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Minnesota Transitions Middle School
2014/15

Todays objectives:
What does respect mean in the workplace?
Emphasize the value of diversity
Get to know your fellow staff members

What does respect mean to you?

Please write one

sentence explaining
what respect means to
you

Turn & talk

Please share your definition
with a partner

How do your definitions

compare or differ?

How do students view respect?

Click for video

What does respect mean in the

workplace?

You can demonstrate respect with simple, yet powerful actions. These ideas will help you avoid needless, insensitive, unmeant disrespect, too.

Never insult people, name call, disparage or put down people or their ideas.

Be aware of your body language, thetone of voice, and your demeanor and expression in all of your interactions at work. People, who are radar
machines, are hearing what you're really saying in addition to listening to your words.

Treat people with courtesy, politeness, and kindness.

Encourage coworkers to express opinions and ideas.
Listen to what others have to say before expressing your viewpoint. Never speak over, butt in, or cut off another person.
Use peoples ideas to change or improve work. Let employees know you used their idea, or, better yet, encourage the person with the idea to
implement the idea.

Do not nit-pick, constantly criticize over little things, belittle, judge, demean or patronize. A series of seemingly trivial actions, added up over time,
constitutesbullying.

What does diversity mean to you?

Please take a moment,

write down what
diversity means to you

Turn & Talk

Please share your answer with a person next to you
Did any of these words appear in your definition:

Different
Individual
Race
Diverse
minorities
Unique

What is diversity?
The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and

respect. It means understanding that each individual is

unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These
can be along
the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities,
religious beliefs,
political beliefs, or other ideologies

Understanding Diversity
Tolerating is not understanding
Understanding is respecting and
appreciating the varying
characteristics of individuals

Understanding part 2
Everyone is unique and no one is a representative of a certain group
Discrimination breeds narrow-mindedness, impairs staff morale,
and strains staff relationships,

The Cracked pot

Click for video

Turn & Talk

What are two takeaways from the video?
How can opposites accommodate one another?
Take a moment and write down 5 things that make you
different from your staff members

turn & talk

Now, please share your list with your partner.

What similarities and differences did you see?
Were you surprised? How so?

Why diversity is good

1.

to.

It reflects the real world something every school be sensitive

2. Healthy debate can lead to better decisions.

3. Divergent backgrounds mean tackling the same idea in differing
ways.

4. u.s. student population is becoming more diverse

Time to make a pledge

What will you do to promote respect,

diversity and understanding individual

differences?

Please write pledge on hand-out and be

ready to share

I Will:

As a mts staff member,

Provide honest and supportive feedback consistently.

Be accountable for your actions.
Challenge yourself and others; each of us is responsible for the
growth of all.

Be a role model for students.

Consistently collaborate and keep lines of communication open with
diverse constituents. Do not burn bridges.

I will promote the acceptance and appreciation of diversity &

Individual differences

resources
Andrew Schwartz, CEO of A.E. Schwartz & AssociatesatBoston, MA
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/preparing-cultural-diversity-resources-teachers
How important is cultural diversity at your school?
http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/cultural-diversity-at-school/