Exploring Diversity in Education: Video Insights and Discussions

Diversity Project Instructions This week you have been learning more about diversity and education. This week’s assignment will have you delve a bit further into areas you are interested in when it comes to teaching diverse students. Please follow the guidelines below to complete this week’s project. You will complete this week’s assignment using the template provided below. Take notice – there are 3 parts to complete this week and each part has multiple pieces to it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part 1: For the first part of this assignment, you will choose 1 video from the list below to watch. ● Implicit Bias – Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them - https://youtu.be/uYyvbgINZkQ ● Culturally Relevant Pedagogy – Gloria Ladson Billings – Culturally relevant pedagogy in a post pandemic world - https://youtu.be/iQmaP6fbYiA ● Anti-racist teaching – Students lead in anti-racist classrooms - https://youtu.be/ufY-Hlc_mys ● Tools for Anti-racist Teaching – using the media - https://youtu.be/0wQHOwswfFs ● Racial Inequity in Schools – Straight Outta Orangeburg - https://youtu.be/5n756Cg-xvA ● Poverty in schools (1) – How america’s public schools keep kids in poverty - https://youtu.be/7O7BMa9XGXE ● Poverty in schools (2) – Poor Kids – Frontline - https://youtu.be/HQvetA1P4Yg ● Disability Rights – Crip Camp - https://youtu.be/OFS8SpwioZ4 ● A tale of two teachers - https://youtu.be/sgtinODaW78 ● Muslim teenager reflecting on education - https://youtu.be/AP5udiN_Jwo ● LGBTQ - https://youtu.be/rnbnF8QAnsY ● Kai Shappley: A Trans Girl Growing up in Texas - https://youtu.be/cuIkLNsRtas Page 1

You will also need to search for a 2 nd video related to one of the topics below – if you prefer to watch two of the videos listed that is fine, otherwise you can do a search to find one that interests you. ● Socioeconomic Status/Poverty ● LGBTQIA+ ● Cultural and Linguistic Differences ● Disability (if you choose this, please only choose one video and then choose another area for your 2 nd video) ● Religion ● Family Structure Once you have identified your two videos, you will need to watch your videos and create at least 2 discussion questions for each video that you would include in a professional development you would give to educators about diversity. Complete the area below with your video links and discussion questions. Your discussion questions should be focused on improving teaching to meet the diverse needs of students. Your questions also need to be more than yes/no type questions – we want to open dialogue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Write your answers below this line--------------------------------------------------------- ● Link to video #1: https://youtu.be/7O7BMa9XGXE o ▪ Discussion Question #1: Why is there a difference in the quality of education between schools that are low- income and schools that are higher-income? ▪ Discussion Question #2: Is education quality based on diversity and socioeconomic status and why? o Link to video #2: https://youtu.be/uYyvbgINZkQ ▪ Discussion Question #1: What are your biases and why? ▪ Discussion Question #2: How can you change your biases and help a fellow coworker change theirs? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part 2: For the second part of this assignment, you will choose 2 of the following webinars to watch. The webinars are on-demand, but you will need to register for them. You can find the videos at https://www.learningforjustice.org/professional-development/webinars (you will have to scroll to find the videos below). If you find a different video you are interested in watching that relates to diversity, please contact Dr. Boothe for approval before using it for this assignment. In your email include the link and title of the webinar, as well as a short rationale as to why you would like to use this video. Your video choices are below (they are hyperlinked for easy access). Page 2

1. LGBTQ Best Practices 2. Discussing Gender in the Classroom 3. What is White Privilege, Really? 4. Fun Social Justice Activities for Elementary Students? 5. Teaching Hard History, American Slavery . 6. Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners and their Families. 7. Reading Diversity: Tools for Selecting Diverse Text. 8. Equity Matters: Developing Empathy 9. Responding to Hate and Bias in School 10. Religious Diversity in the Classroom: Applications for Elementary Educators 11. Religious Diversity in the Classroom: Applications for High School Educators 12. Religious Diversity in the Classroom: Applications for Middle School Educators 13. Teaching Hard History in Grades K-5 14. Discussing Race, Racism and other Difficult Topics with Students 15. How to be an Ally in the Classroom After you finish watching a webinar, you will be able to access a certificate of completion from Teaching Tolerance. Screenshot each certificate and post them below Page 3

