Download or read book The Big Umbrella written by Amy June Bates and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the ‘other.’” —Kirkus Reviews “A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion.” —Booklist “This sweet extended metaphor uses an umbrella to demonstrate how kindness and inclusion work...A lovely addition to any library collection, for classroom use or for sharing at home.” —School Library Journal In the tradition of Alison McGhee’s Someday, beloved illustrator Amy June Bates makes her authorial debut alongside her eleven-year-old daughter with this timely and timeless picture book about acceptance. By the door there is an umbrella. It is big. It is so big that when it starts to rain there is room for everyone underneath. It doesn’t matter if you are tall. Or plaid. Or hairy. It doesn’t matter how many legs you have. Don’t worry that there won’t be enough room under the umbrella. Because there will always be room. Lush illustrations and simple, lyrical text subtly address themes of inclusion and tolerance in this sweet story that accomplished illustrator Amy June Bates cowrote with her daughter, Juniper, while walking to school together in the rain.

Download or read book What If written by Steve L. Robbins and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Steve Long-Nguyen Robbins was growing up, his mother routinely told him, "Long, you walk on a path cleared by others, so it is your responsibility to clear the path for others." Her insightful guidance and self-sacrificing example are the forces that drive Robbins's corporate work around diversity and inclusion today. His goal is unwavering: to clear the path for others and recruit more "path makers" --to honor his mother and to make a better world for everyone. In What If?, Robbins provides twenty-six inspiring, lively, and sometimes deeply personal stories illustrating diversity and inclusion concepts. He offers insight and practical advice on how to reconcile unity with diversity and reframe our organizations for competitive advanges. He adds tips and suggestions for putting keylearning into action in your organization, ending each chapter with questions, an activity, and an assignment to inspire you to be more open-minded and inclusive and to discover how the ideas presented in the book might apply to your daily life at work and at home.

Download or read book Fully Included Stories to Inspire Inclusion written by Michelle Tetschner and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories to inspire inclusion for students with Down syndrome and other special needs into our schools and communities

Download or read book One Without the Other written by Shelley Moore and published by Portage & Main Press. This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this bestseller, Shelley Moore explores the changing landscape of inclusive education. Presented through real stories from her own classroom experience, this passionate and creative educator tackles such things as inclusion as a philosophy and practice, the difference between integration and inclusion, and how inclusion can work with a variety of students and abilities. Explorations of differentiation, the role of special education teachers and others, and universal design for learning all illustrate the evolving discussion on special education and teaching to all learners. This book will be of interest to all educators, from special ed teachers, educational assistants and resource teachers, to classroom teachers, administrators, and superintendents.

Download or read book Rights of Inclusion written by David M. Engel and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2003-06-15 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how civil rights legislation impacts the lives of ordinary Americans, drawing on the experiences of sixty interviewees that have been victims of discrimination to discuss how civil rights impacted their lives.

Download or read book I Am Brown written by Ashok Banker and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I won this prize. I wrote this book. A joyful celebration of the skin you're in - of being brown, of being amazing, of being you.

Download or read book It s OK to be Different written by Sharon Purtill and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's OK to Be Different is an awarding winning children's picture book celebrating children who have the courage to be themselves, and accept others as they are. Young readers are drawn in with clever rhymes and cheerful illustrations making this a fun read aloud kid's book that children and adults can enjoy over and over again.

Download or read book We Can t Talk about That at Work written by Mary-Frances Winters and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-23 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instead of shutting down any mention of taboo topics, Mary-Frances Winters shows how to structure intentional conversations about them, so people can safely confront biases and stereotypes and create stronger, more inclusive organizations. Politics, religion, race - we can't talk about topics like these at work, right? But in fact, these conversations are happening all the time, either in real life or virtually via social media. And if they aren't handled effectively, they can become more polarizing and divisive, impacting productivity, engagement, retention, teamwork, and even employees' sense of safety in the workplace. But you can turn that around and address difficult topics in a way that brings people together instead of driving them apart. As a thought leader in the field of diversity and inclusion, Mary-Frances Winters has been helping clients create inclusive environments for over three decades. In this concise and powerful book, she shows you how to lay the groundwork for having bold, inclusive conversations. Even with the best of intentions, you can't just start talking about taboo topics - that's wandering into a minefield. Winters offers exercises and tools to help you become aware of how your cultural background has shaped your perceptions and habits and to increase your understanding of how people from other cultures may differ from you, particularly when it comes to communicating and handling conflict. Once you're ready (you can take the self-assessment included in the book to make sure), Winters gives detailed instructions on exactly how to structure these conversations. She emphasizes that this is a process, not a destination—you may not be able to resolve major issues nicely and neatly in just one conversation. And while the process is important, so is intent. She urges readers to “come from your heart, learn from your mistakes, and continue to contribute to making this a more inclusive world for all.”

