As the year 2000 approaches, teachers are seeing a
world vastly different from the one they knew as students. The development of a
global community, brought about by the Internet, has diminished the distance between
countries to a few key strokes and effectively erased borders and boundaries. Modern
electronic communication networks have made it possible to read a newspaper article in
South Africa, visit a museum in London, send a letter to Canada and receive a reply, all
within half an hour, from the comfort of one's own living room. The world is now
truly, and literally, at everyone's fingertips. No longer is it possible to remain
culturally and intellectually isolated from the rest of humanity.
If ever we
are to achieve a culture of inclusiveness that empowers all human beings, we must begin
with our young people. We cannot control what goes on in individual homes, but we
can and must, actively seek to ensure that our schools respect the many peoples who share
the world, regardless of national origin, class, race, or gender. Feminist and
multicultural practices and perspectives can and must make a difference. The World
Wide Web offers opportunities for many voices to be heard.
Tearing
down the barriers that once separated culture from culture and people from people has
brought about new problems and new challenges. Given the nature of the global
community in which we all now live, the need for multilingual/multicultural education has
become clear. Each passing year brings an ever increasing number of immigrants into
the United States, a multitude of linguistically and culturally diverse individuals whose
survival here depends upon their ability to adapt culturally and learn effectively.
Educators
both here and abroad, are constantly searching for new ways to meet the challenge of
preparing an ever increasing number of students to be world citizens. Fortunately,
they too are members of the global community and, as such may share their teaching
materials, ideas, successes, and failures with one another, whether they live next door,
or on another continent. The World Wide Web offers teachers the opportunity to
cooperate at levels never before possible, thus enriching their own teaching experience,
as well as that of other teachers in the field of Multicultural Education.
There are
increasing numbers of websites useful to those concerned with gender fair and culturally
diverse education topics for young people. This web site has been created to
facilitate the sharing of information related to fields of multicultural education and
cultural diversity. What follows is a representative sampling of sites that provide
grounding in the kinds of information and ideas useful in the evaluation and selection of
educational enhancements that accurately and sympathetically reflect all aspects of human
life. Links to a wide variety of resources on the World Wide Web have been provided,
allowing access to home pages of other teachers, teaching materials, lesson plans, book
companies, online interactive activities, professional organizations, job related
resources, and a number of online articles and publications. It is hoped that these links
will be of assistance to anyone who teaches or needs access to teaching materials and
literature. The websites here come from a variety of perspectives and, at their best, may
stimulate users to think deeply about issues of multiculturalism in our society.
Culture, Multiculturalism and Pluralism,
The Goals of Multicultural Education Articles
Balancing Actions to Counteract Stereotyping http://www.comcat.com/~peace/Stereotyping.html
Buck County Peace Center has posted an article on the web that cites ways to counteract
stereotypes (both your own and those of others).
Collaboration as Community http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/pubs/A20/edwards.html
This article is found in an online Journal entitled On Common Ground. It explores a
specific and impelling need: That of building educational communities around issues
of ethnic and cultural diversity in American Society at large.
Critical Issue: Educating Teachers for Diversity http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/presrvce/pe300.htm
This article identifies critical issues in educating teachers for diversity. It
identifies 16 key elements of effective teacher education for diversity. Obstacles
to action are discussed as well as teacher education programs that illustrate exemplary
practices in the preparation of prospective teachers for diversity.
Cultural Diversity and Early Education http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/earlyed/contents.html
This is an article that was published by the National Academy Press of the National
Academy of Science. Contents include: Cultural Contexts for Learning, Cultural
Diversity at Home, What Children Bring to School, Implications for Early Education,
Directions for Research and References.
Curriculum Guidelines for Multicultural Education http://www.ncss.org/standards/positions/multicultural.html
This article is a position statement that highlights curriculum guidelines for
multicultural education. It was prepared by the National Council for the Social
Studies Task Force on Ethnic Studies Curriculum Guidelines. It was adopted by the
NCSS Board of Directors, in 1976 and revised in 1991. Contents include: A
Rationale for Ethnic Pluralism; Characteristics of an Ethnic Group; Characteristics of a
Cultural Group; Principles of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity; The Role of the School; The
Nature of the Learner; Goals for School Reform; Curriculum Guides for Multicultural
Education; The Multicultural Education Program Evaluation Checklist; and a Reference
Section.
Dissertation http://home.earthlink.net/~gorski/dissertation.html
Dissertation entitled "Racial and Gender Identity Development in White Male
Multicultural Educators and Facilitators: Toward Individual Processes of Self Development.
Ethnic; Language; Minorities and Females http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/science/sc2ethnc.htm
An educational agency points out inequalities in science classrooms stressing ways to over
come them. The article discusses why ethnic language minorities and females are not
being served adequately by many existing science programs.
Multiculturalism - What Do Students Think? http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr041.shtml
Administrators, teachers, parents, and other public figures have voiced their opinions
about multicultural education. Now a survey by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
asks students what the think about multiculturalism in their schools.
Multicultural Education: "Who Needs It?" http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/features/1995/111495/sonia.html
This is the transcript of a lecture by Bodek Distinguished lecturer Dr. Sonia Nieto who is
an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Nieto has
been in the field of multicultural education for 20 years, teaching its principles and
practices to teachers for the past 16 years. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the
states, she taught the first bilingual program in the Northeast.
Research Resources: Multicultural Education http://lweb.tc.columbia.edu/rr/mc/
This guide will attempt to provide an overview of resources germane to multicultural
education and to some extent will mirror the breadth of the subject through the inclusion
of materials bearing on various aspects of cultural, racial/ethnic, social, linguistic,
and sexual difference and identity.
Shattering Silences http://www.pbs.org/shattering/shattering2.html
A PBS documentary site that "explores issues of faculty diversity in American higher
education in the mid-1990's, focusing on the experiences of eight minority scholars in the
humanities and social sciences at a wide range of institutions." See Teacher's
Guide
http://www.webofculture.com/edu/resources.html
The premier Web source for global business competency. Provide customized research
for business needs about the cultures of different countries. Very interesting link
that discusses "gestures" around the world.
