Diversity in Education

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Diversity in Education

• T.J.Powers
• 11th Grade Sociology

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Table of Contents

• General 5 websites, 5 activities
• Resources 5 websites, 5 activities
• Age 5 websites, 5 activities
• Belief Systems 5 websites, 5 activities
• Class 5 websites, 5 activities
• Exceptionalities 5 websites, 5 activities
• Disabilities - 5 websites 5 activities
• Gender 5 websites, 5 activities
• Language 5 websites, 5 activities
• Race/Ethnicity 5 websites, 5 activities
• Sexual orientation 5 websites, 5 activities

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General

• Websites
• 1. www.findaschool.org a website for finding
  schools and their programs , which includes
  diversity programs
• 2. www.acenet.edu/calec/ged/ - general education
  diversity webpage
• 3. www.psupress.org/journals/jnls_jge.html -
  PSUs general education program for college
  preparatory schools
• 4. www.provost.uiuc.edu/gened/ - a useful general
  education website
• 5. www.aacu-edu.org/meetings/gened2003.cfm -
  Website intended for finding meetings and
  documents concerning general education and
  diversity

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General

• Activities
• Students should schedule within the next week to
  visit a Buddhist temple or a Masque of the Muslim
  faith.
• Students should write a reflection paper from 1-2
  pages discussing their experiences in the temple
  or masque.
• Every student should write a 2-3 page paper
  discussing
• general educational diversities within
  this particular school
• Students will be assigned a partner in class to
  compare their general diversity paper with, and
  then formulate a 4-6 page paper on their findings
• 5. Students should then with their partner
  prepare a 5 minute presentation for class
  discussion.

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Teacher Resources

• 5 websites
• teachers.net a guide to general education
  plans for teachers K-12.
• www.pbs.org/teachersource - PBS teacher resource
  site.
• teacher.scholastic.com Scholastic teacher
  website.
• www.nbii.gov/education/ - resources for teachers
  provided by the National Government.
• www.csun.edu/vceed009 Morgan/Cain and
  Associates teacher resource website

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Teacher Resource Activities

• 5 Activities
• 1. Students should write a paper
  discussing their ethnicity and heritage.
• 2. Students should research the 5 given
  websites and write a 1-2 page paper highlighting
  what they think is the most important teacher
  resource for learning in a diverse environment.
• 3. Students will play diversity checkers. A
  game to show the many different diversities that
  are in the educational system.
• 4. Students are to find a teacher resource
  website other than the websites given and write a
  1 page paper on their findings.
• 5. Students are to prepare a 3 minute
  presentation on the website they researched.

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Age Diversity websites

• 1. http//www.efa-agediversity.org.uk/legislation
  - a website discussing ways to combat age
  discrimination in Europe.
• 2. http//www. diversitychallenge.org/legislatio
  n.htm a guide for employers to avoid age
  discrimination
• 3.http//www.website.lineone.net/caade/dtypes.h
  tm highlights different websites

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Age websites cont.

• 4. http//www.doi.gov/diversity/8age.htm -
  website discussing many different court cases
  dealing with age discrimination
• 5. http//www.aarp.org/ - website of the
  American Association of retires persons

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Age Diversity and Discrimination Activities

• 1. Students should interview a grandparent or
  anyone over 65 years of age.
• 2. After asking the questions from the handout
  in the interview students should write a 2-3 page
  paper on their findings.
• 3. Students should, through research from the
  given websites, write a 1-2 page reflection paper
  on a business in the U.S. that has committed age
  discrimination.

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Age Discrimination cont.

• 4. Students will then be assigned a partner
  from class to formulate a 3-4 page paper
  discussing age discrimination in the workplace.
• 5. Students with their partner will give a 5
  minute presentation to discuss their findings.

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Diversity in Belief Systems/Religion

• 5 websites
• 1. http//www.zeal.com Website concerning the
  many different religions in the U.S.
• 2. http//www.religioustolerance.org/us -
  Website explaining religious tolerance.
• 3.http//www.libraryvideo.com/servlet a
  website designed to understand world religions
• 4. http//www.refdesk.com/factrel.htm -
  Explains the origins of most religions.
• 5.http//www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/reli
  gion/html a guide to understanding religions.

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Diversity in Belief Systems/Religions Activities

• 1. Students should pick a religion other than
  their own and do research on it.
• 2. Students should then present a 3 sided
  display board presentation on the religion they
  have chosen.
• 3. Students then should compare and contrast
  the religion they have chosen to research with
  another religion, and write up a 1-2 page paper
  highlighting their findings.
• 4. Students will participate in Religious
  Jeopardy after studying my religion handout. A
  game designed by me for active learning.
• 5. Students should interview a pastor, priest,
  rabbi, or any other religious figure for
  discussion in class.

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Class Diversity

• 5 websites
• 1. http//www.diversityatwork.com Website
  explaining class diversity in the workplace.
• 2. http//www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/ - Site
  discussing the classes in the U.S.
• 3. http//www.admissions.wisc.edu/hsnews -
  Univ. of Wisconsin website link containing stats.
  On class systems in college.
• 4. http//www.diversityinc.com Website on
  diversity in classes and general diversity.
• 5. http//www.cnets.iste.org/students/pdf -
  website handling the census and diversity in
  classes.

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Class Diversity Activities

• Students will research the 5 websites and write a
  1 page reflection on what they found to be
  important.
• Students should do research and write a 2-3 page
  paper discussing the different classes in the
  U.S.
• Then students should work with a partner to
  collaborate a 3-4 page paper dealing with what
  they learned from activity 2.
• Students should then work in groups of four to
  formulate a 7 minute presentation discussing
  classes and how it relates to poverty.
• Students will participate in the class quiz bowl.

