EDRL 490/690 April 2, 2012

1. EDRL 490/690
Examining Curriculum for Spanish Speakers in
U.S. Classrooms:
“The Schooling of Latino
Students: A Socio-historical
Perspective”
Monday March 12th 2012
Storke

2. Tonight’s Agenda
Housekeeping
• Discussion Circles ~ Sarah V., Shanlee, Gina,
Bridget & Katie
• Objectives
• The Schooling of Latino Students: A
Socio-historical Perspective
• “Taking Back the Schools”
(Mex-Amer. Civil Rights Movement)
BREAK
Mexican-American Presentation
Spanish Language~ Centers

3. Class Business
s Reflective Essay # 1’s graded
Quiz # 1 - graded
s Midterms Due 3/26 via Web
Campus
s Cultural Presentations- beginning today with
Mexican American Group (after break)
3/19- SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
s
s 3/26-N.S.T.A Conference- NO CLASS (mid-term
due)
s Anything else?

4. Discussion Circle Leaders-
Gina
Shanlee
Sarah Voss
Katie
Bridget

5. s IDENTIFY barriers that hindered the educational
attainment of Mexican American students featured
in the documentary “Taking Back the Schools”.
COMPARE/CONTRAST identified barriers to current
barriers that hinder educational attainment for
Latino students across U.S. & LIST possible
remedies.

6. The Underachievement Factor
sA current international
issue is the
underachievement of
many language
minority students.

7. Explanation of
Underachievement
s Majority Language Competence
s Socioeconomic Background
s Material Home Conditions
s Racism
s Gender
s School Attendance
s Parental Encouragement
s Peer Influence
s Quality of Instruction

8. The CHICANO Movement

9. “Taking Back the Schools”
(45)
s Documentary showcasing the “History of the
Mexican American Civil Rights Movement” #3
Documents the struggle to reform an educational system that
failed to properly education Chicano students, causing more
than 50% to drop out, and leaving many others illiterate and
unskilled….Focuses on the “walk outs” by thousands of
Mexican American high school students in East. L.A.

10. Pair Share- Pairs Compare
s As you watch documentary-
identify barriers that hindered the
educational attainment of Mexican
Americans during that time..
s How does that compare to the
educational attainment of Mexican
American students now?
s Discuss/List possible remedies…

11. “Taking Back the Schools”
s Taking Back the Schools

12. BREAK ~ 15 minutes

13. Mexican Americans
Presentation

14. Language Learning Centers
s 3 Centers (broken into 2 smaller groups- w/
Spanish experts) (approx. 8 mins. Each)
s # 1- Los meses del año y los días de la
semana..Cual es la fecha?
s (Telling WHEN)
s # 2- El vocabulario de la escuela…
s (School Vocabulary)
s # 3 Las ¡órdenes! En la clase…
s (Classroom Communication)

15. Instrucciones
s Centro #1
Los dias de la semana
Los meses del año
Los números
¿Cuál es la fecha?

16. Instrucciones
s Centro #2
s Review the vocabulary words (emphasis on
pronunciation)
s Recall words in random order
s Review words by playing “Bingo”- Make
sure to repeat ‘caller’ for every word

17. Instrucciones
s Centro #3
s Review the “Useful Phrases” (emphasis on
pronunciation)
s Recall phrases at random
s Review phrases by selecting 5 phrases and
assigning a “Gesture” for each (Total
Physical Response)
s Write out on chart with a visual
demonstration of gesture

19. s lunes s Monday
s martes s Tuesday
s miércoles s Wednesday
s jueves s Thursday
s viernes s Friday
s sábado s Saturday
s domingo s Sunday
Sung to the tune of: “Where is Thumbkin?”

27. s lunes s Monday
s martes s Tuesday
s miércoles s Wednesday
s jueves s Thursday
s viernes s Friday
s sábado s Saturday
s domingo s Sunday

28. Los meses del año
Sung to the tune of “10 Little Choreography to the Macarena
Indians”
Enero Febrero
Marzo Abril
Mayo Junio
Julio Agosto
Septiembre Octubre
Noviembre Deciembre
Estos son los meses del año…repeat in either Spanish or English

29. ¿Cuál es la fecha?
s *Remember to reverse the order
s Ie: March 22nd is
s “el 22 (vientidós) de Marzo”
s ¿ Cuándo hay escuela?
s ¿Cuándo es la reunión de los padres?
s ¿Cuando es el partido de fútbol?
s ¿A que hora se terminan las clases?