Identity

This picture was taken from one of our activities.
The purpose of this activity was to make a short story by just looking at the given pictures. The starter had to make up a story by looking a picture, and afterwards we all had to continue the story one by one. We had to use our own imagination to continue the story. The outcome were that everyone told the story in their own native languanges, which was a part of our identities.

This activity is a excellent idea when used for teaching young students in schools, they will also get an opportunity to show their identities by telling the story in their own native languages. It will also help the students to use their own imaginations and to tell the story out loud.

It will also be very interesting for the students to know how other languages sounds like and it is a good method to outline the diversity in the classroom.

This is my identity pie. This is what we also did as an activity. Which is very usefull, first of all it shows our overall identity.
First you have to draw a big circle on a paper
Then you write first title " Local community" on the left side of your paper, and afterwards you write down all the different people you are in contact with, that could be your family, your school, friends etc.
Then after that you write the title " National identity". And underneath this title you need to write all of the connections you have around the country etc. After that you write the title " Transnational identity". That means you have to write all the connections you have outside of the country. This could perhaps be your friends and family who live in other countries etc.
This identity pie shows how important these things are for us.

Multicultural educators seek to substantially reform schools to give diverse students an equal chance in school, in the job market, and in contributing to building healthy communities. One of the leaders in the field of multicultural education, describes five dimensions of multicultural education: (1) content integration, (2) the knowledge construction process, (3) prejudice reduction, (4) an equity pedagogy, and (5) an empowering school culture and social structure.


1) 



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjqB21rnYfE
This video is about Multicultural Education.
2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJWcSe0IhaM#!

Multicultural Education

3) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIvmbFKIXvE

The levels of Multicultiral Education

4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEodXiX4gDQ

Multicultualism

A very nice song about Multiculturalism

5)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qmKX9Rc0UE

Multicultural Education : session 01

Reflect on these quote: 
Globalization at the cultural level has brought about the fragmentation and multiplication of identities and this may require, paradoxically, a return to the familiar. (Cohen et al.)




World citizenship is to be embraced, not feared. New forms of post-national understanding, responsibility, the state, justice, art, science and public understanding can emerge. This in turn can lead to more advanced forms of democracy, liberty and mutuality. (Beck)