...Success in a diverse classroom comes from a balance of student self-awareness and community acceptance of others (Beth Morrow). This quote sums up everything that teachers need to do. The world is becoming more and more diverse therefore classrooms and schools are also becoming more and more diverse. “Students of color now constitute approximately 40 percent of all students enrolled in public schools, and this population is expected to grow considerably in the coming years” (Cooper, 2011, p. 189). When students see that their teacher excepts their background other students will as well. For this years, Social Studies clinical I had the privilege to be paired with Mrs. Mueller, a first-grade teacher at St. Anthony’s kindergarten through second...
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...In this paper I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of teaching the students in their primary language, should ELL instructions replace native language, should Ell students be identified as children who need special education. The large percentage of the population in our schools today are the English as second Language students (ESL) and the ESL population continues to grow more than the English speaking students.(Pellion 2007) In 2000-2001 the population of English Language Learners (ELL) have grown to one hundred five percent and are limited proficiency in English. (Edweeks 2004).The (ESL) students are one of the lowest ranked in academic achievements. The (ELL) are faced with challenges by not been prominent in English. Since increase of the (ELL) students this has caused to have a shortage in qualified teachers. Some teachers are not prepared to teach these students. (Echevarrea,& Graves 2007). Teaching the ELL students in their native language and English will help them achieve their goals and help them to learn faster. By teaching an ELL student in English and their native language may make them fall into a cycle of language dependency which will inhibit a significant progress in English-language acquisition. (Edweek 2004) Studies show that ELL students lag far behind their English speaking peers. Only seven percent of these students scored at or above proficient in reading, this was on...
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...Ashley Butzen completed preclinical three during the fall of 2017 semester as a first semester senior at Benedictine University. Miss Butzen is pursuing a major in Special Education and a minor in Psychology. The teacher candidate completed her last preclinical experience at Heritage Grove Middle working with, primary, seventh-grade students and with students with low incidence disabilities. Ashley spent most of her time and taught her six lessons in Ms. Boerema’s seventh-grade instructional language arts classroom. Miss Butzen attending Heritage Grove Middle School on Mondays and Wednesdays mornings from eight o’clock to eleven o’clock from September 11, 2017 to November 15, 2017 Miss Butzen observed a co-taught seventh-grade language arts...
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...Bank AeroTek Lee Hall - All Students ??? Lawson Center Presenter Dean Friday-Stroud / J.P. Morgan Dr. Atira Charles L. Michelle Media Institute / L. Michelle Hayes Ms. Felicia Williams / Thomas Bolen Location & Teams(TBA) Lee Hall - All Students Lee Hall - All Students Lee Hall - All Students ??? Lawson Center SPRING BREAK 3/10 through 3/14 SPRING BREAK 3/18-20/2014 3/18/2014 3/20/2014 3/21/2014 3/25/2014 Corporate Corporate Teaching Corporate Classroom Visits Black Executive Experience Program - BEEP Brown Shoe Company Global Opportunities McDonald's Day Student Services Pre-Advisement Sessions Class Visits - All Levels Erica Hill - SBI Alum / Endowed Scholoarship Class Visits - All Levels Lee Hall - All Students Lee Hall - All Students ??? Class Visits - All Levels Classroom Visits 3/26/2014 3/27/2014 3/28/2014 4/2/2014 4/3/2014 4/8/2014 4/10/2014 Classroom Visits FAMU - SBI Student Services Pre-Advisement Sessions Heritage Day Heritage Golf International Class Visits - All Levels Classroom Visits Lee Hall - All Students FAMU Forum Forum Forum Honors Convocation Debates (Using 3rd Fifth Bank Style Cases) Sophomore Debate Dean's Forum & PLD Evaluation Dr. Jennifer Collins Ms. Kenyatta Rosier ??? Lee Hall - All Students Lee Hall - All...
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...As a new student there are several emotions that could be taking place. New students are usually nervous and excited. They are excited to explore the possibilities in a new environment. They are excited to meet new friends. They can also be very nervous or experience fear. They are afraid of not being accepted and the possibility of being an outcast. These are emotions that this student is feeling.She is afraid, alone and in a different environment then what she is used to. Their first interaction with their teacher will also determine how they will feel and their emotions through the school year. It is imperative for teachers and the classroom to present a warm welcoming environment. A student’s emotion affects how they learn. A student who does not feel welcome or who is depressed will not focus or achieve the desired learning goals. The classroom is cold and unwelcoming. Relations are also important in the learning experience. They help develop communication skills and acceptance. Relationships can be diverse. No one seems to be talking to the new student, instead one point at her and seems to be talking about her. This can cause uneasiness. The student is interpreted the new setting as confusion and a place where she is unwelcome. She already feels alone. Due to the environment she is senses (by the finger pointing) this may be a difficult adjustment. Most of the students are hugging and embracing each other, she is feeling left out. She may end the day with questioning...
