ETE 663 Schooling in a Diverse World

Synthesis: Diversity Action Plan

Diversity Action Plan is a plan for you as a professional in education, nursing, or dietetics for
interacting with colleagues, supervisors, students/patients/clients, and stakeholders from a variety
of backgrounds and diversities within the context of your workplace, and for integrating your
knowledge of diversity, writ large, in the execution of your duties and responsibilities. The purpose
of this plan is to heighten self-awareness through the articulation of a vision and goals relative to
the areas of diversity we have examined. To this end, you will also identify action steps/strategies
that will help you to achieve these respective goals, and the resources needed to facilitate this
process. Use the following table for showing when and how you plan to integrate your
understanding of various types of diversity in the execution of your diversity action plan.

Diversity Action Plan

Chris Vergatos
Vision: I want my students to feel safe and comfortable and that they can express themselves
freely. I want to foster an environment in my classroom where being open-minded can open them
up to an education that goes beyond the classroom and translates into their everyday lives.
Action Steps/
Area of Diversity Goals Resources
Strategies
Race and Ethnicity Teach students more Show and Tell would be a I will simply need to have
about their fellow peers bi-weekly thing that I would student participation and
ethnicities and have put into place so that facilitate an environment
them be open-minded to students can come and share that is conducive to safe
others experiences and a little bit about themselves discussions about race and
backgrounds. to everyone. At first, I think ethnicity.
it would be best to have the
Have students have more students focus on their
open discussions about ethnic makeup and relate
race and ethnicity, their Show and Tell to that,
without feeling but I would also like to see
uncomfortable or it transform into sharing
awkward when speaking things that interest the
about it. students on a more personal
level.

Culture and Teach students more Have a culture day once a I will need to set up a time
Language about their fellow peers year where students with the school where you
cultures. Encourage the research their own heritage can have a culture day for
usage of multiple and dress up in traditional your classes. Create a list of
languages by students. attire, bring traditional food all of the cultures
and present a project on represented to make a
Work with the their culture at a fair set up banner and then organize
administration to during school hours. tables that students can
provide helpful display their projects on.
resources to students that Contact local cultural
dont speak English as a speakers to come and talk to
first language. my classes. Send home

Poverty and SES Teach students to be
respectful of people who
come from different
socioeconomic statuses.
Inform students on how
they can get involved in
community groups and
organizations that are
cheap or free of charge
Exceptionality Effectively help students
who have disabilities.
Determine whether the
students who are in
special education classes
really need to be there or
not. Provide extra
assignments, different
projects and resources
for gifted students to
have access to.
Continue to gather
resources for lessons to
differentiate learning
activities for all types of
students
Gender Create a gender-neutral
environment in my
classroom. Have all of
the boys and girls be
equally respectful
towards each other.
Have girls and guys
cooperate equally and
feel comfortable with
expressing their
opinions.
Sexual Orientation Create a safe
environment for students
who potentially could be
LGBT and immediately
address any form of
bullying surrounding the
subject.
Become well-informed of
the community groups and
organizations that are in the
area and if possible get
brochures and contact
information to have in the
classroom so that it is
available to students.
Work with these groups and
school administration to
organize programs at the
school to discuss options for
students at the school.
RtI will help determine the
students that need help or
who dont need to be in
special education. In order
to create a harder
curriculum for gifted
students I would have to
make alternate assignments
for projects and group work.
Create a place to store
additional resources and
organize them in an
effective and easy way to
access.
Set up rules and
consequences at the
beginning of the year that
explains how students
should act in class and
towards each other.
Continuously go over rules
and quiz students to make
sure they are constantly
familiar with expectations
in the classroom or school.
Set up rules and
consequences at the
beginning of the year that
explains how students
should act in class and
towards each other. Find a
parent invitations to come to
the school for culture day.
I will need to research the
community groups and
organizations and compile
information about them so
that the students have access
to them.
A space to invite groups to
speak to students and group
contact information.
I will need an RtI lesson
plan that will be given to be
my the school. I need to
research/think of harder
projects that challenge
students more so that my
gifted students dont
become complacent and
strive to reach higher goals.
I will need to create a set of
rules and consequences for
breaking those rules and
have them posted in the
class so that the students
know what they are.
The rules can be displayed
on posters in the classroom,
be available on a
PowerPoint presentation
available on school
computers for students.
I will need to create a set of
rules and consequences for
breaking those rules and
have them posted in the
class so that the students
know what they are. I will
also need a sticker for my
 Safe Place sticker to put on
my door.
Religion Create an environment Set up rules and
for the students where consequences at the
they feel that they are beginning of the year that
not being judged explains how students
because of their religious should act in class and
affiliations. towards each other.
Encourage the students to
explore different religions.
Organize a trip or meeting
with local clergy or to visit
local religious sites as part
of a historical and cultural
lesson in the social studies
classroom.
door that shows my support
for LGBT students.
I will need to create a set of
rules and consequences for
breaking those rules and
have them posted in the
class so that the students
know what they are. I will
need to have a copy of all
major religious books and
books that discuss the
history of religions for
students to use at their
leisure.