Classnotes Podcast (May 31, 2011) Schools are more successful when they actively embrace the cultural and racial diversity of their communities. And with federal requirements to protect the civil rights of their students and employees, school sometimes need assistance, particularly when local populations change quickly. The U.S. network of equity assistance centers are often called upon to help schools and communities better understand what they need to be doing to ensure that all of their students have an equal opportunity for academic achievement.Bradley Scott, Ph.D., director of the IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity, describes how today’s diversity training – that helps schools take stock and learn how to prepare themselves and their students for a diverse world – is so far removed from yesterday’s typical surface-level sensitivity training. Bradley is interviewed by Christie Goodman, APR, IDRA communications manager.Show length: Send comments to [email protected].Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesSouth Central Collaborative for EquityIncludes IDRA’s equity guide for schools.http://www.idra.org/South_Central_Collaborative_for_Equity/Southern Poverty Law CenterIncludes the SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance programhttp://www.splcenter.org/Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learninghttp://www.culturallyresponsive.org/Fulfilling the Promise of Brown and MendezIDRA’s Blueprint Dialogues website with resources on creating cross-race community dialogues for education.http://www.idra.org/resource-center/fulfilling-the-legacy-of-mendez-and-brown/Your feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post A Discussion about Diversity Training – Podcast Episode 90 appeared first on IDRA.