by Robert Robinsonby Robert RobinsonILT, Barnes Education CenterILT, Barnes Education Center

DIVERSITY DIVERSITY AWARENESSAWARENESS

Norms

• Paradigm Shifting

• Practice Non-Judgmental Listening

• Safe Environment/confidentiality

• Address comments to the group

• No easy answers or checklists

• Assume Good Will

• Be Professional

What People NoticeWhat People NoticeJane Elsea: The 4 Minute Sell Jane Elsea: The 4 Minute Sell

Skin ColorGenderAgeAppearanceFacial ExpressionsEye ContactMovementPersonal Space

What is Diversity?What is Diversity?• Differences and

Similarities

• Brought to or developed in the workplace

• Includes everyone in the Organization

• Includes each potential student and staff member

Practice NON-JUDGEMENTAL LISTENING

• Quiet Hands

• Quiet Feet

• Quiet, focused EYES

• NO non-verbal cueing while listening

ONE WORD AND STORIES

• Tell someone about the first time you felt different.

• What is one word to describe it?

LEARNING POINT?

• Everyone has a story to tell

• Everyone has felt different

• What we remember from 30 years ago that made a lasting impression,

• Students are experiencing and living NOW.

• What lesson will they remember from us 30 years from now?

Primary & Secondary Primary & Secondary Dimensions of DiversityDimensions of Diversity

Secondary

PrimaryLoden & Rosener, Workforce America/1991

Race

Ethnicity

PhysicalQualities

Gender Age

SexualOrientation

Work Background

GeographicLocation

Marital Status

Military Experience

ReligiousBeliefs

ParentalStatus

Education

Income

What is Managing Diversity?What is Managing Diversity?A managerial process for creating a school

environment that allows each and every member to contribute their fullest, in pursuit

of organizational objectives such as…..

Objectives

• No Child Left Behind

• Freedom from Harassment

• Freedom from bullying and adult bullying

• Title I

• Title II

• Other?

Primary & Secondary Primary & Secondary Dimensions of DiversityDimensions of Diversity

Secondary

PrimaryLoden & Rosener, Workforce America/1991

Race

Ethnicity

PhysicalQualities

Gender Age

SexualOrientation

Work Background

GeographicLocation

Marital Status

Military Experience

ReligiousBeliefs

ParentalStatus

Education

Income

What is a 3What is a 3rdrd dimension of dimension of Diversity?Diversity?

• Systems Diversity:– School climate– Work environment– Leadership style

Human Diversity – Characterized by physical

differences, personal preferences, or life experiences,

e.g. sex, race, and age

Cultural Diversity – Characterized by beliefs,

values, and personal characteristics,

e.g. cross-cultural relationship/communication, workstyle, and ethics/values

Systems Diversity – Characterized by the

organizational structure and management systems, e.g.

teamwork, empowerment, school climate, and

employee work ethic

4 Questions...4 Questions...• What diversity do I see?

• How am I managing it?

• What is it costing me?

• What is it costing my students?

DiversityDiversityDiversityDiversity• Means welcoming all people to the workplace

without regard to factors unrelated to job performance

• Welcoming all students to the school without regard to factors unrelated to class and behavioral performance

• It includes all the human characteristics that make us unique and valuable as individuals

• It includes everyone and excludes no one

STAGES OF CHANGESTAGES OF CHANGE

KNOWLEDGE

GROUP

SOCIETAL

Low DIFFICULTY High

Long

Short

TIME

Which students do you welcome?

Red Yellow Black WhiteGay StraightMale Female

Cute Ugly ?

What is your hot button?

Gay Straight PUNK FREAK GOSSIP

Male Female NORMAL WEIRD

Cute Ugly Quiet Funny Silly

Red Yellow Black White Brown

How do you manage and resolve issues surrounding diversity?

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Closing Thought

• “O’ Great Spirit, teach me to never judge a man until I have walked a mile in his moccasins.” -Navajo Prayer

• Closing video

Primary & Secondary Primary & Secondary Dimensions of DiversityDimensions of Diversity

Secondary

PrimaryLoden & Rosener, Workforce America/1991

Race

Ethnicity

PhysicalQualities

Gender Age

SexualOrientation

Work Background

GeographicLocation

Marital Status

Military Experience

ReligiousBeliefs

ParentalStatus

Education

Income

STAGES OF CHANGESTAGES OF CHANGE

KNOWLEDGE

GROUP

SOCIETAL

Low DIFFICULTY High

Long

Short

TIME

Shift in Mind-Set

Mind-set Skills & Competencies

Performance Results

Mind-set Behaviors Results

Cultural transformation is reflected in organizational mind-set and behaviors.

Robinson’s client list(Robinson has delivered workshops to the following.)

• Merck, Inc.• IBM• Dow• Kellogg• US Postal Service• Monsanto/Solutia• AT& T• Lucent Technologies• Innovations International• 21st Century Consulting

• SAPA: Student Assistance Professionals Association

• Cobb County School System

• Kennesaw State University

• SAEE Southeastern Association for Employment in Education

• Southern Association for Colleges and Schools

Diversity Websitesand Resources*

• http://www.innovint.com/index.htm

• http://www.innovint.com/consultants/robert_robinson.asp

• http://www.store-innovint.com/

• http://www.21cc.cc/

• Here is a good website on "R.D. Laing's Bi-lateral spiral": http://physinfo.ulb.ac.be/cit_courseware/research/theories1.htm

• http://www.thiederman.com/

5 Theaters of the Mind: The Brain’s Natural Learning System. The source is Barbara K. Givens, 2002, Teaching to the Brain’s Natural Learning Systems, ASCD. 1-

800-933-2723. *Other sources are cited as footnotes in each slide.