Celebrate Diversity

What is Culture?• The Merriam Webster definitions of

culture as they pertain to this lesson are:1. the customary beliefs, social forms, and material

traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also : the characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life} shared by people in a place or time <popular culture> <southern culture>

2. the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization <a corporate culture focused on the bottom line>

What is Diversity?• According to Merriam Webster the

definition of diversity is the condition of having or being composed of differing elements : variety; especially : the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization <programs intended to promote diversity in schools> .

Why is Diversity Important?

• All people are unique in their own way. Differences vary but we need to embrace them and make positive use of them ("NDT Resource Center").

• “When people value diversity, they recognize and respect the fact that people are different and that these differences is generally a good thing ("NDT Resource Center").

• For example, when attempting to solve a problem, it is better to assemble a diverse team with many skills and many different ways of approaching the problem than it is to assemble a team that has all their strength concentrated in one area("NDT Resource Center“.)

How can we celebrate our differences?

• Without diversity things would be BORING!!!

• Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. We should encourage encourage others to focus only on their strengthsothers to focus only on their strengths rather than harbor on their weaknesses.

• We need to identify our differences and celebrate them.

Cultural Handprint

• We will be making a cultural handprint to celebrate our differences.

• Your cultural handprint will help your fellow peers to get to know you.

Cultural Handprint Directions• First you will choose the color of

construction paper you would like to use.

• Next you will trace your hand on the paper then cut out you traced hand.

Cultural Handprint Directions• On the hand you will write the following things:

– Palm: Your First and Last Name; Picture– Thumb Finger: Your Ethnicity or heritage– Pointer Finger: Hobbies/Sports you participate in– Middle Finger: The State or Country where you were

born– Ring Finger: Beliefs/interesting fact Middle

– Pinky Finger: Intended Career Pointer Ring

Thumb Pinky

TOTD: TOTD: H.O.T. Questions:

Choose one of the questions to respond to with a detailed response:

• Conclude the purpose of this activity.• What would happen if everyone was

exactly the same?• Compare and contrast this activity

with the Big Al activity.

ResourcesNDT Resource Center. N.p., n.d. Web.

8 Aug 2011.<http://www.ndted.org/TeachingResources/ClassroomTips/Diversity.htm>.