TESOL 2017 by K. Lindahl
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
"Pedagogy of Peculiarity"
Kumaravadivelu (2003) introduced the concept of Pedagogy for Particularity, defined as “context-sensitive, location-specific pedagogy that is based on a true understanding of local linguistic, sociocultural, and political particularities” (p. 544). This perspective of teacher education is based on the notion that learning is perpetuated through contextually bound social activities and sensitive to particular local needs and goals. Providing teachers opportunities to engage with multicultural learning communities arguably improves their efficacy with students and contributes to reflection on teacher identity development (Ladson-Billings, 2011).
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Engaging with Diverse Contexts
- Started in Utah, and moved to...\
- Texas
- Michigan
- Vermont
- Norway
Teacher education in some ways has to be general enough to appeal to a wide range of teachers in different contexts.
But once in a context, be it a university or an IEP or a language school, the teacher educator then has to adapt. Grounds a key characteristic of effective teacher educators in flexibility.
it's an inspirational 'tale' of how important those graduate school connections can be for later professional support, development, growth.
And - as teacher educators or designers of programs, the strength of cultivating cohorts and collaboration among graduate students is the gift that keeps on giving.
But once in a context, be it a university or an IEP or a language school, the teacher educator then has to adapt. Grounds a key characteristic of effective teacher educators in flexibility.
it's an inspirational 'tale' of how important those graduate school connections can be for later professional support, development, growth.
And - as teacher educators or designers of programs, the strength of cultivating cohorts and collaboration among graduate students is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Neglect in Texas
- 30 percent ELL dropout rate
- 8 percent of ELLs college ready compared to 56 percent of all students
- 10 of 613 secondary schools had ELLs passing all end exams
No secondary schools in Texas are consistently exceeding academic benchmarks with ELLs.
We would not be OK with only seven in 10 airplanes landing safely at their destination. We would not sit idly by if our electricity only worked seven out of 10 days. And we would not sit still if our banks lost $3 of every $10 from our paychecks. And yet the loss of hundreds of students hardly gets a second glance.
--Roy Johnson
We would not be OK with only seven in 10 airplanes landing safely at their destination. We would not sit idly by if our electricity only worked seven out of 10 days. And we would not sit still if our banks lost $3 of every $10 from our paychecks. And yet the loss of hundreds of students hardly gets a second glance.
--Roy Johnson
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ELLs in San Antonio
- 38000 of the 1000000 ELLs in Texas
- 12 percent of Total Students;
- 35 percent of Dropouts
- 16 Independent school districts
- (IDRA, 2015)
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University of texas at san antonio
Hispanic Serving Institution
First Generation college students
600 educators into S.a. workforcev>
45% first generation
60% underrepresented groups
60% underrepresented groups
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UNDERSTAND SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC STRUGGLES
Talk about own research agenda;
Garcia, 2008--multilingual language awareness
Garcia, 2008--multilingual language awareness
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Program Components
- Field Experience (10 hours per semester)
- Non-profit relationship
- Field Experience Coordination
- Integrated Assignments
- Accountability and reflection
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Integrated Assignments
- Assessments of student background; Funds of knowledge; Oral, reading, and writing proficiency
- six thematic session plans that integrate content and language
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reflection
“My student seemed to really enjoy putting the pieces together for the building. Creating the steps in order to make the building was kind of a difficult task for my student to predict . In the future I will have students put pieces together and then write down the descriptive steps they took to create the building. I also brought paint to this session so my student could decorate their buildings. He enjoyed combining different colors to see what the combination of colors make . The session was fun and interactive; I really enjoyed seeing the creativity and diversity from both students. Each lesson is a new experience that teaches me new things.”
Benefits
- Community service
- implement pedagogy
- authentic teaching experiences
- Development of expertise
- Challenge Misconceptions
1500 hours of community service per semester
Preservice teachers implement pedagogy as they learn it
authentic teaching experiences during the preservice period may prevent career attrition
Development of expertise in terms of culture and language is emphasized early
Preservice teachers implement pedagogy as they learn it
authentic teaching experiences during the preservice period may prevent career attrition
Development of expertise in terms of culture and language is emphasized early
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challenges
- Large-scale program coordination
- timeline and school calendars
- Various Readiness/entry points
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Moving forward
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kristen.lindahl at utsa.edu
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