Semester Project Part 1

Created by: Sarah Holgado

Scenario
 Scenario
The scenario we created is set in a second grade general education
classroom.
The majority of the students in the class are caucasian, including the
teacher, with a few hispanic students.
The teacher is reading Charlottes Web by E.B. White and asks the class
What do think Wilbur will do next in the story? One of the Hispanic
students yells out in Spanish; No se pero Marc huele como Wilbur.
The other Hispanic students laugh, leaving both the teacher and other
students confused
Right after this occurs, the teacher remembers that part of the Hispanic
students ELL curriculum is that he must say everything in English, and she
is left wondering what to do.
 How do
I address this situation?
Does the teacher single out the student who made the comment in
Spanish?
Does she ask him to repeat it in English or does she simply brush it off and
move on?
How do you get the class back on task?
What could you do if this becomes a regular occurrence?
Do we notify the students parents? Or just a referral to the principal as a
warning?
 Possible Solutions
Remind the students to speak in English so that everyone can understand.
Make sure that as a teacher you are being considerate of the student and
their culture and not singling them out.
Keep in mind that the teacher has to be really careful how to approach this
delicate situation.
Make a general reminder to the class about the rules and then continue
with the class.
Part Two:
Appropriate vs Inappropriate
Responses

Created by: Sarah Holgado

Scenario
Reminder of the Scenario:
The scenario I created is set in a second grade general education
classroom.
The majority of the students in the class are Caucasian, including the
teacher, with a few Hispanic students.
The teacher is reading Charlottes Web by E.B. White and asks the class
What do think Wilbur will do next in the story? One of the Hispanic
students yells out in Spanish; No se pero Marc huele como Wilbur.
The other Hispanic students laugh, leaving both the teacher and other
students confused
Right after this occurs, the teacher remembers that part of the Hispanic
students ELL curriculum is that he must say everything in English, and she
is left wondering what to do.
How the Problem Could be
Inappropriately Addressed:
How the Problem Could be
Inappropriately Addressed:
Ask the student to repeat what he said in English. (If a
student whispered something to another student in
English we wouldnt have that student stand up and
repeat it in front of the class.)
Completely disregarding his comment and not
addressing it later
Embarass them by singling them out and addressing
the issue in front of the entire class.
How the Problem Could be
Appropriately Addressed:
 How the Problem Could be
Appropriately Addressed:
Provide a previously established, non-verbal cue to the student indicating
that he shouldnt have spoken out and that his behavior was inappropriate.
The teacher should treat the hispanic student as she or he would treat any
of the other students in the classroom.
Ask the student to raise his hand next time he has a question or comment
Remind the entire class that they are expected to be kind and respectful to
one another.
 Best Course of Action

Simply take a moment to remind the

class to raise their hands when they
have a question and/or comment.
Part Three:
Analysis
Why these solutions?
I chose these solutions because they provided a way to address
the problem without singling out the individual student. Even
though the Hispanic student was the one who interrupted the
class activity, I thought it would be wise if the teacher addressed
the entire class with a simple reminder to raise their hands when
they have something to say. This way, the student who made the
original remark would not be confronted in front of the rest of the
class.
Improving the Best Course of Action
According to Elfers and Stritikus, teachers need to create a classroom of
collaboration and community. In Part Two of my presentation, I decided our
best course of action would be to take a moment and remind the students that
they need to raise their hands when they have a question or comment. I agree
that this is still a good strategy but I could improve it by letting the students
choose some of the classroom rules at the beginning of the year such as,
raising their hands to talk. That way, when students speak out of turn, the
teacher can remind them of the rules they established and voted on as a class
from the very beginning. This will remind the students of the rules while holding
them accountable for their actions.
(Source: Fenner, D. S., Kozik, P., & Cooper, A. (2014). Evaluating TEACHERS of all learners. Leadership, 43(4), 8-12.)