Nicki’s Portfolio

Week 7:There are three possible types of citizens that our education system generally produces. Those are referred to as personally responsible citizens, as well the participatory citizen and the justice-oriented citizen. Responsible citizens show respect for those within their community. They can be accountable for their actions and the repercussion of their accounts. They work to improve their environment and lock to resolve conflict peacefully. A participatory citizen works with an organization to be a contributing member in their community,…

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Week 6: What is the curriculum? In Curriculum Policy and the Politics of What Should Be Learned in Schools, “curriculum is defined as an official statement of what students are expected to know and be able to do.”1 The making of the curriculum is a political agenda mandated by the government and deals with public policy on how to teach children best. “Public policy is about the rules and procedures governing public sector activity—what they are and how they are made.”1…

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Week 5: Queering the Curriculum “The Government of Saskatchewan is committed to ensuring schools are safe and inclusive environments where student success is a priority, and everyone feels included, protected and respected.” (p1) The Ministry of Educations has compiled curriculum documents to help guide teachers. This document aims “to assist school divisions, central office personnel, administrators, educators, First Nation and Métis organizations and community partners in developing a deeper understanding of gender and sexual diversity.” (p2). The curriculum’s ” intrinsically…

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Week 4: When I reflect on a good student’s characteristics, I envision to student eager and ready to learn. They are always on time for class with resources for learning prepared. They are attentive for synchronized learning and focus when involved in asynchronized learning. The good student is always clean and well mannered, pleasant and gets along with all their peers. They never fidget or need time outs; basically, they conform to the school’s rules and make teaching easy. Now,…

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Week 3: There is beauty in life, a connection in which humanity resonates between nature and nurture. I have tried sifting through topics and theorists trying to find an area in which I want to further engage with. I believe the “Aesthetic Experience” speaks to me as a learner, not only in my education but in my interactions with the world around me. It is easy to bombard a student with important concepts, theories, and facts of a curriculum but…

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Week 2: Curriculum Theory and Practice September 15th, 2020 Curriculum development from a traditionalist perspective is widely used across schools in Canada and other countries…. What is curriculum? Who to teach, how to teach and why do we teach? In the field of education curriculum is “the planned programme of objectives, content, learning experiences, resources and assessment offered by a school.” (p 5 ECS) The curriculum over time has been influenced by many theorists but today I will be focusing…

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Week 1: Commonsense September 8th, 2020 Readings/viewings: The problem of common sense (From Kumashiro. (2009). Against Common Sense: Teaching and Learning Toward Social Justice, pp. XXIX – XLI).  How does Kumashiro define ‘commonsense?’ Why is it so important to pay attention to the ‘commonsense’? What commonsense understandings of curriculum and pedagogy do you bring with you into this course? Kumashiro defines “commonsense” as what a group takes for granted as common knowledge in a place setting, which is instilled to us as the…

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