1. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project1 Poetics of Diversity  Diversity technology project  Education 301/ 02 Melissa Pinson Troy Powell Andrea sturgeon

2. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project2 Table of Contents  Slide 1- Introduction slide  Slide 2 – Table of Contents  Slide 3 – Breakdown of the lesson  Slide 4/5 – General Diversity Support (Educator/Staff Directed)  Slide 6 – Poetry Resources Page (Educator Directed)  Slide 7/8 – Using Poetry with Gifted Students (General Educator Directed)  Slide 9 – Poetry Therapy for Students with Disabilities(General Educator Directed)  Slide 10/11 – Poetic Benefits for Students with Exceptionalities and Disabilities (General Educator Directed

3. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project3 Table of Contents  Slides 12-20: Diversity Lesson: Age  Slides 21-28: Diversity Lesson: Race  Slides 29-36: Diversity Lesson: Class  Slides 37-44: Diversity Lesson: Language  Slides 45-51: Diversity Lesson: Belief Systems/Religion  Slides 52-58: Diversity Lesson: Gender  Slides 59-65: Diversity Lesson: Sexual Orientation

4. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project4 Breakdown of the Lesson  Poetics of Diversity  Grade: Intended for grades 9-12, but can be tailored. Grade level is dependent on poetry selected  Unit/Lesson: Poetry Appreciation  Authors: Pinson, Powell, Sturgeon

5. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project5 General Diversity Support Teaching the children of a new America:the challenge of diversity http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/01226/M42ZZ /XFR.pdf http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/01226/M42ZZ /XFR.pdf Rewards of teaching diversity http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.Com/pdffull/05893/le5ax/ VSI.pdf http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.Com/pdffull/05893/le5ax/ VSI.pdf Technology and multiculturalism http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/05893/LW7YJ /2S5.pdf http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/05893/LW7YJ /2S5.pdf

6. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project6 General Diversity Support, Cont… Havighurst's developmental tasks, young adolescents,and diversity http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/03859/ 2XH48/VSI.pdf http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/03859/ 2XH48/VSI.pdf Literature as lessons on the diversity of culture http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/digests /d42.html http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/digests /d42.html

7. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project7 Poetry Resource Pages  Writes of passage: www.writes.orgwww.writes.org  Scriveners: http://pages.prodigy.com/sdmama http://pages.prodigy.com/sdmama  America’s best loved poems: www.favoritepoem.org www.favoritepoem.org  Teen ink: www.teenpaper.comwww.teenpaper.com  Aha! Poetry(Asian poetics)www.ahapoetry.comwww.ahapoetry.com  Poet’s corner: directed towards diversity www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/poems/index.html www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/poems/index.html

8. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project8 Using Poetry With Gifted Students  Process methodology for gifted students http://www.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/gat/hatzi_gi. htm http://www.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/gat/hatzi_gi. htm  Poetry techniques to challenge gifted students http://www.chalkface.com/pdfs/sample- PTTC.pdf http://www.chalkface.com/pdfs/sample- PTTC.pdf

9. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project9 Gifted Students, Cont..  Creative strategies for teaching language arts to gifted students http://erice.org/digests/e612.html  A focus on values http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/educ ation/lessonPlan066.shtml http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/educ ation/lessonPlan066.shtml

10. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project10 Poetry Therapy for Students With Disabilities  Writing therapy in the classroom: A case study http://bll.epnet.com/citation.asp? http://bll.epnet.com/citation.asp  Poetry writing in the classroom: prevention and intervention http://bll.epnet.com/citation.asp?

11. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project11 Poetic Benefits For Students With Exceptionalities and Disabilities  Multicultural literature: reading to develop self-worth http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/058 93/LW7YJ/2F5.pdf http://wilsontxt.hwwilson.com/pdffull/058 93/LW7YJ/2F5.pdf

12. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project 12 Diversity Lesson: Age Investigation of Ageism In America

13. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project13 Internet Discovery Activity  Students will conduct an internet search (google, yahoo, etc.) on the key word ageism.  Students will visit at least 5 websites and record key information from each

14. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project14 Group Discussion  Students will report information from internet discovery to class in a group discussion format  Instructor will record key points of student discoveries on board

15. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project15 Journal Response  Students should focus entry on how their discoveries made them feel, what they think could be done to stop ageism, and if they know anyone that has been a victim of ageism.

16. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project16 Brain Storming  Students will generate 2 lists:  1.) Detail their current likes/dislikes, favorite activities, etc.  2.) Predict what their likes/dislikes will be fifty years in the future.

17. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project17 Brain Storming Example  I like: Rap music, action movies, playing football  I don’t like: Romance movies, living at home,  I think I will like: Jazz music, watching football, mystery movies, watching the news  I won’t like: Loud teenagers, rap music

18. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project18 Poetry Writing  Using the two lists as a writing prompt, students will compose a poem from the perspective of their future selves looking back on themselves as teens.

19. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project19 Useful Websites: Ageism  What is Ageism?  http://www.healthandage.c om/Home/gid2=1639 http://www.healthandage.c om/Home/gid2=1639  Aging & Ageism  http://www.pscw.uva.nl/so ciosite/TOPICS/aging.html http://www.pscw.uva.nl/so ciosite/TOPICS/aging.html  Ageism Resources  http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ram seyil/ageism.htm http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ram seyil/ageism.htm

20. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project20 More Useful Websites  Ageism  http://www.aoa.gov/NAIC/Notes/ageism.htm http://www.aoa.gov/NAIC/Notes/ageism.htm  NWSA Aging & Ageism Caucus  http://www.nwsa.org/aging.htm http://www.nwsa.org/aging.htm

21. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project 21 Diversity Lesson: Race Examination of Race in a Poem by Langston Hughes

22. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project22 Poetry Reading  “I, Too,” by Langston Hughes  The instructor will read poem aloud to class

23. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project23 Small Group Discussion  Students will get into groups of three or four and discuss implications of poem, if they are valid, and how they would respond to Hughes given the chance.

24. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project24 Class Discussion  Small groups will choose one speaker to present views discussed in their group  Instructor will record points of discussion on board

25. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project25 Journal Response  Students’ responses will focus on their interpretation of what Hughes is saying to them as individuals  How does this make them feel? Do they agree or disagree with Hughes?

26. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project26 Poetry Writing  Students will compose a poem in response to “I, Too” by Langston Hughes  Students poetry must directly address the issues raised by Hughes as identified in class discussion & journal entries

27. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project27 Useful Websites: Race  World Conference on Racism  http://www.un.org/WCAR http://www.un.org/WCAR  Race, Racism,, & the Law  http://academic.udayton.ed u/race/ http://academic.udayton.ed u/race/  Multiculturalism & Diversity- The New Racism  http://multiculturalism.aynr and.org/ http://multiculturalism.aynr and.org/

28. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project28 More Useful Websites  Sociosite: Ethnicity, Migration & Racism  http://www.pscwuva.nl /sociosite/TOPICS/Eth nic.html http://www.pscwuva.nl /sociosite/TOPICS/Eth nic.html  ACLU: Racial Equality  http://www.aclu.org/pr ofiling/ http://www.aclu.org/pr ofiling/

29. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project 29 Diversity Lesson: Class A Closer Look at the Issue of Class in a Poem by Langston Hughes

30. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project30 Poetry Reading  “Ballad of the Landlord,” by Langston Hughes  Instructor will read poem aloud to class

31. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project31 Brainstorming  Students will pair off and generate plausible dialogue that would take place between a landlord and renter as found in the poem

32. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project32 Role Playing  Students will act out brief scene using the dialogue they created between the narrator of the poem and the landlord

33. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project33 Journal Response  Students’ responses should focus on what they would do if they were in the narrator’s position, what role the class of the people involved played, and why the narrator may have reacted the way he did in the poem

34. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project34 Poetry Writing  Students will compose a poem concerning a time when they have been aware of their own class status and how it made them feel or how a situation may have turned out differently if they were part of another class

35. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project35 Useful Websites: Class  You Want Class Warfare?  http://www.tompaine.com/ op_ads/opad.cfm/ID/7085 http://www.tompaine.com/ op_ads/opad.cfm/ID/7085  Class Warfare: Fact & Fiction  http://www.tcf.org/Publicat ions/Issue_Briefs/ClassWa rfare/intro.pdf http://www.tcf.org/Publicat ions/Issue_Briefs/ClassWa rfare/intro.pdf

36. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project36 More Useful Websites  Class Warfare  http://www- csli.stanford.edu/~nunberg/ class.html http://www- csli.stanford.edu/~nunberg/ class.html  Class Warfare  http://www.thbookservice. com/BookPage.asp?prod_c d=c6112 http://www.thbookservice. com/BookPage.asp?prod_c d=c6112  Now Is the Time  http://www.observer.co.uk/ comment/story/0,6903,605 591,00.html http://www.observer.co.uk/ comment/story/0,6903,605 591,00.html

37. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project 37 Diversity Lesson: Language International Poetry as an Introduction to Foreign Culture

38. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project38 Internet Discovery  Students will engage in an internet search for poetry written in a language other than English

39. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project39 Poetry Translation  Students will use the internet to obtain an English translation of the poem

40. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project40 Poetry Reading  Students will read in class the poem in its language of origin and then share the translation

41. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project41 Journal Response  Students’ entries should focus on how the point of view presented in the poem may be similar to or different than their own in regards to the topic of the poem

42. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project42 Poetry Writing  Students will write a poem about the country of origin for the poem they found.  Poem should focus on what they learned about the culture and people

43. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project43 Useful Websites: Language  Apples & Oranges Poetry Magazine http://www.aopoetry.co m/http://www.aopoetry.co m/ International Poetry http://www.geocities.c om/johbeil/transl_inde x.htmlhttp://www.geocities.c om/johbeil/transl_inde x.html

44. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project44 More Useful Websites  International Poetry Forum  http://www.thepoetryforum.org/ http://www.thepoetryforum.org/  Poetry Repair Shop  http://www.geocities.com/ ~poetryrepairs http://www.geocities.com/ ~poetryrepairs  The Poetry Challenge  http://www.poetrychalleng e.org/ http://www.poetrychalleng e.org/

45. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project 45 Diversity Lesson: Belief Systems/Religions

46. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project46 Useful Websites: Belief Systems/Religion  http://aril.org/World.html http://aril.org/World.html  http://www.nwrcl.org/ http://www.nwrcl.org/  http://www.splcenter.org/te achingtolerance/tt- index.html http://www.splcenter.org/te achingtolerance/tt- index.html  http://home.earthlink.net/% 7Edboals1/diversit.html http://home.earthlink.net/% 7Edboals1/diversit.html  http://www.mhhc.com/socs cience/education/multi/acti vites.html http://www.mhhc.com/socs cience/education/multi/acti vites.html

47. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project47 Activity  Students will be asked to bring in different examples of ethnic/religious intolerance in current events.  Students will then discuss their chosen topics with the class.

48. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project48 Activity  Examples of different cultural poetry will be read in class to students.  Students will then be asked to get into groups and discuss the poems.

49. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project49 Activity  Students will be asked to choose one culture or religion to research.  Students will be required to complete a graphic organizer based on their research.

50. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project50 Activity  After completing a graphic organizer, students will write a poem about their chosen culture or religion.

51. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project51 Activity  Each student will be required to creatively publish their poem to be put on display in the classroom, hall, etc.

52. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project 52 Diversity Lesson: Gender

53. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project53 Useful Websites: Gender  http://www.edc.org/Wome nsEquity/about/define.htm http://www.edc.org/Wome nsEquity/about/define.htm  http://www.ed.gov/offices/ ODS/g-equity.html http://www.ed.gov/offices/ ODS/g-equity.html  http://www.unicef.org/voy/ meeting/gir/girhome.html http://www.unicef.org/voy/ meeting/gir/girhome.html  http://www.washingtonpos t.com/wp- srv/national/longterm/gend er/gender26a.htm http://www.washingtonpos t.com/wp- srv/national/longterm/gend er/gender26a.htm  http://www.sasked.gov.sk.c a/docs/wellness/gender.htm l http://www.sasked.gov.sk.c a/docs/wellness/gender.htm l

54. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project54 Activity  Students will be asked to discuss different aspects and stereotypes related to gender.

55. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project55 Activity  Students will divide into groups and brainstorm about how their own gender has affected their lives.

56. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project56 Activity  After reflecting back on their own gender, students will fill out a prewriting sheet in preparation of writing a poem.

57. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project57 Activity  Students will write a poem about what their gender means to them.

58. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project58 Activity  Students will be required to publish their poem.  The poems will then be displayed in the classroom.

59. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project 59 Diversity Lesson: Sexual Orientation

60. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project60 Useful Websites: Sexual Orientation  http://www.glsen.org/ http://www.glsen.org/  http://psychology.ucdavis.e du/rainbow/index.html http://psychology.ucdavis.e du/rainbow/index.html  http://www.inform.umd.ed u/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/S pecific/Sexual- Orientation/index.html http://www.inform.umd.ed u/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/S pecific/Sexual- Orientation/index.html  http://www.swarthmore.ed u/Library/ghuber1index/sh ortstory.index.html http://www.swarthmore.ed u/Library/ghuber1index/sh ortstory.index.html  http://www.intac.com/%7E sdeck/habib/index3.html http://www.intac.com/%7E sdeck/habib/index3.html

61. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project61 Activity  The class will have a discussion about sexual orientation issues and the sensitivity towards the subject.

62. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project62 Activity  Students will divide into groups and discuss how tolerance towards sexual orientation can be heightened.

63. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project63 Activity  Students will be read poetry by authors of different sexual orientations.

64. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project64 Activity  After reading the chosen poetry, students will be required to write a reflection.

65. Pinson, Powell,Sturgeon / Diversity Technology Project65 Activity  Students will be asked to write a plan as to how schools can promote sexual orientation awareness.