Infusing Diversity into the Curriculum

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Infusing Diversity into the Curriculum

• Critical and Evaluative Reading

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Major Infusion Activities

• By Pearl Williams
• Estrella Mountain Community College

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Read and evaluate Diversity -Related Selections

• Selected Readings from Mercury Reader
• Newspapers and Magazines
• Selected Internet Sites and Databases

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Participate in Group Discussions

• Defining Diversity
• Types of Diversity
• Issues and Rewards of Diversity

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View and evaluate Video Clips

• Illusions of the News
• Arturo Madrid
• Mary Catherine Bateson

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Participate in and Evaluate Diversity-Related
Activities

• Honors Forum Speakers
• EMCCs Diversity Day
• Renaissance Festival
• Society of Creative Anachronisms

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Write Diversity-Related Papers

• Autobiography of Reading Experiences
• Reaction Papers
• News, Issues and Recommendations
• The Diversity Inquiry Paper

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What Works?

• Having Resources
• Having students who are curious
• Having students who like learning
• Having collaborative efforts
• Having a district-wide group
• having supportive Deans,Presidents and Board
  Members

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Areas of Opportunity

• Broader listing of selections dealing with
  exceptionalities
• Videos
• Guest Speakers