1. Somali

2. Clip one: black hawk down (Ashraf) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/

3. News: pirates (Sherry)

4. Clip three: columbus’ case (Jana)

5. Feedback of the misconceptions Ask them to share their ideas

6. The goal of the presentation For students and teachers: to facilitate the awareness and understanding of Somali culture and Somali people. For teachers: to apply this awareness in creating a caring-centered classroom environment, to make Somali students more included.

7. 1. History

8. 1.1 History (Ashraf) general information (population, etc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COjYaINTg Fs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COjYaINTg Fs What did you learn as a teacher after watching it?

9. 1.2 History (Ashraf) ongoing civil wars destroy the education system share one religion and one language-> for the first time they need to get used to the totally different environment with different people

10. 1.3 History resource: A snapshot of Somali immigration in Columbus, Ohio (Kelly) get the phone calls in the midnight (traumatic experience  not get treatment to deal with mental health)

11. 1.4 history resource: teenage refugees from Somali speak out (Renka)

12. 2. Muslim

13. 2.1 Muslim (Talip & Renka) 1. how religion affects the way of living? 2. the way they dress 3. relationship between men and women 4. role of males and females 5. more than 99% are muslims 6. cultures and customs

14. 2.2 Muslim 1. resource: culture and customs of Somalia (talip) 2. Renka’s experience visiting Somali Women Center (situations in the States)

15. 3. collectivism

16. 3.1 collectivism (Sherry) generosity/ hospitability clan-based culture role model of older relatives Names (son of father and father’s father) video: Your guide to Somali Culture (1-2 mins)

17. 4. poetry

18. 4.1 poetry (Jana) Rely on oral language rather than written language Folktales/ proverbs/ poetry the role of poetry Share one poem/ one proverb Video: Your guide to Somali Culture (1-2 mins)

19. 4.1 poetry Resource: The Ogress and the snake (Jana)

20. General misconceptions (Kelly)

21. To be Culturally Responsive Teachers…(Renka) 1. parent involvement 2. traumatic experience 3. prejudice against Somali 4. valuing culture of every student Resource: http://www.somalilife.com/vbforum/showthr ead.php?t=90593 http://www.somalilife.com/vbforum/showthr ead.php?t=90593