CUNY Academic Commons | Francine Almash | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/falmash/activity/ Activity feed for Francine Almash. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 1c161e0d06c817c545ec5be69c9dbf90 Francine Almash edited the blog post A journalism case as experiential learning through the Humanities Alliance Fellowship: “Activists Empower Latina Women in New York's Cleaning Industry” in the group CUNY Humanities Alliance https://cunyhumanitiesalliance.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/06/15/a-journalism-case-as-experiential-learning-through-the-humanities-alliance-fellowship-activists-empower-latina-women-in-new-yorks-cleaning-industry/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:28:50 -0400 A journalism case as experiential learning through the Humanities Alliance Fellowship: “Activists Empower Latina Women in New York's Cleaning Industry”SPANISH VERSION LINES BELOW A journalism case as experiential learning through the Humanities Alliance Fellowship: “Activists Empower Latina Women in New York’s Cleaning Industry” By Rosa…[Read more]

]]> 3b52044172bb3afb7557fd5d90fbb0ab Francine Almash edited the blog post Specialized Language and Jargonism within Higher Education and Academia: Further Consequences on Bilingualism and Multilingualism in the group CUNY Humanities Alliance https://cunyhumanitiesalliance.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/05/26/specialized-language-and-jargonism-within-higher-education-and-academia-further-consequences-on-bilingualism-and-multilingualism/ Fri, 26 May 2023 02:35:11 -0400 Specialized Language and Jargonism within Higher Education and Academia: Further Consequences on Bilingualism and MultilingualismBy Mehrnaz Moghaddam During my first year of PhD program (cultural anthropology), I hardly understood any of the discussions in depth. In my case, it was not because English is not my native language (only to some

]]> 9700e809105473e1cc979236e2593312 Francine Almash edited the blog post Incorporating Experiential Learning Practices into Classroom through Assignments in the group CUNY Humanities Alliance https://cunyhumanitiesalliance.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/03/10/incorporating-experiential-learning-practices-into-classroom-through-assignments/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:04:39 -0500 Incorporating Experiential Learning Practices into Classroom through Assignments by Mehrnaz Moghaddam     What is experiential learning? “In its simplest form, experiential learning (EL) means learning from experience or learning by doing. Experiential education first immerses lea

]]> 48ef1f3cae19826e52bd288e1a80ca2f Francine Almash edited the blog post Teaching Philosophy in the group CUNY Humanities Alliance https://cunyhumanitiesalliance.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/03/10/teaching-philosophy/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:18:02 -0500 Teaching Philosophyby Rosalía Reyes Simon When I am in front of my students in a course of Spanish, literature, oral or written communication, or Latin American civilization, I always keep in mind one of my main objectives as a

]]> a9d16bb55dc8a5c5070ca6b71afb1128 Francine Almash edited the blog post Community as Compliance vs. Community as Rebellion in the group CUNY Humanities Alliance https://cunyhumanitiesalliance.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/02/16/community-as-compliance-vs-community-as-rebellion/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:21:56 -0500 Community as Compliance vs. Community as Rebellionby Angela Dunne In her book, Community as Rebellion: A Syllabus for Surviving Academia as a Woman of Color, Lorgia García Peña speaks of the need to open space inside of our classrooms and institutions of higher e

]]> ad31d2a23cd1c9646de2bbfac6b76310 Francine Almash edited the blog post Amplifying Cultures Through the Continent in the group CUNY Humanities Alliance https://cunyhumanitiesalliance.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/02/16/amplifying-cultures-through-the-continent/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:55:38 -0500 Amplifying Cultures Through the Continentby Oriana Mejías Martínez I am a Fellow at the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program at LaGuardia Community College. I was attracted to this program because as a learner and instructor of languages I h

]]> ed8f6d39205e5c220cf3eb269670e104 Francine Almash edited the blog post New Impromptu in the group CUNY Humanities Alliance https://cunyhumanitiesalliance.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/02/02/new-impromptu/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:14:21 -0500 New Impromptu By: Greg Hartmann My first year as a Humanities Alliance fellow was filled with a lot of new experiences. Rosalía, Sok, and I (the three fellows working at Guttman Community College) helped develop programs

