Why is kid watching a critical practice for teacher to use? How is kidwatching informed by cultural difference theory?
Kidwatching is the process of observing how a child learns in various situations. It is important that teachers use this method to be able to meet the needs of all the students. It is hard to learn about a child if you only know how they act during instruction. Kidwatching is a critical practice for a teacher to use, because he/she can learn about the child's likes and dislikes, learning styles, and social abilities. After observing a child, the teacher can alter the curriculum to better meet their needs like Ms. White had done for Jabob. She knew that he did not like to read so she brought in material that may spark an interest. If Ms. White did not take the time to observe Jabob she may have not noticed that he was not reading during the time spent in the library. Kidwatching relates to the cultural difference theory by seeing each child as an individual.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Where I am From Reflection
I really enjoyed working on the assignment “Where I Am From”, because it allowed me to go through photos of my past that I have not taken the time to look at for a while. When I first began the poem, I had trouble coming up with information about myself. I had never really done an assignment that was based on me and my personal experiences and important people in life that were not based on education. It took a lot of thought about my childhood and the things I feel are important in my life. But once I started to write, it became easier to continue the poem. I no longer looked at it as an assignment but a self-discovery project. This assignment supports the “Funds of Knowledge” by using Moll’s strategy of learning more about someone else’s background in order to become more culturally informed. Not only did I discover a lot about myself, but I also discovered a lot about my classmates. It was a great add to the assignment to have us watch our classmates’ videos and give them feedback. Not only did it allow me to learn more about them, but it also helped me to think like a teacher as I was watching them.
This assignment is can help eliminate cultural deficit issues which occur in some classrooms. Cultural deficit is when there is an assumption that “students of color and low-income students often fail to do well in school because of perceived “cultural deprivation” or lack of exposure to cultural models more obviously congruent with school success”. It is placing a stereotype on students based on little known information on their life outside of school, like the situation with Donny in the article “As Soon As She Opened Her Mouth”. The teacher just assumed there was no hope for him because of the illiteracy of his mother.
This assignment was a great way to use culturally responsive teaching in the classroom. It falls under most of the principles of culturally responsive teaching. I plan on using this assignment with my own class. It will be a great way for me to get to know my students more personally. It also promotes culturally capital in the classroom by allowing students to take pride in who they are and where they came from.
This assignment is can help eliminate cultural deficit issues which occur in some classrooms. Cultural deficit is when there is an assumption that “students of color and low-income students often fail to do well in school because of perceived “cultural deprivation” or lack of exposure to cultural models more obviously congruent with school success”. It is placing a stereotype on students based on little known information on their life outside of school, like the situation with Donny in the article “As Soon As She Opened Her Mouth”. The teacher just assumed there was no hope for him because of the illiteracy of his mother.
This assignment was a great way to use culturally responsive teaching in the classroom. It falls under most of the principles of culturally responsive teaching. I plan on using this assignment with my own class. It will be a great way for me to get to know my students more personally. It also promotes culturally capital in the classroom by allowing students to take pride in who they are and where they came from.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Double Journal Entry # 6
Response to Principles for Culturally Responsive Teaching:
When reading the article, I found that I had experience principle number four at Fairmont State University a number of times. The principle is based on student-centered instruction. The student is encouraged to work with others or independently. One class that I felt used this method was Geosphere, taught by Dr. McKeen. At the beginning of most classes, we worked with a partner or a small group to do a lab that would supplement the lesson that would be taught that day. She did not tell us exactly what we were supposed to do but was there to guide us through the lab. There was one assignment that we called Survivor. We were broke up into groups of four and given a set of directions. The directions only told us the supplies that we could use to make something to predict the weather. It took a lot of research and trial and error to find an instrument. I learned a lot about weather on my own by working in this student-centered activity.
This video found on youtube.com is about student-centered instruction that had students use technology to create a gadget. The video is called Student-centered, Technology-based Instruction at KIS. I really enjoyed seeing what the students made.
Resources:
Principles for culturally responsive instruction. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/crt-principles.shtml
When reading the article, I found that I had experience principle number four at Fairmont State University a number of times. The principle is based on student-centered instruction. The student is encouraged to work with others or independently. One class that I felt used this method was Geosphere, taught by Dr. McKeen. At the beginning of most classes, we worked with a partner or a small group to do a lab that would supplement the lesson that would be taught that day. She did not tell us exactly what we were supposed to do but was there to guide us through the lab. There was one assignment that we called Survivor. We were broke up into groups of four and given a set of directions. The directions only told us the supplies that we could use to make something to predict the weather. It took a lot of research and trial and error to find an instrument. I learned a lot about weather on my own by working in this student-centered activity.
This video found on youtube.com is about student-centered instruction that had students use technology to create a gadget. The video is called Student-centered, Technology-based Instruction at KIS. I really enjoyed seeing what the students made.
Resources:
Principles for culturally responsive instruction. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/crt-principles.shtml
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Double Journal Entry #4
Quote:
Reaction:
I chose this quote, because it says that when things aren't going great that teachers should stand together to find a way to make things better. A lot of people look up to teachers. They feel that they are educated, problem solvers, and can handle anything that comes their way. This is pretty true because teachers have to deal with so many situations and have to figure out a way to make everyone happy. I like how Moll is all about teachers getting involved in the communinity because teachers have the ablity to reach the community through their students. Parents tend to be involved with their children's schooling and communicate with their teacher.
