CourseworkEducational StrategiesITL608 Design and Process of TeachingMulticultural EducationNational UniversityStudent-Centered Learning
Learning Map Stage Two: Getting to Know Your Students
For the second of this week’s assignments, we were to complete the “Getting to Know Your Students” section of Stage Two of the Learning Map. Stage Two – Instructional Approach: Teaching We were advised to consult with our master, mentor, or supervisory teacher; with additional school personnel; and with families, as needed, to develop our understanding of students’ assets and learning needs. We were to review student work and available assessment or survey data and talk with and/or observe students to learn about the class’s range of assets, including academic strengths, and learning needs. We were to use this information...
CourseworkCultural Awareness in TeachingITL600 Becoming a TeacherMulticultural EducationNational UniversityTeacher Professional Development
Cultural Iceberg
Teacher identity, culture and values play a significant role in the classroom. In this assignment, we were to dive deeper (literally) into our own cultural iceberg. This Cultural Iceberg analogy coined by Gary Weaver (1986) shows us how there are many layers in culture. We, humans, are like icebergs in that a part of our culture is above water, but the majority of it is underwater and “unseen” by others. Sometimes, we refer to the culture that is underwater as the “deep” culture because it may not be something that is seen, heard, or experienced. Before we can become culturally...