1. Rethinking Equity of Teaching English Language Learners (RETELL) Session 3: Cultural and Social Aspects of Teaching in the Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Classroom and School Face-to-Face Session

2. Session Introduction

3. SEI Teacher Endorsement Course Map Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 3

4. Agenda  Session Introduction (5 min)  Introduction to Culture (30 min)  Misconceptions about Culture (45 min)  Break (10 min)  Misconceptions about Culture – cont’d. (25 min)  Understanding Culture (60 min)  Assignments & Preparing for Upcoming Session (5 min) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 4

5. Objectives  Compare and contrast the cultural viewpoints of families, how ELLs cope with the often-contrasting cultures of home and school, and how this may impact teaching and learning  Explain how ELL home, family, community, linguistic, and cultural practices may support academic literacy practices in the U.S.  Explain the importance of outreach to ELL families, and understand strategies for communication that are linguistically and culturally relevant  Describe how to deliver appropriate support services and instruction to particular ELL populations (e.g., immigrants and refugees)  Describe and apply knowledge of social and cultural student variables to vignettes of ELLs at the grade level to discuss impact on language acquisition and learning  Apply awareness of cultural assumptions to analyze implications in teaching  Apply knowledge of attitudes, practices, and strategies for creating a culturally inclusive and welcoming classroom environment. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 5

6. Introduction to Culture

7. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 7 2008 ~ Drawn by a newcomer when asked to draw a picture of his home. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 7 What Does This Picture Tell Us?  What can you tell about the student?  What elements of his culture and community are represented? How do we know?  Where might this student have come from? What about the picture tells us this?  What can you tell about the student?  What elements of his culture and community are represented? How do we know?  Where might this student have come from? What about the picture tells us this?

8. Activity: Quick Write (1 minute)  What is your definition of culture?  What comes to mind when you hear the word “culture”?  Write your own definition in your manual. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 8

9. 9 9 Familiarity with Aspects of Culture

10. A Visual Representation of Culture Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 10 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 10 Source: Cross-culture. http://www.cross-culture.de/intercultural_coaching.htm

11. Revisiting: Familiarity with Aspects of Culture  Analyze your results from the slide “Familiarity with Aspects of Culture.”  What areas were you most/least knowledgeable about?  In relation to the cultural iceberg, where did most of elements fall? Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 11 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 11

12. Noel’s Developing Multicultural Educators defines culture as:  …a way of seeing, perceiving and believing. Although earlier definitions focused more on artifacts and customs, items and activities that can be physically observed, current conceptions of culture look at the under-lying beliefs and perceptions that give rise to those manifestations of culture. This way of looking at culture moves the focus away from the surface, outward aspects of culture and points our attention to the deep structure of culture, to people’s beliefs and understandings of the world.” Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 12 Source: Noel, J. (2008). Developing Multicultural Educators. Long Grove, Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc. 2 nd edition. Definition of Culture

13. Misconceptions About Culture

14. Small Group Activity: Exploring People’s Viewpoints 1List 5 misconceptions (myths, stereotypes) people have about teachers. ex: Teachers are all done with work at 3:00 pm. 2Compare misconceptions with another small group. 3Organize the misconceptions into categories. 4Discuss why these misconceptions exist. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 14 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 14

15. Jigsaw Reading: Misconceptions about Teaching ELLs You will be assigned a group and given instructions for this jigsaw reading activity based on required reading for this session: Harper, C., de Jong, E. (2004) Misconceptions about teaching English-language learners. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy; Oct 2004; 48, 2; Children's Module pg. 152 – 160.  You will also describe why teaching ELLs is “More than just Good Teaching.” Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 15

16. Break (10 minutes) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 16

17. Jigsaw Reading: Misconceptions about Teaching ELLs (Continued) Jigsaw reading activity based on a required reading for this session: Harper, C., de Jong, E. (2004) Misconceptions about teaching English-language learners. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy; Oct 2004; 48, 2; Children's Module pg. 152 – 160 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 17

18. Understanding Cultural Viewpoints

19. Role Play: Understanding Cultural Viewpoints  Complete Cultural Viewpoints Worksheets #6 (part 1) and #7 (part 2) independently.  Find a peer and then select which worksheet you will represent. Then, compare and contrast your responses with the response of your peer. (different grouping).  What similarities/differences did you notice? What did you find most interesting about your responses?  How has your definition of culture been confirmed, further developed, or clarified? Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 19

20. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 20 Role Play: Understanding Cultural Viewpoints

21. Different Culture Based Expectations: Challenging Cultural Assumptions About Parental Involvement “ I feel so bad for these kids whose parents do not come to parent teacher conferences. I’ve never seen any at any open house either. I don’t think they really try to help the kids with school. I wonder, maybe in their culture, education isn’t important” Third-grade teacher Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21 Source: Trumbull, E. and Pacheco, M.(2005).The Teacher’s Guide to Diversity: Building A Knowledge Base, Volume I, p. 126.

22. Small Group Discussion: Different Culture-Based Expectations Think about the assigned reading Different Culture-Based Expectations:  What are some of the possible reasons why the parents may not have participated in their child’s schooling? What additional reasons do you know or can think about?  What question might the teacher ask herself or others to gain insight into parents’ beliefs regarding their participation in school?  In what way might the parents be participating in their child’s education without the teacher’s knowledge?  How did the assigned reading and this small group discussion provide you with new insights/understandings or how did they reaffirm what you knew? Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 22 Source: Trumbull, E. and Pacheco, M.(2005).The Teacher’s Guide to Diversity: Building A Knowledge Base, Volume I, p. 126.

23. Exit Ticket: Reflection  Think about some of the strategies we modeled in today’s session:  Visual scaffolding  Small group and partners  Reporting back  Exit Ticket  Select and circle one. Why would you use it or why do you use it in your class with ELLs?  How has your definition of culture been renewed?  What new ideas do you have for creating a culturally inclusive, welcoming classroom environment and reaching out to families of ELLs? Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 23

24. Assignments & Preparing for Upcoming Session

25. Assignments due by Session 4 Journal Entry on Moodle:  Write a short summary of how ELLs cope with the often-contrasting cultures of home and school. Feel free to make connections with your experience with students from diverse backgrounds. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 25

26. Preparing for Session 4  What to expect in Session 4:  Second Language Acquisition Theories  Factors Affecting Second Language Acquisition  Come to class having read the following required readings:  Peregoy, S. and O. Boyle. 2008. Chapter 2 from Reading, writing and learning in ESL: A resource book for teaching K-12 English learners, 5th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson.  Trumbull, E., and M. Pacheco. 2005. The Teacher's Guide to Diversity: Building a Knowledge Base. Volume II: Language, 60-63, 65-68, 74. Providence, RI: Brown University. Retrieved from http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/teach_guide_diversity/. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 26