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The Light in Their Eyes

By Sonya Nieto Urban Education, 716 UW-Milwaukee Dr. Chapman Fall 2007. The Light in Their Eyes. Learning is More Than:. Course content Classroom experience Test scores Final grades. Learning Is:. Actively constructed Developed on experience Creating & recreating ideas.

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The Light in Their Eyes

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  1. By Sonya Nieto Urban Education, 716 UW-Milwaukee Dr. Chapman Fall 2007 The Light in Their Eyes

  2. Learning is More Than: • Course content • Classroom experience • Test scores • Final grades

  3. Learning Is: • Actively constructed • Developed on experience • Creating & recreating ideas

  4. Contradiction in Schools • Transmitted by teachers, yet actively constructed by students • Distrust teachers & students can construct meaning • “Teaching basics” under-serves students, assumes they can’t do more • Severe with high concentrations of poverty, non-majority students

  5. Cultural Capital • Experiences give advantages in learning • Schools serve some students • Fail to recognize experiences of other students

  6. Teachers Need To: • Build on what students have • Not lament what students don’t have • Not penalize students • Realize all students can learn

  7. Cultural Differences • Influence learning • Constantly change • Are not barriers to learning • Are opportunities to reach out

  8. Context of Learning • Social, political, economic factors influence learning • Affect teacher perceptions • What & how teachers teach

  9. Cultural Sensitivity • Negative messages devalue some, often non-majority students • Difficult to identify with school • Students de-emphasize school achievement, protect self-esteem

  10. Zone of Proximal Development • Schools must make learning accessible to students • Teacher’s actions influence whether and to what extent students learn • All children learn given opportunities for appropriate interactions

  11. Inequities in Schools • Intentional or unintentional, doesn’t matter • Results are same • Students respond to high expectations, caring, respect

  12. Culture & Learning • Student identification, maintenance of native culture is good • Teacher is cultural accommodator, mediator • Focus on differences in isolation of broader context does not increase learning

  13. Transforming Teachers • Learn about students • Identify with them • Build on strengths • Challenge displays of privilege, inherent biases

  14. School Reform • Anti-racist, anti-bias • All students have talents, strengths • Those close to students must be meaningfully involved • High expectations & standards • Empowering & just

  15. Multicultural Education • Framework for rethinking schools • Recognize all students as capable, worthy • Give hope, affirmation

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