• What steps do I need to take to learn about the students from diverse backgrounds

in my school and classroom?

• How often do social relationships develop among students from different

racial or ethnic backgrounds in my classroom and in the school? What is

the nature of these relationships?

• In what ways do I make my instructional program responsive to the needs

of the diverse groups in my classroom?

• What kinds of information, skills, and resources do I need to acquire to

effectively teach from a multicultural perspective?

• In what ways do I collaborate with other educators, family members, and

community groups to address the needs of all my students?*

Record the answers to these questions in a centralized location (Google Drive etc.) for future reference. After completing the self assessment, review your answers to determine any areas of concerns or unwarranted perceptions (whether negative or seemingly positive) you might have about Vietnamese students, or Asian students in general. Also record these areas of concern in your centralized location and reflect on them after taking this assessment. Review and reflect on your assessment and your areas of concern at once per month to ensure you are mindful of them when interacting with your students and creating your lesson plans.

*Retrieved from • http://www.nclr.org/images/uploads/general/A1d_%20Creating%20CR%20Classrooms.pdf

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