The document discusses a teaching grant from the University of Iowa's College of Education Diversity Committee. It then summarizes projects done by students and teachers after reading the book "Seedfolks", which is about immigrants in Cleveland developing a community garden. The projects included students learning about cultures, blogging with other students, creating art and designs depicting characters, and decorating an elementary school garden. The colorful quilt and fence posts added to the garden to promote diversity.

1. The College of Education Diversity
Committee at the
University of Iowa
Phyllis Yager Memorial
Diversity Teaching Grant
Award.

4. A short book of 88 pages about
immigrants who live in close
proximity to each other in the
inner city of Cleveland.
They take an abandoned lot and
develop a garden….

5. …Through this
endeavor they
become
engaged with
each other and
their cultures.

6. A few of
the classes

7. After learning some
background of the
author, setting and
characters we read the
book….
…then we started some
projects….

8. We explored our
own
cultures, families
and origins

10. Students blogged with other
students…

11. We posted
displays…

12. Students drew designs about one of
the characters

13. Each one unique

14. Then they moved the design to fabric

21. This colorful quilt will hang in the
Middle School Library

22. Another project…
Students worked with the art
department to design fence
posts depicting each character
to decorate our elementary
garden

30. The Anderson Elementary Garden
These will add
great color
and interest
to the garden.

31. As a character in the book
shares….

32. THANK
YOU
For the opportunity to introduce this special
book to so many students.
This is not the only year that we will use the
Seedfolks title as a small way to promote
diversity and understanding of all peoples.

33. Gail Hackett, teacher
librarian
Bondurant-Farrar CSD
Bondurant
Iowa