]]> 44c833e324f60520e30e17b0b918e2b4 Francine Almash edited the blog post Call for Applications: Documentation Fellow (Spring 2023) in the group CUNY Humanities Alliance https://cunyhumanitiesalliance.org/2022/12/08/documentation-fellow-s23/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:57:39 -0500 The CUNY Humanities Alliance seeks applications from Graduate Center students in any field for a Spring 2023 fellowship. 
About the Humanities Alliance

The CUNY Humanities Alliance, generously supported […]

]]> ae25e4e3951a663cbca4e5c804b31678 Francine Almash created the site Urban Education Policy Recommendations for the Adams Administration https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/826679/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:10:53 -0500 f46b3ff5672baa2ec3532c7122eacee4 Francine Almash is attending Activism, Archives & Education Panel. https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/747409/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:54:11 -0500 92bdb1f000492723c9d890cf5ba7828f Francine Almash is attending Activism, Archives & Education Workshop. https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/747408/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:53:39 -0500 8b6f2229c8815fe376ec9abcd3d65554 Francine Almash started the topic Course Evaluations in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/course-evaluations-3/ Fri, 15 May 2020 04:01:03 -0400 Hello everyone. I might have mistakenly told you all that there would be no course evaluations this semester. Apologies for the mistake (each campus is handling it differently it turns out). Hunter is conducting evaluations and below is information on how you can access them online.

If you have any trouble, let me know.

Best,
Francine

Hunter…[Read more]

]]> 52f1a05e1df7c3e1d58d6ab7953778d4 Francine Almash started the topic Class, Wednesday May 13 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/class-wednesday-may-13/ Wed, 13 May 2020 21:06:29 -0400 Hello everyone. Below is the link to our last meeting of the semester tonight at 6:30.

Look forward to seeing you shortly.

Be well,
Francine

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ccny.zoom.us/j/92251458573?pwd=dStYcUFyUUpjNUZpZjZBVC96VllGdz09

Meeting ID: 922 5145 8573
Password: 534402

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Francine Almash

Mellon Humanities Alliance Fellow
PhD Student in…[Read more]

]]> ccbec8a8b101bb4b822e8931bd0491a3 Francine Almash started the topic RE: Tonight's meeting in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/re-tonights-meeting/ Wed, 13 May 2020 21:03:33 -0400 Hello everyone. Below is the link to our last meeting of the semester tonight at 6:30.

Look forward to seeing shortly.

Be well,
Francine

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ccny.zoom.us/j/92251458573?pwd=dStYcUFyUUpjNUZpZjZBVC96VllGdz09

Meeting ID: 922 5145 8573
Password: 534402

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Francine Almash

Mellon Humanities Alliance Fellow
PhD Student in Urban…[Read more]

]]> ce55ce1cdde41588a22c7375a7b8f05e Francine Almash started the topic Today's Meeting in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/todays-meeting-11/ Tue, 12 May 2020 17:04:12 -0400 Hello everyone. We’ll be meeting today for our last online session. Below is the link. Look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Best,
Francine

https://ccny.zoom.us/j/93167508802?pwd=VWM5QnN0c2RsSmU1dHpoSWRTUXNwUT09

Meeting ID: 931 6750 8802
Password: 952040

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Francine Almash

Mellon Humanities Alliance Fellow
PhD Student in Urban Education
The G…[Read more]

]]> a2198cf4a37bdb087eb0094805df13ad Francine Almash started the topic Tonight's meeting in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/tonights-meeting/ Wed, 06 May 2020 20:07:26 -0400 Hello everyone. Below is a link to tonight’s meeting, which will be from 6:30 to 7:30.

