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Professional Learning Workshop
Together for Humanity
Together for Humanity is a non-profit organisation facilitating diversity education for adults and students around Australia. It is committed to replacing prejudice with respect, and helping all Australians to understand and accept diversity.
Difference Differently is funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
Difference Differently PL Workshop
Diversity and you
Your cultural identity
Share your views on…
For me, time is…
Children should be treated…
I like to work…
Marriage is…
I deal with conflict by…
People in positions of authority should be…
Dealing with diversityvideo
Difference Differently PL Workshop
Why we need diversity education in Australian schools
A snapshot of Australians
27% of Australians were born overseas
16% of Australians speak a language other than English at home
22% of Australians do not identify with a faith 61% identify as Christian 529,000 Buddhists, 476,300 Muslims, 275,500 Hindus, and 97,300 Jews 10 million Australians have active internet accounts (not inc mobile phones) Australians took 7 million international trips (Between June 2009/June 2010) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Diversity and racism
Challenging Racism: The anti racism research project, University of Western Sydney (Data collected between 2001 and 2008)
• 27% feel that because of their own ethnic origin they have been called names or similarly insulted
• 16.6% have experienced discrimination because of their own ethnic origin in education
• 12.4% agree they are prejudiced against other cultures• 84.4% agree there is racial prejudice in Australia• 86.8% agree it is a good thing for a society to be made up of
people from different cultures
Why do we need diversity education? video
The Melbourne Declaration, 2008
Global integration and international mobility have increased in the past decade. As a consequence, new and exciting opportunities for Australians are emerging. This heightens the need to nurture an appreciation of and respect for social, cultural and religious diversity, and a sense of global citizenship…
• Ensure that schooling contributes to a socially cohesive society that respects and appreciates cultural, social and religious diversity…
• Develop personal values and attributes such as honesty, resilience, empathy and respect for others…
• Appreciate Australia’s social, cultural, linguistic and religious diversity…• [Be] able to relate to and communicate across cultures, especially the
cultures and countries of Asia
Australian Curriculum
General capabilities:• Critical and creative thinking• Ethical behaviour• Personal and social capability• Intercultural understanding
Cross curriculum priorities:• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures• Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia• Sustainability
What does intercultural understanding look like?
What are the key characteristics?
Dos and don’ts of diversity education
• What might this mean?• Why is it important?
Dos and don’ts of diversity education
Acknowledge differences within cultural and other groups.
Dos and don’ts of diversity education
Explore concepts that are common across cultures.
Dos and don’ts of diversity education
Go beyond visible notions of culture.
Dos and don’ts of diversity education
Acknowledge and have awareness of your own culture.
Dos and Don’ts of Diversity Education
Acknowledge the complexities created by diversity.
Dos and Don’ts of Diversity Education
Be prepared to challenge student assumptions and reasoning.
Difference Differently: Teacher resource
• Three practical, interactive online modules• Flexible and suitable for all school staff
Introducing Diversity EducationDiversity Education in the ClassroomWhole-School Approaches to Diversity Education
Exploring the Difference Differently student resource
Difference Differently: Student resource
• Aligned to of the Australian Curriculum: English, History, Geography and Civics and Citizenship
• Four levels: Years 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, and 9/10• 14 modules (6 primary, 8 secondary)• Flexible• Blended learning approach
Developing intercultural understanding
• Exposure and contact• Standpoint and perspective• Empathy• Media literacy• Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills• Active citizenship• Roleplay, drama and storytelling• Reflection
English modules
Stories about Difference – Level 1:Years 3/4• narratives, inclusion and exclusion
Ways of Seeing – Level 2: Years 5/6• Perspective
Portraying Australians – Level 3: Years 7/8• TV, film and advertising, stereotypes
Media Madness – Level 4: Years 9/10• news media, cultural and other groups
History modules
