Integrating Equity and Diversity

Discussion 3:  Integrating Equity and Diversity into Your Lesson Plan

Use the two readings provided this week, the internet and the chapter to share an example of working health education into academic subjects for middle school students. 

Discussion Preparation

1. You will need to summarize your lesson plan.

2.Read the chapter in this module 

Discussion Prompt

Fill out the following for your reply. Use this format only. Do not do paragraphs or another format.

1. You will write a short 3-5 sentences summary of the health topic and activity in your lesson plan.

2. You will then provide an idea to adapt your lesson for a classroom to consider at least 2 areas of equity and diversity. 

3. Review 2 lesson plans from peers and provide thoughtful ideas about the health goal,  academic topic and/or adaptation.

Fill out the following so your peers know your plan.

1.Grade level: 

2.Content Area:

3. Standard:

4. Academic Topic:

5.Activity Summary:  

6. Adaptation for Equity and Diversity: Choose 2 categories of equity and diversity that may be impacted by your lesson plan.

Example:

1. Grade: 4th

2. Content Area: Nutrition and Physical Activity

3. Standard (category, number and written): Essential Concepts: 1.5.N  Explain how food can contain germs that cause illness

4. Academic Subject: Science

5. Activity Summary:  I did a science experiment where students use dirty hands to touch bread, then wash their hands and touch bread. They put the bread samples in ziploc bags and note the mold growth on the samples. This meets the standard above and as well addresses a science lesson on germs and the scientific method. Here is the link: Hands and Bread Experiment. 

Adaptation for Equity and Diversity: I might have a student with special motor needs that cannot do independent hand washing so we could assign a hand buddy to help. Luckily, there are not cultural or gender-based biases in hand washing.