COLLABORATION -Diversity
by Seema Sumod
1. Foreign Language Week (Sometime in March)
2. Black History Month
2.1. Timeline http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
3. What time are we meeting besides the Wednesday?
3.1. EEV Collab-Nov 1
4. annotate and celebrate LI diversity
5. Diversity website
6. RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT DIVERSITY
6.1. http://www.diversitycouncil.org/midActivities.shtml
6.2. http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/eisen-eli/diversity.html
6.3. http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edmulticult.htm#tolerance
6.4. http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edmulticult.htm#collections
6.5. http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/tepd/pdsite/lp/mcdivlp.html
6.6. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g912/afrolanguage.html
6.7. http://www.teachersagainstprejudice.org/
7. Fall,2007 - Create website, calendar of events on LI, and resources.
7.1. The calendar will help to celebrate diversity and discuss it in class throughout the year.
8. Sample teacher lessons addressing diversity within the classroom
9. Common ground between different people
10. Creating partnerships between classes, schools, etc.
11. BLOG: Creating a blog about diversity everyone can talk about upcoming events or share their view or reflections.
11.1. Students can talk about their experiences with overcoming diversity
11.2. Students can share cultural differences
11.3. Students and teachers can share customs and traditions to educate everyone about the cultural diversities.
12. WIKI: We could also create a Wiki for teachers where they could discuss ideas on lessons that teach diversity.
12.1. Students and parents could also use wiki for support
13. http://www.diversityresources.com/
14. hello
15. Hispanic Heritage 9/15-10/15
15.1. Spanish Harlem
15.1.1. Spanish Baseball Hall of Fame