Brittany Howard

Elementary education major at Metropolitan State University of Denver👩🏻‍🏫📚🍎💜 #edcolo

[Brittany Howard @bhowar17]

Q2: I think it is really important to teach students about racism and how to accept others no matter their differences. Here's a great article on how to discuss this with students: https://t.co/UMjOjHAP94 #4011ss

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Q1: What surprised me/what I found most important from the articles is teachers should stay as close to curriculum/facts when it comes to teaching controversial issues. It is important to let the students decide for themselves. #4011ss

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@lexinichole303 Creating a classroom map is a lot of fun! I did it with my 2nd graders. Then they hid something in the classroom and gave directions to it on their maps. Other students had to try to find it based on the map. A great way to get them reading maps, too!

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3. This is a great resource to help younger students understand scale and how distances in maps are much different than what they are in real life. Also great for figuring out how to measure distances on a scale. #4011ss https://t.co/bbkOSkLK3r?amp=1

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2. I like the idea in the Maxim chapter we read where the teacher sends and receives items from another part of the country that help explain that region's characteristics. #4011ss

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1. Geography is more than just places on a map, but the systems, regions, directions and all the relationships among these that are within the world. #4011ss

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Q2: How do teachers know for sure if a text is credible or what if we are required to teach an uncredible text; how can we use these strategies to teach around It?
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Q1: Instead of using "generic reading strategies" for historical texts, teachers should teach sourcing, contextualizing, corroboration, and close reading to help students make sense of historical texts.
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Idea: In order to teach with historical evidence, students need to experience it frequently and consistently.
Question: How can I keep my students' and my own biases from getting in the way of them historically thinking?
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Q2: We always use the left side of the standards (evidence outcomes), but what the significance/importance of the right side (21st century skills and readiness competencies) when it comes to planning lessons? #4011ss

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Q1: In the science methods class, we used some type of scientific method (SEPs) to solve an inquiry based question or do an inquiry based investigation in which the students are interested. #4011ss

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Q2. Pre-assessment can show my students how they are growing in their learning which hopefully makes them excited to learn. #3444thoughts

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Q1. Pre-assessment can show me what students already understand and what they need more instruction on. #3444thoughts

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@sgalvaz7 I had to open it with my internet browser. Maybe that would work for you?

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My question is how do I get my instruction, assessment, and differentiation to align with the CAS? #3444thoughts