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Session Number	Topics and Lectures	Class Activities	Reading Assignments (be ready to discuss)	Due Dates (in-class)
1	– Introduction	– Introductions, bio sheets – The course, readings, assignments, perspectives requirements, evaluation, etc . . . – What do we mean by pedagogical foundations ? What do we mean by "diversity" in California’s public schools ? What do we mean by academic development ? (Discuss Field Assignment # 1: Identification, Classification...) *** A note on school & course use of labels !!! - Set up email listserve	-------------------	-------------------
2	– Bilingualism, Diversity and Literacy Socialization	– What is dual-language instruction? What’s its purpose ? – Compare & Contrast the literacy socialization practices of mainstream and minority homes? –How do they differ? Why ? Who are the English Language Learners (ELL's) in our schools ? ( use readings plus CDE websites: see Internet Assignment sheet)	– Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 1) – Faltis (Chap. 1)	– Internet Written Assignment Due
3	– Equity, Politics and the Courts	– Is there inequality in public education ? – What do we mean by equality of education ? – What was the Brown vs. School Board Supreme Court decision of 1954 ? – What was the Federal Bilingual Education Act of 1968 ? – What was the Lau vs. Nichols Supreme Court Decision of 1974 ?	– Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 9) – Lessow-Hurley (Chap.10) – Faltis (Chap. 2)	-------------------
4	– Language, Proficiency and Content Instruction	– What is conversational (BICS) and academic (CALPS) language ? – What is’s the difference between language acquisition and language learning ? – What is Contextualized and Decontextualized instruction ? – What is Comprehensible Input (CI) ?	– Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 3) – Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 4) – Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 5) – Faltis (Chap. 4)	– Field Assignment #1 Due
5	– CELDT and English Language Development Standards	– What are Primary and Second Language acquisition? – Why use the students’ primary language (L1) for instruction ? – What are the English Language Development (ELD) Standards ? – How do you organize ELD instruction for one EL student ? – How do you differentiate ELD instruction for different CELDT levels ? What is SDAIE ?	– Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 6) – Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 7) – Faltis (Chap. 3)	-------------------
6	– Program and Instructional Models	- What are dual-language program models ? – What is Compensatory (Title I) Education ? ( use readings plus web-sites and C & I Matrix) – Which instructional models are most effective and which are least effective with ELL’s? – What are the key differences between the major instructional approaches i.e., bilingual ed., ESL, chapter 1 etc. we’ve discussed in class ?	– Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 2)	– Midterm Due
7	– Culture, Context and Academic Development	– Vygotsky and the Social Origins of teaching/learning. – What behaviors, values & cultural knowledge are you required to learn in order to become a member of the professional tribe called “teachers” ? – Were you born with these values, behaviors and knowledge ? If not where did/are you learning them ? – How are Curriculum & Instruction “cultural practices” of the school ? – From a socio-cultural perspective, How do children learn ?	– Lessow-Hurley (Chap. 9)	– Field Assignment #2 Due
8	- Facilitating Interaction & Communication in Small Group Work	– How do you prepare for cooperative group work? – What are scaffolding and dialogue strategies ? – Why do children interact & communicate ? – What instructional principles guide the organization of Cooperative group work ?	– Faltis (Chap. 5)	– C & I Matrix Due
9	– School and Community/What is Parent Participation	– Why would you want to involve parents in school-related activities ? – What would parents do if they came to your classroom ? - What is Faltis's multi-level model for community participation ? – How do local schools plan for Parent Participation?	– Faltis (Chap. 6)	-Field Assignment #3 Due - Course Evaluation Due
10	- Responding to Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA): English Language Development	– What characteristics do effective schools and teachers dmonstrate? – What key instructional principles have you learned about in this course ? – TPA Practice Scenario: (Use information from Field Assignments) – How would you identify the learning needs of ELLs ? What teaching/learning strategies would be challenging ? – How would you adapt these strategies for an ELL ? – How would you assess student progress ?	– Faltis (Chap. 7)	– Finals Due – Log Due

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