GRDG626: Literacy, Language, & Diversity in American Education Week 1: Introduction Dr. Gloria E. Jacobs St. John Fisher College

Agenda Introductions 4:45 - 5:00 Bronfenbrenner’s model of human development 5:00 - 5:30 Discuss readings 5:30 - 6:00 Break 6:00 - 6:15 Syllabus 6:15 - 7:00 Intro to readings 7:00 - 7:15 Logistics 7:15 - 7:45

Introductions 4:45 - 5:00 Say your name What are your expectations for class? Where do you teach, grade level, discipline or specialty

A Plan for Civil Discourse Elizabeth Lesser: “Take ‘the Other’ to Lunch”

A Lens for Understanding 5:00 - 5:30 Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model of human development Modeling Self-analysis & sharing

Discuss Readings 5:30 - 6:00 Identify the various “isms” at play in “Recitatif.” Clarify any terms you need to from S&D What “labels” did you apply to the different characters (such as White, Black, disabled, poor, religious, etc.) What in the text lead you to apply those labels to those characters? How did those labels affect your ability to identify with those characters? What contributed to Twyla’s and Roberta’s raced, classed, or gendered identity?

Break 6:00 - 6:15 On your way out the door, hand in your cards with syllabus questions.

Syllabus 6:15 - 7:00 Questions/answers Syllabus Highlights Course Covenant What makes a class work for me? What makes a class work for you?

Intro to Readings 7:00 - 7:15 McDermott, R., Varenne, H. (1995). Website: Race, Are We So Different? "Timeline Movie" "Human Variation Quiz" "A Girl Like Me" video "Who is White" quiz RadioLab’s podcast on race Stoskopf, A. (2009). The forgotten history of eugenics. In W. Au (Ed.), Rethinking Multicultural Education Reflective question

Technology Logistics All information for the course is on the course wiki GRDG526.pbworks.com Grades will be posted on Engrade Follow directions posted on wiki. Papers will be submitted via Turn-it-in.com Follow directions posted on the wiki Details will be discussed prior to the first paper