Carla

#UCinnTeachDemocSoc

[Carla @evansca4]

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[Carla @evansca4]

@ScanlanMattea I think the education system relies on the family to educate children about how to vote... And I wonder how much is actually taught and how accurate that information is.

[Carla @evansca4]

Inspired by teacher activist, Joy, sharing policy and funding issues in a very real way "Then we tied that to the fact that we’re building two new prisons in Pennsylvania and losing ... $650 million in school cuts." (Picower,2012) #UCinnTeachDemocSoc

[Carla @evansca4]

@KaylaCa27870035 @CABride07 I asked this question in my SIG group - and it seems like the answer is no or very little. Maybe courses on unbiased training should be a part of professional development?

[Carla @evansca4]

@KaylaCa27870035 @CABride07 One responsibility I believe in - is providing opportunities to learn how delicate the ecology of our communities are. Decisions impact different people in different ways. The details of these impacts matter

[Carla @evansca4]

@ScanlanMattea Following the funding is a much needed course for high schoolers who are soon to become voters

[Carla @evansca4]

@ScanlanMattea The people we vote for receive funding from lobbyist. If we don't know where our elected officials receive funding from, then we are part of the problem. We elect them into the positions that make these decisions

[Carla @evansca4]

@Qu33nAkilahD I really like how the teacher is getting students to realize the funding isn't cut - it is being reallocated - away from education and in to a profit driven system

[Carla @evansca4]

@CABride07 It feels designed to keep blinders on the privileged. If we aren't taught how the systems work, then we have know idea what to question. Is current civic education just smoke in mirrors?

[Carla @evansca4]

@CABride07 Fact-based instruction is how I lean as well... when emotions + subjective opinions enter the discussions, I feel a bit clumsier navigating my way at through the conversation

[Carla @evansca4]

@CABride07 Are there things you do that help you check your bias before engaging in potentially politicized discussions?

[Carla @evansca4]

@CABride07 Absolutely agree. Cultivating safe environment + relationships with students will allow them to engage in conversation + help eliminate some of the educator's fear.

[Carla @evansca4]

@KaityMccawley @mortonco21 How can we support students to share their opinions more often and at higher levels? I think they attempt to communicate with teachers, but rarely know how to elevate the conversation. Can we act as an ally and still remain diplomatic?

[Carla @evansca4]

@davenpab Timed tests really need to be replaced! I hated these as a kid. This example is a prime reason for why educators should be more involved in the curriculum implementation decisions

[Carla @evansca4]

M. Bushnell writes "Educators and researchers
need to consider how surveillance restricts the power of school workers and constructs teaching as a semiprofession." What's an example of how to resist the oversurveillance? #UCinnTeachDemocSoc

[Carla @evansca4]

@MrsS_Science I guess we could start small and implement what is relevant in our classroom. If we have students who speak Spanish at home, introducing some some Spanish translations to the rest of the class may bring wider perspective

[Carla @evansca4]

@CABride07 I think engaging the community through local events is a good way educators can get to know the local culture better. Making the effort to understand what the student is familiar with - can show value.

[Carla @evansca4]

One example I think of is using group conversation as an assessment snapshot. It feels a little subversive, but it allows me to approach instruction with flexibility and less direct surveillance

[Carla @evansca4]

@MrsS_Science Yes. For ELL especially. I think standardized testing forces dominant culture on students. Students learning English as a second language are at a huge disadvantage where these metrics are concerned.

[Carla @evansca4]

@mortonco21 This quote also stood out to me. I think incorporating students into the fight for change is key to overhauling policy.