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Domain:  Community Builder
​Competency:  Promotes Diversity Sensitivity

Level-Specific Learning Statements

Aspiring

​Explains the meaning of *respect for all and understands the importance of *diversity sensitivity throughout the school and community.

Preparing

Investigates issues from multiple perspectives and identifies the role of personal bias in developing *diversity sensitivity.

Emerging

Promotes *respect for all and fosters student development of *diversity sensitivity.

Developing

​Facilitates student exploration of issues from multiple perspectives to foster student development of *diversity sensitivity and *respect for all.

Mastering

Measures student ability to explore issues from multiple perspectives and assesses student understanding of *​diversity sensitivity and *respect for all.

Leading

Provides leadership, training, mentoring, resources, and supports for teachers and others in the ​larger professional community to promote student development of a personal, balanced, diverse, socio-cultural perspective based on diversity sensitivity and respect for all. 
A teacher who promotes *diversity sensitivity views  issues from multiple perspectives  and understands the meaning of *respect for all.  They strive to identify their own personal bias, and they value diversity throughout the school and community.  They foster balanced, diverse socio-cultural perspectives in their students  based on student understanding of *diversity sensitivity and *respect for all. 

MTDS Glossary 

Diversity Sensitivity

Diversity sensitivity involves understanding the unique characteristics of each individual.  Some differences among people include race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, age, physical or academic abilities, talents, religion, and cultural backgrounds.  Diversity also includes differences in physical characteristics, such as height, eye color, hair color etc.  Each person has a very different combination of attributes that form who they are.  Diversity sensitivity is the awareness, understanding, and valuing of the uniqueness of each person.   

Respect for All

Having esteem for and sense of worth for all people, accepting everyone for who they are, providing courtesy for all people, and showing consideration for others. 

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  • Home
  • Framework
    • Effective Professional Development >
      • Sustained in Duration
      • Job-Embedded
      • Adult Learning Theories
    • Domains & Competencies >
      • Community Builder >
        • Promotes Diversity Sensitivity
        • Builds Relationships & Culture
        • Works in a Community of Practice
        • Accesses & Builds Systemic Supports & Services
      • Classroom Manager >
        • Manages Behavior
        • Creates & Manages a Learning Environment
        • Monitors Progress Towards Learning Goals
        • Communicates Progress Towards Learning Goals
      • Instructional Designer >
        • Develops Research-Based Instruction
        • Aligns Instruction to Goals, Curriculum, and Assessments
        • Uses Data to Make Decisions
        • Differentiates to Meet Unique Student Needs
        • Plans Student Progress Monitoring
        • Designs Learning Activities, Tasks, and Experiences
        • Selects, Aligns, & Curates Strategies
      • Facilitator of Thinking & Learning >
        • Promotes Student Use of Technology
        • Facilitates Self-Directed Learning
        • Fosters Student Communication & Expression
        • Advances Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
        • Facilitates Student Inquiry & Research
        • Promotes Connection of Prior Knowledge to New Information
        • Engages Students in Content
      • Reflective Learner >
        • Increases Knowledge & Skill Through Professional Learning
        • Engages in On-Going Reflective Practice
        • Evaluates Effectiveness of IInstruction
        • Sets Growth Goals
      • Professional >
        • Understands & Promotes the Profession
        • Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals
        • Demonstrates Professional Growth & Development
        • Communicates Professionally
    • Career Levels >
      • Aspiring Teacher
      • Preparing >
        • Preparing A
        • Preparing B
        • Preparing C
        • Preparing D
      • Emerging
      • Developing
      • Mastering
    • Glossary >
      • Action Research
      • Activity
      • Analysis of Student Needs
      • Classroom
      • Community of Practice
      • Culturally Responsive Relationships
      • Diversity Sensitivity
      • Documentation Structures
      • Evidence-Based
      • Innovative Practices
      • Lesson Planning Models
      • Learning Experience
      • Learning Targets
      • Mentor
      • Multiple Sources of Data
      • Reflection-for-Practice
      • Reflection-In-Practice
      • Reflection-On-Practice
      • Research-Based
      • Respect for All
  • Contact
  • Programs
    • Registration
    • Facilitator Dashboard
    • Emerging II (BTAP2)
    • Developing I-Teacher Academy
    • Developing II -Teacher Academy Graduates
    • Mastering Course C: Foundations of Coaching & Mentorings
    • Mastering: PDC
    • Leading-Teacher Leader Cohort
  • Recruitment & Retention