Web Exercises

Click on the following links. Please note these will open in a new window.

Web Exercise #1:  Teaching in a Multi-Language Classroom

  1. Visit The Teaching Channel website at: https://www.teachingchannel.org
  2. Using the search tool in the top, left of the screen, search for the video titled: Finding Their Voice in a Multi-Language Classroom. Grade 4/ English Language Learners.  Click on this video clip selection.
  3. Click the play icon directly under the video to play the 14 minute, 38 second video clip. You may wish to click on the enlarge screen icon in order to watch the video in full screen mode on your computer monitor.
  4. Observe Ms. Yurkovetsky teach English Language Learners (ELL) in her fourth grade classroom at Charles White Elementary in Los Angeles, CA. 
  5. As you watch the video, take notes about how she converted a disruptive issue into her lesson.  Also, note the various techniques she used to create a classroom community with her ELL learners.  Describe how you might use her techniques in your future classroom.  Discuss the importance of creating community in ELL programs.

Web Exercise #2:  Condition of Education

  1. Visit the National Center for Educational Statistics at: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
  2. Scroll down until you see the link to download the 2015 The Condition of Education.
  3. Review The Condition of Education, which is a congressionally mandated annual report that summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available statistics.  It also provides information about the current and previous statistics regarding a variety of trends.
  4. Click on “The Condition of Education At A Glance” which is the second option on the list on the left side of the screen (or click http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/ataglance.asp).
  5. Read “The Condition of Education At A Glance” statistics to answer the following questions:
  1. Compare and contrast the enrollment populations in public schools for racial/ethnic groups provided (White, Black, Hispanic, Asian-Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Two or more races).  What changes occurred between the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years?  Compare those statistics to the White, Black, and Hispanic percentages provided under the heading titled “Characteristics of Traditional Public and Public Charter Schools” for those same years and note similarities and differences.
  2. Compare the percent of children who lived in poverty during 2012 and 2013.  Click on the PDF icon directly after the “Children Living in Poverty” heading (or click http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/pdf/coe_cce.pdf).  Explore the percentages of children who live in poverty by racial/ethnic characteristics.  What trends do you notice from 2008 to 2013?  What factors may account for these changes?
  3. What changes are happening with the enrollment of students in charter schools and private schools?  Why do you think this is happening in our society?  What reasons may parents give for moving their students out of public schools and into charter or private schools?