The Affirmative Action and Diversty Project: A Web Page for
Research http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/aa.html
This site presents diverse opinions regarding Affirmative Action toics; rather than taking
a singlar pro or con position, it is designed to help lend many different voices to the
debates surrounding the issues of affirmative action. This site is an academic
resource and it provides scholars, students, and the interested public with on-site
articles and theoretical analyses, policy documents, current legislative updates, and an
annotated bibliography of research and teaching materials.
Anti Defamation League http://www.adl.org/
The Anti-Defamation League is an established, more than 85 year old agency that fights
bigotry worldwide through its Regional and Satellite Offices here and abroad. The ADL is
the world's leading organization fighting Anti-Semitism and prejudice in America.
Association of MultiEthnic Americans http://www.ameasite.org/
AMEA's primary goal is to promote a positive awareness of Inter-racial and Multi-ethnic
identity, for ourselves and for society as a whole.
Center for the Study of White American Culture http://www.Euroamerican.org/index.htm
The Center for the Study of White American Culture (The Center) supports cultural
exploration and self discovery among white Americans. It encourages a dialogue among
all racial and cultural groups concerning the role of white American culture in the larger
American society. The Center operates on the premise that knowledge of one's own
racial background and culture is essential when learning how to relate to people of other
racial and cultural groups. We believe the task of building genuine and authentic
relationships across racial and cultural lines is crucial to the future well-being of
America.
The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Race_Ethnicity/
An interdisciplinary organization at Brown University which develops and promotes research
and programs on Race and Ethnicity.
Human Rights USA http://134.84.205.236/HRUSAorgan.htm
"Where, after all do universal rights begin? In small places close to home - so
close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are
the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he
attends; the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man,
woman and child seek equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without
discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning
anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall
look in vain for progress in the larger world..." Eleanor Roosevelt
The International Education Webzine http://www.iteachnet.com
The Teacher's Internet Pages are updated in part every day and are written by a team of
international school teachers who have volunteered to make a useful resource for
international school teachers and administrators, and others interested in international
education. Includes the following sections: International Education Calendar,
News, Curriculum, Professional Development, Jobs, Resources, Discussions, Colleagues, Past
Issues, TIPS (Teacher's Internet Pages) Weekly Newsletter (you can subscribe to this), A
Search Engine, and information on The International Education System Pilot Project.
ERAM - Ethnicity, Racism, and the Media http://www.brad.ac.uk/research/eram/eram.html The ERaM (Ethnicity, Racism and the Media) Programme, located at the University of
Bradford (UK) Department of Social and Economic Studies, utilizes the new information
technology of Email and the World Wide Web to provide a global forum and focus for
discussion, information dissemination and research collaboration on issues of racism,
ethnicity and the media. ERaM is currently able to provide users with:
The ‘ERaM-LIST’ email mailing list
The 'ERaM-LIST-DIGEST email mailing list
The ‘ERaM-RESEARCH-LIST’ email mailing list
The ERaM World Wide Web pages
GLAAD Online http://www.glaad.org/glaad/glaad.html
Formed in New York in 1985 GLAAD is a national organization that promotes fair, accurate
and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual
orientation or identity. Its mission is to improve the public's attitudes toward
homosexuality and put an end to violence and discrimination against lesbians and gay men.
Institute on Race and Poverty http://www1.umn.edu/irp/
A strategic research center based at the University of Minnesota Law School created to
focus attention on the unique dynamics created by the intersection of racial segregation
and poverty.
Just Cause http://www.everybodymatters.com/
Just Cause recognizes an urgent need to work toward the elimination of prejudice and hate.
A basic tenet of the philosophy of this organization is the idea that "until
we learn to accept each other - differences and all - we can never hope to realize the
fullness of our potential as human beings".
The Museum of Tolerance http://www.wiesenthal.com/mot/
This site includes an online tour and a section entitled "children of the
holocaust" which contains the biographies of children caught in the horrors of the
Holocaust. This museum has more than 30,000 members from around the world who
supports their efforts in educating the public about the importance of tolerance in our
society. Also includes a link to Moriah Films which brings great personalities and
momentous events in the 3,500 years of Jewish life and history to the screen using film
art to capture the Jewish experience and reach out to its audience with a message of
cultural renewal.
NAACP http://www.naacp.org/
A civil rights organization who's "principle objective is to ensure the political,
educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United
States."
National Association for Multicultural Education http://www.inform.umd.edu/NAME/.index/table.html The National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) was founded in 1990 to
bring together individuals from all academic levels and disciplines and from diverse
educational institutions, and other organizations, occupations and communities who had an
interest in multicultural education. NAME is committed to a philosophy of inclusion that
embraces the basic tenets of democracy and cultural pluralism. NAME celebrates
cultural and ethnic diversity as a national strength that enriches a society and rejects
the view that diversity threatens the fabric of a society. NAME believes that
multicultural education promotes equity for all regardless of culture, ethnicity, race,
language, age, gender, sexual orientation, belief system or exceptionality. NAME believes
that multicultural education enables the individual to believe in one's own intrinsic
worth and culture, to transcend monoculturalism and, ultimately, to become multicultural.
This developmental process is at the center of the individual's quest to define one's
relationship and responsibility to our global society. NAME recognizes that individuals
have not always been and perhaps never will be in complete agreement regarding the
definitions and goals of multicultural education -- and that continuing debate is healthy.
National Black Child Development Institute http://www.nbcdi.org/
The stated mission of this organization is "to improve and protect the quality of
life of African American children and families. Links from this page take you to
information related to the Affiliate Networks, Annual Conference, Resource Center, Public
Policy, Publications and Calendar, and Membership.
National Civil Rights Museum
http://www.mecca.org/~crights/nc2.html
The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., was tragically assassinated April 4, 1968, is the world's first and only
comprehensive overview of the civil rights movement in exhibit form. The museum's
goal is to instill in viewers an appreciation of the history struggle, and the important
events and personalities of the movement.
