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Reflection to ETE 663: Diversity Action Plan

Chris Vergatos

When looking back on my Diversity Action Plan, I am happy with the goals I set and the

steps to attaining those goals which I hope will serve as a constant reminder of the progress that

can be made throughout my teaching career. My Diversity Action Plan is broken down into

seven distinct categories that all have to do with diversity and how to create a more inclusive

classroom and school environment for the students, staff and faculty. The seven categories

include Race & Ethnicity, Culture & Language, Poverty & Socioeconomic Status (SES),

Exceptionality, Gender, Sexual Orientation and Religion. The vision I have for my Diversity

Action Plan is stated below and is concurrent with my beliefs today.

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.

Some of the goals laid out for these categories can be more subjective than others. For

example, one of my goals for Race and Ethnicity is to have more dialogue on the topic between

my students in the appropriate context, without feeling uncomfortable or awkward. That can be

hard to measure and can vary depending on the racial and ethnic makeup of the classroom.

Essentially, I want students to be able to discuss issues surrounding race and ethnicity and use

their own experiences to impact the perspectives of their classmates and myself, while harboring

a classroom environment that is comfortable and safe for all students. One of my goals for
Culture and Language is providing more resources for English Language Learners (ELL), which

is more of an objective goal. If I can provide tangible or accessible resources that help students

understand material and can directly impact their ability to read, write and produce work in

English, that can be quantified more easily. The difference in objectivity and subjectivity

regarding my Diversity Action Plan will change depending on the school and community I teach

in. Access to resources, overall diversity of the school population and support from

administration, teaching faculty and parents can play a huge part in how much of my Diversity

Action Plan I can actually achieve.

Most of the goals set forth in my Diversity Action Plan have to do with respect for others

and the idea that everyones voice will be heard within the classroom, regardless of the

characteristics that make every student uniquely diverse. Setting up my rules and expectations at

the beginning of the year and remediating behaviors or actions towards others that are deemed

inappropriate, disrespectful, threatening or disparaging, there can be an open-minded dialogue

within the classroom that can lend itself to informing and educating students about the different

perspectives, qualities and talents that students of all diverse backgrounds bring to the table.

When I look back on how my Diversity Action Plan has changed over the past year and will

continue to changing in the coming years, I am confident that my vision for my Diversity Action

Plan will reinforce the steps I take to reach certain goals within my classroom and school. As a

teacher who is entering a dynamic and changing education system, it is hard to visualize the

specific school environment that I will start my career in or even the one that I will end up in.

However, being open-minded and accepting of diversity is the first step to influencing students

to do the same within their own lives.

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