Most of CDE's programs may be accompanied by a one-hour to all day training component. CDE brings all training materials and most schools accept Renewal Credit for the workshops. It is receommended when a school first uses a new CDE program that it also avails itself of the teacher training component for the maximum learning opportunities for the students and the staff. While these programs are geared toward teachers and the NC Standard Course of Study for specific grade levels, companies and organizations have also used these programs for a knowledge-based approach to diversity training. Training seminars are available for the following programs (fees vary from $150-400).
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Houses of Worship Field Trip
This day-long field trip takes place each year in early June. Participants will visit the following locations:
Al Saroque Mosque
The Temple (Jewish)
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center and gravesite
Ebeneezer Baptist
DeKalb Farmer's Market
BSS Hindu Temple
an East Indian Restaurant
The program will offer a full CEU credit which includes 8 hours of educational contact time added to 2 hours of a lesson plan creation submitted to the Center for Diversity Education (which will be distributed to all attendees). Some systems may require prior approval. Some systems may be willing to accept partial CEU credit (.8) without lesson plan development.
This program received rave reviews from the 30 teachers who attended last year. To learn more about the program please email or call at 828.254.9044.
An Unmarked Trial: Stories of African Americans in Buncombe County from 1850-1900
This student research project is now a traveling exhibit available to local schools and institutions focusing on primary source documents and eyewitness accounts. It may also include an hour-long walking tour of downtown Asheville. 8th and 11th grade NCSCS
Choosing to Remember: From the Shoah to the Mountains
Stories of the local Jewish community and World War II provide the inspiration for this travling exhibit which is also available as digitized text for student research. This training may also include a tour of Congregation Beth HaTephila. 6th, 8th, 10th, and 11th grade NCSCS
Coming to the Mountains: Immigration and Western North Carolina
This stories in this exhibit are of immigrant businesses in Buncombe County from the early 19th century to the present. It may also include a walking tour of downtown Asheville. 4th-12th grade NCSCS
The Many Faces of Asheville
This all-day bus and walking tour of selected sites (depending on NCSCS) to learn more about the diversity of Buncombe County includes visits to the Basilica of St. Lawrence, Congregation Beth HaTephila, Riverside Cemetary, Three Brothers Restaurant, Peking Garden Restaurant, Jerusalem Garden Cafe, and more. 6th-12th grade NCSCS
The Treasures of Difference
This two-hour workshop addresses both our emotional response to diversity as well as looking at specificd strategies for addressing diversity in the classroom through the NC Standard Course of Study.
Special Requests
CDE has organized a number of special programs for area organizations such as the Asheville City Schools day-long training seminar "Exploring Diversity: Building America for the 21st Century" and the Montreat Conference Center Diversity Workshops. If you have a spedific need, email or give us a call at 828.254.9044.
