Classnotes Podcast (August 3, 2017) With the quickly-changing dynamics across our communities, teachers often are facing the challenge of incorporating multicultural education without proper preparation. To stay engaged in the learning process, students – like adults – need the school climate and curriculum to reflect their racial and economic backgrounds, languages, religions, funds of knowledge and family structures.Paula Martin Johnson, M.A., an IDRA education associate, presents three critical areas of professional development that school leaders need to be providing for their teachers to effectively deliver high-quality and inclusive instruction in 21st-century classrooms.Paula is interviewed by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed., IDRA senior education associate.Show length: Send comments to [email protected].Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alertsResourcesThree Critical Areas of Professional Development for Teaching in 21st Century Classroomsby Paula Johnson, IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/three-critical-areas-professional-development-teaching-21st-century-classrooms/Higher-Order Questioning with Q-Chartshttp://www.idra.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Q-Chart-and-New-Blooms-Quadrants.pdfPositive School Climates and Diverse Populationsby Kristin Grayson, IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/positive-school-climates-diverse-populations/Fostering Culturally Diverse Learning Environmentsby Paula Johnson, IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/fostering-culturally-diverse-learning-environments/Embracing the Culture of Possibility for Student Success – Culture-of-Poverty Thinking Shortchanges Students and Familiesby Aurelio Montemayor IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/embracing-the-culture-of-possibility/Dana Center Formative Assessments for Mathematicshttp://www.utdanacenter.org/products/mathematics/Preparing 21st Century Students for a Global Society: An Educator’s Guide to the “Four Cs,”National Education Associationhttp://www.nea.org/assets/docs/A-Guide-to-Four-Cs.pdfProject Implicit Find out your implicit associations about race, gender, sexual orientation and other topicshttps://implicit.harvard.edu/implicitTeaching Tolerance Tools for educators about diversity, equity and justicehttp://www.tolerance.org/Colorín Colarado A bilingual site for educators and families of English language learnershttp://www.colorincolorado.org/Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learninghttp://www.culturallyresponsive.org/How Leaders Can Improve Their Schools’ Cultural Competenceby Chris Lehmann, Edutopiahttps://www.edutopia.org/article/improving-our-cultural-competence-chris-lehmannYour feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post Skills Needed for Teaching in Diverse Classrooms – Podcast Episode 173 appeared first on IDRA.