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Welcome to TELL
Course Syllabus: Foundations of Education for Emergent Bilinguals
Explanation of the Template
Total Points Sheet
Session One: Exploring My Culture and ELs Strengths
LA 1.1: Welcome to TELL
LA 1.2: Belief Statements
LA 1.3: Questions About Culture
LA 1.4: Considering a Framework for Meeting the Needs of My Students
LA 1.5: Considering Concepts as Tools
HW 1.1: Reflection on My Learning
HW 1.2: Find and Share Cultural Artifacts
HW 1.3: Building Vocabulary About Culture
HW 1.4: Assessing My Knowledge and Beliefs
HW 1.5: Representation of My Learning in the Course
Session Two: Developing Understandings of Culture--Mine and My ELs
LA 2.1: Share Cultural Artifacts
LA 2.2: Building Vocabulary About Culture
LA 2.3: Examining Definitions of Immigrants
LA 2.4: Discuss Stereotypes and Culture
LA 2.5: Articulating Classroom Issues of Cultural Misinterpretation
LA 2.6: Resolving Questions about the Major Project and Homework Assigments
HW 2.1: Reflecting On My Practice
HW 2.2: The State's Changing Demographics
HW 2.3: Danger of a Single Story
HW 2.4: Cultural Patterns of an EL
Session Three: Considering ELs as a Resource in My Teaching
LA 3.1: Water as a Problem, Right, and Resource
LA 3.2: Language as a Problem, Right, and Resource
LA 3.3: Mr. Chacon's Story
VS 3.3: Social Theories Part 2
LA 3.4: Norma's Story
LA 3.5: Jean Anyon Study
HW 3.1: Teacher Reflection
HW 3.2: Considering the Myths and Realities Concerning ELs
HW 3.3: Reading about Poverty PhDs
HW 3.4: Discovering Assets in My Community
HW 3.5: Considering the Difference between the North Star and the Map to Philadelphia
Session Four: Developing Knowledge of Assets and Legal Obligations
LA 4.1: Sharing the Assets of Our School Neighborhood.
LA 4.2 : Reviewing the Changing Demographics
LA 4.3: Exploring Learning about EL Myths and Realities
LA 4.4: Examining the Meaning of a Supreme Court Decision
LA 4.5: Common Compliance Issues from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ)
HW 4.1: Teacher Reflection
HW 4.2: Understanding the Myths and Realities of Enrollment
HW 4.3: The World Outside and Inside Schools
HW 4.4: Reviewing and Analyzing Landmark Cases/Legislation Involving ELs
HW 4.5: Implications of Court Decisions for ELLs
Session Five: Attending to Standards and Classifications with WIDA
LA 5.1: Enrollment, Placement, Staffing Myths
LA 5.2: Program Models
LA 5.3: The World Outside and Inside Schools
LA 5.4: Introduction to WIDA standards
HW 5.1 Teacher Reflection
HW 5.2: Creating a WIDA Strand
HW 5.3 Exploring Practice Through Technology
HW 5.4 Learning about Classifications and Standards
Session Six: Positioning ELs within the School Game
LA 6.1: Sharing Thinking about Program Models
LA 6.2: Critical Learning Domains
LA 6.3: Standards for Effective Pedagogy
LA 6.4: Connecting ELs to the School Game
HW 6.1: Teacher Reflection
HW 6.2: Reconsidering Beliefs and Practices
HW 6.3: Learning a New Language
HW 6.4: Collecting Evidence for My Portfolio
Session Seven: Promoting ELs Learning through My Learning
LA 7.1: Re-Examining My Learning about Inclusive Pedagogy, WIDA, SEP, & My Beliefs
LA 7.2 Developing My Portfolio
HW 7.1: Teacher Reflection
HW 7.2: Representation of My Learning in the Course
Session Eight: Celebrating and Presenting My Learning
LA 8.1: Sharing Displays of Learning
LA 8.2: Summarizing Ideas
LA 8.3: Revisiting Course Survey

LA 3.3: Mr. Chacon's Story

Concept Application of Cultural Capital and Deficit Theory

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Learning Outcome Pedagogical Intent Student Position

Understand and apply knowledge of how cultural identities impact language learning and school success by creating an environment that is inclusive of all students.

Assessment: 25 pts.

TA: 30 Minutes

Teachers can identify and recognize social theories of Cultural Capital and Deficit Theory and discuss how these orientations can affect their pedagogy.

Students have learned about the socioeconomic level, immigrant status, and language factors that affect the culture of English learners and their families. They have watched a video explaining social theories and have heard Mr. Chacon’s story.  They are now prepared to learn about how deficit orientations affect their participation in schools.

Instructions

  1. As a class you will watch a video on resistance. Your facilitator will share the video, but you can access it independently at this link. You will scroll down to Session 3 on the left side of the screen and then select Segment 2. Then move back to the top and click on the small video screen to watch. You can access the viewing guide from this link.
  2. Working with a partner, read  “Mr. Chacon’s Story,” underlining and labeling the evidence of deficit theory and cultural capital you see in the story. These terms are defined in a graphic organizer found at the end of the viewing guide you accessed earlier in this activity.  
  3. After you have read the story, record your thinking in the chart following Mr. Chacon's Story. Be sure to record the evidence as well as think about why the evidence you selected falls under the definition of deficit theory or cultural capital.
  4. Participate in a whole class discussion about deficit theory, cultural capital, and this story and share your ideas. 

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