Professional Development Series
A series of interactive diversity presentations relating to inclusive teaching with specific attention to differences related to ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation, and geographical area.
February 17, 2006
Exceptionalities: Universal Design for Learning
Presenters: Drs. Marilyn Kaff and. Ann Knackendoffel
Ms. Mary Jo Anderson
Differentiated Learning/UDL (PowerPoint)
March 10, 2006
Culture of Poverty
Presenters: Drs. Mary Devin and Marilyn Kaff
Culture of Poverty (PowerPoint)
April 14, 2006
Language of Diversity
Presenters: Drs. Socorro Herrera, Kevin Murry, and Della Perez
Culture of Language (PowerPoint)
September 22, 2006
Gender Diversity
Presenters: Drs. Jackie Spears and Linda Thurston
Seminar on Gender presentation (PowerPoint)
Seminar on Gender handout (PDF)
Women: Labor and Earnings (PowerPoint)
Checklist for Inclusive Teaching (PDF)
X: A Fabulous Child's Story (PDF)
October 13, 2006
Race: Through the Eyes of Our Students
Presenters: Drs. Be Stoney and Gilbert Davila
Ms. Katherine Sprott, Graduate Student, Midwest Equity Center
Ronna Olivier, Administrative Assistant, Midwest Equity Center
Through the Eyes of Our Students (PowerPoint)
November 17, 2006
Ethnicity: Building Bridges
Presenters: Dr. Be Stoney and Ms. Katherine Sprott
Building Bridges (PowerPoint)
February 12, 2007
Beyond Ruby Payne/Culture of Poverty
Presenters: Drs. Marilyn Kaff and Gail Shroyer
Equitable Educational Opportunities (PDF)
Off-site resource links:
Rethinking Schools/Savage Unrealities
Poverty and Education: A Critical Analysis of the Ruby Payne Phenomenon
The Classist Underpinnings of Ruby Payne’s Framework
March 12, 2007
Tilford Incentive Grants: Roundtable Discussions
COE 2006-07 Tilford Incentive Grant Recipients (PDF)
Led by College of Education Faculty/Recipients of Tilford Grants
Facilitator: Dr. David Griffin
Multicultural Experiences in Mexico: Preparing Our Candidates for Working with Diverse Learners
Presenters: Drs. Socorro Herrera, Kevin Murry and Linda Trujillo
Becoming Multicultural Teacher Educators: Self-Study to Transform Teacher Preparation
Presenter: Dr. Catherine Maderazo
Integrating Multicultural Competencies into the Elementary Science Methods Curriculum
Presenter: Dr. Kimberly Staples
Infusing and Assessing the Tilford Multicultural Competencies in the Academic Curricula at K-State
Presenters: Drs. Be Stoney and Kay Taylor
Food and Culture: Using the Study of Foodways to Promote Multicultural Understanding and Competencies Among Our Candidates
Presenters: Drs. Linda Thurston, Catherine Maderazo, and Kay Taylor
Developing a Relevant Multicultural Curriculum for Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language Professionals
Presenter: Dr. Jeff Zacharakis
April 30, 2007
Geographic Diversity
Facilitators: Drs. David Griffin and Robert Newhouse and Ms. Barbara Havlicek, Center for Rural and Small Schools
Presenters: Dr. Larry Dixon and USD #475 School Personnel, Geary County Schools and Larry Lysell and USD #241 School Personnel, Wallace County Schools
Defining Rural School Districts and Schools (US Dept of Education)
Geography of Diversity article from Teaching Tolerance, Spring 2007
May 14, 2007
College of Education Diversity Retreat:
Enhancing Instruction for All Learners
Purpose: Examine undergraduate programs in relation to diversity knowledge, skills, and dispositions; and make plans for continued live and virtual conversations focused on enhancing instruction for all learners.
Enhancing Instruction for All Learners (PDF)
November 19, 2007
Sexual Orientation
Presenters: Todd Wells and Mary Kay Siefers
Questions participants were asked to think about in advance of this session (PDF)
February 1, 2008
Religion in Schools
Presenter: Dr. Robert Shoop
Religious Expression in Public Schools (PDF)
One Nation, Many Gods - article from Teaching Tolerance, Fall 2007
March 3, 2008
Faculty Round Table Presentations:
Diversity Integration into Specific Courses in the Curriculum
Purpose of Session: Faculty share ways they are preparing K-State teacher education candidates for their roles associated with working with diverse students. Presenters, topics, scanned hand-outs, and e-mail addresses of presenters follow.
Where handout materials are not included, please contact the presenter.
Dr. David Griffin - dlgriff@ksu.edu
Addressing multiple types of diversity in required classes
Dr. Della Perez - dperez@ksu.edu
Preparing teacher education students for work with Dual Language Learners
The Prism Model: Overview (PDF)
The Prism Model: HIghlights of the Four Dimensions (PDF)
20 Tips for Teachers of Language-Minority Students (PDF)
Dr. John Hortin - jhortin@ksu.edu
Expanding the definition of multicultural education in the required
multicultural course for pre-service students
Diversity Within Unity (PDF)
Dr. Kimberly Staples - kstaples@ksu.edu
Preparing pre-service teachers for diverse learners in elementary science classes and how I'm using technology to connect K-State teacher education candidates with diverse teacher education candidates in a southern college and in a foreign country
Enhancing Science Instruction for ALL Learners (PDF)
Dr. Judy Hughey - jhughey@ksu.edu
Incorporation of UDL (Universal Design Learning Protocol) in required educational psychology courses
Dr. Catherine Maderazo - maderazo@ksu.edu
Faculty book club focused on preparing elementay and middle level teachers to work with diverse learners
Becoming Multicultural Teacher Educators (PDF)
Nancy Bridges - nbridges@ksu.edu
Preparing elementary education teachers to infuse diversity into language arts classes
Dr. Be Stoney - bstoney@ksu.edu
Autobiographical Education/Ethnic Narrative
