Diversity at NIS

At NIS, we believe the following about diversity:

Definition: Every community member is seen and heard.

Action: Acknowledging, appreciating, and valuing the differences that make us unique shall build a robust, connected community.

Top Tips

Among the tips featured in lists of “how to” embrace and teach diversity in classrooms are the following:

1. Re-evaluate your teaching pedagogy and curriculum

Which voices are speaking in your classroom?

That is, whose stories do you tell? Especially in the humanities and social sciences, teaching materials can often be limited to Western, white, male and middle-class narratives. Also, are you addressing all the learner needs in your classroom?

2. Get to know your students

All the students in your school are unique individuals, so use that fact to build a diverse and inclusive school culture.

3. Be willing to address inequality

Part of supporting diversity in the classroom is creating a safe space for students and educators to talk about how issues of discrimination affect them on a personal, classroom- and school-wide level.

Something to look at:

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Something to read:

10 Ways to Teach Diversity in the Classroom

Something to view (if only for the feels!):

Connect to UDL:

Guideline Checkpoint 7.2: Optimize relevance, value and authenticity.

CAST (2018). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. Retrieved from http://udlguidelines.cast.org