Diversity Technology Project
Linnea Bassin and Kristin Hehrer
ED 301
Table of Contents
General Diversity
Teacher Resources
Age
Belief System/ Religion
Class
Exceptionalities
Disabilities
Gender
Language
Race/ Ethnicity
Sexual Orientation
General Diversity
This lesson is created for grades nine
through twelve. They can be part of any
social studies or English class.
General Websites
http://www.non-trivial.com/f_div.htm NonTrivial.com’s Diversity website.
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/educatio
n/multi/index.mhtml McGraw-Hill’s
Diversity Supersite.
http://www.have-a-heart.com/ Have a Heart
Suicide Help Website.
http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcoholinfo/FAS/FAS.html Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome website.
http://www.ed.wright.edu/diversity/Movies/E
verwonder.swf Ever Wonder. Muslim
Student Association.
General Activities
Activity #1: Neo natal visit
-Students will visit a neo-natal Unit and talk to the
nurses.
Activity #2: Muslim paper
- Students will write a paper on the belief system of
Islam using APA format.
Activity #3: Note Cards
- Students will create note cards for an ESL student.
Activity #4: Visit a Buddhist Temple
- Students will visit a Buddhist Temple.
Activity #5: Reflective Journal
- Students will reflect on their visit to a Buddhist Temple.
Teacher Resources
The websites and activities in
this next section are
targeted for teachers
grades nine through
twelve. They are on
resources for many
different areas of diversity.
Teacher’s Resources Web
Sites
• http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ PBS Teacher’s
website
• http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest083.ht
ml ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
Digest.
• http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/ed.gifted.ht
ml Education- Gifted Students Index
• http://www.nagc.org/ National Association for Gifted
Children.
• http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp Teaching
Tolerance Website.
Teacher Resources Activities
Activity #1: Diversity Bingo
-Students try to find other students who fit the
different Bingo squares.
Activity #2: Reflective Journal
-Students make daily entries in a journal
exploring their culture and how it affects them.
Activity #3: Family Occupation Tree
- Students will talk to at least one parent and one
grandparent (similar age if not available) and ask
about jobs they have done in their life time. Students
will then compile the information and compare it with
jobs they have already done. They will create an
occupational tree.
Activity #4: Research on Welfare to Work
Students will use the library and the Internet to
research the Welfare to Work Laws. Students will
then debate both sides in a classroom debate.
These activities are from PBS.org
Activity #5: Adapting to Cultural Differences
- Students will read a two scenarios and then write a
response about what they would do in that situation.
- After students are done writing their responses, the
class will have a discussion about what each person
would do.
This activity is from the Teaching Tolerance Website.
Age Discrimination
This lesson is for students grades nine
through twelve. The lesson could be
part of a sociology or psychology class.
Age Discrimination Websites
• http://website.lineone.net/~caade/dtypes.htm
Website that gives Types of age discrimination.
• http://clem.mscd.edu/~steinhas/ Discrimination
in the workplace.
• http://www.aarp.org/ American Association of
Retired Persons website.
• http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/ U.S. Administration on
Aging.
• http://www.seniors.gov/ Website connecting
Seniors to government.
Age Discrimination Activities
Activity #1: Interview a Senior Citizen
• Students need to interview a member of the 60 and over
age group.
– Students need to ask about the Senior’s life growing up.
– Students need to ask about the Senior’s family.
– Students need to ask about the Senior’s view on what topics are
important to them. What issues do they face today?
– Student needs to ask if they have advice for how to have a good
life.
• Students will write a two to three page paper about their
interview. The font size should be 12 and margins
should be 1 inch.
Activity #2: Family Genealogy
- Find out how far back can you trace your family
roots?
- Get family member names, birth, marriage,
divorce, and death dates. Places which they lived
and dates they were there.
- See how many pictures you can gather on your
past family members.
- Choose to make either a family tree or a narrative
of your families history ending with you.
Activity #3 Research on Age
Discrimination
Use the websites given to research
the sources of Age Discrimination.
Print out information you find.
Activity #4: Class Discussion
- What was the life of the Senior
Citizen you interviewed like?
- Did that person have any advice
for you on how to avoid any
mistakes they may have made?
- How far back can you trace your
family tree?
- Tell us a little about your family’s
history?
- What is Age discrimination?
- Did anyone you know ever face
Age discrimination?
