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Cultural Awareness: The Middle of Everywhere

Class Details

  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 2/25/2019 - 3/31/2019
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Graduate credit is available at $55.00 per credit. Required Text: The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community by Mary Pipher

  • Currently Enrolled: 25 of 25
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 5/13/2019 - 6/16/2019
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll.

  • Currently Enrolled: 23 of 25
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 5/18/2020 - 6/21/2020
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll.

  • Currently Enrolled: 10 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 10/19/2020 - 11/23/2020
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll.

  • Currently Enrolled: 2 of 30

About the Course

This course is a book study on The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees enter the American Community. We will explore how refugees are placed in America, describing their hardships, and what readers can learn from the refugee’s stories. Included in this book study will be practical applications of how to use the concepts the book introduces. Participants will collaboratively discuss ideas, reflect on their own experiences & struggles while making an action plan to integrate more cultural understanding with their colleagues. This course is appropriate for all K-12 and others involved in education.

Required Text:

  • Grade(s): Pre-K Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Elementary K-5 Secondary 6-12
  • Subject(s): English Language Learning Professional Development Teacher Leadership/Effectiveness Differentiation

Facilitator

Ellen Angeles

Ellen Angeles is an ELD Specialist with Montrose County School District who has helped English Languages learners from kindergarten to adult learners focusing on the families as a whole. Ellen collaborates in Algebra, Geometry, Biology, and English so that teachers have strategies to reach all struggling students. After working in banking and sales for a dozen years, she found a home in the family business of education. A happy accident led her to find her husband and a teaching job at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville. Ellen understand that no one cares what you know until they know that you care. She loves seeing students make growth and learning for her colleagues.

Ellen believes that all teachers deserve the tools to best serve a diverse group of students. For 15 years she has been a member of CoTesol and advocated for students and their families. She has taken a number of COpilot classes and looks forwards to helping other teachers improve their game.

Ellen holds a BA in Mediation and Criminal Justice from Kent State University, received her teaching certificate from Western State Colorado University, and a MA in ESOL from Mesa State University.

Reviews

Tracy Voreis
I learned a lot about the experiences of refugees in the US. For the final project, I was able to find resources in my community to help refugees make connections adjust to American life. The instructor broke the final project down into smaller topics to look into each week, and that helped us gather resources for everything from finding employment to accessing art.
Pierce Gillard
Excellent class, and a great book study! Relevant to so many ongoing issues in school and in our communities. The discussions brought in a variety of perspectives, and the resulting projects created immediately useful guides and products for future application.
Liz Waddick
Awesome class. Totally relevant and the final project is something I will use at the start of the year. SO excited about this class.

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