Category Archives: Class Reflection
Detailed Lesson Planning: Effective or not? Should teachers be required to turn their plans in for approval?
Hello Class! This week’s class session was both informative and interesting. I’m not sure about all of you, but I thought watching a teacher conduct a lesson was extremely helpful as it provided me with various ideas and strategies. Adapting … Continue reading
Segregation, A Thing of the Past?
Hello class! This weeks class session was especially interesting to me, due to the many different and extremely rare primary sources we were allowed to look at. Once the vastness of the archives were explained to us I knew that … Continue reading
Does your knowledge match up?
Hey guys, happy Thursday! I have been doing some hard reflection since the last class, and my reflection hovers around what we don’t learn in school. I remember vividly the paragraph on Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycotts and how … Continue reading
Class Reflection/Rosa Parks
Our reading this week from the Richmond’s Unhealed History book, chapters 7-9 was interesting through the different graphs and maps showing how Richmond has changed over the years. These three chapters were once again filled with difficult reading. The treatment … Continue reading
Single-Sex Schooling and Gender/Sexual Identities: How Do We Support LGBTQIA+ Students During Development?
Hello all, For our very last blog post of the semester, I thought we would be able to take the time to do some reflection and see what that looks like in the field of Psychology. For my child development … Continue reading
To Kneel or Not to Kneel, That is the Question
My Digital Toolbox for this class is focused on Second Grade and specifically the American Symbols. VDOE SOL Civics Unit: 2.13 The student will understand the symbols and traditional practices that honor and foster patriotism in the United States of … Continue reading
The January 2021 Attack on the Capitol, Where We Are Now, and How We Can Prepare Our Students In a Divided Nation
On January 6th 2021, a mob attacked the U.S Capitol and left the nation puzzled, frightened, angry and shocked. Social studies educators put their lesson plans on pause and addressed the fear and confusion many students experienced. Civics and social … Continue reading
A Thirsty Fox Getting Its Tail Cut Off & Naked Ghostly Geese
After looking at a variety of books relating to economics, Dr. Stohr made a point to read two books from the collection that may seem to have questionable storylines and/or illustrations. The first book was One Fine Day by Nonny … Continue reading
The World Map Projection Issue
Our last class was really intriguing as we talked about the different types of world maps. I was blown away by learning that the Mercator Projection is so wildly off lol… I believed some countries were more prominent than in … Continue reading
Helping Children Understand the War in Ukraine
A significant thought lately, especially after visiting the Valentine, is how to answer questions about today’s biggest current event: the war in Ukraine. I have already experienced these conversations with children as young as 5 who are scared that something … Continue reading