PDP Goals- Week 7
November 26, 2017
Week 7- Reflection
November 26, 2017
Before: As I prepared for my lesson this week I was trying to think of another engaging way to get students writing and thinking about poetry. This week I chose to use another form of nonsense poetry. Using work by the U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky we will look at rhyme scheme and create … More Week 7- Reflection
Numeracy and Jagged Worldviews Colliding
November 20, 2017
This week’s readings challenge us to think about the Eurocentric worldview and its collision course with Indigenous worldviews in particular the way we understand numeracy. In Jagged Worldviews Colliding, Leroy Little Bear (2000) states that colonialism “tries to maintain a singular social order by means of force and law, suppressing the diversity of human worldviews. … More Numeracy and Jagged Worldviews Colliding
Inclusion and different abilities
November 20, 2017
After watching the Tedx talk by Dan Habib about his son Samuel and reading Kelsey’s blog it strikes me how important inclusion of people of abilities is not only in school but in society. This week’s topic is one that I truly am passionate about. I have been fortunate enough in my life to have … More Inclusion and different abilities
Week 6- Reflection
November 19, 2017
Before: As I prepared for my lesson this week I felt confident coming into a subject and activity that was in my wheelhouse. I was excited to teach some visual art but I was also excited to have found a Plains Cree Myth that fit well with my lesson. I was a little nervous about … More Week 6- Reflection
Will Whitten 