ED 200: Identity and Teaching

Dates & Times

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8:30 - 5pm on:

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Tuesday, June 18

Thursday, June 20

Friday, June 21

Monday, June 24

Wednesday, June 26

Friday, June 28

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Many Big Ideas, Frameworks & Theories Over 6 Full Days

Day 1 Who are we as teachers?

Day 2 What is a good school?

Day 3 What are good students?

Day 4 What is good teaching? Part 1

Day 5 What is good teaching? Part 2

Day 6 What are good teachers?

Nunacing the idea of goodness in relations to Schooling and Education

My Identity (What is my lens?)

2 Essential Questions

What does it mean to teach and what role does school play in the context of American society and local communities for diverse groups of people?

How do I approach teaching with the sensibilities and frameworks necessary to be an equitable and transformative teacher for all students?

Course Description

This course serves as an introduction to teaching and schooling in our American democracy. We explore important questions about the form and function of schooling and deepen our understanding of what it means to develop as transformative teachers within our current K12 educational landscape.

Course Assignments

1. Where I Am From Poem
2. Philosophy of Education I
3. Reading Log
4. Critical Reflection Journal
5. Positionality Statement - Introduction of Self
6. Philosophy of Education II- Commitments

ED 200: Pre-work

1. Write a Where I am From Poem using the format provided. Consider your lived experiences and tell your story.
2. Develop your Philosophy of Education iteration
3. Read & Log ideas and quotes from the readings in the reading log (Make a Copy). We will reference and utilize these readings to frame our thinking about schooling for class on June 18th.
1. Giroux, H. A. (1985). Teachers as transformative intellectuals. Social Education, 49(5), 376-79.
2. Oakes, J., Lipton, M., Anderson, L., & Stillman, J. (2018). Teaching to change the world. Routledge. Chapter 1: The U.S. Schooling Dilemma
4. Preview the following readings, we will engage these readings on identity in class on June 18. These readings will eventually need to be included in your reading log but are optional to be completed for the first class.
• Daniel-Tatum, B. (2017). Why are all of the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? And other conversations about race. New York: Basic Books. Ch 2. Complexity of Identity
• Collins, P. H. (1993). Toward a new vision: Race, class, and gender as categories of analysis and connection. Race, Sex & Class, 25–45.
• DiAngelo, R. J. (2016). What does it mean to be white?: Developing white racial literacy. Peter Lang Publishing Inc. Chapter 3: Socialization

Attendance Policy

• You may NOT miss any class due to the nature of this program.

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• In the rare case of emergency, a Resident that misses more than 1 day will be subject to repeat the course, regardless of the reason for absence.

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• Whenever a Resident is absent, they must set up a meeting with their instructor during office hours to make up/discuss the content of the day.

Attendance Policy - Frequent Questions

• What if I have to get a TB test, Livescan, get a form filled out?
• Please do this on non course days. You will be marked for a partial day absence if you miss class for this reason.
• What if I have an emergency and unable to attend class?
• Email your instructor ASAP. They will mark you absent with a reason of illness or emergency. Follow up with your instructor immediately upon feeling better to catch up on the missing work.
• What if there is an incident on my way to class?
• Email or call your instructor ASAP.
• Find a peer in your course and text or email them so that they can convey your message to the instructor
• What if I have a pre-planned activity that involves a day of absence?
• Each day of the course is crucial and required. Email your instructor and clinical director in advance, to arrange make-up work.

Attendance Policy - Frequent Questions

• If I miss a day of absence, what kinds of make-up work will be required?
• Make-up work may include:
• 1:1 meeting with instructor
• Completed critical reflection journal entry turned into Canvas
• Re-take the full course or a day of the course at a later date
• If I complete make-up work, will I still have to make up a course day?
• Yes, both may be required.

Attendance Policy - Frequent Questions

• Does leaving after lunchtime count as an absence?
• Yes, and make up work will be required.