North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence http://drum.ncsc.org/~carter/ncarrv.html
The purpose of NCARRV is to eliminate bigoted violence in North Carolina through educating
North Carolinians about its escalation and the prejudices from which such violence arises,
and assisting citizens to eliminate hate violence through monitoring and research, victim
assistance, community organizing, networking, and suggesting change in public policy.
Project Race http://projectrace.home.mindspring.com/
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RACE is a national organization leading the movement for a multiracial classification.
Shomburg Center for Research in Black Culture http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
This Center has the following collections: Arts and Artifacts, General Research and
Reference, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare books, Moving Image and Recorded Sound, and
Photographs and Prints. Online exhibitions include: Harlem 1900-1940; and The
Schomburg Legacy which documents the Global Black Experience for the 21st century.
Southern Institute for Education and Research http://www.tulane.edu/~so-inst/mainpage.html
A non-profit race and ethnic relations center dedicated to promoting tolerance through
education and training. The Holocaust, the Civil Rights movement, and other similar
historical events can be used as case studies to help young people understand the need to
oppose intolerance by actively promoting a more diverse and just society. The
Southern Institute offers a variety of Anti-Bias Education Workshops in the following
areas: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and northern Florida. The
Institute sponsors three workshops, designed and presented by their staff of education
experts. The site also offers manuals that you can print online on the following
topics: Teaching Schlindler (a workshop and study guide on effectively using
the film Schindler's list in the classroom), Deathly Silence: Everyday People in
the Holocaust (The dangers of scape goating and bigotry are brought home in this
exploration of the Nazi genocide and the behavior of ordinary people - the victims, the
perpetrators and those who stood by and did nothing), A House Divided (Would you
like to examine the history of the civil rights movement in New Orleans and Louisiana?
This teaching guide provides an excellent summary and analysis), Eyes on the Prize
(A teaching guide covering the nationwide events of the Civil Rights Movement), Gathering
the Forgotten Voices (A how to guide for gathering history), and Plessy Discussion
Guide (A discussion guide on the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision and its aftermath).
Southern Poverty Law Center http://splcenter.org/
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a non -profit organization that combats hate,
intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation. Its programs
include Teaching Tolerance and the Intelligence Project, which incorporates Klanwatch and
the Militia Task Force. The Center also sponsors the Civil Rights Memorial which
celebrates the memory of 40 individuals who died during the Civil Rights Movement.
A World of Difference Institute http://www.adl.org/awod/awod_institute.html
A World of Difference Institute is for people who share a community - be it a school,
workplace, neighborhood or campus. The program started in Boston in 1985 when the
Anti-Defamation League and WCVB-TV joined together to fight prejudice. From the
start, this remarkably effective way to promote diversity was embraced. It changed
hearts and minds, and it quickly spread across the nation - and beyond. This
Institute has several divisions which includes: A Classroom of Difference, A Campus of
Difference, A Community of Difference, and A Workplace of Difference. The goals of
the Institute are to "recognize bias and the harm it inflicts on individuals and
society; explore the value of diversity and improve inter-group relations; combat racism,
anti-Semitism and all forms of prejudice and bias".
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/wwwvl/indig-vl.html
The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit {U.S. 501 (c)
(3)} research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation
of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political
realities of indigenous nations.
African and African American Infusion K-12 - Questions and Answers http://www.surfnetinc.com/gary_schools/chalgrt3.htm
The infusion of African and African-American content into the school curriculum.
This article explores the following questions: Why an Afrocentric Curriculum?
What is an Afrocentric Curriculum? Why Infusion? Who can teach an Afrocentric
Curriculum? Does an Afrocentric Curriculum promote Indiana's commitment to a common
core of lifelong learning?
Drum Web Server Home Page http://drum.ncsc.org/
Drum's mission is to provide connectivity to the Internet for the African and African
American community. Drum offers an African American Universities Page, Arts,
Articles, FTP service, Speeches and more.
The Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/faces.html
This site includes information on African Americans who have contributed to the
advancement of science and engineering. It includes information on women scientists,
chemists, biologists, inventors, engineers, mathematicians and information about blacks
who received the 1st PhD's.
Minority Affairs Forum http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/pub/README.html
This WWW site is devoted to education about minority related issues,including immigration,
Affirmative Action, bilingual education, and race relations.
The Universal Black Pages http://www.ubp.com/
The main purpose of the UBP is to have a complete and comprehensive listing of African
Diaspora related Web pages at a central site.
SARAI: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai/
Links to information about India, Pakistan and other South Asian countries, resources are
listed by country, organization, and topic.
Welcome to Thailand. Sawadee Krub http://www.cs.ait.ac.th/wutt/greeting.html
Extensive links and graphics about the prehistory and history in Thailand, includes sound
files of Thai greetings.
Information http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/scotts/bulgarians/mainpage.html
Includes information on National Organizations, HIV, Codes, Political, Legal, Religion,
Scientific Evidence for genetic basis for sexual orientation, Historic, Domestic,
Partnerships, Coming Out, Commercial Issue Pages, International, College Groups/Courses,
State/Local Information and Other sites.
Lesbian.org: Resources for Lesbians, Lesbian Information, Lesbian
News http://www.lesbian.org
Lesbian.org is a web site dedicated to promoting lesbian visibility on the internet by
providing resources, information, publications and mailing lists for lesbians.
Resources Directory http://qrd.tcp.com:80/QRD/.html/QRD-home-page.html
This site contains Web, Gopher, FTP sites. Examples of information found here is
AIDS information, same sex marriages, Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian groups around the country.
Sexual Issues http://h-devil-www.mc.duke.edu/h-devil/sex/gay.htm
What is meant by gay, lesbian and bisexual orientation? The term
"homosexual" refers to a person who is emotionally, physically, and/or sexually
attracted or committed to people of the same sex.
UNH President's Task Force on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
Issues http://www.unh.edu/taskforce-glbt/index.html
On Behalf of the UNH President's Task Force on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
Issues and the greater GLBT community at the University of New Hampshire - Welcome to our
web page! Links include: Taskforce Members, In the News, Resources, Domestic
Partner Benefits and a Calendar of Events.
