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EDUC 140 Ethnography, Stage 2: Culture in the Community and Culture in Your Fieldwork Classroom

Student Learning Outcomes	Community/School Culture	Classroom Culture
A. Students will acquire a deeper understanding of the culture of the community of their fieldwork site.	1. Research the school’s website and report on the demographics of the student population. · # of students with Free and Reduced Lunch · Ethnic groups reported at the school · ELs · Special education · Gender · Other 2. Write a two-paragraph reflection about what you’ve learned about the culture of the community and the school.	3. Reflect on the findings from the school website. 4. Identify the demographics of your classroom and write a two-paragraph reflection on the ways the demographics of the school are reflected in your classroom. · # of students with Free and Reduced Lunch · Ethnic groups reported at the school · ELs · Special education · Gender · Other
B. Students will include a map of the neighborhood and discuss available resources near the school.	1. Indicate on a map of the neighborhood the locations of available resources in the community. 2. Write a two-paragraph narrative about the resources in the neighborhood.	3. Write a 2-paragraph reflection how the students in your classroom and their parents might use the resources available in the community. 4. Reflecting on these resources, identify a resource that is missing that would benefit students and families at your school. 5. What ideas do you have about how you might further develop these resources?
C. Students will attend and report on a parent-based meeting at the school (PTA, School Oversight Committee, Bilingual Advisory Committee, etc.)	1. Write a two-paragraph reflection on what you learned about the community, students, and parents from the parent-based meeting.	2. Apply what you learned from this meeting to your understanding of culture in your classroom in a two-paragraph reflection.
D. Students will identify the level of involvement of parents in the school.	1. Write a two-paragraph reflection on your impression of the involvement and interest of parents in the school based on the meeting you attended.	2. Write a two-paragraph reflection based on a conversation with your cooperating teacher about parental involvement in your classroom. Include ways that your cooperating teacher invites and includes parents in learning activities.
E. Students will connect learning theory from readings to their observations in the community, school, and classroom. (Lisa Delpit, Doug Lamov, Anne Haas-Dyson)	1. Write a two-paragraph reflecting on, and connecting what you’ve learned from the research with your fieldwork observations.

Revised by Linda Webster (11/4/2014)

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Ethnography Stage 2: Culture in Your Fieldwork Community and Classroom

Writing Template

E. Students will acquire a deeper understanding of the culture of the community of their fieldwork site.

1. Research the school’s website and report on the demographics of the student population.

· # of students with Free and Reduced Lunch

· Ethnic groups reported at the school

· ELs

· Special education

· Gender

· Other

2. Write a two-paragraph reflection about what you’ve learned about the culture of the community and the school.

3. Reflect on the findings from the school website in a two-paragraph statement.

4. Identify the demographics of your classroom and write a two-paragraph reflection on the ways the demographics of the school are reflected in your classroom.

· # of students with Free and Reduced Lunch

· Ethnic groups reported at the school

· ELs

· Special education

· Gender

· Languages spoken in the homes of students

· Other

F. Students will include a map of the neighborhood and discuss available resources near the school.

1. Indicate on a map of the neighborhood the locations of available resources in the community.

2. Write a two-paragraph narrative about the resources in the neighborhood.

3. Write a 2-paragraph reflection how the students in your classroom and their parents might use the resources available in the community.

4. Reflecting on these community resources, identify a resource that is missing that would benefit students and families at your school. What ideas do you have about how you might further develop these resources?

G. Students will attend and report on a parent-based meeting at the school (PTA, School Oversight Committee, Bilingual Advisory Committee, etc.)

1. Describe the meeting with parents that you attended and note the roles of individuals who attended (parents, teachers, administrators, students, etc.). Write a two-paragraph reflection on what you learned about the community, students, and parents from the parent-based meeting.

2. Apply what you learned from this meeting to your understanding of culture in your classroom in a two-paragraph reflection.

H. Students will identify the level of involvement of parents in the school.

1. Write a two-paragraph reflection on your impression of the involvement and interest of parents in the parent-based meeting you attended.

2. Write a two-paragraph reflection based on a conversation with your cooperating teacher about parental involvement in your classroom. Include ways that your cooperating teacher invites and includes parents in learning activities. Describe any differences for parents of English speaking students and English learners.

E. Students will connect research from readings to their observations in the community, school, and classroom.