I know many of you have been busy posting and couple of people have emailed me—I’m sorry I haven’t responded. It’s been a busy week. But I appreciate everyone’s hard work. We can see the finish line! It’s not too soon to pat yourselves on the back for a job wel…[Read more]

]]> 6a94a1709b9ddf46a24fce66b9018c0d Francine Almash started the topic Today's Meeting in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/todays-meeting-10/ Tue, 05 May 2020 17:39:29 -0400 Hello all. Below is the link for today’s meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ccny.zoom.us/j/93167508802?pwd=VWM5QnN0c2RsSmU1dHpoSWRTUXNwUT09

Meeting ID: 931 6750 8802
Password: 952040

Look forward to seeing you soon.

Francine

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Francine Almash

Mellon Humanities Alliance Fellow
PhD Student in Urban Education
The Graduate C…[Read more]

]]> 85f5a9fe7ee359f5562915861eceb0be Francine Almash replied to the topic Submitting work through Blackboard in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=89153 Mon, 04 May 2020 22:21:38 -0400 Thanks Audriana. Yes, yours must be one of the ones I overlooked. Sorry about that. As much as I hate Blackboard, I realize now, especially with things structured as they are, how useful it is for keep track of student work! Thanks for resubmitting. I will grade the remaining papers ASAP.

]]> 38ba9756021f388fe46ecc3ac39c3011 Francine Almash started the topic Submitting work through Blackboard in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/submitting-work-through-blackboard/ Sat, 02 May 2020 00:43:44 -0400 Hello everyone. In an effort to get more organized for the end of the semester and to prepare materials for grading at CWE, I am making a small change to how you will submit your final paper. I have created an assignment on Blackboard where you can upload your final work.

Additionally, I have also created and assignment for the mid-semester…[Read more]

]]> c12b4c855a824c0c60feaea77029576e Francine Almash started the topic Class Wednesday April 28 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/class-wednesday-april-28/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 03:24:41 -0400 Hello everyone. Below is the link to our online session tomorrow. My apologies in advance, but I am holding only one online session this week from 6:30 to 7:30. Tomorrow I will be spending the first half of class discussing grades for this semester and changes to the end of semester assignment. After that, I will share a PowerPoint with you on the…[Read more]

]]> 13c0d990515f4fcbb52fc1c411c8d747 Francine Almash started the topic Class April 28 in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/class-april-28/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 03:15:10 -0400 Good evening everyone. Hope you’re all well. Below is the link for tomorrow’s online meeting from 2-3pm. If you plan on joining please be sure to review Hazel’s presentation from last week…[Read more]

]]> e47fc4a45af30ed146fbba34a80d2aa3 Francine Almash replied to the topic Optional Check In tonight at 6:30 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=88453 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 21:38:02 -0400 You can email it yes, but there’s no particular due date. You just have to get it to me any time before the end of the semester.

]]> 8afe14684845919e7fec1c3a80f5fba8 Francine Almash started the topic Optional Check In tonight at 6:30 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/optional-check-in-tonight-at-630/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:55:05 -0400 Hello everyone. Looking forward to the even that is starting in a few minutes. Hopefully everyone who was interested has a ticket and has received the link to sign on at 5pm.

Below is the link to the optional check in after the event for anyone who would like to log on. This is open to all students. Again, this it is OPTIONAL. I will keep the…[Read more]

]]> f7030129203e6e0b54f4f1098e8ecfc5 Francine Almash started the topic No Online Zoom Class 4/22 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/no-online-zoom-class-4-22/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:04:34 -0400 Hello everyone. Since I have heard from the majority of you that you are planning on attending the Rethinking Schools event on Wednesday at 5-6:30, we will NOT be having online class sessions tomorrow night.

If you are not planning on attending the event, you should still go ahead and read/watch what’s on the schedule for this week and post a c…[Read more]

]]> ca3526298a512f8dc44d32210ed5377e Francine Almash started the topic No Online Class Tomorrow in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/no-online-class-tomorrow/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:40:30 -0400 Hello everyone. I’ve heard from nearly everyone regarding the event on Wednesday night. It looks like the majority of you are planning to attend, so I would like to propose cancelling the scheduled online class for this week so as not to put extra stress on everyone’s time.

