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Lesson Plan, World History, 6th Grade, Sylvia Rodríguez

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 6.3A identify and Explain geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions 6.15A Identify and describe means of cultural diffusion such as trade, travel, and war 6.13A Identify and describe common traits that define and culture and culture region.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The learner will (TLW) analyze and explain the similarities and differences between the Olmec, Maya and Aztecs. 2. TLW explain the geographic factors responsible for the settlement of the Olmec, Maya and Aztecs.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Provide Visuals Positive Reinforcement Peer Support Teacher Support

Lesson Plan, U.S. History, 8th Grade, Emma Montiel

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) 10A • LOCATE PLACES AND REGIONS OF IMPORTANCE IN THE United States 10B - Compare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics, 30A - Use Social Studies terminology correctly.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) describe the Rio Grande River and compare the river at the Port of Entry to the river as viewed at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge 2. TLW list the impact the Rio Grande River had on Native People of the area 3. TLW complete a chart of edible and nonedible food …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Texas, Séptimo, Alexia Alvarado Dimas

Fall Workshop October 2019

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 7.1/7.2 (A) La naturaleza de Texas y sus pueblos. Comparar las culturas de los indígenas norteamericanos de Texas antes de la colonización europea, por ejemplo, los indígenas que vivían en la costa de El Golfo, la civilización Pueblo y las tribus del Sureste de EE. UU.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Comprender a los diferentes pueblos indígenas, su medio ambiente, y las razones por las que migraban. 2. Comprender las culturas de los pueblos cazadores-recolectores. 3. Comprender las culturas agrícolas y ganaderas.

Diferenciación de estrategias para …

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 4th Grade, Nidia Látigo

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): History- Native Americans of Texas 4.1= A. Origins

Lesson objective(s): 1. TLW explain and understand the possible origins of American Indian groups in Texas+ North America

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Partially filled graphic organizers/outlines Assign a specific native American group + have students Produce a pamphlet on a poster.

Unidad Didáctica, Ciencias Sociales, Segundo, Juan Flores

Fall Workshop October 2019

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 6AB, 74BCD, 9ABC

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Comprensión de los orígenes y de dónde proceden genéticamente. 2. Comprensión del concepto de adaptación. 3. Comprensión de la importancia de la cultura.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: Proporcionar ejemplos y hablar sobre diversas costumbres. En grupos, comparar y contrastar sus costumbres para ilustrar la diversidad de las personas de la clase

Unidad Didáctica, Ciencias Sociales, Cuarto, Nidia Látigo

Fall Workshop October 2019

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): Historia de EE. UU. - Nativos norteamericanos de Texas 4.1A: Orígenes de EE. UU.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Comprender y relatar los posibles orígenes de los grupos de nativos de Texas y de Norteamérica.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: Completar organizadores y esquemas gráficos parcialmente elaborados. Asignar a los alumnos los nombres grupos específicos de nativos norteamericanos para que elaboren folletos para publicarlos en un cartel.

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Juan Flores

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 6AB, 74BCD, 9ABC

Lesson objective(s): 1. The student will (TSW) understand where they are actually/genetically from 2. TSW understand adaptation 3. TSW understand the importance of culture

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Provide examples and discuss various customs. In groups compare/contrast their customs to show the diversity within the classroom

Perspectives On The Lower Rio Grande: Archaeology, Linguistics And Ethnohistory (Native American Settlement And Immigration On The Delta)​, Martín Salinas Rivera

Fall Workshop October 2019

No abstract provided.

Unidad Didáctica, Geografía, Primero, Baleria Magaña

Fall Workshop October 2019

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 6A: Identificar y describir las características físicas de la ubicación como la topografía, las masas de agua, los recursos naturales y el clima. SA: Dibujar y usar mapas simples de la comunidad. 14A: Localizar lugares usando los cuatro puntos cardinales.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Identificar una masa de agua ubicada junto a la Reserva Nacional de Fauna y Flora de Santa Ana. 2. Identificar que la masa de agua está ubicada al sur de la Reserva Nacional de Fauna y Flora de Santa Ana. 3. …

Precolumbian History, Part 1 People Of Antiquity​ Olmecs To Mayas, Servando Z. Hinojosa

Fall Workshop October 2019

No abstract provided.

