The summary of learning Video is attached below! Thank you everyone for the wonderful semester, good luck with the rest of the semester everyone!
Blog Post #12
During my schooling, mathematics was not very consistent for me. Sometimes I was the smartest at a topic, and sometimes I could not grasp the concept of what I was being taught. Overall, I found math challenging and frustrating. Many students also were in the same boat as me regarding math. I found a little
Blog #11
A meaningful way to maximize multilingual engagement in the classroom is to let multilingual students share their experiences. It is also essential to share the research and educate the students on different parts of the world so that they do not carry the stereotypes and biases with them for the rest of their lives. For
Blog #10
As future educators, we must make the environment feel safe and welcoming. We should use inclusive language and bring representation to our classrooms. This can include bringing people in, watching movies with different representations and having books with representations. I believe that it should be mandatory for individuals to take classes about queering the curriculum
Blog Post #9
I think that Treaty Education is a very important aspect that is taught in schools and during the video when Claire said, “If you are not teaching the Treaty Education in the curriculum then you are not doing your job.” This statement really impacted me because growing up in school a lot of my teachers
Blog Post #8
I think that a classroom is a very sacred space and that it should have representation of many different lifestyles within it. For example, I think that Christmas is a holiday that is represented in most Canadian classrooms very prominently. I think that other cultures’ holidays should be represented and valued in the classroom as
Blog #7- Critical Hip Hop Pedagogy
Before reading these articles, I had no idea how common hip-hop might be in educational settings. Since dance is an expression used by so many cultures in daily life and in traditions, educators can utilize it to teach culture in the classroom with spectacular outcomes. This kind of schooling has several advantages, according to Akom.
Blog Post #6- Citizenship
I used to believe that citizens were people who simply just lived in countries and were only citizens in society. I now believe that citizenship is what someone calls home. To many people, it could be debated because some individuals think that they are not a citizen unless an individual is born in the place,
Blog Post #5- Developing Curriculum
After reading the Levin article I was surprised to find out that curriculum is not just created through the government and then passed down to teachers to teach in schools, but there is actually a lot more to it. It made me realize that the government is not the only one who has a say
Blog Post #4- Good Student
Good is what many individuals aspire to be because society has made it the norm to be good, and if you aren’t good then you are an outlier or do not fit in. There is a lot of pressure for kids growing up to be the stereotypical “good” that society stresses so much. Good students