Ideas that had my attention to the most:
- Front-loading/Building Background Knowledge
- The Lesson Plan watched in class
After last class, I realized how similar front loading and building background knowledge are. They are very informational and get the brains going. These topics are sometimes new to the children so I think it is nice to begin with an activity of some sort. In class we did the “tea party” method. While doing this activity I was surprised to find out information on Harriet Tubman that hadn’t once known. Along with that the facts that stuck with me I later saw later in class during the short reading. The more you keep seeing the facts the better you get a memorizing it. This was very useful.
The lesson plan we watched in class was interesting. It had a lot to do with what we were talking about in class. But what drew my attention to most was how calm and comfortable the teacher was with the subject she was teaching. There was diversity within the classroom. But I tried to put myself in those children’s shoes and I think I would have been uncomfortable to talk. Of course I see that now and I know the only reason I can say this now is because I feel strongly about the way children are taught slavery and civil rights. Growing up I was taught it was another revolution that “changed” the world, but in reality it really wasn’t just a thing that happen. It shaped todays society and created the very separatism we have in our classrooms. It is hard for me to reflect on this because in my mind I felt like I was the only in the class that looked at the video like this.
Haley Berkeley