Wednesday February 24 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm | MSU, Erickson Hall - Room 252
The purpose of organizing this professional development was to allow members of the MSU Teacher Education Preparation program the opportunity to gain empathy for and a better understanding of refugee students and the successes / challenges they face in their transition into the United States Public Education school system.
Goal 1
Share my personal experience of getting to know “Teresa Kippler” (name of case study student has been changed to protect identity) and excerpts from my case study.
Expanded Focus: “The Refugee Experience”
Discovering what life is like for refugee students.
Goal 2
Have knowledgeable ESL professionals explain how future teachers can better approach and teach a refugee student in their own future classrooms.
Expanded Focus: “Teaching Refugee Students”
Learning how to be better educators towards refugee students.
Goal 3
Inform listeners of how they can get involved in working with refugee students in East Lansing through organizations like the Refugee Development Center.
Expanded Focus: “Taking Social Action”
Informing listeners about the RDC and volunteering opportunities.
Share my personal experience of getting to know “Teresa Kippler” (name of case study student has been changed to protect identity) and excerpts from my case study.
Expanded Focus: “The Refugee Experience”
Discovering what life is like for refugee students.
Goal 2
Have knowledgeable ESL professionals explain how future teachers can better approach and teach a refugee student in their own future classrooms.
Expanded Focus: “Teaching Refugee Students”
Learning how to be better educators towards refugee students.
Goal 3
Inform listeners of how they can get involved in working with refugee students in East Lansing through organizations like the Refugee Development Center.
Expanded Focus: “Taking Social Action”
Informing listeners about the RDC and volunteering opportunities.
PANEL MEMBERS
ERIN CONLEY
RDC Coordinator
JUDI HARRIS
St. Vincent Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Director
SERGIO KECK
Director of Bicultural and Bilingual Programming of Lansing School District
ANNELI LUKAS
RDC Coordinator
ROY MAWEIA
Refugee Student from DRC (2007)
KANIKA SURI
RDC Coordinator
CARMEN VANALSTINE
Chippewa Middle School ESL Teacher
DARUS WARD
Refugee Student from Liberia (May 2003)
ERIN CONLEY
RDC Coordinator
JUDI HARRIS
St. Vincent Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Director
SERGIO KECK
Director of Bicultural and Bilingual Programming of Lansing School District
ANNELI LUKAS
RDC Coordinator
ROY MAWEIA
Refugee Student from DRC (2007)
KANIKA SURI
RDC Coordinator
CARMEN VANALSTINE
Chippewa Middle School ESL Teacher
DARUS WARD
Refugee Student from Liberia (May 2003)
PROGRAM
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WELCOME
ADAM CLEMENTS
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READING OF TERESA'S STORY
ADAM CLEMENTS
Select passages of case study are read aloud. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIVING IN A WAR-TORN COUNTRY
DARUS WARD
ROY MAWEJA
Discussion of what school and home life was like for refugee students in their home country. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TALK TIME - "GETTING PERSONAL"
AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
Discussion amongst the audience of what they are learning, finding surprising, questioning, or
relating back to their own life and teaching pedagogies.
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THE PROCESS OF LEAVING
JUDI HARRIS
KANIKA SURI
DANIEL THURMAN
Discussion of how one becomes a refugee and the services that are given to them once they
come to the United States.
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STUDENT EXPERIENCE OF U.S. EDUCATION SYSTEM
ROY MAWEJA
DARUS WARD
Discussion of experiences that refugee students have had in U.S. education system.
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TALK TIME - "GETTING PERSONAL"
AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
Discussion amongst the audience of what they are learning, finding surprising, questioning,
or relating back to their own life and teaching pedagogies.
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HOW TO BEST EDUCATE A REFUGEE STDUENT
SERGIO KECK
CARMEN VANALSTINE
Discussion of experiences that TESOL and ESL teachers have had working with refugee students
in their classrooms and methods/techniques they have found to work well.
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TAKING A STEP TOWARDS SOCIAL ACTION
ERIN CONLEY
KANIKA SURI
DANIEL THRUMAN
Information about the RDC and how one can get involved in working with refugee students by volunteering.
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CLOSING
ADAM CLEMENTS
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WELCOME
ADAM CLEMENTS
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READING OF TERESA'S STORY
ADAM CLEMENTS
Select passages of case study are read aloud. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIVING IN A WAR-TORN COUNTRY
DARUS WARD
ROY MAWEJA
Discussion of what school and home life was like for refugee students in their home country. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TALK TIME - "GETTING PERSONAL"
AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
Discussion amongst the audience of what they are learning, finding surprising, questioning, or
relating back to their own life and teaching pedagogies.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE PROCESS OF LEAVING
JUDI HARRIS
KANIKA SURI
DANIEL THURMAN
Discussion of how one becomes a refugee and the services that are given to them once they
come to the United States.
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STUDENT EXPERIENCE OF U.S. EDUCATION SYSTEM
ROY MAWEJA
DARUS WARD
Discussion of experiences that refugee students have had in U.S. education system.
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TALK TIME - "GETTING PERSONAL"
AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
Discussion amongst the audience of what they are learning, finding surprising, questioning,
or relating back to their own life and teaching pedagogies.
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HOW TO BEST EDUCATE A REFUGEE STDUENT
SERGIO KECK
CARMEN VANALSTINE
Discussion of experiences that TESOL and ESL teachers have had working with refugee students
in their classrooms and methods/techniques they have found to work well.
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TAKING A STEP TOWARDS SOCIAL ACTION
ERIN CONLEY
KANIKA SURI
DANIEL THRUMAN
Information about the RDC and how one can get involved in working with refugee students by volunteering.
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CLOSING
ADAM CLEMENTS
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