Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 1 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Review Student Learning Plan –Why is this important? –What will you learn to do? Employ strategies for neutralizing the impact of personal prejudices and stereotypes on your relationships with others –How will you know when you are succeeding? –Knowledge and skills you will learn along the way. Student Learning Activity Inquire Phase

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 2 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Inquire Phase

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 3 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 What comes to mind when you hear the words “masculine” and “feminine”? Decide whether you think an object is a Masculine of Feminine object using Exercise 2 – Diversity Objects.Exercise 2 – Diversity Objects. Inquire Phase Click on ‘next’ to play. Type the number of students in each box that agrees whether the item is masculine or feminine. Student Learning Activity # 1 You may use CPS to tally responses.

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 4 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 What made the object either masculine or feminine? How do these thoughts affect how you treat men and women? Chart responses in a T-Chart highlighting tendencies toward stereotyping. Inquire Phase Student Learning Activity #1 (cont.)

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 5 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Reflection: Inquire Phase Which would you prefer to lead your team – a male or a female? Do you behave differently when a male is leading? A female? Do you treat the gender members of your team differently? If so, how? Ask at least one question on this topic

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 6 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 View Visual 1: Discussion Questions. Student Learning Activity #3 View Visual 1 on next slide.

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 7 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2  What groups exist in your school, community, or class today?  To what extent is group membership based on personal differences?  How does having different groups affect your school, community, or class?  What will you do when you find you are part of a group? Discussion Questions Visual 1: Discussion Questions

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 8 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2  What groups exist in your school, community, or class today?  To what extent is group membership based on personal differences?  How does having different groups affect your school, community, or class?  What will you do when you find you are part of a group? Discussion Questions Each team takes a question plus 2 Key Words Visual 1: Discussion Questions Student Learning Activity #3

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 9 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Create a circle map illustrating how effective leadership relates to your assigned key words. Gather Phase Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.)

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 10 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Presentations Gather Phase Cadet teams present their information to others in the class. A fishbowl configuration may be used for the discussion whereby one team sits in the inner circle to present and other teams sit around the outer circle to discuss. Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.)

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 11 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Were you aware of the different groups that exist in your school or community? How do you feel about their existence? What actions could you take to break down the barriers between groups? What question could you ask about what you have learned? Reflection: Gather Phase

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 12 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Student Learning Activity #5 Process Phase Role play a minority group member. Recognize in a Bubble Map stereotypes of “minority” groups presented. Compare and contrast attitudes, behaviors, and characteristics of and toward more “diverse groups” recognizing individual contributions and uniqueness. View Bubble Map on next slide.

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 13 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Student Learning Activity #5 (cont.) Process Phase

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 14 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Reflection: How did you feel when you were treating others as “minorities” in the activity? Do you treat others like that in other situations? Are you proud of how you treat others? Are you negatively affecting others by that treatment? If you were selected in the activity to be a minority, how did you feel playing in that role? Process Phase

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 15 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Student Learning Activity #7 Apply Phase Address your own prejudice and stereotypes and develop an improvement plan by obtaining the Celebrating Differences Assessment Task.Celebrating Differences Assessment Task.

Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies Lesson 1: Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Slide 16 of 16 Unit Celebrating Differences – Cultural and Individual Diversity Leadership Theory and Application 2 Reflection: Apply Phase Prior to this lesson, did you perceive yourself as one to stereotype others? Why or why not? Do you feel you have a better awareness of your own tendencies to judge others and ignore their uniqueness as a team member? What one thing will you ask yourself when considering the “perfect” team?