Week 8

Questions: 1) If we limited social studies to sources in print a. We ignore the history most immediate, relevant, and comprehensible to our students. b. We transform the curriculum I n that it inevitably increases the sources of information. c. Students will have excellent language arts activity. d. Students will be able to read with no problem. Good Samaritan 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) Neighbors: everyone is different Pride Religion: Actions Love your neighbor Action; relationship building No significant learning will occur until there is a significant relationship. Break down the lines that come between us. Proverbs 3:3 a. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 9) Why would stop you from helping students a. Finance b. Time c. Im I really making a difference? d. Not getting anywhere 10)Be careful about getting to close. a. Show interest b. Look for patterns 11)Differences a. Academic b. Socio-economic c. Family Structure d. Cultural/Racial e. Experiential f. Type of intelligence

g. Learning style h. Thinking style 12)Multi Cultural a. Movement toward equity or equity pedagogy b. Curriculum reform c. Multicultural Competence d. Teaching toward social justice e. Challenges i. White and female ii. Achievement gap 13)Know a. Know your students i. Multiple intelligence/learning styles test ii. Student inventories iii. Check cumulative files for standardized test information; reading levels. iv. Pre test v. Student Profiles vi. Know the communities vii. Assess the resources available viii. Call home about positives and build relationships with parents. b. Relationships are CRITICAL 14)Activity a. Letters to the Principal i. Review the letter your group was given ii. Formulate a plan that addresses the following levels of stakeholders 1. School 2. Teachers 3. Students 4. Families 15)What is poverty? a. Is it the extent to which an individual does without resources? b. Poverty knows no bounds neither race, gender, culture, nor language. c. Resources i. Financial

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Emotional Mental Spiritual Physical Support Systems Relationships/Role Models Knowledge of hidden class rules