Related Source: I found a video intitled Confident Students + Community Involvement + Excellent Teachers = HCS Success! on Youtube.com that is about a school that reached out to the community to take a stand against bullying.
Resources:
Moll , L. C. , Amanti , C, Neff, D, & Gonzalez, N(1992). Theory into practice: qualitative issues in educational research; funds of knowledge for teaching: using a qualitative approach to connect homes and classrooms. (Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 132-141). Taylor and Francis, Ltd. Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B6DFAmexYq7vZTI5ZmI3M2EtNzVlOS00MWQzLThkZDgtNDQwNWJmYmFmMzBl&hl=en_US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-H1JZ0sCc
Confident Students + Community Involvement + Excellent Teachers = HCS
"as material resources become scarce, the mutual reliance among teachers must grow"
Reaction:
I chose this quote, because it says that when things aren't going great that teachers should stand together to find a way to make things better. A lot of people look up to teachers. They feel that they are educated, problem solvers, and can handle anything that comes their way. This is pretty true because teachers have to deal with so many situations and have to figure out a way to make everyone happy. I like how Moll is all about teachers getting involved in the communinity because teachers have the ablity to reach the community through their students. Parents tend to be involved with their children's schooling and communicate with their teacher.
Related Source: I found a video intitled Confident Students + Community Involvement + Excellent Teachers = HCS Success! on Youtube.com that is about a school that reached out to the community to take a stand against bullying.
Resources:
Moll , L. C. , Amanti , C, Neff, D, & Gonzalez, N(1992). Theory into practice: qualitative issues in educational research; funds of knowledge for teaching: using a qualitative approach to connect homes and classrooms. (Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 132-141). Taylor and Francis, Ltd. Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B6DFAmexYq7vZTI5ZmI3M2EtNzVlOS00MWQzLThkZDgtNDQwNWJmYmFmMzBl&hl=en_US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-H1JZ0sCc
Confident Students + Community Involvement + Excellent Teachers = HCS
Where I Am From......
I am from the sound of crickets in the evening, from watching the sun set behind the hills and catching fireflies in my grandmother’s field.
I am from having the view of the Ohio River from front porch, riding a jet ski or a boat every day of the week, watching the water rush out of the dam like a raging rapids and fishing the dark is more than a song.
I am from the beauty of the Iris, more than a flower, the name of my beloved grandmother, the heart of my family, now our guardian angel.
I am from annual family reunions and being more than family, being friends, having so many red heads that the reunion looks like an Irish pub, from my wonderful mother Diana and an absent father Jerry but a stepfather deserving of being called Dad and the two most important people, my whole world, two people I would give my life for, my babies Raustyn and Tiauna .
Being my son’s number one fan in everything he does from playing baseball and football to racing his four wheelers and seeing the smile my daughter has when she sees me cheer for her when she shows me something new.
I am from the stand strong for what you believe in, have a big heart, and never be afraid to ask someone for help.
From cheer for the blue n gold until you lose your voice and sing Country Roads at the end of each game.
I am from Heaven is your destination, live for the Lord, the belief that you must forgive to be forgiven.
I'm from the Ohio Valley, the small town with one stop light, one gas station, the town of Sistersville, WV. The love of Dairy Queen ice cream and pizza from the Fort, and being the mother of the Tyler County Fair Prince.
From the going Snipe hunting with my older cousins to find out Snipes don’t exist and being left in the woods for two hours, the playing board games and playing Yooker and Rummy until you are so tired you can’t see the numbers on the cards.
I am from hanging out with my best friends every day, covering ourselves with tanning oil and laying out all day, getting our nails done, and getting dressed up to go out and dance, waking up the next morning to laugh about the night before.
I am a West Virginia girl……..
I am from having the view of the Ohio River from front porch, riding a jet ski or a boat every day of the week, watching the water rush out of the dam like a raging rapids and fishing the dark is more than a song.
I am from the beauty of the Iris, more than a flower, the name of my beloved grandmother, the heart of my family, now our guardian angel.
I am from annual family reunions and being more than family, being friends, having so many red heads that the reunion looks like an Irish pub, from my wonderful mother Diana and an absent father Jerry but a stepfather deserving of being called Dad and the two most important people, my whole world, two people I would give my life for, my babies Raustyn and Tiauna .
Being my son’s number one fan in everything he does from playing baseball and football to racing his four wheelers and seeing the smile my daughter has when she sees me cheer for her when she shows me something new.
I am from the stand strong for what you believe in, have a big heart, and never be afraid to ask someone for help.
From cheer for the blue n gold until you lose your voice and sing Country Roads at the end of each game.
I am from Heaven is your destination, live for the Lord, the belief that you must forgive to be forgiven.
I'm from the Ohio Valley, the small town with one stop light, one gas station, the town of Sistersville, WV. The love of Dairy Queen ice cream and pizza from the Fort, and being the mother of the Tyler County Fair Prince.
From the going Snipe hunting with my older cousins to find out Snipes don’t exist and being left in the woods for two hours, the playing board games and playing Yooker and Rummy until you are so tired you can’t see the numbers on the cards.
I am from hanging out with my best friends every day, covering ourselves with tanning oil and laying out all day, getting our nails done, and getting dressed up to go out and dance, waking up the next morning to laugh about the night before.
I am a West Virginia girl……..
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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