- What can we do to try and help
those facing Age discrimination?
Activity #5: Solutions Paper on Age
Discrimination.
Write at least a 4 page paper on the causes,
effects and solutions to Age Discrimination.
Use 12 point font and one inch margins.
Belief System/Religion
This lesson is create for grades nine
through twelve. It can be part of any
social studies classes.
Belief System/ Religion Websites
• http://www.religion-online.org/ Religion Online
database
• http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm
Religious, Faith and Ethnical Groups.
• http://aril.org/World.html World Religion
Resources
• http://www.beliefnet.com/ beliefnet Database of
world religions.
• http://l.webring.com/hub?sid=&ring=tol2550&id=
&list Religious Tolerance Webring
Belief System/Religion Activities
Activity #1: Reflective Journal
-Students write a reflective journal on
what their belief system is and what
their perceptions are on other belief
systems.
Activity #2: Research Another Religion
- Students will pick another religion and
use websites given to find out more
about it.
Activity #3: Beliefnet quiz
- Students will pick a quiz off of
Beliefnet and complete it. Students
need to print of the results page.
Activity #4: Religion/Belief System Paper
- Students will write a paper based on
the research they have done.
Activity #5: Class
Discussion
-Students will discuss the
information they have
gathered.
Class
This lesson is developed for students in grades
nine through twelve. Students will be examining
class and its affects on society.
Students will look at the issues involved in
homelessness and poverty.
Class Websites
• http://www2.ari.net/home/poverty/news.html The Cyber
Herald.
• http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/sclass.html
Allyn- Bacon Sociology Links on Class and Poverty.
• http://www.census.gov/ US Census Website.
• http://www.abanet.org/homeless/home.html Commission
on Homelessness and Poverty
• http://www.nationalhomeless.org/ National Coalition for
the Homeless.
Class Activities
Activity #1: Article and Reflection
- Students will pick an article off of The Cyber Herald.
- Students will write a response in their journals about what
they read and any questions they have.
Activity #2: Internet Research
- Students will research the affects of Class on poverty and
homelessness using the websites given before. Students
will hand in a bibliography of sites they gathered information
from.
Activity #3: Data on History of Poverty level
- Students will use past Censuses to figure out what was
poverty level in the past and where it is now. Students will
reflect in their journals about the information they have
gathered recently.
Activity #4: Class Debate
- Students will debate both sides of the poverty and
homelessness issues.
Activity #5: Solutions Paper
- Students will write a three to four page paper
giving solutions to how we could solve the issues of
poverty and homelessness.
Exceptionalities
This lesson is create for grades seven through
twelve. It can be part of any social studies or
English class.
Exceptionalities Webstites
• http://www.educationaladvancement.org/ Institute for
Educational Advancement.
• http://hub.catoosa.k12.ga.us/rms/gifted.htm Ringgold
Middle School Gifted Program
• http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/C_I/gifted/ Parkway School
District
• http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/K_12/Gifted_Youth/ Yahoo
Directory on Gifted Youth.
• http://www.hyperlexia.org/ American Hyperlexia
Association.
Exceptionalities Activities
Activity #1: Define exceptionalities
-Students will break into groups and define what they
think exceptionalities are.
Activity #2: Internet Search
- Students use sites given to define exceptionalities and
find resources.
Activity #3: Interview family member
- Students need to interview a family member about what
they think exceptionalities are.
Activity #4: Class discussion
- Students discuss what they have found out
from interviews, group work and research.
Activity #5: Letter to Senator.
- Students will write a letter to their Senator to
try and persuade them to give more funding for
exceptionalities programs.
Disability Websites
http://www.teachersfirst.com/autoframe.htm?http://f
cit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/ Website that
contains a lot of information for teacher’s on the
Holocaust.
http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/ Website of
Holocaust survivors.
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/index.html Simon
Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Library Center.
http://www.ushmm.org/ United States Holocaust
Memorial Mueseum
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/people/VictHand
.htm Victims of the Holocaust with Disabilities.
Disability Activities
Activity #1: Victim’s Story
- Students will find a victim of the Holocaust with a disability.
Activity #2: Victim Journal
-Students will create a series of journal entries from the
victims point of view.
Activity #3: Armband Game
-Students will find out what it is like to be excluded from
society.
Activity #4: Cartoon Truth or Tale
-Students will analyze a Nazi Cartoon.
