https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow TEAC 317 en-us 2018-02-06 18:40:58 UTC 2025-12-23 23:22:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782827 Vygotsky's sociocultural theory describes human learning as a social process that is dependent upon cultural contexts. He emphasizes the idea that social interactions plays a large role in cognitive development. ]]> 2018-02-06 18:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782827 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782829 Children as young as three to four years old are able to group individuals corresponding to their skin color and other physical features related with ethnicity. ]]> 2018-02-06 18:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782829 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782831 Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD): an area of potential development, where the learner can achieve that potential only with assistance.]]> 2018-02-06 18:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782831 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782832 Modifications in academic texts:
- Frequent organization markers
- Clear topic statements
- Highlighting of key terms and inclusion of synonyms and paraphrase
- Bulleted or numbered lists of main points
- Elaboration of sections which require culture-specific background knowledge
- Visual aids
- Explicit summations at regular intervals
- Questions which can be used for comprehension checks]]> 2018-02-06 18:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782832 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782834 "Indeed, teachers who incorporated their students' cultural and linguistic perspectives into their teaching, promoted students' independence and critical thinking strategies, and used real-world applications to make material accessible to their students had the most positive impact on their ELL students' reading achievement."]]> 2018-02-06 18:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782834 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782836 Teachers need to have an understanding of-
Microsystems: interpersonal relationships (adolescent relationships with friends, family, teachers)
Exosystems: social ecologies of family members (parents' own life stressors such as immigration-related issues)
Macrosystems: larger contextual forces that operate at the community/societal level (economic conditions, immigration policies, social norms)]]> 2018-02-06 18:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782836 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782837 "Academic achievement is not solely determined by cognitive scores and grades. It is also strongly influenced by psychological attributes such as openness to learning, positive interpersonal skills, good self-esteem, and, for immigrant youth in particular, pride in their ethnic and racial identities." ]]> 2018-02-06 18:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/228782837 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230148184 2018-02-09 18:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230148184 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230149531 2018-02-09 18:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230149531 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230167553 2018-02-09 19:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230167553 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230167576 2018-02-09 19:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230167576 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230169397 2018-02-09 19:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230169397 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230171383 2018-02-09 19:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230171383 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230173029 2018-02-09 19:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230173029 aliwalker97 https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230846984 Saville-Troike, M., & Barto, K. (2017). Introducing Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Suárez-Orozco, C., Abo-Zena, M. M., & Marks, A. K. (2015). Transitions: The Development of Children of Immigrants. New York: New York University Press.]]> 2018-02-12 21:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aliwalker97/whatteachersneedtoknow/wish/230846984