The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

Program 4: Facilitating Discussion (20 min)Explore how the concepts developed in this course can be applied through a case study of a K-2 teacher, Ellen Sabanosh, a former course participant who has adapted her new knowledge to her classroom. Program 5: Seminar Discussion (20 min)Dorothy Franklin's diverse seventhgrade language arts classroom in the heart of Chicago focuses on Langston Hughes's short story, "Passing." Franklin encourages her students to take on the perspective of the characters in the text, with some surprising and satisfying results. Program 6: Dramatic Tableaux - This program features the seventhgrade Berlin, Maryland, classroom of Dr. Jan Currence. Currence and her students delve into Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963. Currence first models and then engages students in tableau activities, in which students draw on their experiences to bring the text to life for others