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This was the first lesson on nationality. As they are currently doing a unit in Social Studies on nationality, this was a more general conversation about nations and cultural differences. Students can share their stories of nation and migration with the class, whatever they wanted to share. Agenda:
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In our school, we grade based on outcomes. As we are just beginning the unit (and the year,) most students have received "2"s for many homework assignments. Until now, I have modeled quality responses with my own verbal comments and questions about material we use in class. Many students have asked why they are earning 2s and want to know how to earn 3s and 4s. In response to these questions, I am posting some quality student responses I have seen so far. These answers are not perfect, but they included the most analysis, specifically presenting deep connections and an understanding of context. MODELS:
This lesson builds on the race case study we started yesterday, but integrates the concept of systemic racism, which is more embedded in society and more difficult to stop. Agenda:
o Subconscious racial bias in kids (images) 10 mins o Conversation about race (Barbie dolls) 10 mins o Being Muslim in Post-9/11 America (1:40-6:03) 10 mins
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Today, I introduced race as an axis of identity. We discussed the various types of races and the issues of making people check boxes on information sheets that may or may not represent them. We watched several short videos showing subtle (which I explained as "hidden") racism. Agenda:
o If ____ Said the Stuff White People Say videos (Black, Latino, Asian) 10 mins o DISCUSSION 20 mins
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This is the 2nd lesson on gender. It focuses on transgendered people and how common language (and forms - like the ones students fill out at the start of each school year) leave out transgendered people. Agenda:
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Today was the first case study on an axis of identity. This was Gender - Part 1. We focused on the binary parts of gender (male and female,) and tomorrow will be about looking critically at the gender binary and introducing what it means to be transgendered. Agenda:
This lesson's aim is to introduce the concept of intersectionality. The homework also reexplains the concept of bias, as the students still seemed confused after the last bias assignment. The homework is based on another lesson created by David Blais & Luke Goodwin during our school's partnership with The Leadership Program. (It's obviously quite abbreviated in the homework assignment, but it's a great full-length lesson as well.) Agenda:
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In addition to teaching, I meet with a group of SETSS students three times a week for extra literacy & numeracy help as per their IEPs. Below are the assessment tools I want to use to determine their current levels, using assessment tools, many of which, I learned about from the Special Education program at Hunter College, specifically an intense, but helpful course entitled: Learning Lab. Most of the assessments below come from the Qualitative Reading Inventory (I have the 5th edition) and Assessing Reading Multiple Measures (I have the 2nd edition). The Garnett assessments were developed by Dr. Kate Garnett, Chair of the Special Education Dept. at Hunter and creator of the Learning Lab course I took. I may post files of her assessment tools, pending her approval. Reading
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