Activity #5: Commemorative Plates
-Students will create a Commemorative Plate for their victim.
Gender
This lesson is for grade seven. It
can be part of an English or
Social Studies class.
Gender websites
http://www.gender.org/resources/files.html Gender
Education and Advocacy website.
http://www.gender.org/resources/files.html History.net
women of Ancient and Classic History.
http://www.slco.lib.ut.us/nontraditional-bib.htm Picture
books with non-traditional gender roles.
http://www.ricw.state.ri.us/lessons/86.htm Gender
Stereotypes and Advertisements.
http://www.parents.com/articles/ages_and_stages/3082.js
p Parent’s.com avoiding gender stereotypes website.
Gender Activities
Activity #1: Stereotypes
- Students will define and discuss
Stereotypes.
Activity #2: Magazine Discussion
- Students will discuss stereotypes in popular
magazines.
Activity #3: Magazine Review
- Students will work in groups and review
popular Magazine’s and review stereotypes in
them.
Activity #4: Advertisement Review
- Students will review advertisement’s in the
magazines for stereotypes.
Activity #5: Discussion
- Students will discuss stereotypes found in
magazines and advertisements.
Language
This lesson is create for grades seven
through twelve. It is for an English class.
Language Websites
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.ht
ml#Lesson Teacher Lesson Plans and
Resources on English as a Second
Language (ESL)
http://esl.net/ ESL Supplies and Services
http://www.cid.wustl.edu/ Central Institute for
the Deaf.
http://www.pnl.gov/ag/usage/bias.html Bias
Free Language.
http://www.kiswahili.com/ Newspaper and
Information Source for East Africa.
Language Activities
Activity #1: Japanese Tongue Twister
- Students will learn a Japanese Tongue Twister.
Activity #2: Cuando era nino/a
- Students will write a story about a baby picture.
Activity #3: And That’s No Bull
- The students will learn about Bullfighting and act out a
bull fight.
Activity #4: Lord Byron poems ESL/EFL
- Students will learn a poem.
Activity # 5: Reflective Paper
- Students will write about there experiences. Using MLA
format.
Race
This lesson is create for grades
seven through twelve. It is part of
English class.
Race Websites
http://www.educationworld.org/a_lesson/lesson052.shtml
Education World Black History Treasure hunt.
http://learning.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/german
/intro.html Lesson on German Immigrants.
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/frames/subjects/l
a/b1u1.html Ellis Island Activity
http://www.naacp.org/ National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
http://www.closeup.org/immi_act.htm Close-up Foundation.
http://www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~tassi/immigrate.htm
Discussing Immigration Through Literature.
Race Activities
Activity #1: Fairy Tale
- Students will pick a fairy tale and change the
race of the characters.
Activity #2: Leader Research
- Students will pick a prominent race leader (other
than MLK) and write a paper about that leader.
Activity #3: Race Bibliography
-Students will create a bibliography on the topic
of Race.
Activity #4: Reflective Journal
- Students will write a reflective journal on their
experience with race.
Activity #5: Discussion
- Students will discuss how they would feel if
they were born a different race.
Sexual Orientation
This lesson is created for students in grade
12. It can be part of Social Studies or an
English class.
Sexual Orientation Websites
http://www.wright.edu/studentorgs/lambda_union/ Wright State
Universities Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer,
Questioning and Allied Student Organization.
http://www.pflag.org/ Parents, Friends, and Families of Gay and
Lesbians Website.
http://www.youthquestdayton.org/sys-tmpl/door/ Youth Quest
Dayton Homepage.
http://www.youthquestdayton.org/sys-tmpl/door/ Human Rights
Campaign Website
http://www.glsen.org/templates/index.html Website for group
trying to create a safe schools for Lesbian, Gay, Transgender,
and bisexual students.
Sexual Orientation
Activities
Activity #1: Exploring Websites
-Go to one of the websites given before and see what you can do to
help students.
Activity #2: Showing Support
-Make buttons or a t-shirt to show support.
Activity #3: Attend a meeting
- Attend a meeting for a local support group for either students or their
friends and families.
Activity #4: Reflective Paper
-Write a reflective paper about your feelings before, during and after
you attended the meeting. Use MLA format with 12 point font.
Activity #5: Crossing the Line
- Students will experience oppression and discuss how they reacted to
it.