Everyone should still do the readings, watch Hazel’s presentation, and p…[Read more]

]]> 1d996a493acb72a8120035b5a089cf69 Francine Almash started the topic Optional Event this Wednesday Night in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/optional-event-this-wednesday-night/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:50:48 -0400 Hello everyone. I hope this email finds you all safe and well.

I would like to offer you all an alternate option for your final writing assignment. There is an online event this Wednesday, April 22, from 5-6:30 called “Remaking Schools in the Time of Coronavirus.” There are fee tickets available, and a link to the event and a description are pos…[Read more]

]]> 3825215d418226accace30f37614ef48 Francine Almash started the topic Option for class 4/22 PLEASE RESPOND in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/option-for-class-4-22-please-respond/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:42:11 -0400 Hello everyone. I hope this email finds you all safe and well. First, thank you to everyone for class this past Wednesday. Just a reminder to anyone who was not able to join the online session. If you have not emailed me to check in, please do so as soon as you can so I know you are well and can count you in attendance.

I would like to offer you…[Read more]

]]> 3aa7a93d88ac4a14d157c567f1099c4b Francine Almash started the topic Class 4/15 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/class-4-15/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 03:59:04 -0400 Hello everyone. Below please find the links for our live chat sessions tomorrow. Reminder, Session 1 is at 6pm and Session 2 is at 7:20. If you cannot make one of the sessions, please remember to touch base with me via email to let me know so I can count you in the attendance. Also, please do your best to post your reflection on the readings…[Read more]

]]> 2c8095ce7756e51a9d7639616631d2ff Francine Almash started the topic Reminders for Class on April 7 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/reminders-for-class-on-april-7/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 03:06:17 -0400 Good evening everyone. As always I hope this email finds everyone safe and well. As a reminder we are meeting this week on TUESDAY, APRIL 7th since the college will be on a Wednesday schedule.

Your spring break starts Wednesday, April 8th and runs through Friday April 10th only.

For class this week you have only to watch the video that is posted…[Read more]

]]> dc7360ccfb002caa7b2875e0e7faae67 Francine Almash started the topic New Schedule Available in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/new-schedule-available/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:32:43 -0400 Good afternoon everyone. I hope this email finds everyone as well as can be.

The new schedule is up on the website. We resume on April 7th when we discuss the readings from our previous class. You have no new reading to do, and no reflection to post. Your assignments for April 7th are to watch the short video on Mark Twain and complete your…[Read more]

]]> d3032bb435ee390bf240fa0365d5c6f2 Francine Almash started the topic Quick Update in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/quick-update-2/ Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:30:03 -0400 Hello all. I have not gotten around to updating the schedule online, but I wanted to let everyone know of a few changes that I know I will be making.

First, I have made the decision that there will be no more class facilitations/PowerPoints. So, if you were scheduled to facilitate the discussion for an upcoming class, that means that you DO NOT…[Read more]

]]> ef9e825a4458fb8a58411a726943a297 Francine Almash started the topic Follow-up in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/follow-up/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:45:49 -0400 It was wonderful to see everyone last night. Thank you all for your patience and flexibility in making the last-minute change to Zoom. (Lesson learned—I will schedule all our meetings on Zoom from now on.)

I’m sorry we didn’t get to the content, but I will make sure we cover everything when we start meeting again.

I just want to recap a few t…[Read more]

]]> f0592b64fd94cf494331719429e7b3b9 Francine Almash started the topic ZOOM Meeting Link in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/zoom-meeting-link/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:43:21 -0400 When you would like to join class tonight, please click this link. (Fingers crossed that it works!)

https://ccny.zoom.us/j/8030517004

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Francine Almash

Mellon Humanities Alliance Fellow
PhD Student in Urban Education
The Graduate Center-CUNY
falmash@gradcenter.cuny.edu<mailto:falmash@gradcenter.cuny.edu>

]]> 07d12230a17ef36d13a086dae12477f5 Francine Almash started the topic OUR MEETING IS MOVING TO ZOOM in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/our-meeting-is-moving-to-zoom/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:38:13 -0400 Blackboard is being very glitchy, so I am moving our meetings tonight to Zoom. Sorry for the confusion. I will send a new link in a minute.

