"A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools" aims to provide starting points for teachers and leaders in creating a curriculum, either across disciplines or within subjects, that is as deep and diverse as their students. "The Little Guide for Teachers" series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration…

Course: Organizational Communication. Objectives: After completing this single-class activity, students should be able to (1) identify stereotypes that are created and/or reinforced by images frequently used in communication materials, (2) explain how those stereotypes influence communication and relational barriers in organizations, and (3)…

This training activity is intended to facilitate a group analysis of the culture of an organization and the impact of that culture on volunteer diversity. A menu of tools and activities allows the trainer to adapt the activity to the needs of each group. (Author/JOW)

The Color Coordinating Team Exercise is a learning activity that builds on theoretical discussion of power, influence, authority, and responsibility. It is designed to address issues of power sharing and to develop skills for promoting inclusiveness in organizations. (SK)

The novel "Brothers and Sisters" by Bebe Moore Campbell was used in a management course to explore human resource management issues, concepts, and theories. The course included prereading and postreading surveys, lecture, book review, and examination. Most of the students (92%) felt the novel was an appropriate way to meet course…

The Culture Circles exercise involves pairs of students in describing their cultural background, customs, and role models and then describing these things from the point of view of a different cultural background. Debriefing discussions examine what is culture, whether people choose their identity, and the discomfort of difference. (SK)

A small-group exercise to heighten racial awareness asks students to complete and discuss sentences about what it means to be white or black in the United States. The activity is designed to increase awareness of one's own racial identity, of what race means, and of prejudice and racism. (SK)

Discusses factors that influence how we hear and understand students, particularly students with backgrounds different than our own. Introduces research in this area. (MM)

Versions of a case study with a homosexual and a heterosexual protagonist in an organizational behavior course resulted in different student reactions to issues of sexual orientation in the workplace. Misconceptions about AIDS/HIV and discomfort in talking about sexual orientation and homophobia were evident. (SK)

Describes a classroom skit intended to depict negative and positive discussions of issues raised by the O.J. Simpson trial as a way of heightening racial awareness. Adaptations of the skit for other current events related to race relations are suggested. (SK)

The instructor's reference manual constitutes one segment of a project to support and enhance the multicultural dimension of education and campus life at Queens College (New York). The manual contains summaries of four faculty development seminars on multicultural education, diversity, and use of authentic cultural materials in college…

The purpose of this booklet is to help teachers prepare students to live and work harmoniously in a society where diversity is the norm. Following background information on the development of the booklet, strategies are described for increasing harmony and learning in the classroom, such as creating diverse collaborative learning groups to bind…

This guide is designed to help educators develop a comprehensive and integrated family and consumer sciences educational program for all grades. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the family and consumer sciences program in Connecticut. Chapter 2 describes the various program elements local districts should consider when reviewing, modifying, or…