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EDU 301: Challenges of Urban Teaching

EDU 301: Challenges of Urban Teaching. Session 2. Housekeeping. Questions Journal Discussion sign up Field work explanation Blog for powerpoints Video accessibility 3 stories PD ACS Epi-pen . Agenda. Present/discuss overall challenges in education today.

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EDU 301: Challenges of Urban Teaching

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  1. EDU 301: Challenges of Urban Teaching Session 2

  2. Housekeeping • Questions • Journal Discussion sign up • Field work explanation • Blog for powerpoints • Video accessibility • 3 stories • PD • ACS • Epi-pen

  3. Agenda Present/discuss overall challenges in education today. Watch/discuss video about the historical foundations of education. Work in groups to talk about what we know and want to know about teaching. Discuss Rousmaniere (2010). Watch/discuss “The Wire”. Book group meeting time.

  4. Presentation • Overview: Influences and Challenges of Teaching Today

  5. Fundamental Purposes of Public Education • Literacy • Learning to Read (Pre-K through ~3rd grade) • Reading to Learn (3rd grade and beyond) • Are the 3 R’s enough? • Why is it important to have a literate population?

  6. Literacy Rates

  7. Fundamental Purposes of Public Education • Citizenship Education • Attachment to nation – controversial • Introduction to democracy • Multicultural education • Readying students for “the real world” • “Americanizing”?

  8. Fundamental Purposes of Public Education • Personal Development • Socialization • Conflict resolution • Authorities • Exposure to varied subjects • What role does conformity play?

  9. Fundamental Purposes of Public Education • Quality Education for All Children • Idea of a fair opportunity • Belief in an educated population • History of inequality • Is this an issue of the past?

  10. Equality of Educational Opportunity • Students’ Rights • Learning Styles • Race and Racism • Gender Equity • Inclusion • English Language Learners • School Choice

  11. Diversity in the Classroom • Cultural differences • Ability levels • Learning styles • Personalities • Not everyone’s story is like yours.

  12. Family Life • Where does a student live? • With whom? • Who are their role models? • What do they see? • Put yourself in your students’ shoes. What would your concerns be?

  13. Socioeconomic Influences • Factors: • Income • Stability • Occupation • Parent education level • Home reading materials • Correlation: Wealth and academic achievement. Why?

  14. Other Issues • Homelessness / Poverty • AIDS / HIV • Severe allergies • Children born addicted to drugs • Traumatized students • What boundaries must a teacher not breach? 1/50 Students are homeless in US (1.5 million total)

  15. Standards and Testing • No Child Left Behind Act (2001) • Adequate Yearly Progress • Test scores in the media • Are test scores a valid measure of student achievement?

  16. Video Discussion • School: The Story of American Public Education • Narrated by Meryl Streep. • Key: Relationship between history and today • Episode One • The Common School • 1770 – 1890

  17. Points to Think About How can public schools be used to uphold the status quo? Are there advantages to having an uneducated population? Who knows how to best run schools? Thomas Jefferson Horace Mann

  18. What We Know and Want to Know About Teaching • In a group of 4 – 5, brainstorm things that you know (or think you know) about the teaching profession. • On your paper, list your K ideas on the left side of the paper. • Then, list things your W ideas on the right side of the paper. • Be ready to share!

  19. Journal Discussion Rousmaniere (2010)

  20. Video Discussion • “The Wire” – Season 4 • Setting the scene • Rawness • Accuracy • Reactions? • What mistakes did Prez make? • How would you handle these situations?

  21. Group Meeting Time • Journal Article Discussion Groups • Book Presentation Groups

  22. For Next Time . . . • Ensure that you get the textbook and bring all readings to class. • Be thinking about your upcoming assignments (see syllabus).

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