We are not coming BACK to school but rather moving FORWARD with our education.
What should we do on the first day of school?
-Team Building
-Class Goals
-Introductions
-Name on board -Getting to know students
-Expectations
-Names
-Surveys
How do we get to know each other?
What is the most vivid memory that you have of school?
An activity Beth got from a book called The Unwritten Curriculum by Arthur and Phyllis Blumberg
Class made 3 appointments with other students to chat about their memories. One appointment was with Beth where she dished out some knowledge and papers.
Everyone wrote a letter to be given to their future selves. They wrote about what they hope they will learn in this class that will make them a better Social Studies teacher.
For Monday:
Read: Helping Students Make Sense Of A Young Black Man's Death in MissouriandEducation for Equality: Forging A Shared Vision
Obtain: Planning to Change the World2014-2015 planner for class Imagine by Jonah Lehrer Pride of Baghdad by Brian Vaughan
A 3 ring binder (you're going to want a big one)
Day 2 - 9/8/2014
Today is International Literacy Day!
Literacy plays an integral part in what it means to be a citizen. In order to be a eligible voter one must show that they are a citizen of the state they reside in as well as being literate.
Beth's Civil Conversation:
"Openness (democracy) leads to violence"
Ferguson, MO case of Michael Brown Class Discussion
How is the conversation of race affect us as teachers?
How is the idea of race different between the privileged class and the classes that are at a disadvantage?
Much of the information is contradiction due to reporting issues. How do we as teachers deal with different stories of the same event?
Link TV - Beth's preferred News Outlook as it provides the (least) biased account.
Fear
Ferguson can be used as a medium for social change.
Moving to the NPR article Helping Students Make Sense of a Young Black Man's Death in Missouri
-Although it may be difficult current events like these cannot be ignored in a classroom ESPECIALLY for Social Studies teachers like us.
-Do not use a minority student in your class to provide an "expert perspective"
-Don't act excited to talk about these types of issues - they are teachable moments but they are still not
Jane Elliot's Blue Eyes Brown Eyes activity.
We filled out Typical Statements and looked at out responses to see how are preconceived notions of our own racism stake up to reality.
MEPS: Multicultural Educators in a Pluralistic Society
Teaching all of the viewpoints in a society that has many layers.
Just because we can teach the Civil Rights Movement as history does not mean that it is over.
For Friday:
Look over the syllabus.
On the bottom of the front page of syllabus define Social Studies and be ready for a class discussion about those definitions. Use A Practical Guide to Middle and Secondary Social Studies (Loose leaf text book) chapters 1 and 2 to help you.
Bring an artifact to class that represents you.
Read Chapter 1 in Imagine.
Day 3 - 9/12/2014
Students wrote about what they were doing the day after 9/11. Beth made the point, that as Social Studies teachers, you can't NOT bring up current events into your classroom. The class discussions on Ferguson, MO and 9/11 are examples of how we must be responsive to the times we are living in.
One way to define social studies - How is this connected to us? This eliminates students asking, "How does this apply to us?" or "Why are we learning this?" If we can connect past events to events that are happening at the present time than we are doing our job as Social Studies teachers.
Beth explains what her 9/11 and her 9/12 experiences were like.
We shared artifacts of ours to the class. Teaching Tip: Artifacts are great in having students practice public speaking and sharing themselves. Incoporating artifacts into the classroom is great for fostering a connection between the past and tangible objects. Artifacts are symbols that we can decode to help understand the world around us. Artifacts can work as a quick activity (1 day homework assignment) but you can make the assignment into something bigger as well. It is a great way to start a class. Even the word artifact is a great jumping point into learning about history. What does the word mean? Where does it come from? And then, you can go look up artifacts from the time period you're studying.
Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society (MEPS) Project Age- Lauren, Amy SES/Class- Vincent, Matt Gender- Sarah, Megan P Exceptionality- Jordan Religion- Andrew, Ashley Language- Michelle Size - Megan H
To do for Monday 9/15: Fill out Roadblock worksheets Make an outline of Chapter 1 of Lies my Teacher Told Me
Day 4 - 9/15/2014
Jon: Civil Conversation on Feminism Start thinking about what you would like to do for a Civil Conversation and how you would like to do it. Feel free to ask me for help brainstorming ideas! Civil Conversation Schedule is at the bottom of the Home page.
Roadblock Exercise
Basically we are all the same people....
What is Social Studies?
Split up into groups and asked to define Social Studies. After, made a roadmap/visual representation of what Social Studies is. Teacher Tip: Giving a task like this can be taken literally or abstractly. Know that your students all think differently, thus if you have 4 groups all 4 groups will produce a different product.
There is not one clear definition of Social Studies. Beth's point of this activity is that we have to accept that there is not ONE definition/path/perspective with anything to do with any social studies topic.
Social Studies is Life. And Death. And everything in between.
Chp 1 of Lies My Teacher Told Me Outline
Klose Test
A "fill in the blank" type way of "assessing" student mastery of a subject. Usually, the test will have omitted words from a reading or class lesson that students must fill in by using their memory and a word bank. Beth's point is that a reading followed by a Klose test is an example of ineffective teaching.
For Friday 9/19
-Read Chp 2. of Imagine
-Ongoing MEPS research. Bring in a bit of information to share with your group about the subject you chose.
-Read Chp. 2 of Lies My Teacher Told Me
Day 5 - 9/19/2014
Michelle's Civil Conversation - Would you steal Hitler's wallet?
Beth's MEPS presentation on Race.
How does American history relate to today's successes and challenges?
Timeline activity
Beth had people pick a number from 1 through 7. Those groups were given an event to go and quickly research and find the date. We assembled a timeline and each group said a little bit about when their event happened. A great teaching technique.
Video
"A Time for Justice" which is a Teaching Tolerance resource.
Class Discussion
Race, video, Ferguson, and other subjects discussed. Are you proud to be an American?
Beth was modeling a MEPS presentation on Race. When you do your MEPS presentation think about how you want to structure the material you will be showing the class. What cooperative learning strategies do you want to use?
Day 6 - 9/22/2014
MEPS information on the Home page.
MEPS - Develop an essential question to structure your presentation around and cooperative learning strategies and activities for you to engage the class with the content you wish to share. Beth used a Timeline activity, a video, Class Discussion, Think-Pair-Share, and a time for personal reflection. These are just some of the many techniques you can use to structure your MEPS presentation.
Jordan's Civil Conversation - "Do you think your vote counts?"
Discussion - How does this apply to Beth's Race MEPS presentation?
Lies Chapter 2
Columbus Day Argumentative Essay
Refer to your History Writer's Handbook print-off Beth gave you the first day of class for help on how to write an argumentative essay. Also, your Bedford Handbook.