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Exceptionalities

• 5 websites
• 1. http//www.idonline.org/id - deals with
  accommodation.
• 2. http//www.mcdougallittel.com deals with
  classroom management.
• 3.http//www.hpeds/exceptionalities.html
  Website containing special programs for
  exceptionalities.
• 4. http//www.teachervision.com deals with
  ways to handle disruption in class from
  exceptional students.
• 5. http//www.student.ecep.org a handbook
  for exceptional student needs.

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Exceptionalities Activities

• Students should shadow a special educator during
  study Hall.
• Students should prepare a short presentation to
  discuss what kinds of exceptional students are in
  our school.
• Students should research a particular
  exceptionality and write a 1 page reflection
  paper describing it.
• Students should devise through research a plan
  for accommodating students with exceptionalities.
• Students should then volunteer for a week to
  tutor a student with an exceptionality and write
  a 1 page reflection to be read in class.

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Disabilities

• 5 websites
• 1. http//www.skill.org.uk Website concerning
  students with disabilities.
• 2. http//www.504idea.org Council of
  Educators website.
• 3. http//www.ed.gov/ocr/transition.html
  Website for students with disabilities.
• 4. http//www.saonet.ucla.edu UCLAs office
  for students with disabilities.
• 5. http//www.collegeboard.com An SAT website
  to provide testing for students with
  disabilities.

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Activities for Disabilities

• Students should talk to the special educator in
  the building and find out all the different
  disabilities students have at our school.
• Students should then pick a disability and
  research it , and write a 1-2 page reflection
  paper on it.
• Students should study the alphabet of
  disabilities handout I provided and prepare for a
  short quiz over it.

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Activities for Disabilities cont.

• Students should write a 1-2 page paper discussing
  accommodations for disabled students. This paper
  needs to address the appropriate method for
  handling disabled students in the general
  classroom.
• At the end of this lesson students will
  participate in an activity called LD does not
  mean lazy and dumb.

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Gender

• 5 websites
• 1. http//www.songweaver.com Website dealing
  with current gender issues.
• 2. http//www.yahoo.com/societyandgender/ -
  Yahoos website on society and gender issues.
• 3. http//www.infoplease.com website
  discussing important gender issues throughout
  history.
• 4. http//www.backlash.com/content/gender -
  Website developed by prominent feminist groups.
• 5. http//www.studentlife.tamu/edu - Website
  examining how to handle gender issues.

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Gender Activities

• Students should write a 2 page paper discussing
  what it would be like to be the opposite sex.
• Students should then be placed in groups of four
  and analyze ways to combat prejudice in gender,
  and prepare a 5 minute presentation for the
  class.
• Students should research a particular case
  involving gender issue and write a 2 page paper
  discussing the significant information.

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Gender Activities cont.

• 4. Students should interview any women over the
  age of 21, and ask if they have felt
  discriminated against in any way in their life.
  If they have not continue to search to find
  someone that has and write a 1 page paper
  discussing the situation.
• 5. Students will then be required to give a 3-5
  minute presentation discussing their interview
  and the tupe of gender discrimination that took
  place.

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Language

• 5 websites
• 1. http//www.oak.cats.ohiou.edu OUs website
  dealing with language issues in writing.
• 2. http//www.englishfirst.org/workplace -
  Website dealing with language issues in the
  workplace.
• 3. http//www.cnn.com/language - CNNs website
  on language issues
• 4. http//www.redcross.org The Red Crosss
  website with a link to language barriers
• 5. http//www.rmit.edu/org - Website dealing
  with language barriers in the U.S.

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Language Activities

• Students should gather information through the
  given websites and any others dealing with
  language barriers in the U.S.
• Students should then be placed in groups of 4 to
  give a quick introductory presentation on
  language issues.
• Students should shadow a foreign language teacher
  for one period, and write a one page reflection
  on what they learned.

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Language Activities cont.

• Students should pick a language other that
  English to research. Then briefly in a 3minute
  presentation explain the barriers people who
  speak that language face in our society.
• Then students will develop methods to overcome
  language barriers in groups, and give a 5 minute
  presentation to the class.

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Race/Ethnicity

• 5 websites
• www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01193.html
  
• ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/race/
• www.manhattan-institute.org/html/raceandethnicity.
  htm
• www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/race.p
  hp
• eserver.org/race/

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Race/Ethnicity Activities

• 1. Mock racial profiling
• 2. Mock Civil rights cases
• 3. Worksheet on race and ethnicity
• 4. Mock segregated Election
• 5. Write a 2-3 page paper on a selected
  ethnic/racial minority group discussing their
  values and traditions

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Sexual Orientation

• 5 websites
• 1.http//www.apa.org/pubinfo/answers.html -
  Website explaining sexual orientation and
  providing answers to questions.
• 2. http//www.inform.umd.edu Devoted to
  providing info. on sexual orientation.
• 3. http//www.ethics.acusd.edu Website dealing
  with significant legislature on sexual
  orientation.
• 4. http//www.priory.com Website providing
  links to various gay and lesbian information on
  the web.
• 5. http//www.ibilio/gaylaw/issues5 - Website
  of the National Journal on Sexual Orientation.

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Sexual Orientation Activities

• Students should research sexual orientation on
  the web, and prepare a brief introductory
  presentation explaining what it is.
• Students should then pick an important piece of
  legislation concerning sexual orientation and
  write a 2-3 page paper discussing the law and
  its significance.
• Students should then work in groups and compare
  the different laws they researched.
• Upon completion of activity number 3 students
  should write a group paper 4 pages in length
  discussing how the laws they researched are
  effective or ineffective.
• Students should prepare to have an open debate on
  any issues dealing with sexual orientation