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What Is American Culture?, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Educational Panels

Facilitated by: Dr. Eric Smith and Dr. Adam Kotlarczyk

Panelists:

• Dr. Robert Kiely, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Robert Hernandez, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Traci Ellis, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Kitty Lam, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Dr. Claiborne A. Skinner Jr., Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
• Quintin Backstrom, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Cultural Issues, Chelda Smith, Alisa Leckie

Education Grants Collections

This Grants Collection uses the grant-supported open course ESED 5234 from Georgia Southern University:

http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/esed5234-master/

This Grants Collection for Cultural Issues was created under a Round Four ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus
• Initial Proposal
• Final Report

Swosu Esl Club Newsletter: Fall 2016, Tee Kesnan

SWOSU ESL CLUB NEWSLETTER

SWOSU ESL Club Newsletter: Fall 2016 is the first issue of the newsletter for the English as a Second Language Club (ESL).

History Makers Series: Glennette Tilley Turner, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Speaker Series

Turner lectures widely on the history of the Underground Railroad, and she has been honored numerous times both as an educator and historian. She is the recipient of the Studs Turkel Humanities Award, the Alice Browning Award from the International Black Writers Conference, and she is a member of numerous historical associations.

Newsletter Summer 2016, Grant Center For International Education

Grant Center Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Ise Annual Report 2015-2016, Intercultural Student Engagement Office, Anthony Johnson

Intercultural Student Engagement (ISE) Annual Reports

The ISE Annual Report 2015-2016 is a year in review containing a message from the director, staff updates, community programs, statistics and general report of the work of this office. Our Mission: The office of Intercultural Student Engagement (ISE) fosters multicultural understanding and personalized support at RISD by engaging its community through programming, advocacy, and specialized services. ISE believes in the power of art and design to unleash our inherent curiosity, constantly broadening and reshaping our understanding of the human experience. ISE envisions an artistic community where the breadth of the human dignity is creatively realized, inspiring everyone to collectively …

Promoting Education Abroad, Kayla Mitchell, James Materson

Celebration of Student Scholarship Poster Sessions Archive

No abstract provided.

Pdx Journeys: Studying And Living In The Us, Low-Intermediate Novel And Textbook For University Esl Students, Amber Bliss Calderón

PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources

Each unit begins with a chapter of fiction about a teacher and students in one ESL class. Reading comprehension and reading skills exercises follow. Prefix and suffix vocabulary-focus exercises are included. Academic Word List vocabulary exercises help students build a strong foundation in both receptive and productive knowledge. The following chapters in each unit expand on unit themes through non-fiction articles focusing on academic preparation, international experiences, and cultural adjustment. Vocabulary is repeated and comprehension and reading skills are further practiced.

Please see the Open Textbook Library for faculty Reviews of this textbook

Adopt/Adapt
If you are an instructor adopting …

Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives On Diversity, Deanna Cozart, Brian Dotts, James Gurney, Tanya Walker, Amy Ingalls, James Castle

Education Grants Collections

This Grants Collection uses the grant-supported open textbook OpenEDUC from the University of Georgia:

http://oer.galileo.usg.edu/education-textbooks/4

This Grants Collection for Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus
• Initial …

Geo Newsletter, April 2016, Global Engagement Office

Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Yorba Times: Special Edition On Safety, Noah Asher Golden, Facundo Acevedo, Jesse Alonzo, Henessy Arana, Leslie Arriaga, Michelle Brait, Amy Chau, Ashley Diaz, Jeremiah Dille, Sierra Durand, Beberly Espinoza, Elora Estes, Lesley Fernandez, Darshan Gamma, Cassandra Garcia, Karla Garcia, Yasmin Garcia, Neko Gianquinto, Gisselle Gonzalez, Jacob Gonzales, Sakina Jaffery, Adrianna Herrera, Allie Hoch, Victoria Hulett, Anthony Jaimes, Leilani Lagunes, Sandra Loredo, Kate Markey, Joshua Marmolejo, Faith Martin, Melissa Medina, Layla Melendez, Dylan Moses, Michaela Moses, Brooklynn Payne, Michelle Perez, Brianna Quirarte, Ieleen Ramirez, Edwin Reyes, Jehu Sandoval, Jaqueline Ramirez, Jonathan Sanchez, Nathalie Sanchez, Christopher Santibanez, Kaylin Seeley, Genevieve Stothers, Miranda Valdez, Christopher Velasquez

