Examine the following resources: https://www.cuny-nysieb.org/teaching-bilinguals-we… DQ (Discussion Question) 7 Create your initial post on the DQ 7 Discussion Board in response to the following: What are some perspectives and strategies that you must have to be an effective educator for emergent bilingual children? Return to the board and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose at least one classmate and create a post responding to his/her initial post on the Discussion Board. For each discussion, students are expected to write at least 400 original words that cite and synthesize the course readings, videos, lectures, and resources. Each student is expected to post the initial discussion on time, by Saturday at midnight. (No exceptions) Each student must respond to at least one other student by Monday at midnight. (No exceptions) 2. Read the following: Resource Guide: “How Educators can Advocate for English Language Learners” (NEA, 2015) View the following video: Episode, web series: Teaching Bilinguals (Even If You’re Not One): Being an Advocate for Bilingual StudentsDQ 7: Create your initial post on the DQ 7 Discussion Board in response to the following questions: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Teaching emergent bilinguals is a political act. Why do you agree/disagree? What elements of your own positionality (the parts of your identity that shape how you exist in the world – your race, class, gender, sexuality, ability status, etc.) will you have to keep in mind, question, and/or critique as you teach emergent bilinguals? What are some ways you can “check in” with yourself in order to think about your pre-existing beliefs about emergent bilinguals/teaching emergent bilinguals? Which of the three “tips” from the video do you want to bring into your own future teaching and advocacy work? What are your ideas for bringing that tip into practice? After posting, return to the board and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose at least two classmates and create a post responding to their initial posts on the Discussion Board. User generated

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  • DQ (Discussion Question) 7 Create your initial post on the DQ 7 Discussion Board in response to the following:
    • What are some perspectives and strategies that you must have to be an effective educator for emergent bilingual children?

Return to the board and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose at least one classmate and create a post responding to his/her initial post on the Discussion Board. For each discussion, students are expected to write at least 400 original words that cite and synthesize the course readings, videos, lectures, and resources. Each student is expected to post the initial discussion on time, by Saturday at midnight. (No exceptions) Each student must respond to at least one other student by Monday at midnight. (No exceptions)

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  1. Read the following:
  1. View the following video:
  1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Teaching emergent bilinguals is a political act. Why do you agree/disagree?
  2. What elements of your own positionality (the parts of your identity that shape how you exist in the world – your race, class, gender, sexuality, ability status, etc.) will you have to keep in mind, question, and/or critique as you teach emergent bilinguals? What are some ways you can “check in” with yourself in order to think about your pre-existing beliefs about emergent bilinguals/teaching emergent bilinguals?
  3. Which of the three “tips” from the video do you want to bring into your own future teaching and advocacy work? What are your ideas for bringing that tip into practice?

After posting, return to the board and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose at least two classmates and create a post responding to their initial posts on the Discussion Board.