This is a really cool little PDF about inclusion in the classroom. This was actually created by McMaster University for either their professors or their teaching candidates. Either way, this link is short, sweet, and a good resource. The three sections, "Guidelines for Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment;" "Create a Safe and Harassment-free Classroom;" and "Handling 'Hot' Topics" cover the major issues related to diversity in the classroom. This is a really good starting point when thinking about diversity in the classroom.
If diversity resources were trains, this resource would be like Grand Central Station. This resource comes from the aptly named website, Edutopia. This site is focuses on how teachers can engage students in the class who are from diverse backgrounds. This source is really good for teachers who are just starting out.
This resource goes more in-depth into the instruction side of things. The website that this article is from, TeacherVision, has a lot of other links to similar resources as well. This source deals mostly with cultural diversity, but does not include any other aspects of diversity.
The previous resources have been mostly about cultural diversity, but this resource is about diversity of gender identity and sexual preference. (Which are different things people!) This source is all encompassing when it comes to LGBTQ issues in the classroom. The emphasis on tolerance and equal treatment of all students, which is a really important aspect of diversity.
This link is for the unfortunate situation of LGBTQ bullying in the classroom. The unfortunate reality is that there will be students who bully other students for their gender identity or sexual preferences. When these difficult situations do occur, these tips could really come in handy.
Teaching Tolerance may just be my new favorite teaching resource on the internet. This particular article discusses handling religious diversity in the classroom. As this resource says, religious diversity is a very delicate subject. These four simple sections manage to adequately cover some of the major issues of religious diversity in the classroom.
This PDF is a little more dense than the previously listed resources. However, if you get through the density of this source there is a wealth of information here. An especially helpful element of this source is the section that contains "vignettes" of certain cultural and religious situations in the classroom.
This is another resource about cultural diversity in the classroom. The best part about this source is that it gives different perspectives from actual educational professionals. Their combined firsthand knowledge is really beneficial to new teachers and education students (like me!).
This resource is just a short little article on promoting diversity. Whereas most of the previous resources have been about handling diversity, this source talks about how teachers should promote diversity in the classroom. Another helpful aspect of this link is that is gives an in-depth definition of diversity.
Learning style is another aspect of diversity that is often overlooked because of the more controversial and difficult aspects of diversity that overshadow it. This resource discusses how to teach to students who have different styles of learning. For each style of learning there is a section that discusses how to teach for that learning style. This source also points of the importance of switching up your teaching methods to accommodate all styles of learning.
This resource discusses diversity of learning abilities in the classroom. This is another aspect of diversity that doesn't get discussed quite as much as cultural diversity. This awesome resource from Berkley really gets at every aspect of learning abilities. The best part of this source is the section at the very end that contains specific examples of how teachers from Berkley dealt with a diversity of learning abilities in the classroom.
This colorful PDF discusses issues of socio-economic diversity in the classroom. This source asks teachers to first consider their biases concerning economic status before they attempt to handle diversity in the classroom. A really interesting aspect of this resource is the section that reminds teachers to respect and acknowledge the contribution of family to the child's life, despite your personal opinions of them.