Yorba-Chapman Writing Partnership Anthology of Journalistic Writing

During the Spring 2016 semester, Dr. Noah Asher Golden's Teaching of Writing K-12 students partnered with the Journalism class at Yorba Academy for the Arts. Through collaboration over a four-month period, Chapman's future teachers and Yorba's junior high journalists engaged a deep writing process to write a series of features, editorials, and news articles, all connected in some way to the overarching theme of safety. Thank you to Ms. Andrea Lopez, Ms. Tracy Knibb, and the Lloyd E. and Elisabeth H. Klein Family Foundation for supporting this project.

Cultural Times, Multicultural Center

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Geo Newsletter, March 2016, Global Engagement Office

Newsletter

No abstract provided.

2016 African American Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by the Black Student Union (BSU), Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), the IRC, and the English team.

Special Guest: Tiffany Gholar, class of '97

2016 Asian Literature Read-In, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Cultural Read-Ins

This event was co-sponsored by ASIA, Peer Multicultural Educators (PME), the IRC, and the English team.

Predictors Of Latino English Learners’ Reading Comprehension Proficiency, David A. Hernandez, Theresa A. Grasparil

2010-2016 Archived Posters

There is a gap in reading comprehension proficiency between English learners and their English-speaking peers. This study examined the strength of three significant predictors of reading comprehension—oral English proficiency, oral reading fluency, and academic vocabulary knowledge. Spending more instructional time on developing students’ skills in the strongest predictor, academic vocabulary knowledge, may reduce the achievement gap.

Spanish For Heritage Speakers: Instructional Module #3, Gabriela C. Zapata

Activities and Assignments Collection

This is the third instructional module for the teaching of Spanish to heritage speakers at the intermediate level. The outcomes for this module are as follows:

1. Students will be able to understand the way in which a descriptive essay is organized and written;

2. Students will be able to continue applying the rules for the accentuation of palabras esdrújulas and agudas to improve their spelling;

3. Students will be able to understand the rules that govern the use of adjectives in Spanish, including the exceptions that break these rules;

4. Students will review the rules that govern the accentuation …

Women Of Color In Higher Education, Kristin Conner

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

This essay examines Vargas’s (2002) and Stanley’s (2006) primary and secondary theses. I examine the primary thesis of each text as the experience of women faculty of color in the classroom, namely their relationship and interactions with predominately White classrooms. I then examine the secondary thesis of each text, which focuses on the limited support faculty of color receive in contrast to White faculty, specifically through such means as mentoring.

Asian American Women Faculty: Stereotypes And Triumphs, Celeste Fowles Nguyen

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

"Asian American women are a small but growing population of higher education faculty in the United States. In 1980–81, there were 252 female Asian full professors in the United States, which increased to 1, 267 in 1999–2000 (Hune, 2006, p. 28). Of all Asian Pacific American faculty, 19% were female in 1979–80, and 30% were female in 1999–2000. Asian American women faculty work primarily at the junior level, and are less likely than Asian Pacific American men to hold tenure (Hune, 2006, p. 28). The statistics give a general overview of Asian American women in the academy, but the individual …

Campus Climate And Coalition Building For Faculty Of Color, Stephanie H. Carlos

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

"It is common practice for colleges and universities to tout the diversity of their faculty, staff, and students in marketing materials and mission statements, but one must look beyond the shiny veneer of websites and brochures to understand the daily challenges faculty of color face in academia. In 2000, people of color comprised only 12.9% of full-time faculty (Diggs, Garrison-Wade, Estrada, & Galindo, 2009). The texts Faculty of Color: Teaching in Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, edited by Stanley, and Women of Color in the White Classroom, edited by Vargas, are collections of reflections by faculty members of color on …

Epilogue: Why Women Of Color Matter In Higher Education, Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

No abstract provided.

Roles Of Black Women And Girls In Education: A Historical Reflection, Brian Arao

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

No abstract provided.

