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TEED 512 - Fall, 2010 - Ed Tech Strand

//Diversity Resource Guide//
//Add your entries in this format:// > //For example:// [|//Ethnomathematics on the Web//] //This is a launch pad to 20 other sites or Web-based resources dealing with ethnomathematics.// //Reviewed by Mark Roddy//
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[|Diversity Council] This website provides links to many lesson plans and activities that promote diversity in the k-12 classroom. Reviewed by Shannon Cronin

//[|Human rights around the world]// This page provides information for a human rights website and potential relevance in the classroom. Reviewed by Zac Dowling

Words Without Borders This is an online magazine of contemporary international literature translated from over 80 languages and 110 countries. This site could be especially relevant to secondary humanities teachers hoping to bring increased diversity into their class readings. //Reviewed by Cort Leininger//

UNESCO This is a special brand of the United Nations that focuses on education, social development and culture around the world. It provides current information from different points of views and in different languages. //Reviewed by Nadia Miranda//

Diversity Council Classroom Activities This site provides links to various activities related to the celebration of diversity for use in K-12 classrooms//.// //Reviewed by Zach Warren//

Gapminder Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view. //Reviewed by Santosh Zachariah//

[|The Freire Project] The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project provides access to blogs and journal articles by social justice educators and researchers. Based on the book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by Paulo Freire //Reviewed by Alex Winninghoff//

[|Readergirlz] Readergirls is an award-winning website for teen and tween girls. Its mission is to encourage girls to read and take a stand on social issues. //Reviewed by Elizabeth Savage//

Diversity World Perhaps a unique viewpoint of diversity, this site aims to increase diversity in the workplace. Reviewed by Pete Kashevarof

Intermedia Arts An arts organization working with youth, artists and educators to explore issues of justice and diversity through art. //Reviewed by Stacy Schierholz//

[|Diversity and Inclusive Teaching] Vanderbelt Univiersity has compiled a list of resources and information on how, as a teacher, to interact, recognize, and incorporate inclusive teaching within the context of a diverse classroom and community. //Reviewed by Devin Liner//

//[|TumbleBook Library]// //This is a great resource for an elementary classroom or at home activity. There are many books for students to choose from, at different levels and languages. Students can choose to have the story read to them. There are also interactive games after each book to check for understanding.// //Reviewed by Abby S//

Multicultural Education Pavilion This site provides an abundance of resources for gaining more awareness and understanding as well and ideas for implementing justice and diversity in the classroom. //Reviewed by Claire DiJulio//

//UNICEF// //Respected organization advocating for the rights of young people. Connects students to a wider global perspective and offers opportunities for reflection on social justice issues with their peers.// //Reviewed by Natalie Murdock//

//[|HOTCHALK Lessons Plan Page]// //This site provides teachers opportunities to incorporate music into their classrooms through various lessons and activities.// //Reviewed by Katie Petersen//

Art History Images Library This site features a slide library of hundreds of artworks for students' and teachers' use in the classroom. //Reviewed by Nikki Allen//

New York Public Library's Hispanic Heritage Month Recommended Readings A list of recommended books for kids of all ages that relate to Hispanic culture. //Reviewed by Michael Connelly//

GrooveShark This is a Pandora.com-like site, except you can choose the songs that you want to listen to and make up your own playlists. //Reviewed by Elisha Allred//

[|CIA World Fact Book] This site provides plenty of statistics about all 266 countries recognized by the United States, and provides guides for country comparisons. //Reviewed by Chris Calvin//

[|Genki English] Genki (Japanese for lively or energetic) English is a valuable website full of games and lesson plans for teaching English as a second language. Many of the activities can be re-purposed to fit other subjects and curriculum.

[|Peace Corps: Coverdell World Wise] This site offers resources for educators to integrate global issues and cultural awareness into the core content areas of their classrooms. //Reviewed by Brian Hurst//

[|Teaching Tolerance] This website features resources for teachers to use that highlight ways to incorporate teaching diversity through activities and discussions. //Reviewed by Carolyn Jorstad//

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an organization with 193 participating Member States that creates the forum for dialogue between different cultures, civilizations and peoples.=====

//Reviewed by Christine Witcher//
[|Children Around The World] This site offers great lesson plan ideas and resources to supplement any curriculum. //Reviewed by Bernadette Schmitt//

[|KIDS COUNT Data Center] The Annie E. Casey Foundation is an organization committed to helping disadvantaged children. One of the incredible services they offer is KIDS COUNT. KIDS COUNT is a data collection that has accumulated an impressive quantity and diversity of statistics about children in the U.S.

DiversityCouncil.org This site provides lesson plans and activities for teachers https://sites.google.com/site/trevorlanessuperawesomewebsite/home/diversity-resources-guide celebrate diversity and help combat racism and discrimination in their schools and classrooms

Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project This site offers a tremendous amount of resources regarding Seattle's struggle with civil rights. //Reviewed by Nathan Wheeler//

[|The Silk Road Project] This site provides educational resources for learning about the Silk Road (what Yo-Yo Ma calls "the internet of antiquity") through the lenses of music, art, history, religion and economics. // Reviewed by Jinny Hall //

Multicultural Pavilion This site is a resource for educators: raising cultural awareness, approaches to creating a multicultural classroom and curriculum, links to speeches, quotes, songs, and research. //Reviewed by Tara Wong//

[|The Education Trust] The Education Trust is an organization that promotes high academic achievement for all students at all levels. Their goal is to close the gaps in opportunity and achievement, especially for low-income students. //Reviewed by Andy Thiel//

**Center for the art of Translation** This site provides resources for accessing international literature. It is the offspring of an international publication called TWO LINES World Writing in Translation//.// //Reviewed by Bridgette Bethea//

Francis Marion University School of Education: Center of Excellence to Prepare Teachers of Children of Poverty This site provides various links (even providing unit plans) that can be helpful in tailoring instruction for children of poverty. //Reviewed by Matthew Stemle//

// Teach Peace Now // //This site includes links for teachers, parents AND students with lots of information about activities that can be used to educate around diversity. // Reviewed by Katie Holman

[|BlackPast.org] is a historical resource website with links to Pan-African sites from the African diaspora and continental Africa. The website, in itself, provides narratives written by some of the foremost black scholars on critical events in global black history. Based in the Northwest, BlackPast.org has an exceptional supply of local African-American history; including primary sources, time lines, photographs, and biographies. Reviewed by Mikayla Crawford-Harris

National Education Technology Plan 2010 Information about the release of the National Education Technology Plan 2010, //Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology// (NET-P) by the Department of Education. “We’re pleased the plan leads with a call for ‘engaging and empowering learning,’” said International Society for Technology in Education's CEO Don Knezek. //Reviewed by Nadia Miranda//

Songs of the Civil Rights Movement is a website created by Nick Morrison for NPR. It showcases five songs of the civil rights movement and gives a good description of the role music and musicians played during the civil rights movement of the fifties and sixties. Along with a brief article showcasing a speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave at the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival about important black musicians, the site also features five specific songs that can be listened to. Each song and artist is given a brief bio giving the context of their song and the role it played in the Civil Right Movement. //Reviewed by Eric Claesson//