Our Communities – Level 1: Years 3/4• communities, cultural diversity, significant days
One Country, Many Cultures – Level 2:Years 5/6• Indigenous and international migration,
contribution of migrants
Beliefs, Then and Now – Level 3: Years 7/8• history and role of religions
Who Can Be Australian? – Level 4: Years 9/10• White Australia, citizenship, immigration
Geography modules
Our Communities – Level 1: Years 3/4• communities, cultural diversity, significant days
One Country, Many Cultures – Level 2:Years 5/6• Indigenous and international migration,
contribution of migrants
Mapping Diversity – Level 3: Years 7/8• why people live where they do, locational
disadvantage
Thinking Globally– Level 4: Years 9/10• global inequality, Australian aid, globilisation
Civics and Citizenship modules
Getting to Know Others – Level 1: Years 3/4• meeting people, intercultural communication
Many Voices – Level 2: Years 5/6• varied perspectives, democracy, active
citizenship
Differing Stories – Level 3: Years 7/8• discrimination
Defining Identities – Level 4: Years 9/10• personal identity, Australian identity, loyalty
Website
Classroom strategies for developing intercultural understanding
Developing intercultural understanding
• Exposure and contact• Standpoint and perspective• Empathy• Media literacy• Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills• Active citizenship• Roleplay, drama and storytelling• Reflection
Exposure and contact
• Guest speakers• Visits to places of worship/cultural
significance• Interschool programs • Use diversity within the school• Contact hypothesis• Curiosity and questioning
Standpoint and perspectiveFrom Years 9/10 Defining Identities module
What do you see? What do you think about that? What does it make you wonder? Image courtersy of Cassie Jal
Standpoint and perspectiveFrom Years 7/8 Portraying Australians
Standpoint and perspectiveFrom Years 7/8 Portraying Australians
EmpathyFrom Student Q and A
EmpathyFrom Student Q and A
Empathy
• What is empathy?• Personal stories• Perspective taking exercises (diary
entries, creative writing, roleplay)
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Headlines Activity
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Fill the gap:
Ten ________ heroes honoured with pride
Daily Telegraph, August 31 2011
a.Muslimb.Aboriginalc.Aussied.Asian
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Ten Aussie heroes honoured with pride
Daily Telegraph, August 31 2011
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Fill the gap:
_________ crime gangs cross the ethnic line
Daily Telegraph, 8 Feb 2010
a.Muslimb.Aussiec.Asiand.Gay
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Asian crime gangs cross the ethnic line
Daily Telegraph, 8 Feb 2010
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Fill the gap:
________charged with drink-driving ride-on lawnmower at Ingham
Courier Mail, 8 May 2011
a.Teenagerb.Aboriginalc.Asiand.Aussie
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Teenager charged with drink-driving ride-on lawnmower at Ingham
Courier Mail, 8 May 2011
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Fill the gap:
Call for action on ________ crime Courier Mail, 3 November 2011
a.Gayb.Aboriginalc.Asiand.Teenage
Media literacyFrom Years 9/10 Media Madness
Call for action on Aboriginal crime Courier Mail, 3 November 2011
Interpersonal and conflict resolution skillsJioji Ravulo
Interpersonal and conflict resolution skillsFrom Years 3/4 Getting to Know Others
In which country would it be common to see this gesture used to mean come here?a) Russia b) China c) New Zealand d) Mexico
Interpersonal and conflict resolution skillsFrom Years 3/4 Getting to Know Others
The correct answer is China.While most Australians call people towards them with their palm facing up, many Asian people gesture for people to come with their palm down.
Interpersonal and Conflict Resolution SkillsFrom Years 3/4 Getting to Know Others
In which country would it be common to see this gesture used to mean ‘yes’ or ‘I agree’?a) USA b) Indonesia c) India d) Australia
Interpersonal and conflict resolution skillsFrom Years 3/4 Getting to Know Others
The correct answer is India.While most Australians nod their head up and down to say ‘yes’, many Indians nod their head from side to side to say ‘yes’ or to agree with someone.
Interpersonal and conflict resolution skillsFrom Years 7/8 Beliefs, Then and Now
Active Citizenship
•Social connection and responsibility
•Opportunity for cross-cultural exposure
•Do not reinforce ‘otherness’
Drama, roleplay and storytellingFrom Years 3/4 Stories About Difference
Reflection and disclosureFrom Years 9/10 Defining Identities
•Self-disclosure and personal stories•Harvard Visible Thinking routines
Difference Differently Contacts
www.differencedifferently.edu.au
1800 448 345