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Teach Out Proposal


For my Teach Out Assignment, I would like to develop a mini-unit or lesson for my own classroom, in which I will integrate the ideas and concepts that we have learned about in our class. Specifically, I would like to integrate more identity work into the beginning of a school year, which will help guide the classroom culture and climate from the first day of school. It is important that students feel safe and accepted in class regardless of their identity markers. By teaching them some of the principles we have discussed in class, I will be able to better facilitate a positive and inclusive climate in class.


I would like to have the unit begin with identity work and discussions regarding those identities. This will lead into a series of lessons that bring student voices and experiences into the classroom. Finally, the unit will culminate in a final project that asks students to integrate what they learned into it.



Article Choices:
Johnson, A. G. (2006). Privilege, power, and difference.

Vaccaro, A., August, G., & Kennedy, M. S. (2012). Safe spaces: Making schools and communities welcoming to LGBT youth. ABC-CLIO.

Comments

  1. LesleyJune 11, 2019 at 6:50 PM

    Great place to start planning and I hope that you can use the Media Literacy class to further this idea. you are taking on a lofty task so you will have to find ways to hone it so that it doesn't get away from you and become too kumbaya. But carefully planned lessons early on will plant important seeds for the year as everyone gets to know themselves and each other. Let's talk if you need hep brainstorming further.

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