Summary: A Career As A Multicultural Educator

As a future educator, I expect a lot out of myself. I am aware that in the United States, there is a lot of diversity among students. As my substitute teaching experience grows, I realize the importance of becoming a multicultural educator. I know that in order to be an effective teacher, I have to learn how to be a multicultural teacher (Howe & Lisi, 2014). It does not happen overnight, but through getting to know your students, their backgrounds and cultures, and implementing different learning strategies, teachers can achieve the title of a multicultural educator. A teacher’s beliefs impact student learning, which can have an overall effect on the classroom climate. It is essential that the teacher ensures that all students are able to achieve.
This way, students can be active learners. I want the information to be relevant to my students, so that I know that they will have the interest needed to want to learn the information. In addition, the chapter shares some methods such as project based learning, and discussion based exercises have shown to be effective for student engagement (Howe & Lisi, 2014). Chapter 2 states that according to Grant and Gillette, one of the essential qualities of a multicultural educator is to expect that all students can achieve at high levels (Howe & Lisi, 2014). Although student’s level of achievement may be different, it should be expected that they all try their
As a substitute teacher, I have been in numerous school districts, age groups, and general/special education. I have been able to long term substitute in classrooms where I needed to find out about their backgrounds, family life, medical history, etc. This will help me in the future because I believe that people learn through experience which is what I am getting as a substitute. I have been in some extremely mentally exhausting classrooms, and I have persevered and solved problems because that is what is in the best interest for my students. A personal challenge that I will face as a multicultural educator is how to relate to different cultures. As someone who is from Alpena, MI, the only exposure to diversity that I have had is from substitute teaching for the last year. I know that I have a lot more to learn, but I am excited to do so. I want my future students to know that I value where they come from. I believe that I have the ability to become a great multicultural educator because teaching is what I love doing and I am up to the challenges that I will soon