Your Task: Should we accept and celebrate Columbus Day or start a movement to remove Columbus Day. If you do not want to write about this and wish to choose a different topic run it by Beth first.
Refer to the rubric that Beth handed out, Lies My Teacher Told Me, and the Howard Zinn handout Beth handed out on Monday.
Due: Either Friday 9/26 or Monday 9/29
Due Friday 9/26
Chapter 3 - Lies My Teacher Told Me - 10 Facts
Columbus Argumentative Essay (or due Monday your choice)
Be ready to discuss Imagine
Day 7 - 9/26/2014
Jon was out with a bum ankle, sorry people!
MEPS on Age by Lauren and Amy
Day 8 - 9/29/2014
Ashley's Civil Conversation - Scanning ID's and keeping count of alcohol purchases would increase drunk driving.
Hook: Video of near accident with drunk driver
Gallery Walk: Had facts about drunk driving
Think/Pair/Share: Discussion about the topic
These were some great techniques you can use in YOUR Civil Conversation but also as future educators!
MEPS on Language by Michelle
MEPS on Gender by Megan and Sarah
What is a Fact Sheet?
It's hard to remember 400 different facts. But, if we can categorize these facts into Themes then students are more likely to remember important facts. From there, using the fact sheet as an activity and challenge students to use these facts through cooperative learning strategies enhances their understanding of the content.
Due Friday 10/3:
Create a Fact Sheet on Chap. 3 of Lies. Be creative and use any method of a Fact Sheet.
Redo Columbus Essays if you want/got feedback back.
Day 9 - 10/3/2014
Amy's Civil Conversation on whether or not male and females can be truly friends.
MEPS on Sizeism
MEPS on Relgion
For 10/6/2014: NOTHING!
Unless you need to prepare for your MEPS or Civil Conversation or revise your Columbus Essay
Day 10 - 10/6/2014
MEPS Presentation on Inclusion by Jordan
MEPS Presentation on SES by Vincent and Matt
REVOLUTION!!!!
For Friday 10/10/2014: First Stage of Contextual Factors Analysis Project - Create 14/15 Year Old and all of the other factors of their life and post to the wiki on the Avatar Tab. Use the Purple Graphic Organizer for help. Comparison Essay - Not due until next Friday (probably) Fill out the September Checklist
Remember practice Mindful Synergy.
Day 11 - 10/10/2014
Megan's Civil Conversation on Online Dating
Wordle of our Avatars and of our selves.
C3 Framework. Standards. Backwards Design.
We all have our own teaching philosophy, which is why we all have our own way in which we implement standards, how we design our lesson, and what activities and strategies we use in the classroom. Beth uses Cooperative Learning Strategies as an example that there are many different ways in which a teacher can plan a lesson. Even two teachers planning around the same standard will create 2 different lessons based on their philosophy.
Standards/C3 Framework => Backwards design (based on your approach/philosophy => Learning Goals => Intructional Design (Cooperative Learning, etc) => Lesson Plan Objectives => Assessment Plan =>Reflection, Evaluation
Beth's Lesson on Propaganda she got from iCivics
Gallery walk, worksheet, and from there the unit would have students make their own propaganda poster. The point: Much better than reading through a textbook and taking a Klose test!
Due Monday 10/20 Comparison Essay - Compare and contrast Chapter 4 OR 5 from Lies My Teacher Told Me says and what a history textbook says. Use a textbook you're currently using, one perviously had, talk to Beth to see some in her office, or go to the library. You only need one textbook.
BASED OFF THE AVATARS CREATE: 1.) A classroom floor plan - What would be on your walls? What would your ideal classroom look like? 2.) A Seating Chart - Where would they sit? Are you accounting for disability?
3.) An inventory of objects - What will you need to accommodate for students' needs? What stuff will you have in your room? On the walls? http://classroom.4teachers.org/ - This could be a helpful resource in creating your classroom. Read Chapter on Questioning - Write a Quiz for someone in the class. 5 question quiz
Diversity Conference Notes
Some Resources the Panel Uses to in their ELL Classrooms: newsela.com
News in different garde levels in different languages all linked to the Common Core. No matter the grade levels of English comprehension students can obtain knowledge of current events and the class can engage in classroom discussion.
"Academic Language Toolkit"
Google this term and download the PDF. Explains Academic vs. Conversational English and how to implement Academic language lessons into the classroom.
PBIS Classroom Management - Student shaped and clear expectations. This was suggested as a very effective classroom management technique. The Telling Room - A great place to take students on a field trip. It is in Portland. Project Reach - A program through UMO where students can receive an ELL certification. Feel free to look into this resource.
Day 12 - 10/20/2014
No Civil Conversation today! Ebola Panic Video
Teacher in Maine put on leave because she visited Texas. UGH
TEACHER WORK SAMPLE! How to Plan for the TWS
1.) Contextual Factors Analysis - You must first know your students (Avatars class created)
-Seating Chart/Floor Plan/What's on your walls/ What does you classroom look like
-Inventory of Objects
-Accommodations in the room for exceptional students
-Get to know students (questionnaires, multiple intelligence test, ice breaker activity, etc.)
We will all need to do a CFA for student teaching for the school we eventually teach in. This will be great practice for down the line. Purple Sheet that Beth handed out is the copy we will get at the beginning of Student Teaching.
CFA due Friday.
2.) Learning Goals
Choose a Theme and look at the standards. We will be using the C3 Framework. Theme--->Learning Goals/Standards---->CFA/Get to Know kids
Example: "Within Geography what are the things that I have to teach? Oh ok, that's what I have to teach. How can I teach about this? Hmm, well, this is what my students like so we can do this for an assessment....."
3.) Assessment Plan
Pre-Assessments, Tests, Quizzes, and all those icky things.
Project Based Learning---->Rubrics---->Schedule
Assessments should be an authentic and an engaging product that accurately shows student knowledge of a certain concept. Try and create some innovative ways of assessing. Take into account your students' strengths and allow for differentiation. What is the purpose of a Quiz? To check your own teaching to see if your scaffolding is working effectively and to provide a checkpoint in the classroom. Also, to incite "motivation" in your students and to provide a picture of where they stand in the class.
You only need one lesson in your unit to be the UMF Lesson Plan Format. You will upload this to TK20. The other lesson plans you can use different lesson plan formats.
UMF Lesson Plan Format
Brain Based Lesson Plan Format
Cooperative Learning Lesson Plan Format
Performance Based Lesson Plan Format
Culturally Responsive Lesson Plan Format
Due Friday October 24 Pick your theme, decide learning goals based on standards from C3 Framework, and do a draft of an Assessment Plan. Contextual Factors Analysis
Cvil Conversation - Sarah - Can you empower girls without the shock value that the FCKH8 video showed?
