Content Integration- This element includes cultural elements, facts, perspectives, norms, and traditions into lessons and curriculum.
In our lesson plans we integrate history and facts of the culture that relates to our sport lesson. We teach this in the lessons and then students are to explore this and include these in their summative assessment project.
Knowledge Construction Process- In this element students look at their own cultural backgrounds while exploring and understanding the role of their own and other cultures.
During the summative assessment students will reflect on their own and other cultures. During lessons students will look at other cultures through multiple perspectives to get a better understanding of the impact they have on sports.
Prejudice Reduction- In this element, students learn about other cultures to reduce bias and prejudice. Positive attitudes towards others are highlighted in this element.
To incorporate this element, we highlight significant positive attributes of several sports and genders amongst different cultures. We highlight this in all of our lesson plans while providing factual statistics to give students an insightful point of view.
Equity Pedagogy- This element is about including a diverse amount of learning styles and methods in lessons to accommodate to all students.
We incorporated equity pedagogy by including modifications within our lessons to address a variety of backgrounds and learning needs. We also include a wide variety of sports and activities in the unit to keep students engaged.
Empowering School Culture and Social Structure- In this element, the school environment includes all students of all backgrounds and social groups while providing equality. This element also talks about reflecting school values and practices.
In our lessons, students are assigned to inclusive peer groups that allow them to collaborate using respect for their peers and their backgrounds. During lessons, students will follow class rules and procedures and lessons include planned emotional and physical safety considerations. We also include lessons that address a variety of cultures in provide inclusion in the classroom.
Cultural Diversity in the Curriculum- This element highlights the inclusion of a verity of cultures and diversity in all parts of curriculum.
To address this element, we address a wide variety of lessons that include facts regarding contributions and statistics amongst a wide variety of cultures. We relate all lessons to different cultures and students continue learning through the summative assessment.