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Francine Almash

Mellon Humanities Alliance Fellow
PhD Student in Urban Education
The Graduate Center-CUNY
falmash@gradcenter.cuny.edu<mailto:falmash@gradcenter.cuny.edu>

]]> 1803547a1cf5e5f9bdd9ec1674d7e594 Francine Almash started the topic If anyone has connection problems... in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/if-anyone-has-connection-problems/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:22:11 -0400 If you have a spotty internet connection or prefer to use your cellphone for any reason send me an email and I can try sending you the dial in number.

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Francine Almash

Mellon Humanities Alliance Fellow
PhD Student in Urban Education
The Graduate Center-CUNY
falmash@gradcenter.cuny.edu<mailto:falmash@gradcenter.cuny.edu>

]]> 2c0620c5473cad202f3b8f722bf9dc52 Francine Almash started the topic CLASS, WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/class-wednesday-march-25-2/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:38:40 -0400 I have been doing my best to keep you all updated, without overwhelming you with too many emails. Below is the information regarding our online sessions tonight.

SESSION 1 is 6:20 to 7:20. Click this link to join:

https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/a814f90e974d4595a17273790040c935

SESSION 2 is 7:30 to 8:30. Click this to…[Read more]

]]> 68ba715ab608c713c613e00b8dfecc70 Francine Almash started the topic Class Wednesday March 25 in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/class-wednesday-march-25/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:15:47 -0400 Good evening all. This week we will have our first online meeting. Below is a list of participants and the time slot you are in. If your name is not on the list or I made a mistake, let me know. PLEASE NOTE: THE FIRST SESSION IS NOW 6:20-7:20 SO THE SESSIONS DON’T OVERLAP.

6:20 – 7:20
7:30 – 8:30
Derly
Heather
Danessa
Ashara
Nikki
Jackie P…[Read more]

]]> 02822ed279d6710a3d434b4b997748ec Francine Almash started the topic Class Tuesday 3/24 in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/class-tuesday-3-24/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:13:54 -0400 Hello everyone. I hope this e-mail finds you all well. Below is the link to our meeting this Tuesday at 2pm.

https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/38c55a9d435045d8955250201b3611c9

You can also use your cell phone to call into the meeting by dialing +1-571-392-7650 and entering the PIN: 554 936 0885.

Thank you to those of you have sent your Video and…[Read more]

]]> 200c33b0a3ba96077fd4f3431578d137 Francine Almash started the topic PLEASE READ AND RESPOND in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/please-read-and-respond/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:52:16 -0400 Yesterday I sent out a message regarding our online meeting times asking if people would consider switching from the 6:30 time slot to 7:30. I received only one response, and today the count for 6:30 rose to 20 students.

I have been participating in a lot of online meetings over this past week and I can tell you that having that many people will…[Read more]

]]> d97c01b0d3226386ddd7d8f48daa1b5a Francine Almash replied to the topic Revised Course Schedule and Assignments in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=86180 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:44:06 -0400 Thank you for the confirmations and for your flexibility Lisbeth!