Due Friday HALLOWEEN
Come to class ready to present as your American Who Tells The Truth Character
Imagine Book Chapters 4 and 5
Watch Fox News, MSNBC, and other news outlets.
Day 15 - 10/31/2014
Americans Who Tell The Truth class presentations!!
Monday, November 3:
Bring whatever you have on your unit plan. Lesson plants, Contextual Factors Analysis, and any other plans you may have created so far. We will be doing a class workshop.
Imagine - Chapter 6
Day 16 - 11/3/2014
Cvil Conversations!
Andrew: Should guns be legal?
Meghan: Should we have a governmental funded health care system?
Workshop on Homework
How do I plan this?
Find a Theme. Connect your Unit thematically to your Standard (C3 Framework or Maine Learning Result)
You will be required to make lessons that meet standards when you are a teacher. Themes:
Change
Fear
Culture
Civics
etc.
Put together a draft of your Contextual Work Sample before Thanksgiving Break for Beth to made edits on.
How many lessons do I need to make a unit?
Beth answer: How many lessons you need to accurately meet the standard you want your students to become proficient in.
Realistically, challenge yourself to make a few lessons. Focus less on the actual content knowledge in your lessons and more on the different methods you have learned in this class on how to present material, structure a class, provide scaffolding, cooperative learning activities, conduct authentic assessment, and provide constructive feedback.
Beth's example for her unit. She used the Theme of Citizenship and her goal was for students to become Informed Voters. Everything she planned, all the lessons she created, were centered around the Theme, her Learning Goal, and the standards.
She created some Need To Knows:
Propaganda, Political Issues, Political Debates
Next, What assessment plan do you need?
Backwards design, You should already have a assessment plan idea in mind before you begin thinking of
Then, How do we accomplish these goals and structure these lessons?
Gallery Walks, Group Discussions, finding lessons on iCivics, videos, etc.
Keep the Avatars in mind when you're creating your lessons. Differentiate your lessons in regards to the students you have in your class.
Teaching Through ___
Beth did a lesson on Teaching Through Biography. This was the Americans Who Tell the Truth Lesson we did last class.
For Friday November 7:
Committee Meeting: Music and Museum
Research How you could teach your future classroom how you would use one of these Teaching Through Mediums and present to the class.
Day 17 - 11/7/2014
Civiil Conversation - Vincent
Are people good?
Teaching Through: Music (Vincent, Michelle, Amy, Meghan) Epic Rap Battles of History
It can help many students to hear a topic in rap form. Also, music acts as a great Hook! Henry VIII Horrible Histories Song
There are ton of great historical songs that are borderline annoying that help memorize facts. The video bolded above descries all of the different Henry VIII wives. Divorced beheaded and died, divorced bedded and survived. Horrible Horrible Song - World War I Cousins Song
A song about cousins who helped first start the First World War. WebQuest for American Pie by Don McLean
History of Rock and Roll, the Day that Music Died lessons all in WebQuest form. We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel The Ghost of Tom Joad by Rage Against The Machine
Other uses of Music:
Relaxation Technique
Keeping Time (do this until the end of the song)
Setting a specific atmosphere
Fun
Analysis Pop Culture/Historical Events
Classroom Management
Forming of Groups for an activity (musical trails)
Listening to Classical music for brain growth
Using Rock Stars as a role playing assignment to immerse students in one certain decade.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural Historyhttp://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/
BETH'S TALK ABOUT YOUR UNIT
Pre-assessment is IMPORTANT
-Use these to find out what students already know and where to plan for your Teacher Work Sample.
Post Assessment, Reflection pieces
Make sure your Assessment Plan in your unit as all the different forms of assessment you think it needs.
-Questionnaires
For Monday November 10 Chapter 6 of Imagine - Pre Assessment
-Create your own answer sheet Keep working on you Teacher Work Sample Keep working on your Narrative Essay
Day 18 - 11/10/2014
BURN EVERYTHING!!!!!
Teaching Through Video: The Messenger
Beth handed out a Graphic Organizer. She wants the students to think about certain things before/during/after the movie. The Graphic Organizer helps prime her students to think about the things she wants to teach towards.
Also, on the Graphic Organizer there are topics that students can take notes on.
Such as Vehicles, Neighborhoods, Food&Drink.
Other Examples of Teaching Through Video:
Teaching Through Tolerance - "Starting Small"
Other Organizations that offer free videos/teaching guides
Movies
TV Shows
Documentaries
YouTube
Etc
Interviews about Chapter 5 in the Chapin book about Assessment
Drake and Josh reference. That Happened.
For Friday November 14:
Have enough of your Teacher Work Sample and Contextual Factors Analysis/Assessment Plan ready to share with a partner. This is due Monday of next week.
Field Trip and Simulation Committees will be presenting today
Day 19 - 11/14/2014
Assessment Plan
Really try and stretch out of your comfort zone in regards to what your assessment plan will be. Have them be fun and creative. This class we explored the downfalls of assessments like true/false, Klose tests, and other traditional methods. We tend to resort to the things that we learned in times of stress. Be aware that in order to change how education is done we need to be the change.
Field Trip Committee
Do's and Do nots:
Budget
Permission Slip
Transportation
Don't pick a day when there is standardized testing.
Don't go on a Monday or Friday.
If it's a full day field trip try and be as inclusive as possible.
Take pictures and share the experience
Due Monday 11/18/2014
Pick the chapter in Imagine that you will make a poster on which will be due Friday.
Have something on your TWS and Assessment Plan to hand in to Beth for feedback.
Due Next Friday:
Chapters 7 or 8 or 9 in Imagine. Make a poster on just one of the chapters you read that explains the central point of the chapter visually. This can either be via computer or drawing or really any way you want. We will be doing a Gallery Walk in class.
Day 20 - 11/17/2014
Guest Speaker: Howard Zinn, the author of A People's History of the United States and other books.
Looking at Timeline Posters, Graphic Organizers, and Graphic Novels about some of Howard Zinn's work.
They visualize historical events/themes/people/etc. so that students can easily digest the information.
Think about what you would hang up on your wall. Will you hang up a bunch of dead old white guys?
Will you use graphic organizers or graphic novels to enhance your methodology?
PROTEST WHAT IS RIGHT
Usually people only protest things that directly affect themselves. But, how can we as history teachers inspire our students, and how do we personally, start to care about issues that do not affect us directly but still need to be protested? How do we get our students to care about things outside of their small world?
Fish Bowl Cooperative Learning Activity Discussion Topic: Mascots in the Modern Age
For Monday:
Pride of Baghdad - You received a handout in class. Beth assigned pages for you to complete in the packet as you read.
Teacher Work Samples - Hand some stuff in for Beth to edit over break.
