A collection of personal blogs from Education Core Studies Classes at the University of Regina
The readings this week mostly surrounded ideas about how we define teaching. The readings illustrate the dichotomy between views of teaching as a profession and how teachers self identify. In the reading taken from Understanding Canadian Schools we look a lot at how the idea of a profession is defined. Many would think of the colloquial … More Teaching: a profession and identity
This week’s readings introduced us to the concept of New Literacy Studies (NLS) and the debate that surrounds literacy as it is traditionally defined. To briefly summarize some of the concepts surrounding NLS the debate comes down to theories surrounding the autonomous model of literacy vs the ideological models of literacy. In the autonomous model … More New Literacy Studies and Curriculum
The reading this week was focused on how Education and Educational Philosophy has evolved and been shaped over time by philosophers and by events and milestones within society. The readings begin to create a picture of the way that Public Education in Canada can be viewed and discussed by understanding the key ideas that historically … More The Evolution of Education- Philosophies and History
For our ECS 200 class we are asked to complete 20 hours of Community-Based Service Learning volunteer experience. At first I was not sure how I felt about a mandatory volunteer experience from a pre-selected group of possible community partners. I was already trying to balance two jobs, full-time classes and a family. I was … More ECS 200 CBSL Experience
This week’s blog prompt asks us to think about what we know in regards to curriculum development. The prompt asks us to write about how we think school curricula are developed. Before: Prior to reading this article what I know about how school curricula are developed is a somewhat basic understanding. Curricula is developed in … More Curriculum Development (Before and After)
Will Whitten 