Download or read book What If written by Steve L. Robbins and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Steve Long-Nguyen Robbins was growing up, his mother routinely told him, "Long, you walk on a path cleared by others, so it is your responsibility to clear the path for others." Her insightful guidance and self-sacrificing example are the forces that drive Robbins's corporate work around diversity and inclusion today. His goal is unwavering: to clear the path for others and recruit more "path makers" --to honor his mother and to make a better world for everyone. In What If?, Robbins provides twenty-six inspiring, lively, and sometimes deeply personal stories illustrating diversity and inclusion concepts. He offers insight and practical advice on how to reconcile unity with diversity and reframe our organizations for competitive advanges. He adds tips and suggestions for putting keylearning into action in your organization, ending each chapter with questions, an activity, and an assignment to inspire you to be more open-minded and inclusive and to discover how the ideas presented in the book might apply to your daily life at work and at home.

Download or read book Stories of Inclusion written by Deborah A. Piatelli and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are some white, middle-class activists experiencing difficulty creating alliances across racial and class differences? What are the obstacles and what is being done to overcome them? What type of movement structures, cultures, and practices can best facilitate inter-racial, inter-class solidarity? Stories of Inclusion? explores these questions through an ethnographic study of a predominately white, middle-class contemporary peace and justice network that is working to create a racially and class diverse community of activists. Addressing a very significant and greatly under researched topic, Stories of Inclusion? raises important and critical questions for the peace movement as well as larger society. In accessible prose, this study bridges the literatures of social movement theory, critical race studies, and feminist theory, and offers new insight into how power and privilege can affect the process of creating inclusive communities. Drawing on data the author collected through in-depth interviews, interpretive focus groups, and over two years of participant observation, this study explores how white, middle-class privilege influences political analyses, definitions of peace work, and approaches to alliance building. The findings are compelling and reveal that even those who have developed an oppositional political consciousness and have pledged to work across racial and class divides can still foster exclusive organizing practices. This study also offers examples on how some activists are acknowledging privilege, transforming their worldviews, and beginning to establish fruitful relationships across differences. This important work emphasizes the continuing importance of race for those collective actors attempting to construct inclusive movements across diverse groups, while also offering important practical solutions on how to bridge differences. The conclusion offers a framework for building a new agenda for the peace and justice movement.

Download or read book Inclusion written by Jennifer Brown and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embrace Diversity and Thrive As An Organization In the rapidly changing business landscape, harnessing the power of diversity and inclusion is essential for the very viability and sustainability of every organization. Talent who feel fully welcomed, valued, respected, and heard by their colleagues and their organizations will fuel this growth. We will only succeed in this transformation if those in leadership pivot from command and control management styles to reinvent how we look at people, every organization's greatest asset. It's also critical that we build systems that embrace diversity in all its forms, from identity and background to diversity of thought, style, approach, and experience, tying it directly to the bottom line. Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace & the Will to Change stands up and embraces what true diversity and inclusion represent to any organization in any industry-an opportunity. Open your heart and prepare to be inspired as award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker, and respected diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown shares proven strategies to empower members of your entire organization to utilize all of their talents and potential to drive positive organizational change and the future of work.

Download or read book The Little Gray Digger written by Sonica Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's never too early to teach children about self-love and acceptance. The Little Gray Digger is an easy to read children's book about self-love, inclusion, friendship and diversity that teaches your little ones that it is OK be different, and to embrace what makes them unique and special. The story follows Scoop, a little gray digger in Builderville, as he struggles to love and accept himself in a town where everyone else is yellow and he is as gray as a stormy sky. Scoop feels as if he does not belong until he meets a special friend who teaches him that there is power in being different and that true friends will always accept him for who he is. The Little Gray Digger is perfect vehicle for parents, teachers, and counselors to teach toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten children not only to love themselves but also the positive value of accepting others who may be different.

Download or read book Skin Like Mine written by Latashia M. Perry and published by G Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Creators of Hair Like Mine, Skin Like Mine is a fun, easy-to- read for beginners as well as advanced readers. An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children. Guaranteed to make you smile and a bit hungry.

