Teaching Globally and Locally in a Diverse World

PSYED 1005 Teaching Globally and Locally in a Diverse World Wednesdays, 10:00-12:40

Instructor: Anna Arlotta-Guerrero, Ph.D. Phone: 412-624-0306 (office) Email: [email protected] Office hours: Upon request

DATE Discussion Topics Detail Readings Assignments Jan. 4 Pittsburgh and  A description of Readings: Surrounding education in the city of Communities – Who are Pittsburgh and School of Social Work we? communities in Report Pittsburgh’s Pittsburgh’s Global Metropolitan Statistical Pitt Office of Child Community Area. Development, Center  The growth of for Urban Ed and Seed Pittsburgh’s Global Lab report on Race and Community Early Childhood Ed in Pittsburgh

Jan. 11 A Historical Review of  History of Public Readings: Public Schooling in Schooling in PA Spring Pennsylvania and the  History of Public Chapters 1 & 5 United States Schooling in the US  Has education evolved The changing needs of with our changing In-class readings: education from the needs? UCLA Civil Rights Industrial Age to High  Are we servicing our Project Tech in the current students sufficiently? Racial Diversity in PA times. Jan. 18 What impacts  Poverty Readings: Education?  Linguistically and racially Spring segregated schools Chapters 2 & 3 GI Bill/Housing  Homelessness Exclusions  Toxic Stress In-class readings:  Dangerous School Zones Brown at 62: School Head Start  School Funding Segregation by Race, Poverty, and State

Living Apart – Fair Housing Act

Jan. 25 Human and Social  Migration over the years Readings: Capital – the impact that in the US Spring it has on a student’s  Industrialization and Chapters 4 & 6 education and life. High Tech comparisons  Immigration – how does In-class readings: it affect education in the Ed Week – A Black US Father’s Search for a  English only? English Diverse Preschool everywhere? Dr. Rich Milner  Multilingualism TED Talk Linda Cliatt-Wayman Philadelphia principal TED Talk Kandice Sumner

Feb. 1 Connecting to the Global  What do Americans need Readings: Community around us to know about the world Spring around them? Chapter 11  How do we communicate with In-class readings: Pittsburgh’s Global Smartest Kids in the community and others in World our world? Amanda Ripley  The refugee community 3 TED Talks

Feb. 8 What does successful  What makes a schooling Readings: education look like system successful? How around the world? is success measured? Business Insider:  The PISA exams The latest ranking of  Is there a disconnect top countries in math, between our perception reading and science is of American success in out and the U.S. didn’t education and reality? crack the top 10

3 TED Talks Feb 15 What does successful  Finland Readings: education look like  Singapore Finland’s School around the world?  China System  PISA scores and stories Singapore’s School System

3 TED Talks

Feb.22 Sociocultural Influences  Culture and education, is Readings: on Learning and there a connection? Education  Cultural influences of Unequal Childhoods students in US schools Annette Lareau Educating Girls around  What can we learn about the World education from other 3 TED Talks cultures – positive and negative?

Mar. 1 What does the media  Do we really know what Readings: TBA say about teachers and happens in schools their students? around the world? 5 TED Talks  What picture has the media painted for Americans?  Let’s look at the positive and the negative views that we have of the world and what the global community thinks of Americans.

Mar. 8 Spring Break

Mar.1 Teaching in different  Rural communities – Readings: 5 school needs and concerns Spring climates/Rural/Suburban  Suburban – needs and Chapter 8 & 9 /Urban concerns  Urban – needs and State power and control concerns US News Report –  Charters Rural Schools School Choice  Single gender schools 5 TED Talks

Mar.2 Back to Pittsburgh –  What is happening in Readings: TBA 2 Local Movements Pittsburgh? Community Resources  Local Movements 5 TED Talks  PittServes – Community engagement  Community Resources  National and state resources

Mar.2 Teaching in the midst of  Climate change Readings: TBA 9 2017 issues  Health  Technology and automation 4 Presentations  Politics and policy  Religion  Did all kids need to go to college?

Apr. 5 What are your teaching  Public, private, Readings: TBA options? independent or charter  Urban, suburban, or rural 3 Presentations  International  Teach for America  Cyber School

Apr. 12 Speakers/Brunch

Required Readings:

Spring, J., American Education, 17th Edition, Taylor and Francis, 2016. Not in Pitt book store, please purchase online. Assignments:

Reports/presentations: 40 points We will form small groups and give an overview presentation on the education in one of the countries on the list below. Components of report: PISA level, overview of education funding, school lunches, importance of extracurricular activities, when do you children enter and graduate from school, how are parents involved in the child’s schooling. We will discuss this in more depth in class. We will need to make 7 groups of 4 students. Presentations should be 20 minutes in length and all members of the group should present. Group reports should be 4-5 pages in length with all group members contributing to the final report.

Nigeria England Germany Canada Mexico Saudi Arabia Chile

TED Talk/Paper – 40 points Choose a topic connected to education that interests you, research the topic thoroughly and prepare a 10-minute talk discussing your views of the topic. This can be an informal conversation that includes personal opinion. However, your presentation should be based on facts and credible resources. A two-page, double spaced paper should be submitted on the day of your talk.

Attendance and participation – 20 points As you move forward to the conclusion of your senior year it is increasingly important for you to have a voice and to be heard in our classroom discussions. This will benefit you now as a student and as you enter into student teaching next year and then become a teacher in your own classroom. Please note that there are two schedule modifications for this course. You are being informed at the beginning of the term so as to make the proper arrangements to be in attendance.

Students with Specific Needs If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact your instructor and Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt Union, 412-648-7890 or 412-383-7355 (TTY) as early as possible in the term. Disability Resources and Services reviews documentation related to a student’s disability, provides verification of the disability and recommends reasonable accommodations for specific courses.