How to Use Identity Texts for Students within an Inclusive and Diverse Background

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Pedagogy - Inclusion, grade: Summa Cum Laude, , course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: The following essay will discuss and examine the value of using identity texts with students in an international school setting. Students within a multicultural setting will have challenges which contribute to their barriers to learning. The academic and social benefits the students will gain when educators have action plans in place to make adequate provisions for their educational needs are important. The paper also reflects on the author's experiences as a student in the absence of identity texts.

Mario Maxwell Muller studied and completed a PhD in Philosophy (Arts, Social Sciences, and Education) at the University of Venda, South Africa). He has a triple master's degree, First Class (with Distinction) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, London College of Music, West London University, United Kingdom, and the University of the People, USA. Mario has been teaching for twenty-two years in different leadership positions and has taught at prestigious schools in South Africa, England, Thailand, India, Mexico, and Gabon. He enjoys being a risktaker, principled and effective communicator, whilst serving as a Senior Examiner for Music (HL) for the International Baccalaureate programme. He is currently enrolled on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) under the LSSE, UK and in partnership with Cambridge University, and Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom. Ensuring each child reaches their full potential through an IB curriculum is essential, through promoting inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning and collaboration for students to work together, with a strong emphasis on 'International Mindedness'.