Day 22 - 11/24/2014
Discussion about shooting of a 12-year old boy in Chicago.
"Cafe Conversations" = Your Final
Conversation as a Summative Assessment
On December 8th, which is a Monday of our last week of class.
What is it?
A structured conversation where we will invite others outside of the classroom to come and talk about certain themes that we will decide upon.
TANGENT
Does our educational system create children? And, because we are becoming teachers, are we just really good at being children and want to go back and further the system of making children?
Being a child we are always dependent on something else. The gratification from our parents, teachers, peers, and those "above" us. Are there a lot of people who step up and take responsibility for their actions and do not try to please anyone but themselves? Do we do actions for our own gratification or for the gratification of someone else? END TANGENT
Cafe Conversation cont.
We need an audience to have this conversation. Ideally, everyone will invite 2 people to come to class on Monday from 1-3.
2 people to a table and each table would have a theme. Whatever you want at the table you can include there. Tangible objects like decorating the table according to your theme, a poster, whatever. It would be up the group. The audience would move and the 2 people at each table would stay.
Ideally, it would be cool to make invitations for the people you want to invite.
Topics for Conversation: We can decide them or we can choose from packets that Beth handed out
Anti-Racism
School Mascots
Thanksgiving
Holidays
Beth's outrageous use of paper
Feminism (Swearing Princesses)
And sooooo many more....
November Checklist
Look on the checklist and see what you have done and what you need to do.
How to Teach Through Graphic Novels: Pride of Baghdad
A great way to breach the gap between history and students. A visual representation of larger events and ideas. The Pride of Baghdad has so many themes such as war, conquest, colonialism, American history, Middle East, and on and on.
Provide students with a Graphic Organizers that will help students organize information in order to better understand and learn. In this situation, the graphic organizer was an eye. Graphic Novels You Need:
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn
Teach Graphic Novels - by Katie Monnin
American Splendor by Harvey Pekar
In The Shadow of No Tower by Art Spiegelman
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
For Monday December 1, (After the Break):
Come in with a Conversation Topic you think would be cook for our Final.
Day 23 - 12/1/14
FINAL: NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
What Questions are we doing, Who will be our Partners, What Atmosphere will we want to have, and Invitations.
Modeling the Cafe Conversation
Beth, Michelle, Kate, and Matt....4 would be about the lowest the number should be for a Cafe Conversation
The handout Beth gave about Cafe Conversations has a lot of information about what is expected for a C.C.
1.) Introduce the topic + Welcome the people at the table (ex. Grading) (Is Pornography socially acceptable?)
-Make sure people know each others names.
-Make people aware what they will be conversing about.
2.) Have people state their general opinion of the topic at hand
(I believe the current grading system is flawed....) (yes pornography is socially acceptable but in a private sphere)
3.) Second Round of Conversation
-Is there anything that anyone wants to bring up that we haven't fully talked about yet.
(Tracking)
Tips
-It's easy to get off topic. It is important to facilitate
-Have a "Talking Tool" - (whoever is holding the shoes is the speaker)
-You could implement a Time Limit. There are many ways to physically do this. (online timers, count in your head, an hourglass)
-Look at that handout Beth gave you. Has lots of information about what Cafe Conversations are, how to facilitate the conversation, and other tips.
-Using names in the conversation.
-Feel confident and comfortable with your conversation topic and being in charge of the direction that the conversation is going.
Imagine Chapter Conversation
7, 8, 9 and Coda
For Friday: Dec 5th
Have a topic written down and ready to choose for the Final.
Look over the packet Beth gave you about Critical Thinking and be ready to talk about it in class.
For Monday, Dec 8th Be here for 1:00pm
Bring some food or drinks if y'all want.
Day 24 - 12/5/2014
Critical Thinking
Teachers always want their students to think critically. We will want our invitees to think critically as well. There are all sorts of Intellects. We reviewed the different kinds of intellect such as Intellectual Arrogance or Intellectual Narrow-mindedness.
Culture Iceberg
Our classroom has its own culture that we are going to have to be conscious of. How will we do make people feel welcome during our Cafe Conversation?
Personal Space, Concept of Self, Bodily Contact, Name Calling...all of these we are comfortable with but our guests might not be in our culture.
Concept of Self - How one sees themselves.
According to Wikipedia: One's self-concept (also called self-construction, self-identity, self-perspective or self-structure) is a collection of beliefs about oneself[1][2] that includes elements such as academic performance,[3][4][5][6][7]gender roles and sexuality,[8][9][10] and racial identity.[11] Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to "Who am I?".[12]
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Groups:
Andrew and Lauren - Heroification and what is abuse?
Jordan and Michelle - Sex is Taboo and Feminist Perspective
Amy and Megan - Pledge of Allegiance and Happy Holiday vs. Merry Christmas
Sarah and Meghan - Child Beauty Pageant and Criminal Organ Transplants
Vincent and Kate - Humanities and Preparing for College
Matt and Ashely - Black tragedies, protest, and arming teachers
Food:
Meghan - bake stuff
Michelle - cups, water, tea
Kate/sarah - something and keurig
Andrew - Coffee
Megan - Cinnamon Buns
Jordan - Biscotti and utensils
Vincent - k cups
Tables:
Take 3 from the Lobby...1 for a conversation table and 2 for the buffet
Room:
6 groups of tables for talking. 2 tables for buffet. Ashley is in charge of music. Cafe sounds and music. Make it a nice ambiance
SCROLL DOWN FOR CURRENT NOTES
Day 1 - 9/5/2014
We are not coming BACK to school but rather moving FORWARD with our education.What should we do on the first day of school?
-Team Building
-Class Goals
-Introductions
-Name on board
-Getting to know students
-Expectations
-Names
-Surveys
How do we get to know each other?
What is the most vivid memory that you have of school?
An activity Beth got from a book called The Unwritten Curriculum by Arthur and Phyllis Blumberg
Class made 3 appointments with other students to chat about their memories. One appointment was with Beth where she dished out some knowledge and papers.
Everyone wrote a letter to be given to their future selves. They wrote about what they hope they will learn in this class that will make them a better Social Studies teacher.
For Monday:
Read:
Helping Students Make Sense Of A Young Black Man's Death in Missouri and Education for Equality: Forging A Shared Vision
Obtain:
Planning to Change the World 2014-2015 planner for class
Imagine by Jonah Lehrer
Pride of Baghdad by Brian Vaughan
A 3 ring binder (you're going to want a big one)
Day 2 - 9/8/2014
Today is International Literacy Day!Literacy plays an integral part in what it means to be a citizen. In order to be a eligible voter one must show that they are a citizen of the state they reside in as well as being literate.
Beth's Civil Conversation:
"Openness (democracy) leads to violence"
Ferguson, MO case of Michael Brown Class Discussion
How is the conversation of race affect us as teachers?