U. S. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues Resources http://www.idealist.org/usgay.htm
Organizations, Guides and Directories for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues,
Resources for Adult Children of Heterosexuals, Advocates for Abused and Battered Lesbians
(AABL).
Interrace Haven http://www.eden.com/~crusader/irhaven.html
This site was created to be a source of information, resources, and support for people who
are in inter-racial relationships and their family members.
Interracial Voice http://www.webcom.com/~intvoice/
This electronic publication advocates universal recognition of mixed race individuals as
constituting a separate racial entity and supports the initiative to establish a
multiracial category on the 2000 Census.
MAVIN http://www.mavin.net
Mavin is a quarterly print magazine dedicated to the celebration of the mixed
race/trans-racial experience in America. Mavin's mission is to create a
pan-collegiate voice for America's mixed race/trans-racial populace and to provide
financial and logistical support to encourage mixed race/trans-racial student
organizations across the country. MAVIN is an inclusive magazine that advances
increased awareness and recognizes the diversity of America's mixed race/trans-racial
experience.
Metisse Magazine Online http://www.metisse.com
The First Magazine for Today's Multiracial and Multicultural Woman.
The Multiracial Activist http://www.multiracial.com
This site is dedicated to the struggle for and preservation of civil rights for
multiracial individuals and interracial couples/families.
Amigos - Bienvenidos a Amigos! http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/amigos/
Amigos is a website of interest to, but not limited to, ethnically diverse middle school
and high school students, parents, teachers, and interested adults. Amigos consists
of several components including informational essays, resources for locating help, and
sharing personal stories and intergenerational experiences.
Latino Link http://www.latinolink.com/mission.html
LatinoLink provides news analysis, commentary and photo essays. Also contains
stories about Latinos and the political and social issues that affect them:
immigration, bi-lingual education, affirmative action, and life in the inner city.
We are what we imagine. Our very existence
consists in our imagination of ourselves. Our best destiny is to imagine, at least,
completely, who and what, and that we are. The greatest tragedy that can befall us
is to go unimagined.
N. Scott Momaday
National Museum of the American Indian http://www.logomancy.com/heye.html
This site includes National Museum of the American Indian; Links to Resources and Art;
Sources of Information; and Authentic Ethnic Crafts;
Native American Educational/Environment Resources and Links http://www.mesa.colorado.edu/~topper/nalinks.htm
A comprehensive website, that includes links to educational, poltical and social
information related to Native Americans.
Native Americans - Internet Resources http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm
This site is produced by the Internet School Library Media Center's Native American page.
You will find resources for teachers, librarians, students, and parents on this
page. You can search this site. The site has the following links:
Bibliographies, Directories, Documents & Online E-texts, Author Pages, Study and
Teaching, History, General Sites and Periodicals.
Native Web http://www.nativeweb.org/
People around the world. Resource Center include a book, music, and community
center. Information on Indigenous people in Mexico, Central America and South
America.
Oneida Indian National of New York http://one-web.org/oneida/
The original members f the Iroquois Confederacy which supported the colonies in their
struggle for independence from England
African Women Global Network http://www.osu.edu/org/awognet/
AWOGNet is a global organization that networks all men and women, organizations,
institutions and indigenous national organizations within Africa, whose activities are
targeted towards the improvement of the living conditions of women and children in Africa.
American Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org/
Excellent information on grants, awards, fellowships as well as other excellent resources.
Beijing'95 Women, Power and Change http://www.womensnet.apc.org/beijing/
Although completed, this site provides detailed information of the 4th World Conference on
Women. Excellent links to complete documents as well as to other sources.
The Ethnic Woman International http://www.thefuturesite.com/ethnic/index.html
The Ethnic Woman International was created by 1969 to represent all women in a global
society. As the world becomes more complex and less sensitive to the needs of
individual humankind, our role of peace seekers becomes more vigorous. Since we
cannot personally hold hands and touch each other physically, we as women must do so
through a combination of print and electronics.
FeMiNa http://femina.cybergrrl.com/
Femina was created in September of 1995 and debuted online to provide women with a
comprehensive, searchable directory of links to female friendly sites and information on
the World Wide Web.
Feminist Activist Resources on the Net http://www.igc.apc.org/women/feminist.html
A guide that is particularly oriented to connecting feminists who are activists to
resources on the Internet that could be useful. This site has an excellent index.
Feminist and Women Studies http://eserver.org/feminism
A long list of links to other sites and gophers. This page publishes women's studies
and feminist works, particularly focusing on issues of sex, gender, sexual identity and
sexuality in cultural practices.
Feminist Majority Online http://www.feminist.org/
This site offers a comprehensive array of information on all aspects of women's issues.
It includes a feminist faculty database.
Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy and Utopias http://www.wenet.net/~lquilter/femsf/
One of the best websites with an excellent selection of resources. The information on
authors is above average and is frequently updated.
The Emma Goodman Papers http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman
The Emma Goldman Papers Project has collected, organized and edited tens of thousands of
documents by and about Goldman from around the world. Excellent resource and use of
digitalization. Emma Goldman (1869-1940) stands as a major figure in the history of
American radicalism and feminism. And influential and well known anarchist of her day,
Goldman was an early advocate of free speech, birth control, women's equality and
independence, union organization, and the eight hour workday. Her criticism of
mandatory conscription of young men into the military during World War I led to a two year
imprisonment, followed by her deportation in 1919. For the rest of her life until
her death in 1940, she continued to participate in the social and political movements of
her age, from the Russian Revolution to the Spanish Civil War.
National Organization for Women http://www.now.org/
Contains a very large number of links to other sources including papers on issues of
concern to women.
University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/
This is an excellent bibliographical site with highly specialized bibliographies from
feminist perspectives.
Voices of Women Home Page http://www.voiceofwomen.com/VOWworld.html
Powerful directory to all kinds of sites relating to women. Great for networking to
women's services, including health information.
Women Artists Archives http://libweb.sonoma.edu/special/WAA/
Located at the library at Sonoma State University, this site contains information on over
1000 women from the Middle Ages to the Present. It is not fully completed yet.
