Diversity in Education
T.J.Powers
11th Grade Sociology
Table of Contents
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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
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 - PSU’s 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
General
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Activities
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Students should schedule within the next week to visit a Buddhist
temple or a Masque of the Muslim faith.
2.
Students should write a reflection paper from 1-2 pages discussing
their experiences in the temple or masque.
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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
Students should then with their partner prepare a 5 minute
presentation for class discussion.
Teacher Resources
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5 websites
1. teachers.net – a guide to general education plans
for teachers K-12.
2. www.pbs.org/teachersource - PBS teacher resource
site.
3. teacher.scholastic.com – Scholastic teacher
website.
4. www.nbii.gov/education/ - resources for teachers
provided by the National Government.
5. www.csun.edu/~vceed009 – Morgan/Cain and
Associates teacher resource website
Teacher Resource Activities
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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.
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/legislation.htm – a guide
for employers to avoid age discrimination
3.http://www.website.lineone.net/~caade/dtypes.
htm – highlights different websites
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
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.
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.
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/r
eligion/html – a guide to understanding religions.
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.
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.
Class Diversity Activities
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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.
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.
Exceptionalities Activities
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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.
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 – UCLA’s office for
student’s with disabilities.
5. http://www.collegeboard.com – An SAT website to
provide testing for students’ with disabilities.
Activities for Disabilities
1. Students should talk to the special educator in
the building and find out all the different
disabilities students have at our school.
2. Students should then pick a disability and
research it , and write a 1-2 page reflection
paper on it.
3. Students should study the alphabet of
disabilities handout I provided and prepare for
a short quiz over it.
Activities for Disabilities cont.
4. 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.
5. At the end of this lesson students will
participate in an activity called “LD does
not mean lazy and dumb.”
Gender
• 5 websites
1. http://www.songweaver.com – Website dealing with
current gender issues.
2. http://www.yahoo.com/societyandgender/ - Yahoo’s
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.
Gender Activities
1. Students should write a 2 page paper
discussing what it would be like to be the
opposite sex.
2. 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.
3. Students should research a particular case
involving gender issue and write a 2 page
paper discussing the significant information.
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.
Language
• 5 websites
1. http://www.oak.cats.ohiou.edu – OU’s 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 - CNN’s website on
language issues
4. http://www.redcross.org – The Red Cross’s website
with a link to language barriers
5. http://www.rmit.edu/org - Website dealing with
language barriers in the U.S.
Language Activities
1. Students should gather information through the
given websites and any others dealing with
language barriers in the U.S.
2. Students should then be placed in groups of 4
to give a quick introductory presentation on
language issues.
3. Students should shadow a foreign language
teacher for one period, and write a one page
reflection on what they learned.
Language Activities cont.
4. 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.
5. Then students will develop methods to
overcome language barriers in groups,
and give a 5 minute presentation to the
class.
Race/Ethnicity
5 websites
• www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/
ANS01193.html
• ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/race/
• www.manhattaninstitute.org/html/raceandethnicity.htm
• www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/researc
h/race.php
• eserver.org/race/
Race/Ethnicity Activities
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Mock racial profiling
Mock Civil rights cases
Worksheet on race and ethnicity
Mock segregated Election
Write a 2-3 page paper on a selected
ethnic/racial minority group discussing
their values and traditions
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.
Sexual Orientation Activities
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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 23 page paper discussing the law and it’s 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