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Respect and Value all individuals. Artifact I: Student Background Presentations. Students shared their personal backgrounds and expectations for the classroom at the beginning of the year in order to establish a shared understanding of what students should be contributing to the classroom environment. Artifact II: Makey Makey Circuits. Artifact III: Behavior Management Chart. DeVries, R. (1997). Piaget’s social theory. Educational Researcher, 26. Loyola Marymount University. (2009). Los Angeles: LMU SOE.
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Lead in order to facilitate transformation. Being a leader for social justice in education is more of a process of guiding students towards becoming critically aware problem solvers rather than being the source of solutions to social issues. Through critical social theory and by fostering a community of learners, I have led students towards developing the skills to ask questions and create solutions that can impact the world around them. Classroom practice. Cambridge: MIT Press. Students analyzed the cau...
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Advocate for access to a socially just education. In a study conducted by Wallace and Brand (2012) on critical race theory in education, they asked “is a critical awareness of societal constructions of difference or characterizations of race pivotal to teaching African American students? I am able to advocate for my students to become empowered because I have recognized the sociocultural challenges that they face and together we work together to build an atmosphere that is conducive to their success.
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Educate by integrating theory and practice. Artifact I: Fall of Rome Investigation. Students collaborated in groups of three or four to investigate and provide an analysis of why the Roman Empire collapsed. Students used Google Slides as a cognitive learning tool which allowed them to conduct their research and formulate their arguments on their presentation slides simultaneously both in class and outside of class. Artifact II: Science Fair Project. Artifact III: Daily Class Agenda. Create a free website.
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My philosophy drives me to continue to develop my ability to foster creative and innovative thinking within the classroom. My students are heard, empowered, supported, and advocated for by a servant role model informed by strong Jesuit ideals. Smith, K. S., Rook, J. E., and Smith, T. W. (2007). Increasing student engagement using effective and metacognitive writing strategies in. Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth,. Vygotsky, L. (1986). Cambridge, MA: MIT (A. Kozulin, trans.).
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