Talking Points
My thought with creating a room to be culturally relevant, perhaps this could be a way to also stop "discrimination/racism" among students...
Incorporating culture in the classroom does NOT mean serving tacos in the cafeteria on Cinco De Mayo...
Welcome to our final class of the term!
& the livin' is {almost} easy
Outcomes
I have learned that being fair does not necessarily mean doing the same thing for everyone. I still believe that you should be willing to go to the same lengths for anyone, but sometimes going to those lengths that they need is different based on their background.
{Almost} Summertime
- Describe characteristics of ELLs
- Identify characteristics of different proficiency levels
- Discuss the policies affecting ELLs in schools such as Lau vs. Nichols, home language survey, identifications assessments, annual assessments, reclassification
- Compare instructional program models for ELLs
- Examine language acquisition theories
- Articulate a critical social justice framework related to the nature and role of culture in language development
Take a moment to walk around the room and write the following on posters (1) What do you know about this outcome? (2) Supporting evidence from specific pages in the text, videos we've watched, or experiences you've had this term. (3) What this means to your future as an educator
Outcome #6: Articulate a critical social justice framework related to the nature and role of culture in language development.
Please Welcome the lovely, the talented, the intellectual, Stacey Lee!!!
- 2 white sisters with a privileged background
- Slave owners growing up
- Left those comforts to fight for abolition
- Sarah is pursuing ministry in the Quaker church
- Nina (Angelina) is Sarah's little sister
Contact Information
Stacey Lee, ESOL Program Coordinator & Instructor
Phone 541-737-2983
Email stacey.lee@oregonstate.edu
OSU College of Education
301G Furman Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-3502
Quakers are: an active, involved faith-based community living in the modern world. Quakers follow traditional testimonies of pacifism, social equality, integrity, and simplicity, which are interpreted and expressed in a variety of ways.
Memories...
Parting thoughts...
http://ed.ted.com/featured/SiuG5bgI
- What do you remember from your school experiences? What stands out to you? Why was it memorable?
Please remember...you are teaching someone else's children! :)
What's left???
- Respond to 2 classmates by midnight tonight for Pit Stop 10
- Complete My Museum of Course Outcomes Part A: KWLQ Chart by midnight tonight
- Submit My Museum of Course Outcomes Part B: Personal Beliefs by midnight Wednesday, June 10th.
- Check on your final grades and contact me with any questions
Goodbyes!
Thank you for a great term! It has been wonderful to join you all on Friday afternoons for some intellectual conversation! I wish you luck in your future endeavors, my fellow educators!
Week 10
Thank you for completing this journey with me!