Open minds to equality : a sourcebook of learning activities to affirm diversity and promote equity / Nancy Schniedewind, Ellen Davidson.

This is an educator's sourcebook of activities to help students understand and change inequalities based on race, gender, class, age, language, sexual orientation, physical/mental ability, and religion. The activities also promote respect for diversity and interpersonal equality among students,...

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Main Author: Schniedewind, Nancy, 1947-
Other Authors: Davidson, Ellen.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Milwaukee, WI : Rethinking Schools, [2006]
Edition:Third edition.
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Summary:This is an educator's sourcebook of activities to help students understand and change inequalities based on race, gender, class, age, language, sexual orientation, physical/mental ability, and religion. The activities also promote respect for diversity and interpersonal equality among students, fostering a classroom that is participatory, cooperative, and democratic. An essential resource for teachers, leaders in professional development, and curriculum specialists. Features of the book include ready-to-implement learning activities in both traditional and interdisciplinary curriculum areas; and inclusive framework for thinking about diversity and responding practically to various forms of difference in classrooms; a variety of lesson styles including role plays, case studies, dilemma stories, cooperative learning activities, interviews, data analysis, and creative and expository writing.
Physical Description:viii, 397 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-397).
ISBN:0942961323
9780942961324