Mentorship And Women Of Color In Higher Education: The Stronger Our Voice, The Greater Impact We Might Forge, Victoria Duran

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

This essay examines the experience of women faculty of color in institutions of higher education, specifically focusing on the lived experiences of Latinas and the role of mentorship. Mentorship for women of color in higher education is essential to increasing tenure rates, overall success in academia, and the retention and recruitment of Latina and African American female students, particularly in predominately White institutions, to break through the glass ceiling. This essay explores historical accounts of the formation of the education system, the history of mentorship, and the different forms of mentorship for Latinas.

Listen To This Silence: Women In Higher Education In Pakistan, Anniqua Rana

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

Pakistan has a fairly short history of just over 50 years, becoming independent from British colonial rule in 1947. It shares a much older history with India; however their recent relationship has been turbulent because of disputes over the territory of Kashmir. Despite this, the country has made some economic progress. The education system, however, has not reflected this progress. This is obvious not only in the overall educational indicators, but also in the education of women. Because of religious and cultural practices, women have not been involved in mainstream activities outside of home life. This essay traces the historical …

Women Of Color In Higher Education: Challenges In The Hiring Process For Prospective Administrators, Demerris Brooks-Immel

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

Women of color face unique challenges and barriers in higher education due to longstanding bias that directly impacts how objectivity, meritocracy, individuality, and experiential knowledge are viewed and assessed. In Women Faculty of Color in the White Classroom, Vargas discussed the challenges women of color face in pursuit of faculty positions in higher education. This essay highlights similarities to, and provides examples of, comparable challenges for women of color in pursuit of management and executive positions in institutions of higher education. It also makes specific recommendations regarding current practices in the hiring process of one state university.

Supporting The Success Of Female Asian American College Students, Gregory V. Wolcott

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

This essay outlines important research on female Asian American college students as they weave through the shared experiences of college campus life, and through the multidimensional complexities of identity development. In it, I suggest that colleges should develop programs outside of so-called traditional developmental models and celebrate the history, traditions, and contributions of all student groups through relevant programs and support. In particular, a more formalized theory of development needs to be developed in regard to female Asian American students. The aforementioned point of view is supported in the research literature.

Native American Women In Academia, Edward Miamee Salce

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

"This essay is meant as a guide to help Indian women understand aspects of the race- and gender-based educational and social problems created by the American system to subdue their ascension. I present real-life examples of women who have flourished, despite the intentional obstacles laid before them. I hope to do justice for the women of my ethnicity who have contributed to my life in ways they may not have known affected me, including as matriarchs of the family, scholastic mentors, inspirational figures, and supporters of my past attempts to understand gender differences while retaining the fact that they were …

Colonialism And Resistance: The Filipino American And Pacific Islander Women Professorship Experience, Ingrid Mariano Gonzales

Listening to the Voices: Multi-ethnic Women in Education

Racist stereotypes such as the Asian American modelminority myth falsely depict the Asian American community as homogenous and devoid of any educational equity problems. Consequently not many scholars consider the lack of representation of Asian American women faculty members in higher education. Pilipina American and Hawaiian female professors are the minority within the minority in institutions of higher education. Pilipina American and Hawaiian women professors are leading the struggle through academic and nonacademic fronts to advance the equity and social-justice movement in the United States and the world. Pilipina American and Hawaiian women professors use the process of decolonization as …

Multilingual Multicultural Multimedia: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action Research Projects, Melda N. Yildiz

2010-2016 Archived Posters

Situated within the context of higher education, this study outlines of use of participatory action research in developing global competencies, critical thinking, and 21st-century skills among students and showcases their transformative, inclusive, multilingual, multicultural research projects across content areas. This participatory action research study aims to advance scientific knowledge of transformative critical pedagogy as a means to promote heutagogy through the lens of innovative technologies in a global education context while redefining education and developing a “transformative educator model.”

Understanding Attrition Among Efl Teachers In Online Training, Joseline Castaños

2010-2016 Archived Posters

This study was an examination of factors influencing attrition/persistence among teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in online teacher training. Tinto's Community of Inquiry framework and Short, Williams, and Christie's Social Presence Model formed the conceptual framework. Six participants from 4 online courses in Latin America participated in the study.