Tracie Hand Title: Engaging Diverse Gifted Learners in U.S. History Classrooms Authors: Jaimon K. Jones‚ MEd’ and Thomas P. Hébert‚ Source: Gifted Child Today‚ October 2012 As our nation becomes more culturally diverse we our schools need to begin modeling and preparing for this diversity. The importance of learning about diversity in culture and stereotypes is of particular concern with gifted learners. This article discusses the Ford and Harris model (2000) which combines higher order
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How important is film marketing in attracting an audience? The importance of marketing and promotion of films is clear in one very simple way: an entire sector of the film industry – film distribution depends for its profits and survival upon the successful marketing and promotion of films. Organisations such as Icon and Artificial Eye as well as the more mainstream distributors for Hollywood studio pictures exist to get films from production to the market and exhibition. As well as these organizations
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or earned? According to Merriam-Webster‚ privileges are things that a person receives that give them an advantage over most people. In the other hand‚ privilege is a benefit that is given to some special people and not to others. In fact‚ privilege is one of the reasons that show discrimination exist. In an increasingly diverse society‚ it is very important to be aware of where other people are coming from and their experiences‚ opportunities or lack of opportunities that were provided to them
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Workforce Diversity and Organisational Success The success of an organisation can be influenced by numerous factors such as increased service levels and customer satisfaction‚ increased financial performance‚ reduced labour turnover and absenteeism‚ good corporate image‚ organisational culture‚ competitive advantages‚ etc. It can be argued that‚ the impact of workforce diversity on these factors could lead to organisational success. For example‚ an organisation that engages in diversity initiatives
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Discovering Diverse Mechanisms of Migration: The Mexico–US Stream 1970–2000 Scholars have identified diverse mechanisms that lead individuals to mi- grate. these mechanisms are analyzed in various migration theories devel- oped in multiple disciplines. in neoclassical economics‚ higher wages in the destination country propel the migration of individuals who expect to earn more there. in the new economics of migration‚ the uncertainty in the origin economy leads to migration by households or household
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Having observed inside a kindergarten classroom for a couple of weeks thus far‚ it has already become apparent to me the plethora of diverse needs of the children within a single classroom. Not all students are alike. They differ in how they learn‚ how quickly they pick up and absorb information‚ how they comprehend the meanings of things etc. While meeting these diverse learning needs in a single classroom can be very challenging for a busy teacher‚ it must be done in order for all of the students
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Midterm Essays Josephine Malik C J 246-10 Human Relations in a Diverse Society Instructor Hynes Lisa‚ Kaplan University July 08‚ 2008 2 Essay 1 History of women in law enforcement Women only make up a scant 13 present of major police agencies nation-wide‚ according to the National Center for Women and policing. In 1845‚ New York hired its first police “matron”. In 1888‚ Massachusetts and New York passed legislation that required communities with population over 20‚000 to hire police matrons
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Mother’s in the Workforce Did you know‚ “In the United States today‚ more than half of mothers with young children work‚ compared to 30 percent in the 1970’s” (American Academy of Pediatrics‚ 1999). In this current economy single mothers have no choice but to work. Mothers have to enter the workforce to support their family. This hasn’t always been the case as we know from looking at our past. It was normal for the father to work and the mother to stay home with the children. Unfortunately‚ times
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Culturally Diverse Classroom Plan In order to incorporate multicultural diversity in the classroom‚ I will create a bulletin board that will display multicultural diversity. The bulletin board will display the different cultures and religions in our geographic area. The bulletin board will also display the many different occupations that the student’s parents are currently involved in throughout the surrounding areas. I will also be sure to create an atmosphere of tolerance‚ acceptance and caring
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Diverse Students 1 Diverse Students with Special Needs XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX February 2012 Diverse Students 2 Hart‚ J. (2009). Strategies for culturally and linguistically
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