Cross-Cultural Communication & Growing Awareness

Published on July 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM

Communicating with All Families

• Use preferred communication methods (text, WhatsApp, phone)

• Provide translated newsletters

• Ask respectful questions instead of assuming

https://otl.du.edu/plan-a-course/teaching-resources/cross-cultural-communication-tips/

Growing Cultural Awareness

• Take Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test

• Attend local cultural events

• Reflect in a teaching journal

• Read work by authors from diverse communities

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatestv2.html

Preventing Bias in the Classroom

• Read inclusive literature

• Encourage conversations about kindness and fairness

• Intervene when children repeat biased language

https://www.learningforjustice.org