]]> 6be14b8a98d55bb95d3aa0360ddb11c8 Francine Almash started the topic Updated Schedule and Assignments in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/updated-schedule-and-assignments/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:52:56 -0400 Hello everyone. I am writing to let you know that the schedule has been updated on CUNY Commons. Please take the time to review it and let me know if you have any questions. Below I have outlined the plan going forward. I realize there is a lot here, but please read to the end so that you know what is going on and what is expected going…[Read more]

]]> 2f2011ee78560f8e532ce824cb538222 Francine Almash started the topic Revised Course Schedule and Assignments in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/revised-course-schedule-and-assignments/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:32:59 -0400 Hello everyone. I am writing to let you know that the schedule has been updated on CUNY Commons. I have also attached a revised syllabus here in case you prefer that. Please take the time to review it and let me know if you have any questions. Below I have outlined the plan going forward. I realize there is a lot here, but please read to the end…[Read more]

]]> a2f6f0c0fa5b3a10cfa21c94c6d3a1f8 Francine Almash started the topic Updates to our class in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/updates-to-our-class-2/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 02:06:14 -0400 Hello everyone. I apologize for not contacting you sooner regarding the remainder of the semester. A lot has happened since we last met last week and it seems that every day brings new changes. I hope everyone is well and I hope you are finding ways to destress in these very stressful times.

I have been working around the clock to bring all my…[Read more]

]]> 82ae3f0e0610f90ca588ccb3863d7ff4 Francine Almash started the topic Updates to our class in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/updates-to-our-class/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 01:47:14 -0400 Hello everyone. I apologize for not contacting you sooner regarding the remainder of the semester. A lot has happened since we met last week (it’s hard to believe it’s only been six days!) and it seems that every day brings new changes. I hope everyone is well and I hope you are finding ways to destress in these very stressful times.

I have bee…[Read more]

]]> 4d539c1109637c707c54e9854e8d1cb4 Francine Almash started the topic Moving our class online in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/moving-our-class-online/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 23:45:37 -0400 Good evening everyone. I thought we would make it one more week before this happened, but as I am sure you all know by now, CUNY has made the decision to convert all classes to online classes. Please read to the end of this email as there is some information I need from you in order to make this happen.

To recap where we stand. All classes are…[Read more]

]]> 13e9deaa178af5193202b38db35c4ecd Francine Almash started the topic Updates in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/updates-5/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 22:48:25 -0400 Good evening everyone. This is the first of what will probably be several emails coming your way over the next few days. I have been asked to inform those of you in the Early Childhood Education track that ECE interviews and essays will be postponed until further notice.

Thank you to everyone who came to our last in-person meeting last night.…[Read more]

]]> 267ef8cbf4ca00e7a3b7fdfb9f8974f4 Francine Almash started the topic One more thing... in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/one-more-thing-2/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:46:46 -0400 Just make things more interesting, I may be a few minutes late because I am coming from a doctor’s appointment uptown (not virus related, I was seeing my allergist).

See you soon.

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]]> 0a02bac6d3abbe175274f14b6d4fa583 Francine Almash started the topic Class tonight and going forward in the forum Spring 2020 Sociology of Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-sociology-of-education/forum/topic/class-tonight-and-going-forward/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:23:02 -0400 Hello class. I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of things about CUNY. First, we do have class tonight. This will likely be our last in-person meeting for the foreseeable future. We will discuss this when we meet.

Having said that, of course if you are ill, or you or anyone in your household is in a high-risk group, please stay home and take care of…[Read more]

]]> 2fb150fd2465fffa6775200b506862ee Francine Almash started the topic Assignments for Next Week's Class in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/assignments-for-next-weeks-class/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:05:32 -0400 Good afternoon everyone. I am writing to let you know that I have posted the video and reading guide for the video you will be watching for next week. There are 10 questions that you should answer and bring to class next week.

Also, please note that I have added a reflection on the readings for next week. Please be sure to complete it.

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]]> becd0293a510aa309e67ac14934d2342 Francine Almash started the topic Class Tuesday, March 3 in the forum Spring 2020 Social Foundations of Urban Education via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/spring-2020-social-foundations-of-urban-education/forum/topic/class-tuesday-march-3/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:47:04 -0500 Good evening everyone. I wanted to touch base about class this Tuesday since we did not meet in person this week. First, thank you to those of you who posted your reflections and comments. I have begun reading them—great work.

As a reminder, Tuesday is the day you will be creating a visual presentation on the section of the “History of Edu…[Read more]

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