An Exploration of Hybrid Spaces for Place-Based Geomorphology with Latino Bilingual Children

Autor/inn/en	Martínez-Álvarez, Patricia; Bannan, Brenda
Titel	An Exploration of Hybrid Spaces for Place-Based Geomorphology with Latino Bilingual Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Geoscience Education, 62 (2014) 1, S.104-117 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1089-9995
Schlagwörter	Bilingual Students; Cultural Influences; Language Usage; Culturally Relevant Education; Creative Teaching; Communities of Practice; Pretests Posttests; Student Surveys; Earth Science; Science Instruction; Foreign Countries; Indigenous Knowledge; Spanish Speaking; English; Bilingual Education; Language of Instruction; Elementary School Students; Learning Activities; Photography; Qualitative Research; Peru + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sprachgebrauch; Creative thinking; Teaching; Kreatives Denken; Unterricht; Community; Schülerbefragung; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Ausland; English language; Englisch; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Lernaktivität; Fotografie; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	Latino bilingual children hold rich understandings, which are underexplored and underutilized in the geoscience classroom. Oftentimes, young Latinos possess unique cultural land experiences shaping their place identities. We consider science as language and culture, and propose place-based geoscience hybrid space explorations that are culturally and linguistically relevant. We explore the different elements that help bilingual children learn geoscience using pre- and postsurvey of their understanding of the processes of erosion, transportation, and deposition; children's marks, drawing, and writing on a photograph; and graphic organizers with children's notes. Several different instructional elements for working with Latino bilinguals, organized around five tenets of culture, arise from our analysis: (1) Utilizing multiple linguistic resources, (2) making explicit connections to alternative interpretations of words, (3) using culturally relevant examples, (4) using alternative and creative ways of operationalizing hybrid spaces, and (5) learning in a community of practice. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Geoscience Teachers. Carleton College W-SERC, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057. Tel: 540-568-6675; Fax: 540-568-8058; e-mail: jge@jmu.edu; Website: http://nagt-jge.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01