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Diversity Portfolio

NC- North Carolina DPI Elementary Education Specialty Area Standards
Standard: Standard 7 : Elementary teachers use developmentally appropriate strategies to design and deliver instruction in all areas of the elementary curriculum.
Indicator: Indicator 3: Teachers promote new learning by using students’ prior knowledge, misconceptions, and interests when designing lessons.
Indicator: Indicator 6: Teachers modify instruction and assessments to meet the needs of individual students.
Standard: Standard 14: Elementary teachers develop strategies to address topics that are controversial to diverse groups.
Indicator: Indicator 1: Teachers understand and respect that families and communities may have diverse attitudes about the educational process.
Indicator: Indicator 4: Teachers explore multiple viewpoints and respect values consistent with a democratic community by recognizing and valuing the family roles in educating children of diversity.
Indicator: Indicator 5: Teachers discourage prejudice, derogatory comments and stereotypical perspectives by modeling and selecting bias free instructional materials.
Indicator: Indicator 6: Teachers search for more effective means of educating all students in creating effective instructional goals, methods, materials, and skills that match the diversity of students.

Rationale for CI 3000 assignments

Context

In my CI 3000 class during Block I, my classmates and I completed assignments that included a culture report paper, spiritual beliefs paper, student interview, teacher interview, and final synthesis.  I worked with Allison Chrisawn and Meredith MacDonald to complete some of these assignments.

I was able to create these projects through the use of Microsoft Word.

Impact

When teaching, I can use these projects to broaden my understanding of diversity in my classrooms.  By looking over what I have learned about specific cultures, I can be more prepared to teach and learn from them.

My goal is to be appreciative and knowledgeable of all cultures, and to pursue higher learning opportunities.

Alignment

I have met North Carolina DPI Elementary Education Standards.

I have met DPI standard 7, indicator 3 because I observed a student at Chesterfield Elementary School. I focused on the child's prior knowledge, misconceptions, and interests so I would learn how to design lessons.

I have met DPI standard 7, indicator 6 because I interviewed a student and a teacher at Chesterfield Elementary School.  This allowed me to learn about modifying instruction and assessments to meet the needs of individual students.

I have met DPI standard 14, indicator 1 because I have written a cultural report and a spiritual beliefs paper.  This shows that I have an understanding and a respect for families and communities, and their diverse attitudes about education.

I have met DPI standard 14, indicator 4 because I have written a cultural report and a spiritual beliefs paper.  This shows that I have explored multiple viewpoints and values by recognizing the family roles in educating children of diversity, through research of Hispanic culture and Catholicism.

I have met DPI standard 14, indicator 5 because I have written a cultural report and a spiritual beliefs paper.  I have explored common stereotypes and prejudices that affect students.  I have shown that I will support a school environment that is bias free.

I have met DPI standard 14, indicator 6 because I have written a cultural report and a spiritual beliefs paper.  I have explored effective means of educating all students by creating effective instructional goals, methods, materials, and skills that match the diversity of students.  By researching Hispanic culture and Catholicism, I have learned how to teach to diverse groups.
File Attachments:
  1. Cultural Beliefs Assignment Cultural Beliefs Assignment
    This is a cultural beliefs paper on the hispanic culture.
  2. Diversity Overview Paper Diversity Overview Paper
  3. Diversity Teacher Interview Diversity Teacher Interview
    Teacher Interview Overview
  4. Spiritual Belief Assignment Spiritual Belief Assignment
    This is a spiritual beliefs paper on Catholicism.
  5. Student Observation Overview Student Observation Overview
    Student Observation Overview of a fifth grade Hmong student at Chesterfield Elementary School.
Author: Lori M. Dillard
Last modified: 11/15/2006 2:59 PM (EST)