How is the idea of race different between the privileged class and the classes that are at a disadvantage?
Much of the information is contradiction due to reporting issues. How do we as teachers deal with different stories of the same event?
Link TV - Beth's preferred News Outlook as it provides the (least) biased account.
Fear
Ferguson can be used as a medium for social change.
Moving to the NPR article Helping Students Make Sense of a Young Black Man's Death in Missouri
-Although it may be difficult current events like these cannot be ignored in a classroom ESPECIALLY for Social Studies teachers like us.
-Do not use a minority student in your class to provide an "expert perspective"
-Don't act excited to talk about these types of issues - they are teachable moments but they are still not
Jane Elliot's Blue Eyes Brown Eyes activity.
We filled out Typical Statements and looked at out responses to see how are preconceived notions of our own racism stake up to reality.
MEPS: Multicultural Educators in a Pluralistic Society
Teaching all of the viewpoints in a society that has many layers.
Just because we can teach the Civil Rights Movement as history does not mean that it is over.
For Friday:
Day 3 - 9/12/2014
Students wrote about what they were doing the day after 9/11.Beth made the point, that as Social Studies teachers, you can't NOT bring up current events into your classroom. The class discussions on Ferguson, MO and 9/11 are examples of how we must be responsive to the times we are living in.
One way to define social studies - How is this connected to us? This eliminates students asking, "How does this apply to us?" or "Why are we learning this?" If we can connect past events to events that are happening at the present time than we are doing our job as Social Studies teachers.
Beth explains what her 9/11 and her 9/12 experiences were like.
We shared artifacts of ours to the class.
Teaching Tip: Artifacts are great in having students practice public speaking and sharing themselves. Incoporating artifacts into the classroom is great for fostering a connection between the past and tangible objects. Artifacts are symbols that we can decode to help understand the world around us.
Artifacts can work as a quick activity (1 day homework assignment) but you can make the assignment into something bigger as well. It is a great way to start a class.
Even the word artifact is a great jumping point into learning about history. What does the word mean? Where does it come from? And then, you can go look up artifacts from the time period you're studying.
Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society (MEPS) Project
Age- Lauren, Amy
SES/Class- Vincent, Matt
Gender- Sarah, Megan P
Exceptionality- Jordan
Religion- Andrew, Ashley
Language- Michelle
Size - Megan H
To do for Monday 9/15:
Fill out Roadblock worksheets
Make an outline of Chapter 1 of Lies my Teacher Told Me
Day 4 - 9/15/2014
Jon: Civil Conversation on FeminismStart thinking about what you would like to do for a Civil Conversation and how you would like to do it. Feel free to ask me for help brainstorming ideas!
Civil Conversation Schedule is at the bottom of the Home page.
Roadblock Exercise
Basically we are all the same people....
What is Social Studies?
Split up into groups and asked to define Social Studies. After, made a roadmap/visual representation of what Social Studies is.
Teacher Tip: Giving a task like this can be taken literally or abstractly. Know that your students all think differently, thus if you have 4 groups all 4 groups will produce a different product.
There is not one clear definition of Social Studies. Beth's point of this activity is that we have to accept that there is not ONE definition/path/perspective with anything to do with any social studies topic.
Social Studies is Life. And Death. And everything in between.
Chp 1 of Lies My Teacher Told Me Outline
Klose Test
A "fill in the blank" type way of "assessing" student mastery of a subject. Usually, the test will have omitted words from a reading or class lesson that students must fill in by using their memory and a word bank. Beth's point is that a reading followed by a Klose test is an example of ineffective teaching.
For Friday 9/19
-Read Chp 2. of Imagine
-Ongoing MEPS research. Bring in a bit of information to share with your group about the subject you chose.
-Read Chp. 2 of Lies My Teacher Told Me
Day 5 - 9/19/2014
Michelle's Civil Conversation - Would you steal Hitler's wallet?Beth's MEPS presentation on Race.
How does American history relate to today's successes and challenges?
Timeline activity
Beth had people pick a number from 1 through 7. Those groups were given an event to go and quickly research and find the date. We assembled a timeline and each group said a little bit about when their event happened. A great teaching technique.
Video
"A Time for Justice" which is a Teaching Tolerance resource.
Class Discussion
Race, video, Ferguson, and other subjects discussed. Are you proud to be an American?
Beth was modeling a MEPS presentation on Race. When you do your MEPS presentation think about how you want to structure the material you will be showing the class. What cooperative learning strategies do you want to use?
Day 6 - 9/22/2014
MEPS information on the Home page.MEPS - Develop an essential question to structure your presentation around and cooperative learning strategies and activities for you to engage the class with the content you wish to share. Beth used a Timeline activity, a video, Class Discussion, Think-Pair-Share, and a time for personal reflection. These are just some of the many techniques you can use to structure your MEPS presentation.
Jordan's Civil Conversation - "Do you think your vote counts?"
Discussion - How does this apply to Beth's Race MEPS presentation?
Lies Chapter 2
Columbus Day Argumentative Essay
Refer to your History Writer's Handbook print-off Beth gave you the first day of class for help on how to write an argumentative essay. Also, your Bedford Handbook.
Your Task: Should we accept and celebrate Columbus Day or start a movement to remove Columbus Day. If you do not want to write about this and wish to choose a different topic run it by Beth first.
Refer to the rubric that Beth handed out, Lies My Teacher Told Me, and the Howard Zinn handout Beth handed out on Monday.
Due: Either Friday 9/26 or Monday 9/29
Due Friday 9/26
Chapter 3 - Lies My Teacher Told Me - 10 Facts
Columbus Argumentative Essay (or due Monday your choice)
Be ready to discuss Imagine
Day 7 - 9/26/2014
Jon was out with a bum ankle, sorry people!MEPS on Age by Lauren and Amy
Day 8 - 9/29/2014
Ashley's Civil Conversation - Scanning ID's and keeping count of alcohol purchases would increase drunk driving.Hook: Video of near accident with drunk driver
Gallery Walk: Had facts about drunk driving
Think/Pair/Share: Discussion about the topic
These were some great techniques you can use in YOUR Civil Conversation but also as future educators!
MEPS on Language by Michelle
MEPS on Gender by Megan and Sarah
What is a Fact Sheet?
It's hard to remember 400 different facts. But, if we can categorize these facts into Themes then students are more likely to remember important facts. From there, using the fact sheet as an activity and challenge students to use these facts through cooperative learning strategies enhances their understanding of the content.
Due Friday 10/3:
Create a Fact Sheet on Chap. 3 of Lies. Be creative and use any method of a Fact Sheet.
Redo Columbus Essays if you want/got feedback back.