Women Writers Project http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/wwp/wwp_home.html
The Women Writer's Project is creating a textbase of women's writing in English between
1330 and 1830. An example of textural database work.
Women's Insite http://www.omix.com/womensinsite/
A woman's place with listings of writings by and for women. The stated intention of
the site is to create a space on the Internet for women's insite, a safe and comfortable
place for women to speak their thoughts, perceptions, feelings and experiences in their
own authentic voices. Note the segment on Open Ceilings.
WomensNet http://www.igc.org/igc/womensnet/
Womensnet supports women's organizations worldwide by providing and adapting
telecommunications technology to enhance their work.
Women's Studies Database http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/WomensStudies
Contains collections of conference announcements, calls for papers, and employment
opportunities, as well as a picture gallery and a significant number of government
documents.
Women Studies Tutorial http://www.umich.edu/~javery/workshop/workshop.html
A good section on this website is entitled "Making the Most of Information Resources
in Women Studies". There is also a tutorial about how to do research in women
studies.
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resources http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html
Created and maintained by Joan Korenmen, this is a selective, alphabetical listing of
World Wide Web sites containing resources and information about women's studies/women's
issues, with an emphasis on sites of particular use to an academic women's studies
program.
The Academy of Achievement http://www.achievement.org/
The Academy of Achievement brings you face to face with the extraordinary individuals who
have shaped the twentieth century. It is an amazing collection, not of mere artifacts, but
of people and ideas that fill you with inspiration, encouragement, and the will to
achieve. This is an interactive museum of living history. You control the
presentation by selecting a field of achievement or a quality essential for success.
Meet the leaders, discoverers and creators who shape the world in which we live.
From them you will learn the secrets to achieve more than you ever dreamed
possible.
An Approach to teaching Religious Tolerance http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst040.html
The First Amendment of the Constitution state that "Congress shall pass no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
The purpose of this lesson is to encourage critical thinking skills and open-minded
thinking as to what our founding fathers struggled with to ensure religious freedom and
why it is so important to continue this struggle. Hopefully students will develop
some insight as to why tension exists in this area and become aware of their
Constitutional rights as United States citizens. For grades 9-12.
This site is an integral part of the Asia Society's Asian Educational Resource Center
(AERC), a national initiative designed to provide access to quality resources on Asian and
Asian American themes at the elementary and secondary levels.
Being Different http://204.98.1.2/passport/lessonplan/lessons/bdiff.html
At some time or another, everyone has felt "different." Of course,
"different" can be interpreted in a variety of ways, but people who take the
time to talk and share their feelings with one another can examine differences. This
activity works with self-concept and socialization allowing students to think about how
they have felt "different" as well as permitting them to think about differences
from other people's perspectives. It will encourage students to look at differences in a
positive way. This lesson will make clear that people have some likes and some differences
about others. Everyone, at some time or another has felt uncomfortable with his or her
differences. However, just finding out that everyone has experienced that feeling of
insecurity provides an example of how we are more alike than different.
Belonging and Accepting http://204.98.1.2/passport/lessonplan/lessons/belong.html
This lesson will promote respect and acceptance of others and their differences. The
purpose of this lesson is to develop awareness that everyone has the need to feel included
and accepted.
Black History Month Calendar http://www.theblackmarket.com/dates.htm
You can decide the month that you want historical information for. The calendar will
be sent by e-mail.
Cafe Progressive's Resource Directory - Education: Curriculum
Resources http://users.lanminds.com/~jchas/rr/plans.html
This site has a large number of links to other websites relating to culture.
Categories include Politics, Education and World Cultures.
CARTS: Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students http://www.carts.org/index.html
An online resource on folklore, anthropology, traditional arts, oral history, and
community based education. "the site, a work in progress, currently offers
visitors a selection of more than 500 pages including: virtual residences and
interviews with National Heritage Award-winning artists, a listserv discussion that
archives to the web, in-depth teacher institute retrospectives, regional slide shows, Real
Audio recordings, and links to relevant regional resources. WWW.CARTS.ORG is an award winning site that has received
funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Southern Poverty Law Center's
Teaching Tolerance."
Changing Attitudes in America http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1994/4/94.04.04.x.html
The purpose of this unit on CHANGING ATTITUDES IN AMERICA is to facilitate and foster
greater interracial understanding, friendship and cooperation. It will include proactive
projects and activities to reduce racism and build a community of citizenry. This unit
designed for grades 5-6 allow students to discuss strategies for confronting destructive
stereotypes and mythologies, as well as promoting racial understanding in children. The
students will look at problems of African Americans stemming from racism. Brown v.
Topeka, Kansas Board of Education, immigration and racial diversity put emphasis on
America as a family working on common ground as a nation of diverse peoples. The
unit’s vision is to help students understand their important roles in this society of
immigrants, “the great experiment.”
China: Dim Sum: A connection to Chinese American Culture http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/chinadimsumaconnection.html
Dim Sum a Cantonese term meaning "a little bit of hear" is the title for a
thematic, cross curricula, integrated resource for elementary classrooms which enhances
awareness and understanding of Chinese-American culture while building basic academic
skills. Place close attention to the Celebrations, Holidays and Customs section.
Wonderful site!
Chinese or Lunar New year is the longest and most important festival in Taiwan.
Customs include paying off debts, purchasing new clothes, thoroughly cleaning the house,
enjoying sumptuous family feasts, offering sacrifices to the gods and giving friends and
relatives "red envelopes" containing lucky money. Firecrackers explode
throughout the night on New Years Eve and sporadically on the following days.
Cinco de Mayo is a date of great importance for the Mexican and Chicano communities.
It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla.
Although the Mexican army was eventually defeated, the "Batalla de Puebla" came
to represent a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism.
Cultural Diversity http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst222.html
This activity is designed for teachers who would like to heighten student's awareness of
lifestyles, stereotyping, and cultural diversity. It is appropriate for grades
10-12, any subject area.
