Lesson 4

Values and Attitudes

1. Persona Doll Approach Enabling children, adults and communities to develop positive values and unlearn prejudice

2. Module 1 Beginning With Self Course Outline: Lesson 1: An anti-bias approach Lesson 2: Understanding identity Lesson 3: Understanding discrimination Lesson 4: Values and attitudes Lesson 5: Emotional literacy and empathy

3. Welcome to lesson 4 which should take you about 30 minutes to complete. At the end of the lesson we will ask you to answer a short self-evaluation quiz so that you can test your own knowledge . Lesson 4 Values and Attitudes

4. Upon completion of this lesson, we expect that you will be able to: Reflect on and explore your own values and attitudes ; and Consider how your values and attitudes affect your behaviour and the choices you make . Learning Objectives

5. t Introducing Values and Attitudes Let’s think about our values and attitudes Understanding your own values and attitudes is an important part of anti-bias work. So, what are values ? Briefly, our values are our beliefs and principles about what is right and wrong and what is important in our lives. Our values help to define who we are and how we behave. Values differ from person to person, as well as across cultures, families and communities. Attitudes are the way we express our values. For example, if you rate family high you will work hard and be prepared to sacrifice to ensure the best for them. Read more about this by following the link to the supporting document “ Values and attitudes ”.

6. Exploring Own Values Let’s find out about your own values To help you get a sense of which values are important in your life, look at this list and rank the values in order of which are most important to you . Rank the following values in order of which are most important to you (from 1 – 12 ) by following the link below security status spirituality culture health community family knowledge happiness diversity and equality achievement service to others http://pdt.qjar.co/questions/exploring-own-values/ We hope this activity helped you to think more about your personal values.

7. Fresh Start Let’s find out more about attitudes and values This next activity will increase your awareness of your attitudes and values, and how they affect the choices you make. It has been decided to send a group of people to a recently discovered island where they will live an isolated existence for the next 50 years in order to create a new society. You are heading the mission and you need to choose 12 people who have applied for the expedition to accompany you on the island to start this new society .

8. Exploring Own Attitudes and Values Let’s find out more about our own views C Choose these 12 people from the list provided in the link below http://pdt.qjar.co/questions/exploring-own-attitudes-and-values/ Now that you have chosen your team of 12 people, let’s explore the choices you made and your reasons for making them. Click on the “ Deepen your knowledge Part 1 ” link and complete the activities . As you answer the questions for this activity, consider what your own attitude might be and what (if any) “work” might be needed to work on an attitude that is or could be discriminatory. Once you have completed all the activities you may continue.

9. Let’s look at: Persona Dolls are one of the most effective ways to help children “unlearn” negative or discriminatory attitudes. Let’s look at how one instructor helps children understand that people living with disabilities are competent and active. Inclusion of Children with Disabilities

10. Follow the link and view the video . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2yyYWD2SQ After viewing the video, click on the link button to deepen your knowledge about what you saw on the video. Complete all the activities provided for you. Once you have completed all the activities you may continue. Inclusion of Children with Disabilities

11. End of lesson quiz We have come to the end of Lesson 4 and it is important to check on what you have learned in this lesson. This on-line quiz will assess your knowledge on the topics covered in this lesson. Let’s reflect on what you have learned in this lesson

12. How did you do? If you did not get all the answers correct, try again. Once you have a score of 5 you can move on to Lesson 5. Let’s reflect on what you have learned in this lesson by clicking on the icon below: End of lesson quiz

13. End of lesson four