Room Creativity

(1) How do you plan to address the room creativity expectation?

I believe that I will have a limited space to work with so I plan on keeping it simple. I would like to borrow flags of colleges and place them around the class room. I also planning on findings flags and placing them on tables that will be arranged in groups. I feel that for my activities there will be a lot of discussion so for the seating chart I want them to be in a group, but at the same time I want them to pay attention to me. Perhaps I may set up the room in a huge oval like shape since that could work best. 

(2) What activity ideas do you have for answer 1 or 2?

I really want to show them this: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map  maybe for my sponge activity and I feel that they will be able to be fully engaged if I ask them to see the difference between cities like Pomona and Claremont. I want them to focus on the racial make up and see if there are any patterns. 

I know that for my second answer's activity I definitely want to show them these videos. It will tie perfectly into the topic of stereotypes and I will like to discuss on some of their first thoughts when watching this video was. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLESDleDgXY

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12CrpigM9Vs

Answer 2

EQ: What is the best way to increase the number of Latino/a students that pursue higher educational institutions? 

Answer 2: A best way to increase the number of Latino/a students who pursue higher educational institutions is by understanding and embracing their Latino/a culture in order to reject forms of oppression found in our society that limit their academic success. 

Evidence and Sources: 

• Santizo, Madelene. "Es El Momento: Factors that influence Latino/a academic achievement." Science Fair
• I found that there was a higher number of students who had a 3.0-4.0 GPA who felt that it was very true that they feel bad when others joke about Latinos or put them down, compared to those who have a 1.0-2.99. This shows that those who don't reject stereotypes   have lower GPAs because they subconsciously accept these messages and conform to them - limiting their abilities. 
• Gladwell, Malcom. "Blink." 
• Experiment in which African Americans were asked to identify their ethnicity on a test and did poorly, while those who were not asked did well. What this shows is that when people's minds have to subconsciously accept that they are African Americans and makes them feel like they are going to do worse. 

TRANSITION into IATS test, and how positive images impact a person

• Alicia, Gina. LA PLAZA - Independent Component. Advisor
• There is so much Latino/a culture especially in California that people are unaware of. By going to museums or researching you can learn a lot about Latino culture. Look into Latino/Chicano/Hispanic leaders and what they have accomplished serve as inspiration. Knowing where you came from allows you to understand who you are and motivates you to take advantage of opportunities your ancestors never had. 

The Product

Question: As of March, what is your product and why? Please provide evidence to support what you have done to lead you thinking this is your product. Be specific and use examples from your senior project (refer to what you are doing, for example, in my service learning, naming the where you work and who you work with, I have been..).



As of March my product is that I have become more active in my Latino community allowing me to become proud of my heritage. In my service learning for Uncommon Good I have assisted Carlos Carrillo, program coordinator, to inspire and motivate young students to pursue education by hosting different activities. After leaving my city's school district I felt like I no longer belonged and that I had lost the connection with my own community. Because of my senior project I have rekindled a relationship with many community members and in a sense reminded me of where I came from. I am now more then ever proud of being a Hispanic because I truly understand what it means to be Hispanic. I feel like I am more active in education and I try to inform younger students about scholarships, internships, etc. so that they too can pursue their dreams.