Purpose of this DiscussionLearning Objectives - Facilitating Learning Through Creativity Part I
Educators will be able to
Our educational context today is drastically different than it was at the turn of the century. And, unfortunately, those changes have not all been positive. NCLB, enacted in 2001, was built upon deficit beliefs about culturally and linguistically diverse students. Ironically, the high stakes testing that was branded as a policy to help our most vulnerable student populations, has done the opposite. Over the last 17 years, there has been wide-spread adoption of regressive, scripted curriculum, particularly in schools that serve diverse students. We are witnessing how these programs are growing disengaged, dependent learners and increasing inequities in access to high-quality teaching and learning. Share an experience of yours with scripted curriculum. Identify the challenges and opportunities which it provided to your learners. My very first experience with scripted curriculum began at my very first teaching assignment. It was on the watch list and the state had just come in to help "turn it around." We were all required to use the same trade books, teaching the same lessons, the same way each day. Each lesson was scripted and we basically just read from the text book all year. It was my least favorite teaching experience. It left very little room for fun and creativity, as well as personalizing the lessons to the interests of the students in the room. We also could not move ahead if the class caught on or already knew the material. There was also this assumption that students had the same background knowledge and was already ready for the materials at hand. It did provide all students in the same grade level the same exact experience. It was definitely a great way for me to learn ALL of the curriculum for that grade level, as I had to teach it all, at the pace prescribed. The pacing was difficult for some students, and boring for many others, so I feel like the challenge of curriculum in general, is making sure to address the needs of all students with various needs in the same setting with the same curriculum. ObjectiveBy the end of this module, you should be able to: Facilitating Learning Through Creativity Part I
https://artsintegration.com/2012/05/15/ways-to-integrate-art-and-math-in-an-elementary-classroom/ 13 ways for students to make presentations: https://classtechtips.com/2023/07/26/websites-to-make-presentations/ https://classtechtips.com/2023/07/25/first-week-of-class-activity-225/ Script from podcast: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PX98WGcYOMPSWVuvPhKgKcB-PNafpy_S4UJOqjSs0Vw/edit?usp=sharing https://www.loom.com/share/815a4e6f9eb64755a8c3a362190327e2?sid=07debb36-e1da-4c68-96f5-99591c300915
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