1-Describe your understanding of how diversity, equity, and inclusion are related.

 This assignment supports Student Learning Objectives 3, 7, and 8.

 Please provide thoughtful answers to your questions – Submit in essay type format with introduction/body/conclusion and you will need to provide a single quote or reference in the response.  Please review the evaluation form provided by the college.

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journal assignment:

Culture isn’t necessarily seen by the naked eye.

Prompt:

Why is culture important?  Reflecting on when you grew up, how did culture set rules for your behavior, characteristics for your group, and do you feel embedded within your culture?

Lesson One Reading Materials

Diversity in Early Childhood Education

Read Chapters 1 and 2 in your text. Review the supplementary materials below.

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS (PDF VERSION):

In the attached PDF PowerPoint for Chapter 1, which also includes notes, you will read and reflect on the content, you will be able to define diversity and why diversity is so important when working with children. One of the key concepts that you will learn is that each child is unique and why we should recognize and acknowledge that uniqueness.

CH 1: Looking at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

In the attached PDF PowerPoint for Chapter 2, which also includes notes, you will read and reflect on the content, you will identify why culture is so important and how we need to understand the customs, values, beliefs, and practices of different groups of people.

CH 2: The Importance of Culture

Please read the following articles as they support what we have been reading in Chapters 1 and 2.

In the following article, the authors share that by valuing diversity, we can develop a deeper understanding of young children’s behavior.

• Valuing Diversity

The teacher is engaged with children as they are coloring. Hopefully, the children are coloring on a blank piece of paper that allows for their creativity. We should avoid coloring books or ditto sheets of paper.

Please review the following PowerPoint Videos:The following video is supplemental material for you to view. Just click the play button to begin. You will hear my voice discussing key points that I would like for you to walk away with after reading Chapter 1. I share with you in this recorded PowerPoint presentation video the definition of diversity and why diversity is so important when working with children. One of the key concepts that you will learn is the uniqueness of each child and their family.