Teaching After Critical Change

Assignments and Course Instructional Activities Presenter: Mrs. S. Williams MS. JD.

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Course number: ED 595 T
Office Hours: By Appointment via email.

Course Objectives:
Basic Cognitive Background:

Explore the connections between brain health and student success.

Review research to access information about “Culturally Responsive Pedagogy”. Research “The Science of Learning” and how to promote engagement through

the use of metacognition and motivation practices. Develop knowledge of specific project-based instructional units.

Application of Learning:

Identify applicable elements of “The Science of Learning” and provide exemplars.

Review images and successes of minority architects, engineers and mathematicians, for improvement of students’ self-efficacy.

Projects not Pandemic: Project Based Learning
Linking instruction to an appropriately aligned real-life STEAM project.

Intellectual Development:

Think logically, analytically, and creatively about curriculum planning and curriculum issues.

Communicate effectively in speech and writing.

This study is organized into modules with specific readings, Ted Talks and research assignments. Each module includes a website, Ted Talk, and a chapter from professional literature or a research article.

Each includes questions reflecting on the content of the information presented in the Module and how this information could be applied to their teaching practice.

Module #1: Urban and Rural Education and Technology Deserts
1.Website: Ohio Department of Education: Review your school district’s Local School

Report Card. Go to: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Data/Report-Card-Resources 2. https://teachthought.com/technology/6-ways-support-students

Professional Reading (Optional): The Art and Science of Teaching. Robert Marzano (2007) (General Reference Chapter 2).
Academic Questions: Please answer with a minimum of 1 typed page (150 words) APA style double spaced.

Question 1- What adjustments to presenting instruction are required of teachers working with students who do not have access to the internet as opposed to students who do have access?

Module # 2: Healthy Brains Help Each Other

● “Healthy Brains Help Each Other” is the theme of this module. How I see myself impacts how I learn. How you see me also impacts how you teach me. Relationships determine how I receive information and my executive functioning. This module explores the connections between brain health, brain functioning and students’ ability to successfully receive the information presented by their teachers.

Ted Talks:

• ●  The Mindset of a Champion Carson Byblow TedxYouth (September 5, 2018) The mindset of a champion | Carson Byblow | TEDxYouth@AASSofia | TED

  Talk

• ●  Anita Collins The Benefits of Music Education (Jan 18,2018). https://www.ted.com/talk/anita_collins_the_benefits_of_music_education

  Anita Collins: The benefits of music education | TED Talk

   

Professional Reading:
Center for the Developing Child, Frontiers of Innovation (2011). The Intergenerational Mobility Project MOMS Partnership. Harvard University. https://developingchild.harvard.edu/innovation-application/frontiers-of-innovation/

Academic Questions: Please answer with a minimum of 1 typed page (150 words) APA style double spaced. Select 1 question only.

Question 1-After reading about the Harvard Moms Partnership, do you think a similar project would be successful in your school district? Why? Why not?

Question 2- Carson Byblow speaks in his Ted Talk about “mindset and how it changed his “metaperceptions”. Describe a scenario where a student you are familiar with (fictitious names only) could benefit from a brain shift to a growth mindset. How could you use this Ted talk to improve instruction?

Module # 3: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

● Culturally Responsive Pedagogy uses these principles: “Positive perspectives on parents and families, communication of high expectations, learning within the context of culture, student-centered instruction, culturally mediated instruction, reshaping the curriculum and teacher as facilitator.”

(Ladson-Billings) (1994).

Highlighting the advice and successes of minority engineers and mathematicians, this module provides real-life experiences for pedagogical reflection. A new approach to STEAM focusing on making learning contextual is also presented.
This module provides specific strategies to support learning while recognizing and incorporating the students’ cultural backgrounds.

Website: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Brown University, Gloria Ladson-Billings “Dreamkeepers”

https://www.brown.edu/academics/education-alliance/teaching-diverse-learners/strategies-0/culturallyresp onsive-teaching-0

Ted Talks:

• We must change the culture of Science and Teaching TedxAtlantic
  Dr. Freeman A. Harbowski III. President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLYMLt4MQ0Y (Jan.9,2013)

• The Superpowers of STEM | Stephanie Hill | TEDxMidAtlantic. Stephanie Hill, Vice

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUAQNCEXxAcPresident and General Manager of Lockheed Martin's Ship & Aviation Systems business

● Ted Talk - The art of Diplomacy Tayo Rockson TedX Cooper Union June 13,2017. https://youtu.be/gZ4IyNVJ0Ng

Professional Reading(Optional):

Culturally Teaching and the Brain, Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students.

Zaretta Hammond Corwin Publications (2015) Building Awareness and Knowledge. Climbing out of the Gap. Part I-I

5 Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies. Kristin Burnham July 31, 2020

https://www.northeastern.edu/graduate/blog/culturally-responsive-teaching-strategies/

Academic Questions: Please answer with a minimum of 1 typed page (150 words) APA style double spaced for each question.

Question 1-What are some culturally responsive teaching strategies (minimum 2) given by Kristin Burnham, in her article, which could be beneficial to your class?

Question 2-After listening to Dr. Freeman Harbowski’s Ted Talk, what changes could be implemented for student success?

Question 3-Stephanie Hill, in her Ted Talk, speaks about the journey to becoming an engineer. How could you use this talk to motivate students with potential?

Module # 4: The Science of Learning

• The Science of Learning, promoting engagement through the use of metacognition and motivation practices. Each student represents a unique opportunity to align your

Read:

knowledge of how that student learns best, with research-based successful teaching and learning strategies. Are students aware of how they learn best? A student’s reflection on how cognition and comprehension are integral parts of learning. Website: Harvard University BOK Center

https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/comprehending-and-communicating-knowledge https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/promoting-engagement https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/how-memory-works https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/motivation-and-metacognition

Professional Reading: How memory works, comprehending, communication, knowledge, motivation and metacognition and promoting engagement. Harvard University BOK Center, bokcenter.harvard.edu/promoting engagement.

