Web Resources

Contained on this page are resource links for multicultural/diversity education. Click on any link to visit the location, but be aware that you will probably have to use the back button in your browser to return to this website. Most links will not have a return link to this site.

Gheens Professional Development Reference Sites for JCPS Teachers
http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/PD/index.shtml

A collection of educational websites for teachers, parents, and students in nearly every subject area. Sites contain national standards, lesson plans, free downloads, reference materials, and more.

JCPS Curriculum Resource Center (CRC)
http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/Gheens/CRC.html

A Professional Research and Work Place for Educators, located at Gheens Academy - 4425 Preston Hwy Louisville, KY 40213. Teachers use this Center to do research, and to create various resource materials for their classrooms.

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Library & Database Connections

Proquest http://www.umi.com/proquest/
 The ProQuest® online information service provides access to thousands of current periodicals and newspapers, many updated daily and containing full-text articles from 1986. The Professional Education Collection gives you access to over 300 publications selected specifically for their relevance to educators and information professionals. Receive ID and password from JCPS Gheens Professional Library

Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) http://www.kyvl.org
Access to 40 databases for education professionals and students. List below.
Password and ID will change every three months. Contact a librarian for changes.
ID: kids
Password: jones7

Louisville Free Public Library http://www.lfpl.org

Databases for citizens of Louisville.
ID: Your Library Card Number
Password: Last four digits of your telephone number

JCPS Library Media Services http://lms.jefferson.k12.ky.us/index.html

The JCPS Professional Library http://lms.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Proflib.html

The Professional Library is designed to address the needs of a diverse district clientele with information on current trends, developments, techniques and research in education. Upon request, the librarian provides professional development on research sources and techniques to individuals, schools or groups. Users of the Professional Library include JCPS employees and college or university education students. The Professional Library are has produced two bibliography addressing Mulicultural Education and Diversity for certified, classified, and students

A Bibliography to help students build and understanding of cultural diversity

A Bibliography to help certified and classified staff build an inclusive educational environment

(The Bibliography files above are in PDF format- you must have the free Acrobat Reader program to download and view this document. Download Acrobat for free at the link below)

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Multicultural Web Connections

Louisville Connection

World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana (formerly LICC) http://www.licc-online.org/
Is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and nurturing cross-cultural relationships among people and institutions in the Greater Louisville area and their counterparts in the world.

Sister Cities of Louisville, Inc. http://www.sclou.org

The Crane House http://www.cranehouse.org is a Chinese cultural center in Louisville. Its mission: To foster mutual understanding among the peoples of the United States and Asia.

The Louisville Africa Forum
The Louisville Africa Forum seeks to educate the people of Louisville, KY and surrounding areas about the countries and peoples of the African continent, and to promote beneficial connections between Africans and Americans.
http://www.ramimages.com/LAF/index.html

Metro Louisville Office for International Affairs,
c/o Office of the Mayor, 400 South First Street 40202
Omar Ayyash, Director
Phone 502-574-1443
Fax 502-574-1477
E-Mail omar.ayyash@louisvilleky.gov
Website http://www.loukymetro.org/oica.asp

Center for Accessible Living- the Louisville-based disability rights organization 981 South Third Street Louisville, Ky 40203 http://www.calky.org

The Islamic Cultural Center of Louisville
Located at 4007 Upper River Road.
893-9466.

Japan Center of Greater Louisville
http://www.ius.edu/japancenter
Japanese Cultural Center with Japanese Day School for kids on Saturdays.
Located at Knobview Hall 225, Indiana University Southeast.
Director Keiko Kuwabara at (812) 941-2683

Kentucky Connection

KDE Division of Equity

Living The Story: The Civil rights Movement in Kentucky http://www.ket.org/civilrights/

KDE PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Equity and Multicultural Resources For Schools

Cultural Diversity Clubs
Cultural Diversity Clubs are an opportunity for middle school and high school students to come together in a social setting to promote positive change in their schools. By participating in a diversity club, students learn to embrace the differences and uniqueness of each member, and of others in the school. The diversity clubs’ main purpose is to address issues related to discrimination, prejudice, racism, sexism, and other social variables that may impede racial and cultural harmony within the schools and communities.

Equity Analysis and Data Gathering Instrument
 This instrument was developed as a diagnostic tool to assist local school leaders and their staff with evaluating the effectiveness of their school and/or district efforts toward creating equitable school environments in the areas of Leadership Support, Curriculum and Instruction, Education Access and Participation, School Climate, Family Involvement and Community Outreach, Employment, Professional Development, and Student Leadership. (Click Here to Downloading Instructions)

Division of Equity E-Source Center
 Over 500 publications to enhance your classroom learning experience. Here are some examples of topics in our collection: African American, Asian, Native American, and Latino History & Culture; Civil and Human Rights Materials; Gender and Cultural Sensitivity Information; Violence Prevention Information; Lesson Planning and Curriculum Tools, Implementation Strategies, and Techniques and Disability Information.

National Connections

The National Association for Multicultural Education

http://www.nameorg.org/

Equity Assistance Centers http://www.ed.gov/help/site/expsearch/equity.html

Equity Resources -Federal http://www.umich.edu/~eqtynet/resources.fed.html

Multicultural Pavilion http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/multicultural/

Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Disability Rights Movement Display http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/welcome.html

Global Connections

Links coming soon

Curriculum Connections

  • Arts & Humanities
  • Math
  • Music
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Practical Living
  • Global Languages
  • JCPS Center for Environmental Education

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