Cultural Diversity and Identity Project http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1997/4/97.04.06.x.html
This curriculum is divided into four components: knowledge, awareness, skills, and
action. It allows each individual to research his or her origin and/or explore cross
cultural roots of students experiencing difficulty with their color line and identity so
the students may share the effects of cultural contact and exchange. The individual
is encouraged to understand his or her family beyond the facile tags placed on place of
origin, race, social class, or religion. The first part of the curriculum deals with
cultural awareness and ethnicity. The second part sends the students on a
"generation journey" by searching for their heritage. For grades 8-12
Multicultural Education. Completed by the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Deep in the Bush, Where People Rarely Go http://members.xoom.com/PMartin/Bush/bushhomepage.htm
The stories used in this lesson were collected by the author while serving as a Peace
Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa. He lived in Zwedru, a town surrounded by
the rainforest, or "the bush" as the Liberians called it. These tales have
been kid tested and approved around the world with students from kindergarten through
grade eight. These stories, and any other African tales, work as a great
introduction to the wealth of culture and history that Africa has to offer.
Developing an Awareness of Gender Bias in Art Interpretation http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v1i3/gender.html
Students will discuss and write about ways that gender bias may influence the ways in
which they interpret pieces of art. For Grades 6-8/Art.
The Dictionary of Independence http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/indep.html
Using events and biographies from their state's history and U. S. history, students create
a dictionary of terms for citizens of a democracy. For grades 4-6/Language Arts and
Social Studies.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present http://www.netsrg.com/~dbois/alphabet.html
This is an alphabetical index of women from the past and present. Quote from the
site: "It is difficult to imagine or to underestimate the price any of
these women paid in the currency of loneliness, self doubt, ridicule, and insult.
They were often considered to be in flagrant violation of the laws, written and unwritten,
of God and man. Many were jailed for their beliefs and activities. They were seen to
be violating the natural order, the way "everyone" knew things were supposed to
be. They persevered against odds that should have been overwhelming--and they
triumphed". Phyllis J. Read and Bernard L. Witlich in The Book of Women's
Firsts.
ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html
This website was prepared by Marty Levine who is a professor in the Department of
Secondary Education at California State University, Northridge. His interests lie in
preparing teachers to work in ESL and bilingual classrooms. Links from this site
include ESL Lesson Plans and Resources; Bilingual Education; Foreign Language Study Abroad
for Teachers; Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources; Employment Opportunities;
Professional Associations; and Educational Standards and Frameworks.
Female Coming of Age Stories http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/age.html
Although the male coming of age story has been well documented, both in literature and in
developmental theories, only lately have we realized that neither the authorized views of
human development nor traditional coming of age novels really represent female lives.
Obviously we need to be involved in changing all those societal factors that impede
the development of young women, but we also need to actively present a wide variety of
positive female images for them to emulate. Identifying strong female voices in
children's and young adult literature and sharing that literature with young people is one
way to present such positive images.
Graph the Ethnic Quilt of the United States http://204.98.1.2/passport/lessonplan/lessons/quilt.html
The lesson will help students learn that different areas have different types of
populations. Across the United States, we have a patchwork quilt of ethnic groups,
education levels, and economic status. Students will see how these groups are
distributed across the U. S. and explore reasons for these distributions. Students
will graph the different groups that make up the U. S. population.
Information relating to this Jewish holiday. Links include: Blessings of
Hanukkah, History of Hanukkah, Traditions of Hanukkah, and Activities related to Hanukkah.
HomePage of Korean Folktales http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu004/
This site includes excellent information for teachers on Korean culture as well as stories
from that culture.
In My Other Life http://edsitement.neh.gov/guides/g1_b1.htm
What would it be like to grow up in another culture? One way
to explore this question is through memoirs and novels. Now, with the Internet, you can
offer your students an interactive means to venture outside the borders of their own
experience to try on an alternative cultural identity. For Grades 9-10.
It Takes All Kinds "The Story of a nation is found in the stories of its people" http://www.pbs.org/pov/learning/
This website examines "the classic tension between ethnic identity and assimilation
in American culture. Here you can read the personal stories of children and adults
born in the U. S. and abroad and share your own experiences through the site's electronic
bulletin board."
K-12 from Japan (Internet and Education) http://www.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp/educ/index-e.html
Links to the k-12 and related educational information (schools, resources and projects) in
Japan are collected. Some pages are written in Japanese. Includes a search
engine.
Kwanzaa Information Center http://www.melanet.com/kwanzaa/
While the Kwanzaa celebration is a seasonal event, the principles used in celebrating are
meant to be a year round way of life.
Kids Web Japan http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb
A large collection of various aspects of everyday life and culture as well as politics in
Japan. Designed for young children.
Kids Window to Japan http://www.jwindow.net/KIDS/kids_home.html
Kids are allowed to learn about Japan on this website. There is a language class
where they can learn Nihongo, an Origami lesson, a game with tumbling rice balls, and a
story "The Peach Boy". An Award Winning Site.
Langston Hughes http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.02.x.html
Langston Hughes was among four principle writers who achieved major recognition during the
Harlem Renaissance. The Renaissance was an outstanding phase of literary and artistic
development of black people in the United States. Hughes wrote in every genre on a sundry
of topics. However, for purposes of this research, Hughes’ role as a social critic of
his time will be discussed. This lesson begins with bibliographical facts on Hughes for
the benefit of demonstrating to the students the relationship between the artist and the
art. The Lesson then demonstrates how Hughes drew from the historically rich period in
which he lived and became in essence an artistic recorder of history. A detailed study of
selected poems that will reflect his attempts to protest injustice will follow.
Lets Go Around the World http://www.ccph.com/index.html
This website presents a language arts based adventures focusing on different
regions/cultures of the world. It is designed for K-8 students and their teachers
and or parents. Users will find photographs, stories, poetry, and student
contributions from around the world. The teacher pages connect the content of the
site to different curriculum areas.
