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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Achieving Group Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a cooperative grouping strategy. Students will learn communication skills in ethnically and culturally diverse groups.
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Boston University

How to Conduct a Multi Ethnic Team Reporting Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a phenomenal plan for assembling a culturally diverse journalism team to work on a story (or series of stories) of social significance. This extensive guideline provides step by step instructions. (Note: some links may...
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Government and the Issues Surrounding Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a variety of resources provided, students delve into the concept of diversity in the state, community and school.
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University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Modernity of Ethnic Identity & Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
A paper discussing the apparent contradiction of racial pluralism in the world today and numerous conflicts that exist simultaneously. The paper discusses modern ethnicity, cultural pluralism, and violence among groups.
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Other

Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Ethnic Groups Italians

For Students 9th - 10th
A variety of diverse cultures settled in Arkansas. The Italian migration and settlement in Arkansas over different time periods is the focus of this article.
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Carly Goodman, "Debating Diversity: The Diversity Visa Lottery"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the history of the Irish immigrants in the 80s and 90s who fought for ways to enter the US legally, the diversity in America, and the impact of the election of President Trump.
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Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Oaxaca, Mexico People and Ethnic Groups

For Students 9th - 10th
The state of Oaxaca has a very diverse population. Its 3.3 million people are made up of descendents from 15 different groups including the Zapotec, Mixtec, Chatino, Trique and Mixe peoples. This site provides a description of those 5...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art:the Diversity of African Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Students who visit this resource can conduct an image search through both traditional and contemporary African art. The search can even be specified to an African country or a specific ethnic group.
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Other

Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America

For Students 9th - 10th
This group seeks to stabilize the population growth in America by limiting immigration. They present their platform and possible solutions.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Empire That Was Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful on-line exhibition of photographs by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii offers "A vivid portrait of a lost world - the Russian Empire on the eve of world War I and the coming revolution." The site also has photos of ethnic...
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Other

Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Ethnic Groups Africian Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Perhaps one of the largest ethinc/cultural group to inhabit Arkansas are the African Americans. Follow their first arrival as slaves working the plantations through all the years toward emancipation, and into present times. Highly...
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Other

Exploring Diversity: Rural Roads, City Streets: Italians in Pennsylvania [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great lesson plan that offers primary source materials to understand Italian immigration to Pennsylvania in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Middle Colonies

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the geographic position of the Middle Colonies and the diversity that made those colonies a crossroads of ideas.
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Question of Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module considers questions of identity among populations of the Middle East, both ancient and modern, in terms of their ethnicities, language spoken, religious affiliation, and gender.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Black and White"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes making students aware of racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity in a positive way. Good resource.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Our World Is Like a Rainbow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Americans continue to adapt to different ethnic and cultural groups who move into their communities. It is vital that children become aware of and appreciate cultural diversities in people. People move to different areas for reasons such...
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United Nations

Unesco: Mgmt & Mismanagement of Diversity: Arab Nationalist Vision & Ethnicity

For Students 9th - 10th
A contrast of Arab nationalism with Islamic nationalism and a discussion of the secular aspects of the Arab nationalism. See Part B (page 7) of this PDF document.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Rush of Immigrants

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the new wave of immigrants who came to America in the late 19th century. See differences between these groups of immigrants and those who came earlier. Find out where immigrants settled, and read about those who did not...
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Other

Learning for Justice

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A website aimed at teachers, parents, and students on ways to combat hateful words and actions. Teaching kids about tolerance is part of many curriculum units across many grades; this site has separate sections tailored to grade specific...
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Other

City Lore

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience the unique culture and traditions of New York City through this site containing exhibits, a hall of fame, and a culture catalog.
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Other

Asian Nation:the Landscape of Asian America

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a one stop informational resource on everything to do with today's diverse Asian American community. Provides a broad overview of the many different issues that this culture must face. Latest headlines are continuously updated.
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Other

Building Community in the Classroom (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Exercise in which participants introduce themselves by sharing information about their ethnicities and backgrounds, highlighting the similarity and diversity among members of the class.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration and Oral History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The primary goal of this activity is to give students the genuine experience of oral history in order to appreciate the process of historiography. We identified immigrants in our community who reflect the ethnic diversity of our student...
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how immigration was the means by which North Carolina came into existence, steadily grew through decades of changing population trends and expansion, and ultimately emerged as an ethnically diverse modern state in the early...

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