Kayla Carroll

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@CABride07 @evansca4 That's such an interesting question. Sometimes I feel as though people don't want to face what they think they can't change. What is our responsibility as educators?

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@davenpab I love this! But I do think many teachers go into education with nothing but hope and change in mind and are then struck with the reality that change doesn't come so easily. What are some things we can do to keep a positive outlook?

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@CABride07 @evansca4 I also believe it's all about unbiased presentation. Do you think this skill is actively taught in teacher education programs?

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@ScanlanMattea @_ashleymoles_ @ChrissyQuinter Maybe it's one of the many shifts of quarantine. Some students haven't been to school in 2 years! This may be a skill that needs to be retaught.

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

"My response is that if we educators wish to engage students in political action on school time, that work is about more than following students outside for a few minutes." Should ALL school curriculum include lessons of social justice + political structure? #UCinnTeachDemocSoc

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@evansca4 @MrsS_Science I agree. ELL students are too often expected to change their way of learning in order to succeed in the classroom. This shows that tests aren't always providing accurate data and are disadvantaging certain students.

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@glostesd To teach the next generation of democratic citizens to uphold their right to express their own culture/views/opinions while at the same time respecting the culture/views/opinions of others.

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@davenpab Absolutely! It's great pedagogy to relate curriculum to current events and real-life experiences! Do you feel this would be more common in schools if standards and testing weren't as strict?

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@_ashleymoles_ I think of this often. It touches on the idea of "teachers as incapable". How does tradition benefit a changing society? Would you change your school curriculum if you had the chance?

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

"When you hear the word “revolutionary,” what kind of person do you picture?...
I’m guessing that whatever you’re seeing in your mind, it’s not a teacher."

Jennifer Gonzalez
#UCinnTeachDemocSoc

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@evansca4 What a powerful quote! Inequities amongst our schools and communities reflects our collective values as a society. How can we change this? Who holds the power to do so?

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@davenpab It's incredible how simple exposure can be enough to inspire students to develop healthy habits like gardening.

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@davenpab I work in the city and teach a botany course. Not a single student knew how to garden, so we started with the basics. It's been an incredible experience! My students check their seeds everyday and have even asked to take seeds home hoping to start a mini garden in their windows!

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@davenpab Students need to see diversity in what a hero can be! They might be average or exceptional. But I also think it's important for students to see "heroic acts" in general. A group of people coming together to create positive change in their community. That's heroic! And democratic!

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@MrsS_Science This highlights that importance of making sure we as teachers don't perpetuate harmful ideas even when we don't believe in them ourselves. The power of language goes beyond a simple definition.

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@_ashleymoles_ This is a very real example of imposing bias on students. Believing that only some students can be successful in science limits our expectations of all students and the opportunities we give them to be successful.

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

The Big One- Teaching About Climate Change

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"Students also noted that the textbook communicates its disregard for this as a serious issue.. this is what we should expect when gigantic corporations produce our textbooks." Why is science education constantly suffering for economic and political gains?
#UCinnTeachDemocSoc

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@ChrissyQuinter Also, if students and teachers are not voting to keep standardized tests, who is? Does this process seem fair and democratic? How do we model democracy when the edu system does not reflect it?

[Kayla Carroll @KaylaCa27870035]

@ChrissyQuinter As long as standardized testing stays, data will continue to drive this method of teaching. But why is there such a big emphasis on testing when the real data shows it negatively affects students and teachers? We need to take a look at who it's benefiting