Looking in the Mirror
A Survey to Racial, Cultural and/or Socio-Economic Intolerance http://ofcn.org/cyber/serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst080.html
The intent of this lesson is to provide various activities that will provide the student
with a deeper understanding of relationships and intolerance that has existed in our
society both past and present. Because teachers should be story tellers, we must
provide education that can be seen, felt, tasted, heard, smelled, and touched. It
only through a deeper understanding of the diverse people around us will we begin to
realize the success in solving the worlds most elusive problem - PEACE. For grades
7-12
Making a Multicultural Calendar http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/calend.html
In this activity students research the traditions of different cultures through the
creation of a multicultural calendar. For Grades 6-8.
Male Coming of Age Stories http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/male.html
The traditional studies of human development and of adolescent psychology have been based
almost exclusively on white, male, European models. This brief sampling of male
coming of age stories, therefore, concentrates on young men in a variety of cultural
contexts.
A lesson plan on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. These lessons are appropriate
for grades 4-6. General topics or themes include: Martin Luther King, Jr.,
civil rights, non violence, and leadership.
The Meeting of Two Worlds: Pocahontas http://www.classroom.net/resource/lessonplans/
The legend of Pocahontas is well known and is an integral part of our history.
However, the legend and the more accurate historic version are quite different. In
this lesson, students compare and contrast the Disney version of Pocahontas and the
Powhatan version of this historical figure. Recommended for grades 4-6.
Middle School Talent Search http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hmll/blue/try/talent.html
In this activity, students will develop an appreciation for the diversity of learning
styles, talents, and strengths present in their class.
The Most Wonderful Egg in the World http://fromnowon.org/nov97/egg.html
Consider this: "I was good at everything--honest, everything!
Until I started being here with you (in school).
I was good at laughing, playing dead, being king!
Yeah, I was good at everything!
But now I'm only good at everything on Saturday and Sundays..."
This epigram was taken from the Most Wonderful Egg in the World
website. The Most Wonderful Egg in the World is a modern fable by Helme Heine that
provides a delightful perspective on the topic of supporting and appreciating differences.
The Most Wonderful Egg in the World is a project based curriculum that is intended
to improve the environment for learning in schools-- to give students a fuller spectrum of
opportunities for building their strength and confidence as learners.
Multicultural Co-Curricular Calendar http://www.tier.net/schools/multical/
This site has suggestions for teachers for each month of the year for a first year outline
to the inclusion of multicultural education within a non-diverse elementary school
setting. Co-Curriclar refers to activities that may occur within a school that are
outside of the traditional or mandated classroom curriculum.
Multicultural Science Education Research Project http://juliet.stfx.ca/~xliu/multi-culture/home.html
Includes information on ethnic scientists, an annotated bibliography, links to related
sites and a place for you to leave comments and suggestions.
Multiculturalism Through African Folk Tales and Mayan Myths http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.03.x.html
This unit studies two cultures through myths and legends. Through the process of this unit
students will achieve an understanding of the Mayan culture and, due to the vast range of
cultures across the African continent, various cultures from several African regions. This
understanding will be reached via classroom activities and writing assignments. This unit
is designed for a seventh-eighth grade language arts curriculum with interdisciplinary
learning throughout other subjects areas including social studies, math, science as well
as art.
Mural Art: Who We Are http://www.classroom.net/resource/lessonplans/
Today many communities are using murals as a means of exploring and representing their
history and sense of identity. In some cases, mural project organizers hire
professional artists to carry out projects. In others, the work is largely done by
volunteers, often including young people. In this lesson, students design a mural
for their own community based on the theme "Who We Are." Recommended for
grades 5-9.
Native Americans http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/ylp94-95/Mini-units/Altenhoff.Native-American/index.html
This lesson was developed for a second grade class, and was designed to be an introductory
unit to Native Americans. Each lesson begins with reading a book about Native Americans,
discussing the book with the focus on Native Americans, and then completing a related
activity that covers content of various subjects.
Native Americans and the Environment http://www.conbio.rice.edu/nae/educres.html
This website includes a number of lesson plans relative to Native Americans.
Included is information on Arctic and Sub Arctic native peoples, Dene Kede K-6 Curriculum,
Environmental Equity, Environmental Information on Native American Communities in North
Carolina, Images of Native Americans in California and the West with an Environmental
Theme, Old Crow: Land of the Ventut Gwitch'in, Project Willow, and Research Native North
American Environmental Issues on the Internet.
Natural Art http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/natart.html
Students acquaint themselves with the way artwork of early Native Americans incorporated
aspects of their environment and everyday experiences, and students apply those principles
in their own creative efforts. For grades 3-6
On Testing Facts in Children's Literature http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/testing.html
The tests here are self tests intended entirely for those interested in youth literature
to verify their factual knowledge of the field. There is a total of twelve tests.
Out Proud http://www.outproud.org/articles.html
Provides a wide range of articles and scholarly papers relating to sexual identity, sexual
orientation and issues affecting lesbigay students. See the resources for
Middle/Secondary teachers on Lesbigay youth
Portrait of the African American Family http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculu/units/1990/4/90.04.07.x.html
This curriculum unit deals specifically with African American family life. Although
slavery did not succeed in destroying the African American family, African American
families were traumatized by slavery and by oppressive conditions that have existed since
the institution of slavery was abolished. By analyzing the development of the
African American family through literature, art and music students can better understand
themselves and others. This curriculum unit is a literature based reading and
writing program using African American literature that portrays the evolution of African
American family life from the time Africans first arrived in America. This unit also
includes some background information on African life prior to their arrival in America, as
well as current popular media portrayal of African Americans. For high school
grades. This unit was developed the Yale-New Haven Teaches Institute.
Race, Language and Separation http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.05.x.html
This lesson explores the idea of “separation” in society. Teachers and students
will take a look back in history and discuss the “separate but equal” laws that
governed our country. They will also explore the issue of language being a form of
separation in our society.
Similar Characteristics http://204.98.1.2/passport/lessonplan/lessons/simchar.html
Most people can easily list many of their own negative traits. It is much more difficult
to recognize and state positive things about oneself. This activity will encourage
students to search out the positive in themselves and others and develop their
self-concept and values.
Sing America Sing http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/sing.html
In this activity, students articulate their thoughts about citizenship in songs and poems.
