In a course with
Dr. Mary-Lou Breitborde this week I was immersed in topics of diversity in education. I had no idea the field was so rich! We used the text and outside readings, exercises, films, lectures and discussions, to gain "
an appreciation of the increasing diversity of school children and the imporantace of a global perspective on culture and education." The course included "
an analysis of the effect of culture and language on learning and behavior, strategies to teach social and communicaiton skills, and curriculum links to global concerns."
I created an annotated bibliography of some of our source materials and related resources using Diigo, which was chosen by AASL as a Best Web site for Teaching and Learning. My Diigo user name is
MsPorterAtFHS KathleenPorter, and the resource list is shared at [updated link]
https://www.diigo.com/list/kathleenporter/diversity-education. It represents a small subset of seminal and current thought. Like culture itself, I'd like the list to be a dynamic, creative, ever-changing process. Please comment here, use a Diigo group like
Diversity in Education, or put Diigo sticky notes on the list items. Together we can become more effective in our interdependent, culturally pluralistic world.
