Culture: Culture is the beliefs, customs, arts, etc. of a particular group or society. Culture includes all of the things listed in this picture and how these things vary from place to place. Styles of clothes change because of the weather or because of the religion in certain areas. Celebrations change because of the different holidays people celebrate based on their religious or historic background. The food changes because of what kinds of food are plentiful in that area. (to be…

Last week I asserted that diversity is difficult to define because of the multipliers. None of us is uni-dimensional. We each possess a number of different diversity dimensions, gender, age, ethnicity, occupation, etc. etc. I believe that a GenY woman who is a single mom has a different set of needs than a married Baby…

Follow this sound advice to help your messaging land—regardless of linguistic or cultural differences. Communicating with a diverse, global audience is the messaging equivalent of walking a high wire while eating a bowl of noodles. It can be difficult, messy, confusing and downright scary. Dangerous miscommunication lurks with every step, and there are endless opportunities […]

TEFL: When I first dipped my toes into TEFL education, my initial assumptions about the profession focused on challenges.

Differences do set us apart, but we often forget that we are all human, and our culture is much more representative of our differing environment than truly different people. Understanding and accepting other cultures is about keeping your...

Use an anchor chart to begin the conversation of what culture is and what it means to your students

Christmas is what you make of it.

Moving to a foreign country, living with a foreign partner or coming back to your home country after a long period of time, can cause culture shocks. Where do they come from? And what are the strategies to overcome cultural differences? Read this insightful interview with intercultural expert, Wiebke Homborg.

Exploring and celebrating the different cultures that make up America is a great way to make schools safe and welcoming for all.