1. The exhibit I selected was One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives. The pictures are amazing and have a story to tell without using words. The images that were captured in these photos will live on forever so we can never forget our history or where our ancestors came from. Having the ability to use primary sources as a classroom tool would be very beneficial for students and teachers. It allows them to go directly to the source they're looking for and have access to the information they need. http://www.archives.gov/
2. Student Groups Experiencing Achievement Gaps
Children at risk include:
* Racial and ethnic minorities
* English language learners
* Students with disabilities
* Boys/girls
* Students from low-income families
"Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator"
http://www.nea.org/index.html
Three areas that fit my teaching style.
a. Ensure that your school has a mission statement that commits to cultural competence as an integral component of all its activities. The cultural competence committee should be involved in developing this statement.
Creating a mission statement that fits our school is important so that all students and faculty feel they are included and welcomed. Having a diverse population at school should be reflected in our mission statement. The cultural competence committee should be involved in writing the mission to ensure equity among the school's population.
b. Network with other schools that are developing and implementing culturally competent systems. Adapt the processes and information that are consistent with your school's needs and interests.
Collaborating with other schools would be beneficial to everyone involved. Having consistent programs throughout a district creates an availability for teachers to work together and come up with ideas that would work well for them and what they are creating. When a school community is involved in developing and implementing programs incorporating many ideas from people's different point of view will make the programs stronger.
c. Assess what your school staff perceive as their staff development needs related to providing services to each group.
Finding out what type of staff development workshops the teachers are interested in would create an environment to include them in the decision making process. They could choose the topics that relate best to the school and it's students. Having the choice of what programs they want to learn about will put them at ease instead of telling them "This is what you have to do." they'll be more inclined to be open to staff development.
3. Are you a Cyberbully?
It turns out my score equaled Cyber Risky. I guess making a joke may be funny to the person making it but not funny to the person the joke is about.
I love the idea of using teenangels to educate students on "safe, private and responsible Internet and wireless use." Empowering teens and tweens is so important. Teaching them the tools to use so they can protect themselves on the internet against online predators, cybercrime, and online abuse is a must. What I learned from the articles is the most important thing we need to do for our children and students it arm them with information so if they're presented with cyberbulling they will know what to do and who to come to for help.
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/kids/index.html
4. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Using Fact Monster is an amazing way for students to learn about many assorted topics. Having the opportunity to play educational games, look up facts, find help independently for homework assignments, or just explore the different areas and discover something interesting to read about is a wonderful tool for students to have access to. I would use this website as a reward for classwork being completed, homework being brought in on time and completed, and proper behavior as well as classroom rules being followed. Having something to work for is a great motivator. When I checked out Kathy Schrock's articles I was amazed to find a plethora of technology information to choose from. This would be so helpful to me as a new teacher setting up a classroom network, to find ideas and tools to use for my class, and educate myself on many interesting topics.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
5. My top 3 intelligences are:
1. Bodily-Kinesthetic 67%
2. Naturalistic 58%
3. Logical-Mathematical 56%
I watched the video Multiple Intelligences Thrive in Smartville and was truly amazed at the innovative way these children were being taught. I learned that many subjects can be incorporated in teaching while gearing what's being taught toward each type of intelligence. Through the experiences the children are having at their school they are learning through doing which in turn teaches responsibility. What an absolutely amazing school.
http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-introduction
6. The Gift of Community Grades preK-2 http://www.tolerance.org/activities
Suggested Procedures
I would use the suggested procedures for my lesson. First we would read the book, “The Gift” about a boy who goes in search of hidden presents in his neighborhood" as a whole group to familiarize ourselves with the story. We could then talk about what's in our neighborhood and compare ours to Max's and make a list of what we discovered. We would make a map of our community with landmarks the children listed. The students would each make a picture of one landmark for our map with a description of what it is and how it's used. We would talk about the diverse community we live in and how that affects us. I would tie it all together by having the students write a story about our community and their neighborhood then we would share them.
7. Compared with White women, how likely are African American women in the U.S. to die during childbirth due to a lack of access to prenatal care, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality?
I couldn't believe the answer to this was 4 times as likely. I thought there was more help available for prenatal care.
In a 2007 study, UNICEF rated the treatment of children in the 23 wealthiest countries in the world based on 40 indicators of child well-being. Which two countries received the lowest ratings?
The answer to this question was astounding. How could the US and the UK receive the lowest ratings? I thought the US was one of the wealthiest countries. I guess wealth has nothing to do with how children are treated, even the rich abuse their children.
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/quizzes.html
8. My Netiquette score was 80%. I just couldn't remember what scrolling or spamming were.
Teaching Netiquette and emoicons are important so students know how to communicate properly and correctly in cyberspace. When students are armed with knowledge they are more apt to use it in a positive way. :-D
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
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