Shifting Contexts
Diversity Means Social Justice and Equity: Making a Case for Differentiated Multicultural Instruction View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Sidonia Alenuma
The essence of diversity and multiculturalism (equity and social justice) often gets lost in the discourse on differentiated and multicultural pedagogy. This study is meant to shed light on the true meaning of diversity by way of analysis of a newly introduced pedagogy - differentiated multicultural instruction (DMI). Rather than equality, the paper spells out the difference between equity and equality and showcases how equity/inclusive pedagogy is deeply rooted in the practice of differentiated multicultural instruction (DMI). A step-by-step guide on how to practice DMI -Differentiated Multicultural Instruction is provided.
Teaching Diversity Correctly - Either Everyone Counts or Nobody Counts : A Macro Approach View Digital Media
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Hershey Friedman, Svetlana Vlady, Linda Weiser Friedman
The ability to work in teams is crucial in the Information Age. Respect for inclusion and diversity is essential because the workforce consists of ethnically and culturally diverse individuals. However, there are far too many kinds of biases, and all are vile and immoral. Those who avoid maligning one ethnic group but mock the elderly, obese, disabled, intellectually disabled, stutterers, unattractive, or people with cerebral palsy (CP) do more harm than good. There is a famous saying, "either everyone counts, or nobody counts," which also applies to bigotry and prejudice. The correct way to teach diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is to highlight all the different types of biases and hatred and show why they are all wrong from an ethical and religious perspective. A macro approach must be taken, not a micro one.