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... AED/200 Version 5 July 10, 2013 Susan Thompson In any given multicultural classroom,what are the concerns in terms of social justice for all students? How would you address these concerns? Describe a strategy you might use to ensure that all students are treated equally and fairly? The concerns of social justice for all students, is that all students are afforded the equal opportunity regardless of their race, background, religious preference or disability, to have a meaning learning experience. Every effort should be taken by the teacher and the school system to ensure that the school curriculum has some relevance that is essential to every student, from all cultural backgrounds may learn from. How would I address these concerns in my class or school, would be to look at the diversity of my classroom. Then I would draft up a lesson plan that would reflect, all cultures in my class, from which all the children will be able to participate and learn from each other. I would implement a program called “Bring Your Heritage to School Week”, where for a week, each child would bring in something from home that reflects their culture or heritage to share with the class. Having a program like this, each child gets the opportunity to learn about others differences and under- stand why they are different in some ways...
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...In Adrienne Rich's commencement speech “What Does a Woman Need to Know” she challenges women to take control of their learning experiences both inside and outside of the classroom, so that they can gain the knowledge that they need to become empowering and more accepted in the society. Rich attempts to persuade the readers that women were being denied part of their education in the classroom. She felt that it was necessary for women to educate one's self through life experiences. Rich wants education in universities to not be biased and allow women the same opportunities and privileges as men have to be able to get an education. Rich believes that it if women are limited in their education and denied the understanding of their female roots and heritage that it will be difficult for them to gain awareness of themselves and the world around them. Literacy is a human right, a tool of personal empowerment, and a means for social and human development. Educational opportunities depend on literacy. According to the “United Nations, Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, 1977 Compendium of Social Statistics (New York: United Nations, 1980) it reports that “in an age of increasing illiteracy, 60 percent of the world's illiterates are women. Between 1960 and 1970, the number of illiterate men in the world rose by 8 million, while the number of illiterate women rose by 40 million.”(76) Rich wanted to convey the message how statistics and...
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...Australia with the push to have immigrants assimilate. Assimilation means they leave their cultures behind and accept the new countries beliefs (Bowes, Grace, & Hodge, 2012, p.25). In the situation of a child who has only these cultural identities to hold onto, this is not respecting their heritage or their journey. Encouraging multiculturalism rather than assimilation means the child can still maintain their cultural...
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...Reader, Aria by Richard Rodriguez and Always Living in Spanish by Marjorie Agosín seem to directly fit this quote because of their sense of losing their identity, culture and heritage when they first came to the United States. By learning the new “American” ways of life and becoming fluent in the English language both authors felt as if they were losing a sense of the person they were, because so much of their identity had been lost. In the story Aria, Rodriguez immediately notices the differences between English and his beloved Spanish language. Speaking English in the classroom wasn’t vital to Rodriguez feeling as if he had lost his identity until English became the primary language in his household because of the poor progress that he was making in school. Once Rodriguez had experienced speaking only English in his home, his whole world was changed. Not only had the new English language at first brought the feeling of losing his identity, but now it had brought about the feeling of losing his entire family’s identity. Also, the family was no longer as close-knit as they used to be because not all of the family members were able to speak English as well as the others. In the story, Always Living in Spanish by Marjorie Agosín, Agosín’s first impression of the United States is her experience in the classroom. Agosín expresses the fact that she doesn’t recognize anything around her, “Not even the sky has the same constellations, the trees and the fauna the same names or sounds...
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...many different levels including personal or family differences, social differences and educational differences. I expect to gain a greater understanding about these cultures during this process and by gaining this understanding I will be better equipped to combine students from these cultures into a classroom of learners that are able to succeed on all levels of History education. Because I do teach World History having a classroom full of diverse cultures lends itself to a variety of teaching activities and extra curricular learning. Miami-Dade Community College President Eduardo J. Padron. Said it best when he said "Our classrooms are laboratories for cultural diversity and the disciplines are enriched when students contribute various cultural perspectives," It has become increasingly clear that we must get creative in culturally diverse ways in order to pull all of our students into the learning culture in equal ways. I spent several days researching the material that you are about to read. My biggest source of information was the internet, but I also spoke with several other instructors and listened to their thoughts and concerns on the matter of cultural diversity in the classroom. Everyone seemed to have a unique thought or opinion but there where certainly central themes in the opinions I received. Over all each instructor hoped to provide the best...
