Welcome to my Summary of Learning video, where you can listen to me talk about my learning journey within ECS 203 and how my understanding of curriculum, teaching pedagogies, and inclusive education have developed throughout the course.
Personally, I have never had very good experiences in math classes in any grade. Math has just never been my thing, my brain doesn’t think that way. From what I have experienced, math classes favour the students who are already good at it but often times if a student is struggling they will only continue to do so and fall behind or they will not quite grasp what they are doing. I had never realized how biased and colonialized mathematics…
I feel like when teachers hear the word “multilingualism” it scares them, but from reading Dr. Jim Cummins’s article about incorporating multilingualism into the classroom, its something pretty simple that all teachers can do. Even small acts like having multilingual library books or having words in other languages around the classroom can help students feel more included and recognized in the classroom. Asking students about their languaging is another way that teachers and other students can learn about different languages…
I think it is important to integrate conversations surrounding homophobia and the oppression towards the queer community subtly into and casually into classrooms, that way students are able to begin to be exposed to these types of conversations. However, it is also important not to be too subtle about it. It should still be straightforward and teachers/educators have a responsibility not to shy away from these sorts of conversations, literature, and other teaching resources about queer theory and teaching. The…
It is not the responsibility of Indigenous people to teach white teachers or students about Indigenous history. While of course it is extremely important to learn from Indigenous leaders and knowledge keepers, there is an element to Treaty Education that we as white settler descendants need to take into our own hands and seek out understandings and knowledge ourselves. It is so important for everyone in Canada to learn about Canadian and Indigenous history. White settler descendants and other non-Indigenous…
[Culturally relevant pedagogy and critical literacy in diverse English classrooms: A case study of a secondary English teacher’s activism and agency]: What will culturally relevant pedagogy look like, sound like, feel like, in your future classroom? Culturally relevant pedagogy is incredibly important because it allows all students to be able to connect with their education in their own personal ways. Teachers need to be able to understand what their students need in order for them to be able to teach…
I had never really thought about the connections between hip-hop culture and education before reading this article, but now that I have I find it very interesting and it makes sense as to how hip-hop can help students think critically. Hip-hop music and dance can help get students invested in their education because hip-hop culture is directly connected to youth culture today and can bring student interests into the classroom in meaningful ways. While there is of course the issue…
Citizenship can have many different interpretations depending on perspective. For me, I have always seen citizenship as the thing that shows where you belong. It makes you a member of society and shows that you have put in the effort to help your society. Treaty Education and the concept of citizenship go hand in hand. Treaty education can have many approaches, but it is something that requires participation from everyone involved and plays heavily into the idea of being a…
I find it very interesting how Levine’s article “Curriculum Policy and the Politics of What Should Be Learned in Schools” goes straight into the political aspect of education and curriculum development. I have never viewed education as such a political thing before; for me, I find that education should be more focused on the experiences of the teachers and students rather than on how to best appease voters. Something that really stood out to me in this article is on…
The typical “good” student is always seen as the one who sits quietly, takes notes, and aces tests. The only time the “good student” talks is to ask valid questions (as if any questions are valid or invalid). This is how the commonsense understanding of school and curriculum would define a “good student” at least, however, only a small group of students can benefit from this. Kevin Kumashiro talks about the ideal “good student” as someone that was “completing certain…