Day 9 - 10/3/2014
Amy's Civil Conversation on whether or not male and females can be truly friends.MEPS on Sizeism
MEPS on Relgion
For 10/6/2014:
NOTHING!
Unless you need to prepare for your MEPS or Civil Conversation or revise your Columbus Essay
Day 10 - 10/6/2014
MEPS Presentation on Inclusion by JordanMEPS Presentation on SES by Vincent and Matt
REVOLUTION!!!!
For Friday 10/10/2014:
First Stage of Contextual Factors Analysis Project - Create 14/15 Year Old and all of the other factors of their life and post to the wiki on the Avatar Tab. Use the Purple Graphic Organizer for help.
Comparison Essay - Not due until next Friday (probably)
Fill out the September Checklist
Remember practice Mindful Synergy.
Day 11 - 10/10/2014
Megan's Civil Conversation on Online DatingWordle of our Avatars and of our selves.
C3 Framework. Standards. Backwards Design.
We all have our own teaching philosophy, which is why we all have our own way in which we implement standards, how we design our lesson, and what activities and strategies we use in the classroom. Beth uses Cooperative Learning Strategies as an example that there are many different ways in which a teacher can plan a lesson. Even two teachers planning around the same standard will create 2 different lessons based on their philosophy.
Standards/C3 Framework => Backwards design (based on your approach/philosophy => Learning Goals => Intructional Design (Cooperative Learning, etc) => Lesson Plan Objectives => Assessment Plan =>Reflection, Evaluation
Beth's Lesson on Propaganda she got from iCivics
Gallery walk, worksheet, and from there the unit would have students make their own propaganda poster. The point: Much better than reading through a textbook and taking a Klose test!
No class Monday (10/13)!
Friday's class (10/17) we will be at the Diversity Conference in the Student Center. There is no class so that way you can attend the event. Link for the event is posted below.
http://www2.umf.maine.edu/teachereducation/diversity-conference/2014-2015-working-with-maines-english-language-learners-what-i-know-and-what-i-wish-i-had-known/
Working with Maine's English Language Learners - What I Know and What I Wish I Had Known
North Dining Hall A, B & C
12:30pm - 3:00pm
Due Monday 10/20
Comparison Essay - Compare and contrast Chapter 4 OR 5 from Lies My Teacher Told Me says and what a history textbook says. Use a textbook you're currently using, one perviously had, talk to Beth to see some in her office, or go to the library. You only need one textbook.
BASED OFF THE AVATARS CREATE:
1.) A classroom floor plan - What would be on your walls? What would your ideal classroom look like?
2.) A Seating Chart - Where would they sit? Are you accounting for disability?
3.) An inventory of objects - What will you need to accommodate for students' needs? What stuff will you have in your room? On the walls?
http://classroom.4teachers.org/ - This could be a helpful resource in creating your classroom.
Read Chapter on Questioning - Write a Quiz for someone in the class. 5 question quiz
Diversity Conference Notes
Some Resources the Panel Uses to in their ELL Classrooms:newsela.com
News in different garde levels in different languages all linked to the Common Core. No matter the grade levels of English comprehension students can obtain knowledge of current events and the class can engage in classroom discussion.
"Academic Language Toolkit"
Google this term and download the PDF. Explains Academic vs. Conversational English and how to implement Academic language lessons into the classroom.
Quizlet.com
Books
I've Read it But I Don't Get It
Being White
Super Simple Learning on Youtube
PBIS Classroom Management - Student shaped and clear expectations. This was suggested as a very effective classroom management technique.
The Telling Room - A great place to take students on a field trip. It is in Portland.
Project Reach - A program through UMO where students can receive an ELL certification. Feel free to look into this resource.
Day 12 - 10/20/2014
No Civil Conversation today!Ebola Panic Video
Teacher in Maine put on leave because she visited Texas. UGH
TEACHER WORK SAMPLE!
How to Plan for the TWS
1.) Contextual Factors Analysis - You must first know your students (Avatars class created)
-Seating Chart/Floor Plan/What's on your walls/ What does you classroom look like
-Inventory of Objects
-Accommodations in the room for exceptional students
-Get to know students (questionnaires, multiple intelligence test, ice breaker activity, etc.)
We will all need to do a CFA for student teaching for the school we eventually teach in. This will be great practice for down the line. Purple Sheet that Beth handed out is the copy we will get at the beginning of Student Teaching.
CFA due Friday.
2.) Learning Goals
Choose a Theme and look at the standards. We will be using the C3 Framework. Theme--->Learning Goals/Standards---->CFA/Get to Know kids
Example: "Within Geography what are the things that I have to teach? Oh ok, that's what I have to teach. How can I teach about this? Hmm, well, this is what my students like so we can do this for an assessment....."
3.) Assessment Plan
Pre-Assessments, Tests, Quizzes, and all those icky things.
Project Based Learning---->Rubrics---->Schedule
Assessments should be an authentic and an engaging product that accurately shows student knowledge of a certain concept. Try and create some innovative ways of assessing. Take into account your students' strengths and allow for differentiation.
What is the purpose of a Quiz? To check your own teaching to see if your scaffolding is working effectively and to provide a checkpoint in the classroom. Also, to incite "motivation" in your students and to provide a picture of where they stand in the class.
You only need one lesson in your unit to be the UMF Lesson Plan Format. You will upload this to TK20. The other lesson plans you can use different lesson plan formats.
Due Friday October 24
Pick your theme, decide learning goals based on standards from C3 Framework, and do a draft of an Assessment Plan.
Contextual Factors Analysis
Day 13 - 10/24/2014
Jon is out today.Handing back work. Working on tws. Civil conversation. Fun!
http://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/
Day 14 - 10/27/2014
Cvil Conversation - Sarah - Can you empower girls without the shock value that the FCKH8 video showed?Due Friday HALLOWEEN
Come to class ready to present as your American Who Tells The Truth Character
Imagine Book Chapters 4 and 5
Watch Fox News, MSNBC, and other news outlets.
Day 15 - 10/31/2014
Americans Who Tell The Truth class presentations!!Monday, November 3:
Bring whatever you have on your unit plan. Lesson plants, Contextual Factors Analysis, and any other plans you may have created so far. We will be doing a class workshop.
Imagine - Chapter 6
Day 16 - 11/3/2014
Cvil Conversations!Andrew: Should guns be legal?
Meghan: Should we have a governmental funded health care system?
Workshop on Homework
How do I plan this?
Find a Theme. Connect your Unit thematically to your Standard (C3 Framework or Maine Learning Result)
You will be required to make lessons that meet standards when you are a teacher.
Themes:
Change
Fear
Culture
Civics
etc.
Put together a draft of your Contextual Work Sample before Thanksgiving Break for Beth to made edits on.
How many lessons do I need to make a unit?