Download or read book Inclusiveness Stories for Children written by Cliff Merritt Hilton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-02-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 10 short stories for children about inclusiveness. The stories are intentionally short capturing a child's imagination without losing their interest. The stories are a quick bedtime read for parents and children learning to read. 1. The Elephant and the Hedgehog: A story about how two unlikely animals, an elephant, and a hedgehog, become the best of friends despite their differences. They learn how to accept each other and how to work together to solve problems. In the end, they teach their forest friends an important lesson about inclusiveness. 2. The Rainbow Tree: This story follows a group of children who discover a magical tree that appears to have different colored leaves and fruit. They learn that each color represents a different group of people and that the tree is a symbol of inclusiveness and acceptance. 3. The Big Blue Turtle: A story about a turtle who is different from the other turtles in the pond. The other turtles make fun of him for being different, but he teaches them a lesson about inclusiveness by showing them that everyone has something special that makes them unique. 4. The Secret Garden: This story follows a group of children who find a secret garden that seems to contain magical plants. As they explore the garden, they learn that the garden is made up of plants from different cultures and countries, and they learn the importance of inclusiveness. 5. The Great Race: A story about a group of animals that decided to hold a race to determine who the fastest animal was. The animals learn to show more respect for each other and began to understand the importance of inclusiveness. 6. The Power of Embracing Differences: Kamal is a young boy who moves to a new town and fears fitting in because he is the only one with different colored skin. He meets a boy named Jack who teaches him the power of embracing differences and the importance of inclusion. Through Jack's support, Kamal is accepted by the other kids and is able to enjoy playing sports with them. Ultimately, Kamal learns that differences do not have to be a barrier and that everyone can be welcomed and accepted. 7. A World of Acceptance: Karen is a young girl with a disability who moves to a new town and is scared of not fitting in. Her fears are allayed when she meets Abigail, a girl with bright red hair who accepts her for who she is. Abigail helps Karen adjust to her new school and encourages her to join a game of tag with the other kids. Karen discovers that her disability doesn't matter to the other players, and she is welcomed with open arms. Through Abigail, Karen learns the importance of acceptance and the power of inclusion. 8. The Joy of Unity: This story is about a group of children from diverse backgrounds coming together to appreciate their differences. They play a game in which they share stories about themselves, their hopes and fears, and their dreams. Through this game, they come to understand each other better and feel a deep connection between them. In the end, they learn to appreciate their own uniqueness and the joy of unity. 9. The Value of Inclusion: This story is about the power of inclusion and how it can help people become more confident and outgoing. It shows the transformation of a shy, introverted student, Kenny, when the teacher creates an environment of inclusion by having the students move their desks into a circle and share something about themselves. Through this, Kenny is able to share his passion for coding and find acceptance and value among his peers. The story highlights the importance of inclusion and how it can help create meaningful conversations and lasting relationships. 10. The Magic of Togetherness: Nina visits a place full of children from different backgrounds and religions, all united by the same white t-shirt bearing the words "The Magic of Togetherness". She learns from a girl there that this means accepting and welcoming everyone, no matter their differences.

Download or read book The Sandbox A Story of Inclusion and Embracing Differences written by Carolyn Furlow and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers advanced social building skills to children. It teaches children about diversity and celebrating differences in a fun and colorful way. The characters in the story represent children from various cultures and nationalities as they navigate through their obvious visible differences and come to a place of appreciation and celebration for everyone.

Download or read book Reading Stories of Inclusion written by Andrew Azzopardi and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ms How and Me written by Drishti and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an effort at creating a collaborative platform for experts and key stakeholders to share their expertise and experiences with successful practices at creating inclusive environments. The objective is to give the readers multiple blueprints of success providing a varied range of perspectives and solutions. The underlying thought remains that inclusion can truly happen in one way or another but first starts with the singular belief that it can be done. The contributions have been arranged in the following sections: Section A - Inclusive Education: A Global Perspective Section B - Stories of Resilience: Pre-School to University Section C - Healing Touch: Perspectives from Specialists Section D - Creating Inclusive Communities: A Blueprint At the end of each story the editors have included key takeaways, additional pathways and reflective questions for the reader's reference. "Drishti has been among one of the first social enterprises in our country to identify this lacunae (in inclusive education), to create a sustainable model and spread its value. Not just to a few thousand children & families, but it has been able to create and promote the movement of INCLUSION in schools and teaching institutes, thus exponentially magnifying its reach to help thousands more indirectly." Dr. Anaita Udwadia Hegde, Consultant Pediatric Neurologist