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You have been chosen by your dean to be a member of the PEP Task Force. This committee will asses... more You have been chosen by your dean to be a member of the PEP Task Force. This committee will assess current PEP procedures and revise the system.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 15210960802526136, Oct 1, 2008
Cheating" is a form of resistance in pedagogy for bilingual educators. Bilingual educators "cheat... more Cheating" is a form of resistance in pedagogy for bilingual educators. Bilingual educators "cheat" in classes where English as the only language of instruction is strictly imposed by school or district officials, but these teachers "cheat" by using the native language of their English language learners because they know they must. But, for many teachers in today's political and antagonistic anti-Mexican, anti-foreign language climate, not using a student's native language for instruction is the equivalent to injustice.
Yearbook of the National Society For the Study of Education, 2010
The high-stakes testing climate and the growing immigrant and English language-learning populatio... more The high-stakes testing climate and the growing immigrant and English language-learning population have changed the face of teaching and learning in today's high schools. In the United States, one out of every five students from prekindergarten to 12th grade is from an immigrant family (Capps et al., 2005, p. 5). Of this student population, an estimated 5.4 million students are institutionally identified as "English language learners" (ELLs). These 5.4 million ELLs comprise recent immigrants to the United States and students born in the United States who enter school as ELLs and remain ELLs throughout their entire educational careers. Data from the Office of English Language Acquisition show that the growth of the ELL population has increased 65% since 1993, in comparison to a 9% increase in the general student population (U.S. Department of Education, 2004). The most recent data indicate the immigrant population is 55% Latin American, 25% Asian, and 17%
There has been a recent emergence of scholarship on the use of fun items in the college statistic... more There has been a recent emergence of scholarship on the use of fun items in the college statistics classroom, including types of fun, motivations, and hesitations (e.g., Lesser et al., 2013). This study sought to yield insight into how students respond to the dynamics of fun integrated within an instructor's pedagogy in statistics, a subject that historically students struggle with and are unlikely to associate with fun. Researchers collected data throughout a single introductory statistics course taught at a mid-sized emerging research university by an instructor experienced in the use of fun as a way to engage learners on an emotional level. During the spring 2013 semester, data were collected from multiple classroom observations (field notes and transcribed audio) and interviews of individual students in the course; anonymous end-of-course evaluations were also included in the analysis. Findings from this case study reveal that students in the introductory statistics course valued the experience and engaged more readily with the course material. Some ultimately expressed that it led to a better understanding of the material although the study did not look at academic outcomes in relation to the pedagogy.
Many of today's films are a blending of fiction and reality that present a problem of (mis)repres... more Many of today's films are a blending of fiction and reality that present a problem of (mis)representation of Mexican-descent students in urban school settings. When the images of people of color are intertwined with ideological discourse and text in the film that further stereotypes or stigmatizes their community, it offers little glimpse into the other realities that overwhelmingly represent who such people really are and the struggles they endure. One especially egregious and dangerous public pedagogical practice that occurs through film is the intermingling of the reality/ies of urban schools and students of color with extremist ideologies in fictitious story plots. I argue that in today's anti-Mexican climate, we must look closely at the extremist ideologies that exist in many of today's films that contribute to the undercurrent pedagogy that is dominating the current discourse that influences how the mainstream think and react to people of Mexican-descent.
Teachers College Record
We all know the importance of putting our students, future teachers, in field experiences that re... more We all know the importance of putting our students, future teachers, in field experiences that require them to interact with diverse student populations . For example, found that it is vital that all teachers gain an intimate experience working with English language learners during their teacher preparation. Not simply observing students.
This pedagogical reflection essay considers how teacher candidates can use their own lived experi... more This pedagogical reflection essay considers how teacher candidates can use their own lived experiences, biculturalism, and bilingualism as sources of pedagogy and empowerment for not only marginalized Latino students but for themselves, too. The learning of this pedagogy and ability to empower comes from the interactions they have with marginalized students and learning how to reveal what is making them silent and to create space for their voice. Much of this discovery of self and others comes in their preparation to become teachers, which must be facilitated by teacher educators beyond the classroom. As future teachers of the marginalized, in these lived encounters, they realize that they already have much to build on from their own experiences and that they have the ability to teach and create change in our schools and classrooms now.
ISBN: 978-0-8147-8830-1, Pages: 484, Year: 2008 Richard Valencia's book, Chicano Students and the... more ISBN: 978-0-8147-8830-1, Pages: 484, Year: 2008 Richard Valencia's book, Chicano Students and the Courts: The Mexican American Legal Struggle for Educational Equality carefully details the history of litigation and policy that have shaped, and been shaped by, the experiences of Mexican Americans in U.S. schools. Woven within the details of the court cases presented, Valencia argues that racism and discrimination based on language and identity were at the root of segregationist mentalities and practices in the schooling of Mexican Americans. Through the lenses of Critical Race Theory, Legal Indeterminacy, and Postcolonial Theory, he reveals how such ideologies dominated the social and educational landscape for decades, until Mexican American citizens challenged the educational establishment and created precedence for reform.