Lesson Plan, U.S. History, 8th Grade, Luis Sandoval

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 8.1 A, 8.29, 8.30

Lesson objective(s): 1. How humans interact with the environment

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: -Ready for the Honors/GTS -Pictures & videos

Lesson Plan, U.S. History, 8th Grade, George Saldaña

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 1A

Lesson objective(s): How humans interact with the environment 1. Google maps

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Pics and videos

Unidad Didáctica, Historia Universal, Preparatoria, Romeo D. Revuelta

Fall Workshop October 2019

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): APUSH: 1.1 concepto fundamenta

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Identificar las civilizaciones olmeca y anasazi. 2. Describir los logros de sendas civilizaciones. 3. Evaluar las similitudes y diferencias entre los olmecas y los anasazi.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: El docente proporcionará recursos visuales y los explicará. Los alumnos confeccionarán y personalizarán sus diagramas de Venn.

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Estados Unidos, Octavo, George Saldaña

Fall Workshop October 2019

Materiales: Mapas, lápices de colores, papel, lectura de texto.

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 1A

Objetivos de la lección: ¿Cómo interactúan los seres humanos con el medio ambiente? 1. Google Maps.

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Los Estados Unidos, Octavo, Luis Sandoval

Fall Workshop October 2019

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 8.1 A, 8.29, 8.30

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Cómo interactúan los seres humanos con el medioambiente.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: -Listo para los alumnos de cuadro de honor y estudiantes con talentos avanzados. -Fotografías y videos.

Lesson Plan, U.S. History, 11th Grade, Ana Patricia González

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): Grade 5- 8A,8B,8C,9A,9B,25A,25C,25D,25E

Lesson objective(s): 1. Explain the reasons for nomadic lifestyles. 2. Explain the route nomads took. 3. Describe the groups that settled in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) and N.E Mexico

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: -Visuals- maps-color them -Cognates -Highlighted text

Lesson Plan, Texas History, 7th Grade, Alexia Alvarado Dimas

Fall Workshop October 2019

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 7.1/7.2 (A) Natural Texas and its People Compare the cultures of American Indians in Texas prior to European colonization, such as the Gulf Plains, Pueblo and Southeastern

Lesson objective(s): TLW = The Learner Will 1. TLW understand the people, their environment, and reasons for movement. 2. TLW understand hunter gatherers. 3. TLW understand farmers

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: TLW work with artifacts and compare and contrast Native American groups.

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Ee.Uu., Octavo, Emma Montiel

Fall Workshop October 2019

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 10A: Ubicar lugares y regiones de relevancia en Estados Unidos. 10B: Comparar y contrastar lugares y regiones nacionales en términos de características físicas y humanas. 30A: Aplicar correctamente la terminología de las Ciencias Sociales.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Comparar y contrastar el Río Grande y el río en la zona del puerto comercial, con el río visto desde la Reserva Nacional de Flora y Fauna de Santa Ana. 2. Evaluar el impacto que tuvo el Río Grande en los pueblos nativos de la zona. 3. …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Ee.Uu., Undécimo, Ana Patricia González

Fall Workshop October 2019

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): Grade 5- 8A, 8B, 8C, 9A, 9B, 25A, 25C, 25D, 25E

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Explicar las causas de los estilos de vida nómada. 2. Explicar las rutas que tomaron. 3. Describir a los grupos que se asentaron en El Valle del Río Grande y en el Noreste de México.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: Herramientas visuales: colorear mapas. Cognados. Texto destacado.

Multidisciplinary Education And Research In Biomathematics For Solving Global Challenges, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

A Friday Afternoon Reflection: Random Memorandums, Dr. Deborah Bracke

Education: Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works

One means of distinguishing ourselves as College Professors is by communicating with our students in an open, honest manner. The Random Memorandum is one way of accomplishing this.

Commentary: Venezuelan Democracy: Bolivar’S Shattered Dream, Juan E. Chebly

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

Venezuela is one of the oldest democracies in Latin America, dating back to 1958, and has been under attack ever since.Venezuelan armies never conquered, they liberated nations. Led by Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, Venezuelans stood by their neighbors in their quest for freedom and many gave their lives to liberate six nations from oppression (Arana, 2013). Venezuela has served as a beacon of freedom in a land plagued by authoritarian rule over the centuries.

