Promoting Multiculturalism and
Diversity Using Your Classroom
Focus on High School Math and
Science Classrooms
Ideas, Tips, and Best Practices
- Make cross-curricular connections with other subjects
- Decorate with newspapers articles or cartoons that are relevant to your subject area
- Use art or other mediums to allow students to express themselves in a new way
- Post information about careers related to your subject area
- Decorate with historical or cultural information related to your subject area
- Post real-world examples related to your subject area
- Use celebrations such as Earth Day and Pi Day as teaching moments
- Decorate with your teaching supplies and make the room interactive
Make Cross-Curricular Connections
Cross-Curricular Connections with
Chemistry (students and teachers can
add their own CCCs in this interactive
bulletin board)
Students “Blow Up” Starry Night by
Vincent Van Gogh during an Algebra I
lesson on proportions
Use Newspaper Articles and Cartoons
Science Cartoons in the
Chemistry Hallway
Articles Related to Math in
an Algebra Classroom
Use Art in Math and Science
Mountain Projects Using Linear
Equations in Algebra I
Endangered Species Displays in Biology
Display Information About Subject-Related Careers
Math and science are
used in careers outside of
the educational field!
Contact your school’s
career counselor to find
out more!
Decorate with Historical or Cultural Information
This bulletin board displays the origins and developments within the field of
mathematics dating back to 35,000 BC and is located in a Calculus and Algebra I
classroom. The bulletin board is also used to identify countries/locations during
the “Math in the News” segment in Algebra I giving it an additional use inside
the classroom.
Post Real-World Examples
Students in Algebra II Learn About Buying a Car
Use Celebrations
Students in Ecology Describe
Earth Day Quotes Using
Illustrations
- Pi Day
- Shakespeare’s Birthday
Decorate with Your Teaching Supplies
Ecology students collect data and
monitor the lifecycles of trout (see
them in the tiny cage in the top left)
starting from fingerlings until they
are full grown and released into the
wild.
Ideas for a Math Classroom: Create a
whispering wall to teach quadratic relations
Ecology students use the rock
tumbler and mineral and rock
charts in class.
More Great Examples!
From All Subjects and Levels