Integrating Diverse Perspectives, Lived Experiences, and World Views
Reflective Questions for Teachers
How do we create learning experiences and assessment practices that
support and value learner diversity and equity in the classroom/school?
nurture a sense of belonging, trust, and safety for all learners?
support openness to others’ perspectives/ideas and foster respect for diverse world views?
identify the concerns, interests, and/or passions of learners to support the learning community?
honour the knowledge, experiences, cultures, and languages of learners and their families to enhance the learning of all?
support learners in their metacognition and reflection when considering diverse perspectives?
Reflective Questions in a Digital Environment
Where do opportunities exist in my teaching practice to create developmentally appropriate digital learning experiences and assessment practices that
ensure digital resources, learning experiences and assessment practices embrace and celebrate the diversity of learners' backgrounds, languages and cultures?
foster a digital community that nurtures a sense of belonging, trust, and safety for all learners?
encourage learners to share perspectives and experiences related to technology use, fostering understanding, accommodation and respect for diverse viewpoints?
sustain a digitally inclusive and secure learning environment where conflicting viewpoints and difficult subjects can be addressed and explored with technology?
leverage learners’ digital metacognition and reflective practices to navigate diverse perspectives and working through discomfort?