Beth answer: How many lessons you need to accurately meet the standard you want your students to become proficient in.
Realistically, challenge yourself to make a few lessons.
Focus less on the actual content knowledge in your lessons and more on the different methods you have learned in this class on how to present material, structure a class, provide scaffolding, cooperative learning activities, conduct authentic assessment, and provide constructive feedback.
Beth's example for her unit. She used the Theme of Citizenship and her goal was for students to become Informed Voters. Everything she planned, all the lessons she created, were centered around the Theme, her Learning Goal, and the standards.
She created some Need To Knows:
Propaganda, Political Issues, Political Debates
Next, What assessment plan do you need?
Backwards design, You should already have a assessment plan idea in mind before you begin thinking of
Then, How do we accomplish these goals and structure these lessons?
Gallery Walks, Group Discussions, finding lessons on iCivics, videos, etc.
Keep the Avatars in mind when you're creating your lessons. Differentiate your lessons in regards to the students you have in your class.
Teaching Through ___
Beth did a lesson on Teaching Through Biography. This was the Americans Who Tell the Truth Lesson we did last class.
For Friday November 7:
Committee Meeting: Music and Museum
Research How you could teach your future classroom how you would use one of these Teaching Through Mediums and present to the class.
Day 17 - 11/7/2014
Civiil Conversation - VincentAre people good?
Teaching Through: Music (Vincent, Michelle, Amy, Meghan)
Epic Rap Battles of History
It can help many students to hear a topic in rap form. Also, music acts as a great Hook!
Henry VIII Horrible Histories Song
There are ton of great historical songs that are borderline annoying that help memorize facts. The video bolded above descries all of the different Henry VIII wives. Divorced beheaded and died, divorced bedded and survived.
Horrible Horrible Song - World War I Cousins Song
A song about cousins who helped first start the First World War.
WebQuest for American Pie by Don McLean
History of Rock and Roll, the Day that Music Died lessons all in WebQuest form.
We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel
The Ghost of Tom Joad by Rage Against The Machine
Cool youtube videos
Bad Romance: Women's SuffrageBad Romance: Women's Suffrage
Too Late To Apologize: A DeclarationToo Late to Apologize: A Declaration
Historical songs:
Collection of civil war songshttp://mariah.stonemarche.org/livhis/music.htm
Cool Webquest for the history of rock and roll!!!American Pie by Don McLeanhttp://questgarden.com/130/18/0/120905162724/task.htmaccompanied with the songDon McLean- American Pie (with Lyrics)
Other uses of Music:
Relaxation Technique
Keeping Time (do this until the end of the song)
Setting a specific atmosphere
Fun
Analysis Pop Culture/Historical Events
Classroom Management
Forming of Groups for an activity (musical trails)
Listening to Classical music for brain growth
Using Rock Stars as a role playing assignment to immerse students in one certain decade.
Teaching Through Virtual Tours: (Vincent, Meghan, Megan)
http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/exhibit.html#/gallery/ - United States Holocaust Memorial Musuem
http://www.history.org/ - Colonial Williamsburg Virtural Tour
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/exhibit/game-changers/gRJ3eKVt?position=17%2C99 - National Women's History Virtual Museam
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural Historyhttp://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/
BETH'S TALK ABOUT YOUR UNIT
Pre-assessment is IMPORTANT
-Use these to find out what students already know and where to plan for your Teacher Work Sample.
Post Assessment, Reflection pieces
Make sure your Assessment Plan in your unit as all the different forms of assessment you think it needs.
-Questionnaires
For Monday November 10
Chapter 6 of Imagine - Pre Assessment
-Create your own answer sheet
Keep working on you Teacher Work Sample
Keep working on your Narrative Essay
Day 18 - 11/10/2014
BURN EVERYTHING!!!!!
Teaching Through Video: The Messenger
Beth handed out a Graphic Organizer. She wants the students to think about certain things before/during/after the movie. The Graphic Organizer helps prime her students to think about the things she wants to teach towards.
Also, on the Graphic Organizer there are topics that students can take notes on.
Such as Vehicles, Neighborhoods, Food&Drink.
Other Examples of Teaching Through Video:
Teaching Through Tolerance - "Starting Small"
Other Organizations that offer free videos/teaching guides
Movies
TV Shows
Documentaries
YouTube
Etc
Interviews about Chapter 5 in the Chapin book about Assessment
Drake and Josh reference. That Happened.
For Friday November 14:
Have enough of your Teacher Work Sample and Contextual Factors Analysis/Assessment Plan ready to share with a partner. This is due Monday of next week.
Field Trip and Simulation Committees will be presenting today
Day 19 - 11/14/2014
Assessment Plan
Really try and stretch out of your comfort zone in regards to what your assessment plan will be. Have them be fun and creative. This class we explored the downfalls of assessments like true/false, Klose tests, and other traditional methods. We tend to resort to the things that we learned in times of stress. Be aware that in order to change how education is done we need to be the change.
Simulation Committee
Simulations are simple actions that can explain abstract themes. The must be done effectively or in a controlled environment to be truly effective.
Kate did a physical simulation that could have been used to explain natural selection.
Sarah, Matt, and Jordan showed us some online resources.
http://www.historysimulation.com/Imperialism_Lesson.html - Matt's Link
http://www.janeelliott.com/index.htm - Jordan's Link. Jane Elliot Brown Eyes/Blue Eyes
http://interact-simulations.com/c/featuredproduct.html?subject@U_2ES_2E_20History+s@mNCYjbPyQqilU - Sarah's Link. Role Playing Scripts.
Field Trip Committee
Do's and Do nots:
Budget
Permission Slip
Transportation
Don't pick a day when there is standardized testing.
Don't go on a Monday or Friday.
If it's a full day field trip try and be as inclusive as possible.
Take pictures and share the experience
Due Monday 11/18/2014
Pick the chapter in Imagine that you will make a poster on which will be due Friday.
Have something on your TWS and Assessment Plan to hand in to Beth for feedback.
Due Next Friday:
Chapters 7 or 8 or 9 in Imagine. Make a poster on just one of the chapters you read that explains the central point of the chapter visually. This can either be via computer or drawing or really any way you want. We will be doing a Gallery Walk in class.
Day 20 - 11/17/2014
Guest Speaker: Howard Zinn, the author of A People's History of the United States and other books.Looking at Timeline Posters, Graphic Organizers, and Graphic Novels about some of Howard Zinn's work.
They visualize historical events/themes/people/etc. so that students can easily digest the information.
Think about what you would hang up on your wall. Will you hang up a bunch of dead old white guys?
Will you use graphic organizers or graphic novels to enhance your methodology?
Howard Zinn has allowed his book to be online for free.
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html - His book can be found here.
