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Lopez-Gopar, Beyond the Alienating Alphabetic Literacy (2007) DIME .pdfSaturday, June 8, 10:00 - 2:00
To Be Read Before Class:
López-Gopar, M. (2007). Beyond the alienating alphabetic literacy: Multiliteracies in Indigenous education in Mexico. Diaspora, Indigenous and Minority Education: An International Journal, 1(3), 159-174.
10: 00 - 10:10
Question Parking Lot
Introduce yourself to the person next to you.
Who are you?
Why are you here?
What's your language and cultural background?
What's something interesting or weird about you?
Why did you apply to this project?
10:10 - 10:20
Introduce your new friend to the group.
10:20 - 10:40 Rendering of the Lopez Gopar Article.
Choose a Quote
Unpack it.
Pose a Question to the Group
Discuss
10:40 - 11:00 Where are you going?!
11:00 - 11:30
Language Learning Portfolio (Due August 9)
Small Group Research Project (Due August 8)
Curriculum or Professional Development Project (Due September 1)
11:30 - 12:00 Getting there
I leave for Oaxaca on June 9th, but I will pick all of you up at the Oaxaca airport on July 6th.
Review the packing list.
Get with your travel group.
Review your flight info. Double-check names, destinations, times, and seats.
12:00 - 12:30 Money
Check $2650. Deposit your check, but don't spend the money!
Receipts for $250 of that amount
Airfare, housing, language school, field trips, and most in-country transportation are paid for.
You must pay for food, laundry, and any incidentals you need while there and spend the $250 on justifiable curriculum supplies.
Peso to Dollar. 500 Pesos. Half it. 250. Move the decimal to the left. 25. Add a bit. About $27 USD.
12:30 - 12:45
Research Consent Forms
Journal 1: After reading the Lopez Gopar article, how are your ideas about literacy changing?
12:45 - 1:00 Break
1:00 - 1:45
Once you are there...
We'll tour your neighborhood, La Noria, on Sunday, July 7th.
You'll be studying at Ollin.
Housing
Studios:
Nopal: Kristy
Sol y Luna: Natalie
Tuna: Stephen
Rustico: Jennifer
Estudio 2: Sheldon
Nispero: Liz
Townhouses shared:
Istmo: Kyleigh & Melissa
Coyotepec: Victoria & Zerdali
Yagul: Daniel & Devin
Ethical Travel and the Photography Test
Buy from locals, tip, and spend your money!
Check your judgments; instead, embrace wondering and curiosity. Why would someone...? Why is it like...? How did it come to be this way? Why do I see this differently?
Would you take this photo at home?
A parade
An unhoused person sleeping on a sidewalk
Other people's children
Students at a school
A historical landmark/site
Safety:
Walk in pairs
Take a taxi at night
Carry your bag close to you and on your side.
Don't walk around with your phone out.
Other Things:
You can't drink the tap water, ever. But please drink a lot of water and fill up your water bottle daily from the garrafon in your apartment.
Don't throw toilet paper in the toilet. It goes in the trashcan next to the toilet.
Please let Teresa know immediately if you run out of agua de tinaco or agua de garrafon in your apartment. There is a dire water shortage in Oaxaca. Please be careful with the water.
Enjoy Oaxaca food, but be judicious about street eating. Look for clean places where other Oaxaqueños are eating.
Question and Answer
To do:
Check your phone carrier.
Check your bank rules. Consider opening a free ATM account.
Check your health insurance.
Consider taking some probiotics before you go.
Pack. Bring rain gear!
Consider packing a collapsable duffel.
Deposit your check.
Weigh your bag. Usually, 50 pounds is the limit for checked baggage.
Buy a laundry bag.
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