Diversity

Find resources to help build an inclusive school community for students from different cultural, socioeconomic, and linguistic backgrounds and for children with unique instructional needs.

English-Language Learners
The Dual Immersion Solution
Instead of seeing English language learners as a costly challenge, districts are increasingly recognizing the assets they bring to their schools.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Creating a Diverse Classroom Library
An interaction with a student prompts an elementary teacher to revamp her classroom library to make it more inclusive.
Education Equity
3 Promising Models of School Integration
With racial integration facing legal challenges, school districts are finding new ways to create more diverse schools that reflect their communities.
Diversity
Passport to Tolerance
Exploring and celebrating the different cultures that make up America is a great way to make schools safe and welcoming for all.
English-Language Learners
3 Tips for Connecting With English Language Learners
All students want to be part of the classroom community, and there are some simple ways to make English language learners feel included.
Diversity
Sharing Immigrant Experiences in the Classroom
Exploring the perspectives of immigrants with students helps them better understand the meaning of citizenship in a democracy.
Bullying Prevention
Resources to Fight Bullying and Harassment at School
Discover websites, organizations, articles, planning guides, lesson plans, and other resources dedicated to preventing bullying and harassment.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
A Better Way to Teach the Civil Rights Movement
To improve history lessons on the period, educators emphasize the roles of grassroots activists, churches, schools, and women.
Classroom Management
Getting Started With Person-First Language
Focusing on who students are as individuals—instead of on learning differences or other descriptors—starts with empathy.
Diversity
Schools Struggle to Support LGBTQ Students
Recent research finds the majority of teachers want to help LGBTQ students but don’t always know how.