<p> Diversity Lesson Plan</p><p>Goal/Objective:</p><p>Students will learn about diversity by researching about athletes from different </p><p> racial, ethnical or religious backgrounds and present to the class by using a power </p><p> point presentation.</p><p>Equipment:</p><p>Computer lab</p><p>Focus: </p><p>How many of you have favorite athletes?</p><p>Do you know where that athlete was born? Was it in the USA or another </p><p> country?</p><p>How many athletes can you think of are from other countries?</p><p>Teacher Input:</p><p>This research project is so that the students will understand how many athletes in </p><p> today’s professional sports leagues come from different backgrounds and </p><p> countries. The students will research athletes with different backgrounds so they </p><p> will understand that not everyone is raised the same way. They will also look into</p><p> the hardships the athlete had growing up and what obstacles they had to overcome</p><p> to succeed in their sport.</p><p>Guided Practice:</p><p>What hardships do you think your athlete might have had?</p><p>Did coming to the USA help that athlete succeed? Independent Practice:</p><p>*You will have the same computer groups as you did for the health research </p><p> project.</p><p>* You will use the internet to research an athlete that has a different racial, ethnic </p><p> or religious background that you.</p><p>* You will find out information about this athlete and put it together in a </p><p> presentation using power point.</p><p>*You will present to the class your research.</p><p>Closure:</p><p>What athlete did you choose?</p><p>Did you find that he/she had a hard time growing up?</p><p>How did your athlete differ from other athletes on his/her team?</p><p>Reflection:</p><p>I felt this lesson was a wonderful way for students to express themselves and show some creativity. It also allowed the students to research athletes from different backgrounds and showed how diversity is a good thing.</p><p>Modification for visually impaired:</p><p>In my physical education class, there is a child with a visual impairment. To assist with this child’s computer needs, a few modifications were made. I went into control panel and selected accessibility options. From there, I again selected accessibility options then selected display. Using the display, I was able to slow down the blinking rate of the cursor and make the cursor wider so the student could see the cursor. I was also able to increase the font on the computer by using high contrast and adjusting the settings to make the font large and black.</p>