https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8 Many of the resources included in this module are geared toward Elementary classrooms. But, since I teach secondary, I’ve chosen 12th grade to still focus on. There is a plethora of research that links lower-level practices such as read-alouds to secondary classroom success. For the purpose of this assignment, I will utilize those elementary sources as anchoring texts/resources, while incorporating higher-level texts that can actually be used for appropriate grade-level application. In other words, many of these younger-aged activities can be used to introduce even higher levels of students through scaffolding. At my school, the senior curriculum is framed around self-discovery. My unit name and resources will follow the initial inquiry stage of self-identification, self-love, and self-empowerment. The English TEKS are spiraled using -- (5) Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to: A. describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts; B. write responses that demonstrate analysis of texts, including comparing texts within and across genres; C. use text evidence and original commentary to support an evaluative response; D. paraphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order; E. interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating; F. respond using acquired content and academic vocabulary as appropriate; G. discuss and write about the explicit and implicit meanings of text; H. respond orally or in writing with appropriate register and purposeful vocabulary, tone, and voice; I. reflect on and adjust responses when valid evidence warrants; and J. defend or challenge the authors’ claims using relevant text evidence. en-us 2022-11-20 20:02:34 UTC 2025-12-23 08:49:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d3.png thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391681293 This culturally-responsive resource provides teachers and students with a virtual library full of titles that celebrate what it means to be bold and Black. 

The Black Lives Matter movement is a social and political advocacy medium that strengthens and supports Black Life. 

As pointed out by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop, professor emerita at Ohio State University, “Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience.”

When students are able to see themselves in classroom materials, they are able to foster a deeper comprehension of the material. They also begin to see themselves as readers, writers, and thinkers. 



]]> 2022-11-20 20:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391681293 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391682832 The primary resource includes mostly Elementary resources. After students are introduced to picture books through read aloud, the classroom can have a constructive conversation with elevated topics. Then, we can move to this list of inclusive texts exclusively curated for High School Students. ]]> 2022-11-20 20:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391682832 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391688186 This resource allows teachers to interact with varying "principles of early childhood learning" to aid in remote learning. 

While this is more teacher-centered, I thought this was a resource for student inquiry because students had to work to define their learning style as remote students during COVID. Learning styles are often found out through a survey or class discussion at the beginning of the year, but once COVID forced everyone to have an online school, it seemed as though these learning style differentiations went out of the window. 

Using resources such as this one, teachers could have administered a learning style survey for online learning. Even now, since a lot of districts have continued online, this would be a helpful resource to mitigate some of the disconnection that occurs during online learning. 

Because of this redefining of learning style, students would not only be able to operate within the realm of self-identification, they could then move to self-empowerment and agency as they use their new knowledge of their learning style to aid in their assignment completion. 

This new knowledge for teachers would obviously improve a student's engagement and thus allow the teacher to foster a deeper literacy connection within the ELAR class. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391688186 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391692516 As a connective piece to my primary resource, I conducted research on tools to help in the secondary classroom. 

Again, although teacher centered, these strategies can also help children advocate for themselves and their learning styles. This is something that I teach in my classroom as an ideal self empowerment tool. If a student knows how they learn and what works for them, their academic success will blossom. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391692516 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391694372 This resource is a collection of Spanish Children's Stories that can be read aloud to students. This fits into my unit of finding myself because 1) it allows students a chance to see themselves and/or their language reflected 2) we can begin to practice comprehension methods to discern meaning and make analytical inferences about the plot 

Students could also use these stories as opportunities to tell their own stories. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391694372 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391695295 Secondary connective piece: 
Erika L. Sanchez's "I am not your perfect Mexican Daughter" read aloud. 

This can also be found as a read-aloud in Spanish such as the children's stories provided. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391695295 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391696946 StoryTime from Space is a grant-funded program that allows students to engage with actual astronauts reading to them from space!! How cool?! 

Even my high school seniors would appreciate a read-aloud from space! Beyond the cool factor of being in space, the texts chosen are multi-cultural texts and some are even read in different languages. 

For a specific example, I chose Khalifah and Amal go to space. It is read in Arabic by an astronaut. 

This fits in my unit of Finding My Place because children are able to see themselves included in some areas that maybe they hadn't seen themselves before. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391696946 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391699502 Student representation ]]> 2022-11-20 21:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391699502 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391700421 Think Indigenous is an online video platform used to create an inclusive classroom and a safe space for indigenous learners. It is complete with mental health training, language lessons, and animal videos. 

It is a great tie in with the unit exploration of self. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391700421 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391701832 Considering my students would be newly introduced to the Cree language, I think even this language video would be conducive to our classroom. They would have an opportunity to practice basic words/terms to everyday concepts. 

I don't have any students that identify as indigenous, but I do think that this would still open the doors for cultural inclusivity. My students would know that everyone is welcome, and we must be intentional with exploring ourselves, as much as we explore the lives of others. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391701832 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391704184 We are Water Protectors is a book describing a young girl’s fight to protect her land’s water source from a “black snake” in the form of an oil pipeline. This book was written as a response to the protests emerging around the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline being constructed through sacred land. Lindstrom literally borrows the slogan: “We are Water Protectors” from the head of the climate change program from the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Don Sampson (St. John, 2020). Furthermore, Lindstrom identifies as Anishinaabe and is tribally affiliated with Ojibwe (carolelingdstrom.com). Because of these historical and cultural influences on the plot, when I critically examine the book, it becomes an excellent resource for students of all ages to 1) analyze a diverse text and 2) analyze the influence of the setting, including historical and cultural settings, on the plot. Along with this, the analysis of characters, plot development, and relationships fold in quite nicely.

