"STARS on the Internet"
Individual & Cultural Diversity STARS 10 Hour Course
Before you begin this class ~ you must submit the On-line Registration form. If you have not yet done so click here.
Needed Resources - just click on each of these resources to download:
"STARS on the Internet" Individual & Cultural Diversity Workbook
"STARS on the
Internet" Home Page
Study Links (click here for extra information)
ASSIGNMENT #1:
Resources Needed (download above):
STARS
Individual & Cultural Diversity Workbook
To Do:
A. In the STARS workbook please read the first pages on Non-discrimination.
These are the Washington State licensing regulations and laws as they
relate to all Child Care Centers and Homes. For Idaho Child Care Providers
please review and be aware of these regulations.
B. Please find your own center's non-discrimination policy and read it
over to be sure that you are in compliance. This notice needs to be posted
in your center or home, make sure that it is visible.
C. Please write a paragraph on the diversity level that exists at your
childcare center or home right now.
To submit:
Please complete your write up for part C on your computer and save as assignment #1.
Be sure to put your class title,
STARS ID number & your full name on the assignment.
Please e-mail your *assignment to:
diversity@starstab.com
Due to an overload of Spam please mark your assignments on the
e-mail subject line
Please write out:
Assignment #1
With the assignment number listed it will correctly pass through our
spam filter.
*Assignment Note:
If you are sending your assignment as an attachment please only use
Microsoft Word. We cannot open or read anything else. Without Microsoft
Word ~ just type the assignment directly into your e-mail text box, or
copy & paste the assignment into the text box of your e-mail. Thank you.
ASSIGNMENT #2:
Resources Needed (download above):
STARS
Individual & Cultural Diversity Workbook
To Do:
A. In the STARS workbook please read the next page.
It has the graphic on “What is Diversity?” Study the diagram. Inside the loop are all the Americans with preferred preference in general terms. At the loop edge are the titles of prejudges. Outside the loop is what is considered the non-preferred status in America today.
B. What do you think? Do you feel this diagram holds true in USA today?
Why, or why not? How does this thinking affect the children in your care?
To submit:
Please complete your short write up for part B on your computer and save as assignment #2.
Be sure to put your class title, STARS ID number & your full name on the assignment.
Please e-mail your assignment to:
On the e-mail subject line Please put Assignment #2
ASSIGNMENT #3:
Resources Needed (download above):
STARS
Individual & Cultural Diversity Workbook
To Do:
A. In the STARS workbook please read the next section. The 2 language pages are great resources if you have any non-English speaking children at your center/home. This information is about how the levels of understanding are affected by speech.
B. In your workbook find the assessment test on the 7 types of
Intelligence. Go ahead and take the inventory on yourself. Score it at the
bottom to see which of the intelligences you are the strongest at. It is
very interesting to also find out where the children in your care are strong
and weak.
C. Go to the "Study Links" page and find the website on Personality
testing and information. Take some time now to complete the test on
yourself. Read over your scores & results, and see what NT/SP/SJ/NF are all
about.
D. Write two summaries about yourself; first write a short statement
about what personality type you tested out to be, and for the second summary
explain which areas of intelligence you score highest in. Be sure to add in
your thoughts on how this affects your personal view of the world.
E. Look at the Toy/game worksheet in the STARS workbook, this can be
given to the parents at your center/home to help raise awareness of
diversity.
To submit:
Please complete your short write up for part D on your computer and save as assignment #3.
Be sure to put your class title, STARS ID number & your full name on the assignment.
Please e-mail your assignment to:
On the e-mail subject line Please put Assignment #3
ASSIGNMENT #4:
Resources Needed (download above):
STARS
Individual & Cultural Diversity Workbook
To Do:
A. In the STARS workbook please read the next unit on Teasing. Teasing
and bullying are the first steps toward harassment and violence. If children
can learn how to deal with these issues, and how it affects others, we can
hopefully avoid children developing these behavior patterns. The lessons on
the first 2 pages and on the last page can be scaled down to use with very
young children.
B. Please write a summary about the types of teasing, bullying, or
harassment you see or have seen at your center/home. Explain what was done,
or what could be done to improve on this topic.
To submit:
Please complete your short write up for part B on your computer and save as assignment #4.
Be sure to put your class title,
STARS ID number & your full name on the assignment.
Please e-mail your assignment to:
On the e-mail subject line Please put Assignment #4
ASSIGNMENT #5:
Resources Needed (download above):
STARS
Individual & Cultural Diversity Workbook
To Do:
A. In the STARS workbook please read the last pages in the workbook.
This information is on children with Dyslexia and ADD & AD/HD. These are
some common problems in learning.
Many child-care centers/homes may have children that have learning
disabilities. It is important to be aware of this type of diversity also. Please
understand that you cannot diagnose these learning disabilities, only an
expert can do that.
What you
can do is report your concerns about a child's development or behavior to
the parents. They would then have the child screened & tested by a
professional. It is not a good idea to "label" any child, but only report
your observations of the behavior that you have noticed.
B. After you have read these pages please spend at least an hour
"surfing" through the websites listed under “Study links”.
As your
last assignment you are to evaluate this course. Please use the 1-4 ratings
(1 being -strongly
disagree, and 4 being -strongly agree)
for each of the following questions:
This course
displays knowledge about this topic?...........1-2-3-4
The
workbook & websites provided were useful?............1-2-3-4
The
information was presented in a way to honor
my culture and learning style?....................................1-2-3-4
I can apply
this information to the diversity of all the
families that I serve?....................................................1-2-3-4
I increased
my knowledge by taking this course...............1-2-3-4
Overall, I
consider this a good course?.............................1-2-3-4
Write out 3 ways that you will use this information at your work site.
Please write out any additional comments about this internet course.
Also tell us about any child related topics that you would like to see in a future STARS class.
To
submit:
Please complete your write up of the class evaluation and comments on your
computer and save it as assignment #5.
On this last assignment be sure to put your class title,
STARS ID number, your
complete mailing
address & your full name so your certificate can be processed faster.
Please e-mail your assignment to:
On the e-mail subject line Please put Assignment #5
All your completed assignments will be forwarded to the instructor at "STARS on the Internet". A certificate will be mailed to you once all assignments have been reviewed and approved.