GRDG626: Literacy, Language, &
Diversity in American Education
Week 1: Introduction
Dr. Gloria E. Jacobs
St. John Fisher College
Agenda
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Introductions 4:45 - 5:00
Bronfenbrenner’s model of human
development 5:00 - 5:30
Discuss readings 5:30 - 6:00
Break (move to computer lab) 6:00 6:15
Syllabus 6:15 - 7:00
Intro to readings 7:00 - 7:15
Logistics 7:15 - 7:45
Introductions 4:45 - 5:00
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Say your name
 What are your expectations for class?
 Where do you teach, grade level,
discipline or specialty
A Lens for Understanding
5:00 - 5:30
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model of
human development
 Modeling
 Self-analysis & sharing
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Discuss Readings 5:30 - 6:00
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Identify the various “isms” at play in “Recitatif.”
– Clarify any terms you need to from S&D
What “labels” did you apply to the different characters
(such as White, Black, disabled, poor, religious, etc.)
 What in the text lead you to apply those labels to
those characters?
 How did those labels affect your ability to identify with
those characters?
 What contributed to Twyla’s and Roberta’s raced,
classed, or gendered identity?
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Break 6:00 - 6:15
On your way out the door, hand in your
cards with syllabus questions.
 Be at Kearney 061 in 15 minutes
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– We start on time, we finish on time
Syllabus 6:15 - 7:00
Questions/answers
 Syllabus Highlights
 Course Covenant
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– What makes a class work for me?
– What makes a class work for you?
Intro to Readings 7:00 - 7:15
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McDermott, R., Varenne, H. (1995).
Website: Race, Are We So Different?
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"Timeline Movie"
"Human Variation Quiz"
"A Girl Like Me" video
"Who is White" quiz
RadioLab’s podcast on race
Stoskopf, A. (2009). The forgotten history of
eugenics. In W. Au (Ed.), Rethinking Multicultural
Education
Wiki posting #1
Logistics 7:15 - 7:45
Follow instructions on the handout
 Help each other out
 You may leave when all tech is set-up
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