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Jacqueline Elias
Vanessa Barrios
Professor Shkorupa
EDU 280
Objective: To teach Chapter 14: Issues for the Twenty-First Century. We will define the key
terms and go over the essay questions. Also go through what the class has learned with an
activity. Have a closure video: Stop Discrimination and Respect Diversity
Materials/Equipment: Elmo to share the lesson plan, Chapter 14 PowerPoint, and YouTube
videos of The Unequal Opportunity Race, Standardized Testing is not Teaching, Dual language
immersion and bilingual education, and Stop Discrimination and Respect Diversity
Activity: Pass out M&Ms for activity game

Instruction:
Start out with introducing each other and our chapter.
State objective: There are issues that the Twenty-First Century kids will be dealing with. What
are some issues for the Twenty-First Century students today?
PowerPoint Presentation
Slide 1 Intro: Chapter 14
Slide 2 Overview of chapter 14
Slide 3 The four Key Terms
Slide 4 Blaming the victim
Slide 5 Brown v. Board of Education
Slide 6 Civil Rights Act of 64. Video of The Unequal Opportunity Race
Slide 7 Dialect
Slide 8 The five Essay Questions
Slide 9-13 Responses to the five Essay Questions. Videos of Standardized Testing is not
Teaching and Dual language immersion and bilingual education
Slide 14 Activity with M&Ms
Slide 15 Closure with Stop Discrimination and Respect Diversity video

Closure: There are many issues that the twenty-first century students will face but as future
teachers we will have to do our best to help minimize these issues.

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Outline for Lesson Plan:
Chapter 14: Issues for the Twenty-First Century
There are issues that the Twenty-First Century kids will be dealing with. What are
some issues for the Twenty-First Century students today?
Slide 1 and 2 Intro and Overview
Multicultural Education has changed over the years, but to this day there are still
several issues that remain unsolved. As educators you should do whatever it takes to
reduce the impact of each issue. This chapter shares some of the issues and obstacles
to the progress of multicultural education. We are here to show the present and the
future challenges that lie.
Slide 3 Key Terms
The four key terms in this chapter are Blaming the victim , Brown V. Board of
Education, Civil Rights Act of 64, and Dialect
Slide 4 Blaming the victim
Children and adolescents are often victims of discrimination and racism and that
all too often they cannot change the conditions and surroundings of their lives.
There are two types of orientations towards victims: People who hold a person-centered
orientation and a system-blame view
Slide 5 Brown vs Board of Education
On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the
unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was violation of the
14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional
Slide 6 Civil Rights Act of 64
Enacted July 2, 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the U.S. that
outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial
segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public.
YouTube video of The Unequal Opportunity Race
Slide 7 Dialect
Dialects are variations of a language that group of speakers share. The language
corresponds to other differences among groups, such as ethnicity, religion, culture,
geographic location, and social class.
Slide 8 Essay Questions
1. How can educators avoid blaming the victim? What issues can administrators
address to provide the means for teachers and special school personnels to be
more acutely aware of these traps of blame?
2. Discuss the various issues pertaining to standardized tests?
3. Analyze and explain the differences between bilingual education and English as
a second language (ESL).
4. What methods/opportunities are available to professional educators in becoming
better qualified and committed to working with culturally diverse students?

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5. Imagine that you are at the end of your long career as an educator. What would
you like to be able to say about the changes that took place regarding
multicultural issues during your tenure?
Slide 9-13 Responses to the five Essay Questions.
Responses to the five Essay Questions
YouTube videos of Standardized Testing is not Teaching
YouTube video of Dual language immersion and bilingual education
Slide 14 Activity
Students will pick the first M&M that they get when they open the bag.
Students will split to their group of whichever M&M color they got.
Each group will answer the question which they got assigned with.
Slide 15 Closure
There are many issues that the twenty-first century students will face but as
future teachers we will have to do our best to help minimize these issues.
Closure with YouTube video of Stop Discrimination and Respect Diversity video