CLASS SCHEDULE
This schedule is subject to change based on students and instructor input.
Week Date / Lesson Objectives / Activities / Assignments / Readings1. 14, July / Course Introduction
Student Informational Sheets
KWL
Rights and Responsibilities
Why the Case Study Approach
Group activity for course requirement / Bring Artifact to share at next class session July 15.
15, July / Lesson objective is to understand your culture as a prerequisite for understand your student’s cultures.
Artifact presentations
Why the Case Study Approach
Discussion an Sharing / Chapter 1: Why the Case Study Approach
Artifact presentations
16, July / Lesson objective is to understand what you should call your students
Dimensions of MCE
Culturally Responsive Practices
What you should call your students discussion / Chapter 2: About Terminology
Reflection paper due
*17, July / Group planning for presentations / Group planning meetings for case study presentations, group activity on models of development and social action lesson planning
*18, July / Anthropological visit #1
Lesson objective is to recognize and identify MCE resources to enhance your growth, case study presentation and teaching. / Visit CCSD Curriculum Library at 3650 Pecos -McCleod
2. 21, July / Lesson objective is to recognize the impact of racism, discrimination and how teachers can change their biases and institutional structures.
Discussions
Reports / Anthropological #1 reports due (Project MCE)
Chapter 3: Racism Discrimination and Expectations of Student’s Achievement
Case Study Reports:
- Linda Howard
- Rich Miller
- Vanessa Mattson
22, July / Lesson objective is:
Analyzed & understand how school structural organizational policies and practices harm students.
Discussions
Social action/lesson plan format for class due from instructor / Chapter 4: Structural and Organizational Issues in School
Case Study Reports:
4. Avid Abramson
5. Fern Sherman
23, July / Lesson objectives are:
to analyze how culture influence learning.
to correlate case study report with your teaching context. / Chapter 5: Culture, Identity and Learning
Case Study Reports:
6 Marisol Martinez
7 James Karam
8 Hoamg Vinh
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* 24, July / Lesson objective is
to learn and demonstrate assignment #9 model of development & plan a #5 social action lesson. / Group planning meetings for assignment # 9 group activity on models of development and social action lesson planning
* 25, July / Anthropological Visit #2
Lesson objective is to develop an awareness of the homeless children and their families. / Homeless Shelter Virtual Visit
Class will visit Homeless Shelter or Homeless Shelter website and gather information on effective ways of teaching the homeless.
3. 28, July / Lesson objective is to develop an awareness of the homeless children, their families and language barriers in the classroom.
Discussion
Field visits
Reports / Anthropological reports on homeless due
Chapter 6: Linguistic Diversity in Multicultural Classroom
Case Study Reports:
9 Manual Gomes
10 Yolanda Piedra
29, July / Lesson objective is to explore theories regarding conditions that influence school failure and success.
Reports
Discussions / Chapter 7: Toward and understanding of Achievement
Case Study Reports:
11 Paul Chavez
12 Ron Morris
NCSS MCE evaluations due
30, July / Lesson objective is to identify and discuss the major themes emerging from the case studies
Class assignments
Reports
Discussions / Chapter 8: Learning from Students
* 31, July. / Lesson objective is to provide planning time to practice teaching the models of development and social action lesson planning. / Group planning meetings for group activity on assignment # 9 models of development and
# 5 social action lesson planning
*1, Aug. / Anthropological visit #3 Anti-Defamation League/ Jewish Federation
Lesson objective is to develop and awareness of Holocaust resources available for classroom use
Field visits / Visit the Anti-Defamation League / Jewish Federation
Visit at
ADL
1050 E Flamingo Road Suite N339
Anthropological ADL reports due the following week
*4, Aug / To use the internet as resources for MCE research
To develop an awareness level. / Class will meet with
Kay Tuma for an internet orientation at the
LIED Library in room _____
Complete assignment # 9 group activity for models of development and #5
social action lesson planning
4. *5. Aug. / Lesson objectives are:
to develop awareness and knowledge base of MCE information regarding tolerance available on the internet
to define MCE as good
pedagogy.
Understand the prevailing assumption about teaching and learning regarding the 12 case studies
To develop an awareness level
Group meetings
Discussions
Reports
Paper / Students will conduct independent assignments using the internet. Visit the Teaching Tolerance site found at
and visit the for teacher section site and complete the Test for Hidden Bias found at
Note your results. Explore this site and be prepared to report on your findings and how you
will incorporate or utilized this information in
your classrooms. Prepare a two pages paper outlining your finding and how you will utilize the information in your personal growth and classroom. This paper is due on August 6
Chapter 9: Multicultural Education and School Reform
Complete assignments # 9.1 Personal development paper
#5. Social action lesson planning and assignment #9 model of development.
6, Aug. / The lesson objective is:
to identify what schools and communities can do to strengthen bilingual and MCE.
To recognize & demonstrate progress on models of development, social action lesson planning and tolerance assignment
Videos
Class discussions and meetings
Assignment reviews and reports
Internet explorations / Chapter 10: Affirming Diversity: Implications for Teachers, Schools and Families
7, Aug. / Lesson objective is to identify ways to develop multicultural perspectives.
Discussions / Chapter 11: MCE in Practice
*7, Aug. / Group planning / Final planning meeting to complete assignment #5 Social action lesson planning and
#9 model of development
*8, Aug / Anthropological ELL visit #4
Lesson objective is to identify effective CCSD language programs for use in classroom.
Field visits
Group planning / Visit CCSD ELL Project and/or
Internet Exploration
Social action lesson planning and model of development assignments complete
5. 11, Aug. / Lesson objective is to understand how social action lesson plans and models of development can promote and enhance diversity in a classroom.
Class presentations / Models of development & social action lesson presentations
Portfolios due
12, Aug. / Lesson objective is to understand how social action lesson plans and models of development can promote and enhance diversity in a classroom.
Class presentations / Social Action Lesson & Models of Development Presentations
13, Aug. / Lesson objective is to understand how social action lesson plans and models of development can promote and enhance diversity in a classroom.
Class presentations / Social Action Lesson & Models of Development Presentations
14, Aug. / MCE Conferences
15, Aug. / MCE Conferences