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This is an article on teaching cultural diversity from Scholastic.It explains the background reasons for teaching about cultural diversity, and how to engage parents in the process. Although the article is targeted to parents and teachers of PreK-2 students, I found it helpful.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/teaching-diversity-place-begin-0/

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This link is to the United Nations' World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The United Nations sees the urgency in closing the cultural understanding gap, because closing this gap leads to peace and stability. The United Nations promotes this celebration every May 21, as a means to promote access to culture and human rights.

http://www.un.org/en/events/culturaldiversityday/

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Teaching Tolerance

Teaching Tolerance is a website directed at helping teachers educate their students on how to be active members of a democracy. It contains a variety of articles, professional development resources, materials, videos and lesson plans. This section of the site provides resources and other information on teaching cultural diversity in the classroom.

https://www.tolerance.org/learning-plan/cultural-diversity-acceptance-tolerance-difference-is-ok

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The purpose of Youth for Human Rights International is to teach youth about human rights, specifically the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United Nations wants to inspire children to become valuable advocates for tolerance and peace. Children need to understand human rights so they can protect their rights and the rights of others.
https://www.youthforhumanrights.org/about-us/purpose-of-youth-for-human-rights.html

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The Inclusive Schools Network connects schools, parents, teachers and students and promotes inclusive educational practices. ISN promotes inclusivity as a means to achieve educational equity and raise awareness of civil rights. ISN is committed to delivering quality education to an increasingly diverse student population, including students who are marginalized due to disability, gender, socio-economic status, cultural heritage, language preference and other factors.
https://inclusiveschools.org/

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"If the World Were a Village" is a video designed to increase global awareness.  The premise of the video is if the world were a village of 100 people, how would that population break down to represent the actual population of the world? What languages would be spoken the most?  What ages would the people be?  What religions would be represented?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrcOdLYBIw0

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This article highlights 40 online resources for teachers on teaching cultural diversity. The article says there is not one correct strategy to teach cultural diversity, but there are a wealth of resources for teachers to explore. The article stresses communication as an important principle in teaching students to accept diverse cultures.
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/preparing-cultural-diversity-resources-teachers

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Children's Literature on Cultural Diversity

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Children's Literature on Cultural Diversity

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This resource is a blog which covers topics of interest to parents of young children. This link is to a blog post on books on the topic of cultural diversity. These books are appropriate for children from ages 3-11 and could be used as read alouds or as part of a guided reading lesson.

http://hereweeread.com/2017/11/2018-ultimate-list-diverse-childrens-books.html

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The Center for New North Carolinians located at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro provides important information for immigrants and refugees to our community, such as jobs, education and access to resources.  The site also reveals statistical breakdowns of country of origin for the immigrant community in Greensboro.  The Center also performs research for public review about demographics and to track the quality of services available to the immigrants.

https://cnnc.uncg.edu/about/

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Fifth Grade

Social Studies  5.6.1.4.   Exemplify migration within or immigration to the United States in order to identify push and pull factors (why people left/why people came)

Social Studies  5.C.1.4.  Understand how cultural narratives (legends, songs, ballads, games, folk tales and art forms) reflect the lifestyles, beliefs, and struggles of diverse ethnic groups

CCSS.ELA-Literacy  RI.5.9 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably

SDG 16:  Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies

16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

Possible learning objectives:
*          learn and understand concepts of justice, peace and inclusion

*          learn to assess issues of peace, justice and inclusion in the U.S. and other countries

*          become an agent of change and speaking up against injustice

*          show empathy towards those suffering injustice in the U.S. and other countries

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This Youtube video on immigration describes how 12,000,000 passed through Ellis Island on their way to becoming citizens of the United States. It reveals that millions of present day Americans have ancestors who came to the United States through Ellis Island. This video also contains interviews from immigrants, who explain their experiences in their words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8X4CypTaOQs

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Games to Teach Immigration  (for my personal use)

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Games to Teach Immigration  (for my personal use)

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Often, it is difficult for student to understand something that they don't experience.  Through a variety of fun games, students can begin to understand what it is like to be in the shoes of another. The games focus on the lives of refugees and immigrants.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/border-crossings-matthew-farber

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Primary Resource                   Library of Congress Website

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Primary Resource                   Library of Congress Website

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This is the Library of Congress' website focusing on American immigration. This part of the website contains a presentation explaining the history of immigration to the United States. There is also extensive information on statistics and demographics relating to immigration.

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/

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This is a great list of picture book read alouds or books for novel studies on the topic of immigration. The books are conveniently divided into age groups. Also, the author includes a summary of each book.
https://www.readbrightly.com/books-about-immigration-for-kids/

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Secondary Resources                                          Scholarly articles

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Goodwin, A. (2002). Teacher Preparation and the Education of Immigrant Children. Education and Urban Society. 34(2), 156-172.

Ruiz, M., Kabler, B., & Sugarman, M. (2011, January-February). Understanding the plight of immigrant and refugee students. Communique, 39(5), 1+. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com.liblink.uncw.edu/apps/doc/A253927401/AONE?u=wilm99594&sid=AONE&xid=705c25c4

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The National Park Service's website on Ellis Island.  This site provides historical information and photographs detailing the role of Ellis Island in immigration.  There is also an interactive section of the site which lets you trace your own ancestry to discover if you had any distant relatives who came through Ellis Island.

https://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm

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Secondary Resource                                        Teaching Tolerance Website

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Teaching Tolerance is a website directed at helping teachers educate their students on how to be active members of a democracy. It contains a variety of articles, professional development resources, materials, videos and lesson plans. This link is to resources and information on teaching children about immigration.
https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/who-is-an-immigrant

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Scholastic Resources for Teachers (this is for my personal use)

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Scholastic Resources for Teachers (this is for my personal use)

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This site has lesson plans and children's book suggestions for a unit on immigration.  There is access to an interactive tour of Ellis Island. Also, teachers can teach students about Angel Island, where immigrants from Asia were processed.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/immigration-lesson-plan-grades-3-5/