101+Agenda+-+11.7.13

10:50 - 10:55 - Welcome
 * Notetaker: Amanda Hardt :)

10:55 - 11:05 - Housekeeping - The "Final Stretch" of 101
 * [|Link to calendar]
 * Everyone needs to meet with their education adviser
 * Keep your service learning log up to date
 * Keep track of your YELLOW SHEET-- has the syllabus for the rest of the semester.

11:05 - 11:15 - Action Steps/Applications for working with children and families in poverty
 * Two things about poverty: 1. Emotional psychological toll 2. resources that are available to those in poverty
 * Each person in poverty is different & faces different challenges
 * Generational poverty lacks the tools and resources to get out due to family history, where as situational poverty allows those in this situation to get out with some help.
 * Cause of this is not lack of individual effort or lack of hard work
 * Issue of How much control you think you have? vs. How much control do you actually have?
 * Those in generational poverty need to find a starting point because they are unaware of where to start due to their lack of inexperience.
 * Situational poverty still potentially allows people to have connections within the working world to lead them to a better situation.
 * As educators we need to be mentors. Need to be that person that connects those struggling with the resources they need to get out of their tough situations. "Navigators"
 * We're all in this together! :)
 * How will you apply this knowledge about poverty in your work with children?
 * When you discover their interest you can connect them to the proper places.
 * Show them success stories and examples of those who thrived because of their education
 * Start with where the kids are and use examples/motivators that make sense to them
 * Figure out the backgrounds of the students-- Ask "Why?" and go from there.
 * CARE-- Care in general as well as individually and SHOW IT.
 * Levels of interaction:
 * 1) Small talk
 * 2) Interests
 * 3) Personal/Deeper conversations

11:15 - 11:35 - Culturally Responsive Instruction - Is school a window or a mirror?
 * http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/111022/chapters/Culturally-Responsive-Instruction.aspx
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11:35 - 12:05 - Book Clubs
 * Each person writes for 5 minutes - What challenged, helped, inspired, or perplexed you?
 * Identify 2-3 passages to talk about
 * How does what you're learning apply to your future work as educators or advocates for children?

> Your entry should be a minimum of 400 words
 * Housekeeping:**
 * November 8 - Field Journal Entry #2 - Respond to this prompt:
 * Describe an experience from your service learning placement that was particularly interesting, inspiring, challenging, or perplexing
 * Try to describe the situation objectively without rushing to judgment
 * Explore multiple interpretations and explanations for the experience
 * Connect the experience to course content -- e.g. What ideas from 101 relate to this experience? How?
 * Nov 12- No class due to teacher panel on Wed night. (Good time to work on your book club presentation)
 * Nov 13 - New Teacher Panel discussion (7:30-9:00, Foley Teleconference Room)
 * Nov 14 - Teaching diverse learners: Book Club discussions in class (30 minutes)
 * Service Learning Journal (Now that you are nearing the end of your service learning experience, what are your goals to make the most of the rest of the semester? Relate your goals to specific experiences you’ve had working with the child/children in your placement. ~400 words)