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...One is to develop a deep appreciation of their student’s background, and the ways in which the student’s lifestyle can have a positive impact on other students in the classroom. Through simple observations and quiet appreciation, teachers can communicate the message that diversity is good. Giving opportunity and time for diversity is vital, especially in our hectic lives, as is offering simple play materials for students to use. For example, most schools celebrate black history month to support African American students to study their heritage. Why not all the schools offer Japanese history, Chinese history, or Indian history for a month at schools for students to learn? I believe this would provide a great service to other cultures and would be greatly appreciated by students and teachers alike. This would allow students to engage in plays, try different food, and take part in various other activities to explore different...
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...assessment in the classroom. It will do so by focusing on four discussions: (1) Describe how formative assessment is used in a class. (2) Explain the role psychometric models play in the creation of your assessment. (3) Explain the use of observational situations in formative Assessment. (4) Discuss expected challenges in your assessments, and how could they be addressed. These discussions will bring forward why understand the basics in understanding formative assessment and will generate a stronger role for an educator in dealing with today’s students. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3 Description of how Formative Assessment is used in a class Formative assessments are basically the complete opposite of summative assessments, in where they are used on a daily basis in classroom instruction and not based upon reviewing students’ academic process periodically. Formative assessments are designed to help the instructor to determine what the students know, how to modify the instructional material to better aid the students comprehension, to help create more appropriate material, and better inform students of their own learning progress (Garrison, et. al, 2007). And, depending upon what type of material the teacher is responsible in instructing, there are several different facets the teacher can use in formative assessment, such as observation, worksheets, pop-quizzes, use of journals, projects, and / or exams. This type of assessment is critical from a classroom standpoint, because...
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...According to an article written by Kira Isak Pirofski, researcher at San Jose State University, researchers have continued to affirm that culturally authentic children’s literature engages the imagination and enhances the language skills of minority children. In fact, Project REACH (Respecting Ethnic and Cultural Heritage) uses multicultural learning material for teaching middle school students, as opposed to solely Western influences. The results of the program revealed that the students “scored higher than they had previously […] Participating students gained an additional 7.6 national curve points. Students not enrolled […] showed no improvement” (Multicultural). As a country, the United States is ranked 29 in effective education systems throughout the world, following behind Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea, in a 2015 ranking done by the Census Bureau. If countries continue to follow the Western canon, education standards will remain stagnant, and there will be little advancement in society, especially in terms of literacy, as observed by Project...
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...Griffin Thomas 2/25/2014 The Education Crisis in America Currently the U.S. has a major problem on its hands, education today is constantly losing money while we put more of that money and time into our prisons rather than our schools. By showing kids that it is more important to be tough on crime than it is for a proper education is wrong. If these practices continue you can expect to see higher drop-out rates and larger prison populations. Education should be the U.S.’s top priority and we should take pride in the greatest education system in the world. Education provides students not with just knowledge but ethics, character development and self-esteem which are important skills for the workplace and in life. That is why it is imperative that we change our education system to a higher standard and emphasize quality education for all in the U.S. to provide a better future for all students. The U.S. is currently putting less into schools and education while putting more into prisons and defense. States are choosing to increase spending on prisons while the funding for education is constantly decreasing. “In 33 of 50 states, corrections- related costs made up a larger proportion of the general fund than in the previous fiscal year, while spending on K-12 and higher education decreased” ( Hawkins). The U.S. is silently making a decision to keep people incarcerated while caring less about a proper education. What they don’t understand is that a proper education is the key...
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...MOHAMMED ALAIFAN MS.PIWARSH ENGLISH 110 February 10, 2014 Communities and contact zone The art of the contact zone is a book written by Mary Pratt. Mary Pratt is a Spanish and Portuguese languages professor. It actually contains a deep literal and psychological meaning in it and is intended to be used especially in a classroom set up to teach about our diverse nature; cultural behavior, colonialism, slavery and power plays. Its effects are wide and large as it has been able to affect various communities by its writing, art work and literacy. The contact zones, according to the book are quite important areas as they are areas where a community is able to see the world in a foreign community perceptive. Contact zones as defined in the book, are areas where various communities meet and have an uneven exchange in culture and beliefs. Mary Pratt tries to explain how our cultural knowledge is misguided due to the fact that we missed a crucial part of our heritage and the heritage of other communities too. This is mainly due to the fact that most of it is hidden from us by those who are supposed to preserve and pass it to us. Accepting us involves appreciating our past that is our history and upholding it by making sure that the future generations receive the information as it is. Those charged with the preservation of our culture choose the parts of history to pass down and deliberately omit others as a means of defending the community from the subsequent humiliation and shame that...
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