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-------------------------------------------------------Post Webinar #2 screenshot below this line-------------------------------------------------------------- Part 3: For the third part of this assignment , you will write a 2-3-page reflection (to include both videos and any outside readings, activities, and/or webinars you did this week). In your reflection include what you learned and how it will help you plan and implement Page 5

inclusive learning environments and experiences that provide individuals with exceptionalities high quality learning experiences. You need to include research support in your reflection. -------------------------------------------------------Post your reflection below this line-------------------------------------------------------------------------- I chose to watch the videos and webinars about poverty because that is what I deal with the most teaching in my district. Working in a low-income district I felt these would be the most important to me right now. These videos were eye-opening, to say the least. Thinking that my district is low-income because of being in a very rural area was wrong. There are big cities that have low- income districts just like the one I teach in. Is the quality of education determined by if the school is in a low-income or high-income community? Why is this still an issue that children have to deal with? No matter where you live, you should be entitled to the best education regardless of socioeconomic status or what the diversity is. Low-income students have the same rights as high-income students. The children that suffer from this, have no control in this whatsoever. Treating them as they are less than any other student is unacceptable. They cannot control the income their parents make in any way. Living in poverty areas sometimes means the schools will not have the best teachers. Why is this? Why do teachers not want to teach in low-income areas? Do they make less money? Do they feel as though they are too good to teach those low-income children? Are they biased? I’m not sure what some of these answers are, but would really like to know. Page 6

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Some children in low-income areas often do not have hot water to shower with and may not even have electricity. They may come to school dirty, but is that their fault? They should be treated equally as everyone else. They may have gone to bed hungry the night before and it is hard for them to focus. We as teachers need to put our biases aside and give these children the best education we can. Make sure we provide them with everything they need to learn. Give them all the resources to do their homework. Show some empathy and help these students, sometimes a hug can go a long way. Give them the same chance that you give that high- income student. There are things I do in my class to avoid making these low-income students feel worse than they already do. Do not ask certain questions about vacations in the summer when they return to school, instead ask them what some of their goals may be for the upcoming school year. Many students do not have the luxury of going on trips or vacations with their families. Things they take for granted, some children do not get. Do not ask what Santa is bringing them, because they may not celebrate Christmas, or their parents may not be able to afford Christmas gifts. Do not ask questions that could embarrass them. Do your best to make them feel good about school and not feel worse about themselves. All teachers should show empathy toward every student they have who walks in their doorway at school. No matter the situation, no matter their race, no matter their sexual preference, no matter their socioeconomic status, no matter anything. Be their ally and their safe place, so they can learn. Give them the education they each deserve. Page 7

Moving forward in my class, there are some things I would like to work on. I think implementing more surveys for students and parents to take, would give me the place data that I would need to know who exactly was in my class. This would help me understand the students better and what struggles they may be facing as well. I need to improve my intergroup relations in my classroom. My goal is to bridge the gap between low-income students and their high-income peers. Page 8

References Equity Matters: Understanding equity literacy. (n.d.). Learning for Justice . https://www.learningforjustice.org/professional- development/webinars/equity-literacy How to be an ally in the classroom. (n.d.). Learning for Justice . https://www.learningforjustice.org/professional-development/webinars/how-to-be-an-ally-in-the-classroom TED. (2014, December 15). Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYyvbgINZkQ TED. (2016, November 28). How America’s public schools keep kids in poverty | Kandice Sumner [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O7BMa9XGXE Page 9

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