Ted Talk: The key to Success? Grit by Angela Duckworth

https://youtu.be/_XOWsgMd5fA

Academic Questions: Please answer with a minimum of 1 typed page (150 words) APA style double spaced.

Question 1 After reading the information listed in the links for the Harvard Bok Center, which is most useful for instructing your students and why?

Question 2(a) For years we’ve heard about Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth and the Power of “Grit”. Please take the mini-self assessment for “grit” which is titled the “grit scale”. The “grit scale” is found using the link below. Record your results.

https://angeladuckworth.com

Q-2(b) Some educators compare our students’ academic school performance as a direct reflection of the person who teaches them. If that is true, how could the “grit” test you completed in question 1, impact your teaching? What could this “metaperception” improve learning in your classroom?

Metaperceptions, or beliefs about how other people perceive the self, are the implicit maps people use to navigate complex social environments. Are metaperceptions accurate? The answer to this question is complex and depends on several factors, such as how insight is measured, the attribute in question, and the social context. We first review several ways in which the accuracy of metaperceptions is typically conceptualized and measured. We then summarize for which attributes (e.g., intelligent, likeable) and in which contexts (e.g., among friends or coworkers) metaperceptions are accurate as well as for whom (e.g., personality traits, status) and in which situations. Next, we consider the process of metaperception and which sources of information lead people to form accurate beliefs about how others perceive them. Finally, we discuss future directions that may shed more light on when people know how others experience them and how to potentially improve this type of insight. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Carlson, E. N., & Barranti, M. (2016). Metaperceptions: Do people know how others perceive them? In J. A. Hall, M. S. Mast, & T. V. West (Eds.), The social psychology of perceiving others accurately (p. 165–182). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316181959.008

Module # 5: Pandemic Paralysis or Purposeful Options

• Pandemic Practices or Purposeful Options presents project-based learning initiatives created by leaders in Aeronautics, Architecture, Engineering and Mathematics. Project-Based Learning Topics: Entrepreneurship, Architecture for Girls, Things that Fly.

• Encouraging students to find their passion and become entrepreneurs Website: Listed within the context of each topic below.

  Ted Talk:

  Young Entrepreneurs:

  • ●  Ryan Kelly is the youngest Shark Tank entrepreneur to appear in Shark
    Tank season 4. The eleven-year-old entrepreneur from Stamford, CT (along with his mom Daniela) pitches his wholesome, home-made, dog treats
    in Shark Tank episode 424. ... Dogs and their people LOVED them and Ryan’s Barkery was born. (May 5,2020).

  • ●  Ryans Barkery Shark Tank Update

  • ●  Brandon Sebastian Martinez Sock Makers and Donators https://areyoukiddingsocks.com/pages/our-story

     

● Mikaila Ulmer Meandthebees Lemonade Entrepreneur
Teen Entrepreneur Celebrates 10 Years in Business, Lemonade

Distribution in 1,500 Supermarkets -

See also Ted Talk Dr. Stephanie Hill (Module 3).

Aeronautics is the study of flying. We began flying in planes, rockets, jets, and now flying cars. How could students who are interested in flying learn about aeronautics and use that knowledge to make decisions about their studies in the future.

Things that fly (Aeronautics) https://buggyandbuddy.com/things-that-fly/

Johnny’s Airport Adventure - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/stem-ed-resources/johnny-airport-adventure.html

NASA Internships and Fellowships

https://www.nasa.gov/stem-ed-resources/nasa-internships-and-fellowships.html

https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/nasaathome

Architecture for Girls: Build a geodesic dome.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/educator/act_geodesic_ei.html

Have you noticed? Geodesic domes are used by restaurateurs during this pandemic to provide isolated individualized eating areas!

https://kansasdiscovery.org/discovery-diy-steam-fun-with-paper-towel-tubes/

Create a cell phone speaker, (I purchased a wood-crafted version of this model at an Arts Fair Mentees for the cost of $40.00! ) an herb planter, a kaleidoscope or a paper towel tube scale. This Kansas discovery website includes instructions.

Even on Pinterest!

https://www.pinterest.com/krussellaia/architecture-for-kids/

Notables in STEAM:

Astronomy/Math: Gladys Mae West, worked with the development of the satellite geodesy which became the present-day GPS directional navigation systems used in many venues especially in our cars. Global Positioning Systems.

Aviation: Captain Sarah Kociuba. She was the pilot leading the bomber jets over Raymond James Stadium for Super Bowl LV 2021.Graduate of the University of

Dayton.

Mathematician: Katherine Johnson Mathematician for the Apollo 13 launch. Lead mathematician highlighted in the movie “Hidden Figures”.

Architecture: Maya Lin, she is best known for a project she conceived while still a student: the Vietnam, Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C

Chemistry: Olga Gonzales Sanabria, Highest ranking Hispanic at NASA GLENN in Cleveland, Ohio. Inductee into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame as a chemist. Credited with working her team to create the life battery used to power electricity on the International Space Station. Master’s Degree from University of Toledo.

Coding: Kimberly Bryant, Creator of Black Girls Code. An initiative to teach coding to girls.

Robotics: Melonee Wise, Creator of Robots for Fetch Robots 2014

Academic Questions: Please answer with a minimum of 1 typed page (150 words) APA style double spaced.

Question 1- Select one of the project-based learning topics listed above. Describe how that topic could be used as a purposeful learning option.