Rethinking Teacher Preparedness in Times of Crisis & Recovery: Collaborative Roles of

Students as Colleagues & Community Partners

College of Education & Human Development

Southeastern Louisiana University

Teacher Candidates

as Colleagues & Community Partners

Civic Engagement

Supporting Children & Their Families

Teacher Support Network

Saving Our Wetlands Project

Literacy-Based Curricular Framework

Focus on Civic Engagement

Developing a Greater Awareness of Community Needsas Teacher Candidates

Enhancing the Learning Community through Literacy-Based Activities& Integrating Art

• Employs a variety of instructional strategies for reading, writing, listening, speaking, visually representing and viewing

- Response to Literature – Text Sets - Family Treasure Stories - Preserving Memories

- Writing the Community - Saving Our Wetlands Projects

• Focus on culturally and linguistically relevant activities

• Offers developmentally appropriate for very young children, older children and adolescents

• Builds the learning community for supporting learners in times of crisis, during traumatic events or on-going related stress.

• Instructional strategies identify and celebrate literacy in the home, school and community

Preserving Memories: The Importance of Families& The Learning Community

Building a Supportive & Risk-Free Learning Community

Documenting with Digital Cameras & Other Media

Engaging in Visual Literacy

Response to Literature: Using Text Sets

• Before the Saltwater Came – W. Billiot (2004)• Because of Winn Dixie – K. DiCamillo (2000)• My Map Book – S. Fanelli (1995)• Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship – C. Hatoff, I Hatoff & P. Kahumba• My Great Aunt Arizona – G. Houston (1992)• Molly the Pony - P. Kaster (2008)

Presented by Dr. Cynthia Elliott, Professor Mrs. Wendy Jacocks, Instructor Sarah Schmitt, Rachel Methvin, Teena Whitmore, Graduate Teacher Candidates Sharonda Thigpen, UG Teacher Candidate