For grades 3-5.
Southern Poverty Law Center Resources http://www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance/tt-2.html
Features a collection of free or low cost materials on tolerance, including a 64 page
semi-annual magazine with resources for promoting interracial and intercultural
understanding (school letterhead required).
Stamp on Black History http://library.advanced.org/10320/Stamps.htm
Throughout the years, the United States Postal Service has tried to preserve America's
rich history and culture through its commemorative stamp program. The Postal Service
has issued Black history related stamps to commemorate black men and women who have
contributed to America's history and who have made a difference. In 1940, Booker T.
Washington became the first black American to be honored on a U. S. postage stamp issue.
Since then, other black Americans have been honored as individuals and/or depicted
as representatives of their race in different categories such as civil rights, sports,
science, and music on U. S. Stamps.
Symmetry in Threshold Design in South India http://ms.mathscience.k12.va.us/lessons/kolam.html
A very interesting lesson that teaches about a custom in South India where women would
create symmetrical patterns in the front yards. These patterns are normally called
"Kolum." O sounds like Oh. U sounds like bun. Kohlum. When the
symmetrical pattern is decorated in colors using colored sand or flour, then it is called
rangoli. The pattern are very complicated and huge during festival months. The
temples will have very complex patterns that will cover thousands of square feet.
Sometimes, several women together will create one large design.
Test of American Cultural Intelligence http://www.sonoma.edu/ICC/test/test.html
This is a fun test that is inclusive of a number of different cultures. There are
questions relating to African American, Japanese Americans, Latin Americans, Mexican
Americans, Jewish Americans, Chinese Americans, Native Americans and Filipino Americans.
Answers are included for the ones that might stump you.
"They are not like Us!" Teaching about Biases Against
Immigration http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v2i2/they.html
This exercise helps students understand that xenophobic attitudes have existed throughout
United States history and that our culture has survived and been enriched by each new wave
of immigrants. Students should be aware that these biases have been expressed in
each generation, especially when large numbers of immigrants have come to our country.
For Grades 9-12/English, Social Studies.
Thirty Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know http://www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/25mult.htm
This bibliography is compiled by Ginny Moore Kruse and Kathleen T. Horning of the
Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Triangles are Not Bad http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst083.html
We must teach people how to operate in a world that is diverse and pluralistic.
Schooling is not effective if it doesn't have a multicultural component. This is
true now and will be even more so in the future. By 2000 AD, 1 in 3 will be minorities.
80% of the labor force will be women and minorities. By 2010 AD, 1 in 2 will
be minorities. By not recognizing and teaching diversity, minority cultures are
devalued with the implication that they are less significant. The message becomes
"You are not okay if you are different from the majority culture members".
For grade 4-9
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (Teaching Materials)
http://www.unhcr.ch/teach/teach.html
Virtually every country on the planet has given asylum to refugees, and they can shed
light on politics, currents events, environment, social services, social studies and more.
Some universities have a "Refugee Studies" curriculum, but the subject
can be taught as early as in primary school. Refugee themes can help children
understand fundamental issues in history, geography or education for citizenship; and they
can bring an unexpectedly poignant and imaginative approach to teaching of language,
literature or art. This site has an awesome collection of teacher resources with
information on how to order each item.
The United States - Diversity from the Beginning http://204.98.1.2/passport/lessonplan/lessons/usdiversity.html
The United States identity has been created from the contributions of a diverse
population. This lesson explores the diversity in our county. Many people admire the fact
that many diverse people were involved in the creation of the United States. These people
bring with them their unique backgrounds of their ancestry, belief systems, and ideology.
By researching a historical figure that influenced our national identity in a significant
way, students will begin to appreciate how important the contributions are from diverse
individuals.
When Travelers Meet http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/meet.html
By putting the information they have into dramatic form, students can compare and contrast
social and cultural life in New England, Middle and Southern colonies. For grades
4-6.
Why Do We Suffer From the Rights of Others? http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/96.01.14.x.html
This unit will be concerned with developing strategies which will explore the attitudes
and behaviors that students can used in a positive manner when they are the direct victim
of racial remarks and situations.When this unit is complete the students will be able to:
identify and give examples of the meanings of racism and discrimination; know how
to use appropriate behavior in and out of the school environment when dealing with racial
and nonracial tensions; know what economic, social, political and personal factors
to use to reduce conflicts with racism; and identify barriers which are associated with
children at risk and what they can do to reduce and/or eliminate these barriers. The unit
is designed to integrate all subject areas of the K-8 curricula of the New Haven Public
Schools. The completed unit can be used in full or in parts as a supplement for academic
instruction as the teacher sees fit for a particular grade level as well as special
disciplines such as art, music, and physical education.
The National Forum on People's Differences Home Page http://www.yforum.com/
This forum, is designed to give you a way to ask people from other ethnic or cultural
backgrounds the questions you've always been too embarrassed or uncomfortable to ask them.
If you have the courage to ask, they'll evaluate your question, consider it for
posting and try to get someone from that background to answer. If needed, they will
get an expert to weigh in.
Online News Hour Forum: Opening Doors, Opening Minds - Oct. 10,
1997 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/october97/rock_10-10.html This site serves as a central location for PBS features on race relations, with links
to programs and discussion back to 1995. The offsite resource is short and select.
You might want to visit the site for the previous program (Online Newshour:
Little Rock Anniversary - September 25, 1997), which presents a text/graphic page of the
entire program and also links a RealAudio version for those that want to listen.
This page also links to previous PBS program sites for those that have the time for more
research online.
Multicultural American West http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~amerstu/mw/
One of the most comprehensive diversity sites to appear on the web recently, with key
elements designed by members of the Washington State University American Studies Program.
Videos:
Skin Deep http://www.pbs.org/skindeep/
By PBS... a powerful tale of the complexities of race relations in America today.
The companion site provides information on changes in the racial makeup of American
society, as discussion guide for communities and educators on diversity and the online
discussion on race relations. There is a videotape copy for high school libraries at
a cost of $78.00 plus $15.00 shipping. The telephone number is 1 800 343-5540.