PROTEST WHAT IS RIGHT
Usually people only protest things that directly affect themselves. But, how can we as history teachers inspire our students, and how do we personally, start to care about issues that do not affect us directly but still need to be protested? How do we get our students to care about things outside of their small world?
Primary documents (JackDaw)
https://www.jackdaw.com/
The use of story books in history is a great methodology.
Whose history are you going to teach?
For Friday the 21st:
Imagine Gallery Walk: Make a poster out of one of the chapters in Imagine (chapters 6, 7, 8, or 9)
For Monday the 24th:
Read Pride of Baghdad
Hand in your Teacher Work Sample
Day 21 - 11/21/2014
Committee of Art__http://learner.org/courses/globalart/theme/3/__
above has art documents, descriptions, themes, and lessons
__http://www.phschool.com/eteach/social_studies/2000_10/essay.html__
above has reasons why using art is a great tool in a classroom and has examples of how you could use it
Fish Bowl Cooperative Learning Activity
Discussion Topic: Mascots in the Modern Age
For Monday:
Pride of Baghdad - You received a handout in class. Beth assigned pages for you to complete in the packet as you read.
Teacher Work Samples - Hand some stuff in for Beth to edit over break.
Day 22 - 11/24/2014
Discussion about shooting of a 12-year old boy in Chicago."Cafe Conversations" = Your Final
Conversation as a Summative Assessment
On December 8th, which is a Monday of our last week of class.
What is it?
A structured conversation where we will invite others outside of the classroom to come and talk about certain themes that we will decide upon.
TANGENT
Does our educational system create children? And, because we are becoming teachers, are we just really good at being children and want to go back and further the system of making children?
Being a child we are always dependent on something else. The gratification from our parents, teachers, peers, and those "above" us. Are there a lot of people who step up and take responsibility for their actions and do not try to please anyone but themselves? Do we do actions for our own gratification or for the gratification of someone else?
END TANGENT
Cafe Conversation cont.
We need an audience to have this conversation. Ideally, everyone will invite 2 people to come to class on Monday from 1-3.
2 people to a table and each table would have a theme. Whatever you want at the table you can include there. Tangible objects like decorating the table according to your theme, a poster, whatever. It would be up the group. The audience would move and the 2 people at each table would stay.
Ideally, it would be cool to make invitations for the people you want to invite.
Topics for Conversation: We can decide them or we can choose from packets that Beth handed out
Anti-Racism
School Mascots
Thanksgiving
Holidays
Beth's outrageous use of paper
Feminism (Swearing Princesses)
And sooooo many more....
November Checklist
Look on the checklist and see what you have done and what you need to do.
How to Teach Through Graphic Novels: Pride of Baghdad
A great way to breach the gap between history and students. A visual representation of larger events and ideas. The Pride of Baghdad has so many themes such as war, conquest, colonialism, American history, Middle East, and on and on.
Provide students with a Graphic Organizers that will help students organize information in order to better understand and learn. In this situation, the graphic organizer was an eye.
Graphic Novels You Need:
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn
Teach Graphic Novels - by Katie Monnin
American Splendor by Harvey Pekar
In The Shadow of No Tower by Art Spiegelman
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
For Monday December 1, (After the Break):
Come in with a Conversation Topic you think would be cook for our Final.
Day 23 - 12/1/14
FINAL: NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER 8THWhat Questions are we doing, Who will be our Partners, What Atmosphere will we want to have, and Invitations.
Modeling the Cafe Conversation
Beth, Michelle, Kate, and Matt....4 would be about the lowest the number should be for a Cafe Conversation
The handout Beth gave about Cafe Conversations has a lot of information about what is expected for a C.C.
1.) Introduce the topic + Welcome the people at the table (ex. Grading) (Is Pornography socially acceptable?)
-Make sure people know each others names.
-Make people aware what they will be conversing about.
2.) Have people state their general opinion of the topic at hand
(I believe the current grading system is flawed....) (yes pornography is socially acceptable but in a private sphere)
3.) Second Round of Conversation
-Is there anything that anyone wants to bring up that we haven't fully talked about yet.
(Tracking)
Tips
-It's easy to get off topic. It is important to facilitate
-Have a "Talking Tool" - (whoever is holding the shoes is the speaker)
-You could implement a Time Limit. There are many ways to physically do this. (online timers, count in your head, an hourglass)
-Look at that handout Beth gave you. Has lots of information about what Cafe Conversations are, how to facilitate the conversation, and other tips.
-Using names in the conversation.
-Feel confident and comfortable with your conversation topic and being in charge of the direction that the conversation is going.
Imagine Chapter Conversation
7, 8, 9 and Coda
For Friday: Dec 5th
Have a topic written down and ready to choose for the Final.
Look over the packet Beth gave you about Critical Thinking and be ready to talk about it in class.
For Monday, Dec 8th
Be here for 1:00pm
Bring some food or drinks if y'all want.
Day 24 - 12/5/2014
Critical Thinking
Teachers always want their students to think critically. We will want our invitees to think critically as well. There are all sorts of Intellects. We reviewed the different kinds of intellect such as Intellectual Arrogance or Intellectual Narrow-mindedness.
Culture Iceberg
Our classroom has its own culture that we are going to have to be conscious of. How will we do make people feel welcome during our Cafe Conversation?
Personal Space, Concept of Self, Bodily Contact, Name Calling...all of these we are comfortable with but our guests might not be in our culture.
Concept of Self - How one sees themselves.
According to Wikipedia:
One's self-concept (also called self-construction, self-identity, self-perspective or self-structure) is a collection of beliefs about oneself[1][2] that includes elements such as academic performance,[3][4][5][6][7] gender roles and sexuality,[8][9][10] and racial identity.[11] Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to "Who am I?".[12]
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Groups:
Andrew and Lauren - Heroification and what is abuse?
Jordan and Michelle - Sex is Taboo and Feminist Perspective
Amy and Megan - Pledge of Allegiance and Happy Holiday vs. Merry Christmas
Sarah and Meghan - Child Beauty Pageant and Criminal Organ Transplants
Vincent and Kate - Humanities and Preparing for College
Matt and Ashely - Black tragedies, protest, and arming teachers
Food:
Meghan - bake stuff
Michelle - cups, water, tea
Kate/sarah - something and keurig
Andrew - Coffee
Megan - Cinnamon Buns
Jordan - Biscotti and utensils
Vincent - k cups
Tables:
Take 3 from the Lobby...1 for a conversation table and 2 for the buffet
Room:
6 groups of tables for talking. 2 tables for buffet. Ashley is in charge of music. Cafe sounds and music. Make it a nice ambiance
Dress:
Comfortable yet tasteful
HAVE FUN I AM SORRY I WONT BE THERE!!!!!