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“Strengthening the World of Work Through Leadership, Mentoring, Coaching and Diversity”

www.betances.com

Making Diversity

A Plus

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“We are ready for the action

piece! We know the need. We

are committed to diversity &

equity, but we need specific

information regarding the how.”

- ISACS Conference Planners, 2013

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• Overview

• Qualifications

• Learning Goals

Presentation Overview

From Harlem

to Harvard:

Lessons from

the Journey

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“Making Diversity a Plus

requires a balance between

personal and

community-centered values which together

constitute good citizenship.”

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Personal Values for Good Citizenship

Self-Control

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Excellence

Responsibility

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Social Justice

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Collaboration

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Respectful Tolerance

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Celebration of Differences

Community-centered Values for Good Citizenship

Honesty Self-control Excellence Responsibility Courteous Respect Fairness Collaboration Social Justice Inclusion Volunteerism Respectful Tolerance Celebration of Differences

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• Target debilitating humor • Expose stereotypes • Avoid single-issue activism • End biased- driven bullying • Reflect collectively on hate acts • Reward diversity champions • Assign memoirs on the topic • Hire underrepresented talent • Stand up against injustice

Champion Diversity as a Plus – Promote Good Citizenship in School

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Strategies and Cultural

Competencies for Greater

Effectiveness with 21

st

Century Learners

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Teach students of privilege to grow

their educational talents by helping

students devoid of social capital to

succeed in school

Strategies for Greater Effectiveness

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Promote tutoring across cultural

identity lines – encourage students

to step out of their comfort zones

Strategies for Greater Effectiveness

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Guide students to engage in

reading/discussing resiliency

memoirs of diverse youth – create

literacy circles

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Strategies for Greater Effectiveness

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Sponsor inclusive study groups and

class project teams to promote

collaboration and academic

achievement

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Establish summer reading clubs

(on-site or virtual) to reduce or

eliminate summer learning loss

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Partner with an achievement-driven

public school on multicultural

projects which enhance

diversity/inclusion

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Recognize champions of Diversity/Inclusion in the larger community and throughout the school community as part of celebratory cultural

events

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Guiding Principles

Focus on the numbers

that cannot be ignored

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Guiding Principles

Use reading across the

curriculum to promote

subject matter excellence

and improve cross cultural

understanding

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Guiding Principles

Team students across status-inequality lines to pursue common goals as equals to

reduce prejudice –

Remember the Titans!

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Guiding Principles

Bring the world to the classroom through virtual conversations –

Skype with authors, diversity champions and/or opinion

makers

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Guiding Principles

Support the needs of

first-generation

students to succeed in

math and science

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Guiding Principles

Provide summer reading

lists for first generation

students to prepare

adequately for the next

grade

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Guiding Principles

Share with your students what you did wrong and fixed on the

issue of equity; and, how you have also championed social

justice and inclusion

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Resources

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Strengthening the World of Work Through Leadership, Mentoring, Coaching and

Diversity

Strengthening the World of Work Through Leadership, Mentoring, Coaching and Diversity

Souder, Betances and Associates, Inc.

Presents

The Diversity Intelligence Advantage TM

A Three-day Certificate Program for

Organizational Leaders, Managers and Workforce Development Professionals

May 28 – 30, 2013

Program cost: $1500.00 includes tuition, materials, breakfast and lunch.

For more information or to register, email us at [email protected]

or call us at 773-463-6374

“If you don’t read,

you can’t lead.”

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Discussion and The Way

Ahead

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Making Diversity A Plus

“Strengthening the World of Work Through Leadership, Mentoring, Coaching and Diversity”

www.betances.com

Souder, Betances and

“We are ready for the action

- ISACS Conference Planners, 2013

• Overview

Souder, Betances and Associates, Inc.

“Making Diversity a Plus

Souder, Betances and

Self-Control

Souder, Betances and

Social Justice

Community-centered Values for Good Citizenship

Souder, Betances and

Champion Diversity as a Plus – Promote Good Citizenship in School

Strategies and Cultural

Souder, Betances and

Teach students of privilege to grow

Strategies for Greater Effectiveness

Promote tutoring across cultural

Strategies for Greater Effectiveness

Guide students to engage in

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Sponsor inclusive study groups and

Souder, Betances and

Establish summer reading clubs

Souder, Betances and

Partner with an achievement-driven

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events

Guiding Principles

Souder, Betances and Associates, Inc.

Guiding Principles

Souder, Betances and Associates, Inc.

Guiding Principles

Team students across status-inequality lines to pursue common goals as equals to

Guiding Principles

Bring the world to the classroom through virtual conversations –

Guiding Principles

Souder, Betances and Associates, Inc.

Guiding Principles

Share with your students what you did wrong and fixed on the

Resources

Souder, Betances and

Presents

or call us at 773-463-6374

“If you don’t read,

Souder, Betances and

Discussion and The Way

www.betances.com (773) 463-6374

[email protected]

“Strengthening the World of Work Through Leadership, Mentoring, Coaching and Diversity”