The Forgotten Few: Foreign Professional Workers & U.S. Foreign Policy, Adrian Pandev

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

U.S. foreign policy took a dramatic shift since the Trump Administration took office in 2017. The country has pulled out of the Paris Agreement, has imposed more sanctions on Russia, and has vowed to renegotiate international trade deals to “Make America Great Again.” U.S. foreign policy has an enormous impact on the lives of foreign professionals, from the ability to obtain work visas to being able to simply travel to the U.S. to pursue employment opportunities.

Corruption, Political Instability And Transnational Crime In The Country Of Guinea-Bissau, Brian K. Harte

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

Internationally, Guinea-Bissau is regarded as a ‘cocaine gateway’ and transition point for narcotics trafficking from South America to West Africa, and into Europe (United Nations, 2011). Furthermore, “many esteemed experts have asserted that West Africa, and Guinea-Bissau in particular, is crumbling under the pressures posed by this drug trade which threatens to turn the region into an epicenter of lawlessness and instability” (Bybee, 2011, p. 3). We will provide an overview of transnational crime, corruption and political instability that contribute to social unrest within the country of Guinea-Bissau.

Colombian Conflict: A Sociological View Of A Gendered Society, Jorge Restrepo

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

Jorge Restrepo, having lived and experienced Colombian conflict, explores how the construction of the war narrative was driven by berracos (an expression used in Colombia to identify uber-males masculinized by war). In Colombia, women, afro-Colombians, native-Colombians, LGBT, anyone over sixty (as they are not perceived useful to society), children (childsoldiers), who have no representation before the government, the voiceless minorities, were cruelly marginalized. The Colombian conflict imposed a power dynamic between men, women, and other minorities, established by the government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People’s Army) as part of their internal war.

Sisters Of The Caliphate: Media And The Women Of Isis, Kathleen German, Rosemary Pennington

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

Women have long been viewed as the “weaker sex”–more peace-loving and passive than men. However, clashes in Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland have shown that women are both willing and able to participate in violent conflict (Alison, 2004; Cheldelin & Eliatamby, 2011). We will specifically examine the recruitment to and roles of women in the Islamic State through an examination of the scholarship on female fighters, in order to contextualize the women of ISIS. We conclude with a suggestion that scholars and others interested in the experience of women in conflict move away from overly simplistic framings which suggest women …

Forgetting Fallujah: Covert Silence, Digital Public Memory And The Civilian Consequences Of Operation Phantom Fury In Iraq, Jason L. Jarvis

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

“Forgetting Fallujah” challenges the institutional memory of Fallujah advanced in “US Marines.” For most people, the understanding of war is based entirely on media images (Schwalbe, 2006; Sontag, 2003). This essay, like the work of Jackie Orr (2016) is a salvo in an ideological struggle to re-signify the meaning of Fallujah. The invasion of Fallujah was more severe for civilians than the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, yet Fallujah caused almost no public outcry because it lacked visual evidence and went uncovered by mainstream American media (Entman, 2006). Covert silence in “US Marines” demonstrates that digital memory is easily …

Disinformation As Warfare In The Digital Age: Dimensions, Dilemmas, And Solutions, Minna Aslama Horowitz

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

Disinformation as warfare in the digital age may not be so different than any other type of warfare; wars are fought for power, and some benefit economically while the vulnerable suffer the most. The vast majority of conflicts today are not fought by nation states and their armies; increasingly, they are fought not with conventional weapons but with words. A specific sort of weaponry—“fake news” and viral disinformation—has been at the center of policy discussions, public debates, and academic analyses in recent years. Everyone who is active on digital platforms can be responsible in the simplest of ways: not lashing …

Introduction: Wars, Conflicts, And The Marginalization Of Dissent, Tuija Parikka, Basilio G. Monteiro, Sejal Singh

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

Conflicts, wars, and crisis, unfortunately, abound, transform, and become metastasized in unexpected ways. The vast majority of armed conflicts today are not fought by nation states and their armies but rather informal entities, such as gangs and warlords using small arms, improvised weapons, and media technologies. Few, usually poor resource regions, get global attention, thus deprived of political will and economic resources needed to resolve the conflicts. As women and other minorities are becoming primary targets and suffering unprecedented casualties, they are profoundly affected by practices and cultures of warring, yet often remain voiceless in the global arena.This special issue …

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Journal of Vincentian Social Action

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