Selecting diverse books that represent a variety of different cultures in teaching is important because all learners are looking to see their own lives reflected in literature to feel validated and confident in their identity. Representation can also influence the development of positive attitudes and promote various cultures that are not represented in ELL classrooms. By using diverse books, it can help teachers overcome challenging topics but also challenge stereotypes students may have about each other especially in a multicultural classroom.

This type of activity and learning encourages learners to express themselves in areas of poetry, dance, drama, music, visual art, or film. This exhibit is great for student representation and for creating third spaces in the classroom where students can integrate the home and school spaces which can sometimes be in conflict because of the role that all cultures and languages play in shaping culture. Arts-based pedagogy with holistic education allows for students to develop experiences through their natural world by using their five senses (Gradle, 2009). These rich interactions provide students to express their experiences through creative approaches.

Holistic education emphasizes experiential learning as part of the framework. As we develop learners to become good and responsible digital citizens, we also have to design lessons that are relevant to ELLs. Many students today use blogs and social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram everyday. It is important that our curriculum allows for students to see the connections between real-world applications and meaningful connections to their learning (Poulus & Exley, 2018). By using social media as a tool to for holistic teachings, teachers can create meaningful and relevant content to engage learners but to also support students to engage and understand various forms of texts in new ways (Bacaja, 2018).