Journal of Latinos and Education, 2009
You have been chosen by your dean to be a member of the PEP Task Force. This committee will asses... more You have been chosen by your dean to be a member of the PEP Task Force. This committee will assess current PEP procedures and revise the system.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 15210960802526136, Oct 1, 2008
Cheating" is a form of resistance in pedagogy for bilingual educators. Bilingual educators "cheat... more Cheating" is a form of resistance in pedagogy for bilingual educators. Bilingual educators "cheat" in classes where English as the only language of instruction is strictly imposed by school or district officials, but these teachers "cheat" by using the native language of their English language learners because they know they must. But, for many teachers in today's political and antagonistic anti-Mexican, anti-foreign language climate, not using a student's native language for instruction is the equivalent to injustice.
Yearbook of the National Society For the Study of Education, 2010
The high-stakes testing climate and the growing immigrant and English language-learning populatio... more The high-stakes testing climate and the growing immigrant and English language-learning population have changed the face of teaching and learning in today's high schools. In the United States, one out of every five students from prekindergarten to 12th grade is from an immigrant family (Capps et al., 2005, p. 5). Of this student population, an estimated 5.4 million students are institutionally identified as "English language learners" (ELLs). These 5.4 million ELLs comprise recent immigrants to the United States and students born in the United States who enter school as ELLs and remain ELLs throughout their entire educational careers. Data from the Office of English Language Acquisition show that the growth of the ELL population has increased 65% since 1993, in comparison to a 9% increase in the general student population (U.S. Department of Education, 2004). The most recent data indicate the immigrant population is 55% Latin American, 25% Asian, and 17%
There has been a recent emergence of scholarship on the use of fun items in the college statistic... more There has been a recent emergence of scholarship on the use of fun items in the college statistics classroom, including types of fun, motivations, and hesitations (e.g., Lesser et al., 2013). This study sought to yield insight into how students respond to the dynamics of fun integrated within an instructor's pedagogy in statistics, a subject that historically students struggle with and are unlikely to associate with fun. Researchers collected data throughout a single introductory statistics course taught at a mid-sized emerging research university by an instructor experienced in the use of fun as a way to engage learners on an emotional level. During the spring 2013 semester, data were collected from multiple classroom observations (field notes and transcribed audio) and interviews of individual students in the course; anonymous end-of-course evaluations were also included in the analysis. Findings from this case study reveal that students in the introductory statistics course valued the experience and engaged more readily with the course material. Some ultimately expressed that it led to a better understanding of the material although the study did not look at academic outcomes in relation to the pedagogy.
Many of today's films are a blending of fiction and reality that present a problem of (mis)repres... more Many of today's films are a blending of fiction and reality that present a problem of (mis)representation of Mexican-descent students in urban school settings. When the images of people of color are intertwined with ideological discourse and text in the film that further stereotypes or stigmatizes their community, it offers little glimpse into the other realities that overwhelmingly represent who such people really are and the struggles they endure. One especially egregious and dangerous public pedagogical practice that occurs through film is the intermingling of the reality/ies of urban schools and students of color with extremist ideologies in fictitious story plots. I argue that in today's anti-Mexican climate, we must look closely at the extremist ideologies that exist in many of today's films that contribute to the undercurrent pedagogy that is dominating the current discourse that influences how the mainstream think and react to people of Mexican-descent.
Teachers College Record
We all know the importance of putting our students, future teachers, in field experiences that re... more We all know the importance of putting our students, future teachers, in field experiences that require them to interact with diverse student populations . For example, found that it is vital that all teachers gain an intimate experience working with English language learners during their teacher preparation. Not simply observing students.
This pedagogical reflection essay considers how teacher candidates can use their own lived experi... more This pedagogical reflection essay considers how teacher candidates can use their own lived experiences, biculturalism, and bilingualism as sources of pedagogy and empowerment for not only marginalized Latino students but for themselves, too. The learning of this pedagogy and ability to empower comes from the interactions they have with marginalized students and learning how to reveal what is making them silent and to create space for their voice. Much of this discovery of self and others comes in their preparation to become teachers, which must be facilitated by teacher educators beyond the classroom. As future teachers of the marginalized, in these lived encounters, they realize that they already have much to build on from their own experiences and that they have the ability to teach and create change in our schools and classrooms now.
ISBN: 978-0-8147-8830-1, Pages: 484, Year: 2008 Richard Valencia's book, Chicano Students and the... more ISBN: 978-0-8147-8830-1, Pages: 484, Year: 2008 Richard Valencia's book, Chicano Students and the Courts: The Mexican American Legal Struggle for Educational Equality carefully details the history of litigation and policy that have shaped, and been shaped by, the experiences of Mexican Americans in U.S. schools. Woven within the details of the court cases presented, Valencia argues that racism and discrimination based on language and identity were at the root of segregationist mentalities and practices in the schooling of Mexican Americans. Through the lenses of Critical Race Theory, Legal Indeterminacy, and Postcolonial Theory, he reveals how such ideologies dominated the social and educational landscape for decades, until Mexican American citizens challenged the educational establishment and created precedence for reform.
Journal of Latinos and Education, 2009