@EmilyHethcox I think culture really focuses on how we learn and appreciate each other’s personal identity. What we value and consider influential or important to us is a part of our own culture. I think there really is a clear definition for culture because everyone views it differently.
@madelynbrown98 Collaborative learning can be more present in the classroom if teachers provide more opportunities to work and get to know peers in the classroom. By understanding each classmate, students can feel more comfortable and eager to share and work together.
“Students should be given frequent opportunities to express understanding... by the teacher to address individual capabilities” (Zhou, Brown 2017). How can educators check for understanding new concepts in an effective and creative manner? #AUFOUN3100
@sbrissa_julia Teachers can get students to move around the room and feature different activities as a class often. By having a variety of tools and new activities, students can not only retain information better but can also see what learning styles work best for them.
@carolinetjones3 I thinking having one on one interaction with students and showing that we care about a student individual success can make a bit difference in hearing out our students. By knowing where or what they are struggling on specifically, it can only benefit us and the student.
“While doing our best by students in the context of possibilities, we hope we can maintain and nurture a vision of participatory democracy for tomorrow” (Sleeter 2017, pg. 168) How can we provide students with freedom in the classroom while still following protocols? #AUCTEE3100
@HannahA30650817 I think our bias and learned stereotypes really has trained our minds to be judgmental of others unintentionally. If someone is different than us, I think it’s really a societal norm that prevents us from wanting to understand those difference and accept them.
@katherinemossau By having real world experience discussions in class, I think students will open up and want to share their own cultural experiences. There are so many alternative routes to take on broad curriculum/standards that teachers can make their own and create inclusivity.
“Propositional knowledge in textbooks and tests does not substitute for sensory, real world experience” (Sleeter, 2017, pg. 143). What are alternative ways to provide our students with a multicultural edu without textbooks while also providing real world experiences? #AUCTEE3100
@HannahHelton13 Unfortunately, I think we subconsciously do. We all have preconceived notions and bias based on stereotypes that we have learned. But it is our job as educators to put aside these biases and look at every student with so much potential, no matter their background.
@Carolin86470106 I think inclusion can be implemented in the classroom in other ways besides making it a rule. Students can participate in activities or learn about students that may be different than them throughout lessons to make it less of a “to do” and more of a given in/expectation.
“Ironically, the more standardized we make curriculum, the more we cut off from students’ cultural, experimental, and personal resources on which learning should be built”(Sleeter, 2017, pg. 116). How can teachers make a lesson more personal rather than just following standards?
@KaceyKilgore I think teachers instill a certain method based on how standards/the curriculum states it, but if a student can figure out a concept correctly in a different way, I would encourage this because it is exhibiting critical thinking or a new perspective.
@caroline00134 I think this instills in children the ideas of social cues at a young age and distinguishes between wrong and right. Having a leader isn’t always a bad thing, but bossiness can have a negative connotation towards it.
“Schools we’re teaching them how to give tests... an irony, given the standards movement’s emphasis on improving learning.” (Sleeter, 2017, pg. 77)? How can teachers balance teaching curriculum while also improving standardized test scores? #AUCTEE3100
@emilylrut I think it depends on the situation. I have witnessed positive reinforcement work really well in a classroom because if a teacher points out one students model behavior, all the others will follow which creates a chain reaction.
@carolinetjones3 I think instead of assessments/tests we should be giving benchmark activities in order to lessen the stress on students, but it stills gives teachers an idea as to what needs to be covered more and what is generally understood.