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

2. Agenda Introductions 4:45 - 5:00
Bronfenbrenner’s model of human development 5:00 - 5:30
Discuss readings 5:30 - 6:00
Break (move to computer lab) 6:00 - 6:15
Syllabus 6:15 - 7:00
Intro to readings 7:00 - 7:15
Logistics 7:15 - 7:45

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

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

5. 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?

6. Break 6:00 - 6:15
On your way out the door, hand in your cards with syllabus questions.
Be at Kearney 061 in 15 minutes
We start on time, we finish on time

7. 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?

8. 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
Wiki posting #1

9. Logistics 7:15 - 7:45 Follow instructions on the handout
Help each other out
You may leave when all tech is set-up