POWERPOINT DIVERSITY PRESENTATION

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POWERPOINT DIVERSITY PRESENTATION

• Renee Rothschild
• Educ2201
• March 5, 2003

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What is Diversity?

• Different cultures/multicultural
• Built by differences in people
• Includes a variety of different attributes
  Religion, age, gender,
  race, language, socioeconomic status, ethnicity,
  family structures, learning styles, etc.
• IDEA Make your classroom and daily plans
  according to everyones liking Make it so
  everyone can participate and be involved!

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What is Culture?

• The customary beliefs, social forms, and material
  traits of a racial, religious or social group
• Examples Religion, behavior, language, values,
  music they listen to, customs, clothing,
  different foods, etc.

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3 Types of Cultural Diversity

• Concrete most visible and tangible, different
  festivals and celebrations, (race, clothing,
  food, gender, etc.)
• Behavioral how we define our social roles,
  (gender, age, family structure, language, socio
  economics)
• Symbolic includes our values and beliefs,
  (religion, customs, upbringing)

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Bilingual Education

• Important for the teacher to be able to
  communicate with their students and their
  caregivers

• Most schools should have a teaching center for
  the teachers and students to learn the different
  languages.

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Strategies on how to reduce the effects of racism
in the classroom!

• Show films that discuss racism and how it effects
  us
• Work with students who have experienced a problem
  with racism in school
• Teach that all people were created equal
• Do some group work that teaches and reflects on
  different types of cultures and races
• Make sure everyone understands the importance of
  diversity among us

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Among our students

• Talk with each child about their beliefs and
  values
• Before beginning a project, make sure all
  students can and are willing to participate
• Make sure no one feels left out
• Do a variety of activities to relate with each
  type of individual
• Get some background information from their
  parents and the school