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Crossing Cultures: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Understanding: Increase your effectiveness in interacting with people of different cultures. You will gain a greater awareness of your own cultural background, as well as acquire tools to interact appropriately and effectively with people from a variety of cultures.; Take this course: Begins April 21.

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Center for Diversity Education: The CDE is entirely curriculum-focused to assist teachers in embedding a knowledge base of many peoples into the daily content of the classroom in grades K-12. It is the mission of CDE to prepare all students with the necessary skills to maintain a pluralistic democracy in an increasingly complex and diverse nation and world.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Plant and animal species in Nags Head Woods: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 3; A short walk along the trails of the Nature Conservancy gives a spectacular glimpse of the great diversity of this barrier island maritime forest. Nags Head Woods is home to more than 300 species of plants, including eleven species of oak, ten ferns, three...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway: A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that explores the great diversity of forests in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

The sounds of prayer in Southeast Asia: This minilesson uses audio recordings of the prayers of three different religions as an introduction to the cultural diversity of Southeast Asia.; Format: lesson plan; By David Walbert.

What causes the great biological diversity of the Blue Ridge?: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 2; Although the distribution of forest types in the Blue Ridge is best explained by the relationship between elevation and temperature, the great diversity of these forests is not. To understand the underlying causes of this diversity requires some knowledge...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools: These articles provide background on Latino immigrants in North Carolina, administrative challenges in binational education, and strategies through which teachers can build on what Latino students bring to their classrooms to create a learning environment that meets the needs of all students.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Three children play with a Shetland pony: Three Ecuadorian Indian children play with a Shetland pony while smiling at the camera. Ecuador's wide diversity in ecosystems means the country is home to an equally wide array of diversity in plants and animals. In fact, Ecuador can boast of more unique...; Format: image/photograph

Differences across the curriculum: Part 1: Part of a set of lessons offering an integrated approach to exploring diversity with eighth graders, this lesson serves as a pre-reading activity for the drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Students will learn how diversity creates bias which leads to conflict, where students confront their bias and practice tolerance.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Lynn Carter.

Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge: A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that explores the geology and botanical diversity of the Jocassee Gorges region of North Carolina's mountains.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Roan Mountain Highlands: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the natural beauty and geological and ecological diversity of the Roan Mountain Highlands that straddle the border between North Carolina and Tennesee.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

The Sneetches and teaching diversity: This lesson uses The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss as an introduction to diversity and tolerance. Its kinesthetic element makes it doubly appealing to students.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Information Skills); By Robin Boltz.

Wetland bogs: In Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge, page 8; The waterfalls may be the most spectacular features of this forested region, but unusual plant communities also flourish in the rain forest climate. By starting near the top of a gorge and working our way down to the waterfalls, we can see a range of such...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Stephanie Walters.

Rocks and Minerals: Teach your students to be rock hounds with these wonderful rock and mineral resources.; Format: bibliography/help

Rich cove forest: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 5; In keeping with their name, the rich cove forests of the Blue Ridge are rich in species, tree production, and scenic beauty. Cove forests are dominated by large trees of many species. The example shown in Figure 4, at about 3100 feet, happens to be dominated...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Acidic cove forest on a mountain creek: In Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge, page 11; The water that runs off the high slopes and off the Highlands Plateau is quickly organized into creeks and begins its descent towards the sea. The upper reaches of these creeks are too small to have great erosive power, but they can still carry sediments downstream...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Stephanie Walters.

Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the geology of North Carolina's monadnocks, mountains that rise individually above the surrounding topogaphy.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes: A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that examines the causes and effects of changes in sea level, both short-term (as a result of storms) and long-term (as a result of climate change).; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Sandhill scrub: In Wetlands of the coastal plains, page 5; The field trip continues with a visit to one of the few permanently dry habitats on the coastal plain. The home of the desert-like sandhill scrub community shown in Figure 4. These communities are found on the crest of old shoreline ridges. To reach them we...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Ecuadorian flowers: Blue and white flowers are framed by red blooming flowers. These flowers are from the highlands region of Ecuador. Ecuador has begun developing its vast oil reserves, but the country still retains much of its ecological diversity. From the coastal plantations,...; Format: image/photograph

Mushrooms growing near Otavalo, Ecuador: A patch of brown mushrooms grows among grass and rocks. These mushrooms are from the highlands region of Ecuador. Ecuador has begun developing its vast oil reserves, but the country still retains much of its ecological diversity. From the coastal plantations,...; Format: image/photograph

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