This book also builds on the resource: ThinkIndigenous. This would be a great followup or tool to use on the same day a ThinkIndigenous lesson was utilized. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391704184 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391707935 The link in our resource guide for this module was broken, so I used one I found on Youtube. 

When we consider my goals for this unit and the TEKS that are spiraled within, giving students the opportunity to tell their own stories provides a rich experience of agency, empowerment, and literacy development. 

To add an extra element, students can illustrate or solely complete flip books and then verbally explain their choices for the flip book. 

This activity also gives agency to students whose cultural background is rooted in oral language during read alouds. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391707935 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391710252 Kelly Yang writes books that center on the daily lives and experiences of Asian American teens. This would be a great resource to include any students that identify as Asian-American, as typically you do not see them at the forefront of Young Adult Novels. Many of her novels have a migrant aspect to them - - highlighting the readjustment of social norms and narratives. This adjustment can be useful to students of all colors and cultural backgrounds as they navigate to find their places.

Yang also provides free resources to foster classroom conversations. ]]> 2022-11-20 21:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391710252 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391710465 2022-11-20 21:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391710465 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391712794 This resource is useful in not only allowing students to see themselves in the books, and be read aloud to, but to see cool celebrities that look like them reading to them. Several opportunities of engagement and relatability. These themes transfer over to the personal connection piece of the TEKS as students work to comprehend. 

My secondary connective piece to this includes curated books by celebrities of color. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391712794 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391713603 As discussed, students need more tangible examples of people that look like them writing, reading, speaking, and thinking. It is a bit more difficult to find celebrities reading full length novels, beyond their own, but I was able to find book recommendation lists from celebrities.

Perhaps, in my HS classes, I would further highlight cultural inclusivity through the use of the picture books and then build using a more grade level appropriate text recommended by Gabrielle Union.]]> 2022-11-20 22:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391713603 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391714980 This video could be paired with Yang's books and discussion facilitation. 
These discussions will not only empower Asian Pacific students, it will provide a deeper contextual understanding of what it could be like to experience life as a migrant by knowing both cultures. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391714980 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391715916 This culturally-responsive resource provides teachers and students with a virtual library full of titles that celebrate what it means to be an indigenous person. 

This can be paired with other indigenous celebration resources. Moreover, once students have a better conceptual understanding of the culture in low-pressure situations (such as reading a children's book), it can take away some of the nuanced pressure of reading a novel with some of these same cultural references.

I also find that it is more digestible for high school students to receive cultural allusions and references by means of childrens' books rather than just giving them a sheet of vocabulary or allusions to look for. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391715916 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391725116 Doctoral Candidate Ayesha Rabadi-Raol reads culturally responsive children's books every Wednesday on Live. Not only are the books intentionally chosen to highlight representation, Rabadi-Raol, herself, is from India. While I was listening to her accent, I thought it would be lovely to have students who have the same accents (or any accent) hear her read. It takes extreme courage to read aloud with a distinct accent and I think students of all ages would benefit from this during the finding my place unit. 

As we've previously discussed in this course, read alouds spark conversation and comprehension like no other. This resource centers their text selection on books that involve topics such as race, gender, class, disability, etc. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391725116 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391726783 This resource utilizes Common Lit activities in Spanish. This is an excellent resource in providing students an opportunity to showcase learning in L1 or L2. One of the TEKS mentions student choice of reading -- this would be an ideal strategy to allow students to choose between L1 or L2. 

This language choice allows students self agency within their own education. This lends itself to students finding their way within their own academic frameworks regardless of age or grade. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391726783 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391729728 Alot of how students situate themselves as an academic is based in their cultural biographies. Thus, it is important to make a connection with their parents/caretakers.

By making connections such as sending reading sheet tips or novel choices home, you not only empower the parent, but the student.

Students are then able to organically have conversations with their parents that enhance their learning and comprehension.

Naturally, parents will have commentary about the book through the lenses of their familial foundation. This awareness will help the child in more ways than one within this unit. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391729728 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391730334 As my secondary example to primary resource 14, I was able to find a specific reading tip sheet that can be geared towards secondary school students. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391730334 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391732663 This interactive read aloud would be essential in a unit about finding your place. Someone's name is their very first identity marker. It is everything they are. It is what makes them... THEM! 

Students could have a class discussion about names and their significance, read this book, or listen to the read aloud and then have a deeper conversation about their name and the roots and significance of it. 

Through this application, students will be able to learn about each other and different societal markers of identity. 
Activities like this create a safe place for one to celebrate their identity and start to highlight how that identity is needed in the world around them. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391732663 thubbard61 https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391733018 Secondary text matching for grade level appropriate analyzing. ]]> 2022-11-20 22:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/thubbard61/9frq4p93lvbp11e8/wish/2391733018