(NAME-MCE) MAKING DIVERSITY COUNT

[Bill Howe]

Make Your Classroom A Respectful And Inclusive Place

With This New *Online *Professional Development Course

MAKING DIVERSITY COUNT

is an interactive program for middle and high school educators to

help you increase your cultural competency when working with

diverse student populations.

In this self-paced, immersive course — brought to you by the

Anti-Defamation League's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE(R) Institute — you will

explore issues of bias and prejudice as you learn from experts in the fields

of teaching, education and civil rights.


MAKING DIVERSITY COUNT

was created with leading educators and anti-bias professionals, piloted

with teachers from around the country and evaluated by researchers at

the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.



THE COURSE OFFERS

• Ten interdisciplinary lesson plans

• Interactive activities

• School-based video scenarios

• Course journal

• Readings and resource list

• Online discussion with peers



LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Learn skills to sustain a classroom environment that promotes

respect, fairness and equity

• Increase your capacity to interact in positive and constructive

ways with students of diverse backgrounds

• Develop and implement skills to confront prejudices in yourself,

in others, and within your schools

• Design a plan to incorporate standards-based, interdisciplinary,

anti-bias resources and lessons into your classroom


COURSE SPECIFICS


• How Long Does It Take To Complete?

The course takes approximately 15 online hours to complete;

you can start anytime and progress on your own schedule.


• What Subjects Are Covered?

Course modules cover areas such as diversity, personal identity,

cross-cultural communication, conflict, name-calling and bullying and

creating an inclusive classroom.


• Can I Earn CEU credits?

You will receive certification of 15 hours of online professional

development work upon course completion. This certificate can help you

obtain CEUs from your district.


• Is this Course for Me?

If you are a middle or secondary school teacher facing the escalating

challenges and opportunities of teaching to diverse students, then

*Making Diversity Count *is for you.



As the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency fighting
anti-Semitism

and all forms of bigotry, the Anti-Defamation League defends democratic
ideals and

protects civil rights for all.

The ADL's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE(R) Institute, founded in 1985, is a leader in
the

development and delivery of diversity education resources and anti-bias
training.





To learn more and register for Making Diversity Count, visit:

www.adl.org/education/mdc



For more information, contact us: makingdiversitycount at adl.org

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