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Chapter 6 Group Facilitation

LLED 360­307 Fall 2017                                                             Dr. Lorna Ramsay 

Reading Analysis Reflection Template for Presenter  Date: October 12, 2017

             Facilitator name: Kevin Chu

Group members: Jason Edge, Raj Dhillon, David Yuill, Keegan Sluis, Danielle Dar Juan, Michael Perpeira, Simon Widmann

Text Chapters:​ Chapter 6  – An Inclusive Learning Environment

Main Themes:​ inclusion

Educational Implications:

  • Introducing newcomers/L2L’s in a positive way
    • Avoid addressing the new student as someone who doesn’t speak the school’s language
    • Respect the students’ names, learn how to pronounce it, make sure it’s correct
    • When in doubt of how to introduce the student: ask student!
    • Using peer support: enlist support of other students in the class
      • Seating new L2L’s beside someone who speaks same language
      • Provide a template on how to introduce class to new students
    • Use intercultural projects
  • Literature circles
    • Having students read books about cultural perspectives
      • Choose the books and theme
      • Model the process
      • Organize and guide the literature circles
      • Share the books
      • Discuss similarities/differences
      • Assign independent reading
      • Choose another theme, new books, and start again
    • Social studies
      • Cultural conflict, democracy, human rights, diversity
    • Mathematics
      • History of mathematics, geometry and cultural artifacts, population figures
    • Science
      • Achievements of famous people
    • Art/music/drama
      • Art history, techniques and methods used by famous artists
    • PE
      • Variety, individual/co-ed, cultural values (clothing), games/sports from different countries

Critical considerations of the reading analysis presentation:

  • Getting a colleague to assist
  • Can take time, changes happen gradually over time
  • Trying new things getting comfortable with that method, and then trying another
  • Provide feedback and encouragement in the classroom
  • Organize classroom as to not marginalize certain students