#RSDchat Archive
Wednesday February 8, 2017
9:30 PM EST
TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:30 PM EST
Question 1:What books/articles have you read to support your understanding of social/educational equity?
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halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 9:30 PM EST
For the record - kids in bed, does not actually equal all kids sleeping.
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participatechat
Feb 8 @ 9:30 PM EST
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MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 9:32 PM EST
A1: Savage Inequalities by Kozal... Anything on
#RestorativeJustice
and Paulo Freire
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:30 PM EST
Question 1:What books/articles have you read to support your understanding of social/educational equity?
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halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 9:32 PM EST
A1: Not education related - but I recently read On the Run: Fugitive Life in An American City by Alice Goffman.
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gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:32 PM EST
Q1: What resources have you found to be most useful related to ensuring equity in your classes?
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:34 PM EST
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I wish I knew of helpful resources that focus on the topic. I just have my personal experiences & conversations w/others.
TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:35 PM EST
This I can definitely use. The last time you & I talked
#restorativejustice
is helped immensely in my classroom.
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In reply to @MrSmall215
halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 9:35 PM EST
I learn so much from talking with others - in person, and on Twitter! So much knowledge out there!
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In reply to @TechieTcher
gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:38 PM EST
A1:
@EduColorMVMT
, anything by
@PedroNoguera
, National SEED Foundation, TED, & conversations/interactions
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In reply to @EduColorMVMT, @PedroNoguera
TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:39 PM EST
Duh,
#educulor
#educulor
A favorite of mine.
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In reply to @gilliam_evelyn, @EduColorMVMT, @PedroNoguera
halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 9:39 PM EST
A1: Also, just moving around the country and teaching in diff. districts/states has taught me a lot.
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MCrowley522
Feb 8 @ 9:40 PM EST
I agree. I learn most when I have conversations with people.
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In reply to @halliesmills, @TechieTcher
gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:41 PM EST
How has the material shaped/reshaped your thinking?
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:42 PM EST
Q2: Share how you have used these resources in your class. What made you decide to try this?
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halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
On the Run focuses on a comm. in Philly. Eye opening to read how systems in place don't provide + opportunities.
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In reply to @gilliam_evelyn
MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 9:45 PM EST
A2: Once I found out about the
#School2PrisonPipeline
and how I contributed to it, I decided that I'd dedicate my class
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:42 PM EST
Q2: Share how you have used these resources in your class. What made you decide to try this?
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:46 PM EST
A2: After tweeting w/
@MrSmall215
I had Ss who were missing recess the next day help me organize my classroom some.
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In reply to @MrSmall215
gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:47 PM EST
A2: Used a sharing strategy (Passing Notes) to share what Ss ate for special meals...lead to a discussion on culture and...
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halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 9:47 PM EST
A2: It does create a sense of urgency to make sure my kids leave my class successful, and wanting to learn.
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MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 9:47 PM EST
A2: After I started, I knew I had to improve, because my every waking moment is dedicated to their success, not prison...
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:42 PM EST
Q2: Share how you have used these resources in your class. What made you decide to try this?
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gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:48 PM EST
...history of certain foods and how they came to the US via slave trade, ships of merchants, etc
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:48 PM EST
Yes!
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MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 9:47 PM EST
A2: After I started, I knew I had to improve, because my every waking moment is dedicated to their success, not prison...
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:42 PM EST
Q2: Share how you have used these resources in your class. What made you decide to try this?
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gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:49 PM EST
A2b: I wanted Ss to see what is seen on tv as "typical american food" was not typical in all houses...it even lead to...
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MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 9:49 PM EST
A2: They are the future of this country, so I felt it became important no just to teach them, but to help them become good people
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:42 PM EST
Q2: Share how you have used these resources in your class. What made you decide to try this?
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gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:50 PM EST
A2b: ...discussion about the inequities of food availability in market chains depending on where the store is located
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:50 PM EST
And if there's going to be any kind of change in the future kids now are going to be the ones making it happen.
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In reply to @MrSmall215
halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 9:51 PM EST
So true! Schnucks near school is not the same as Schnucks in Kirkwood!
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In reply to @gilliam_evelyn
MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 9:52 PM EST
A2: My practice is now very personal, because I understand that each year isn't about me... It's about them.
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:42 PM EST
Q2: Share how you have used these resources in your class. What made you decide to try this?
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:52 PM EST
It def improved our relationship, they were better in the next class, & my room got put back together. All wins!
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In reply to @MrSmall215
TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:53 PM EST
A4: Share the impact/growth you've seen as a result.
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gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:53 PM EST
my former students were stunned when I explained this to them. They thought all Schnuck's were like Ladue Crossing
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In reply to @halliesmills
TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:54 PM EST
I want to take Ss to different locations & ask them what they notice & think. This is huge.
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In reply to @halliesmills, @gilliam_evelyn
halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
It really would be an interesting study - the effect a grocery store has on its community's access to diff. food.
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MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 9:55 PM EST
Exactly... Our generation left them issues that they need to be prepared to deal with... Or rather fix...
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:50 PM EST
And if there's going to be any kind of change in the future kids now are going to be the ones making it happen.
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In reply to @MrSmall215
gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:56 PM EST
A4: Used a "torn apart book" with reading strats class. Whole class was able to comprehend a grade level novel due to the...
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gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:57 PM EST
A4: ...scaffold of support provided in the strategy...shocked Ss when I literally tore the book into parts for them to read
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:57 PM EST
This is why I really handed the inquiry and learning to the Ss.What they want to learn about, what they know.
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In reply to @MrSmall215
TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 9:59 PM EST
We still have bumps, but they catch themselves faster & come to me when frustrated w/life. I'll take it.
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gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 9:59 PM EST
A4: W/adults I see a willingness to share and a need for more resources and safe spaces to share thinking...need to add more
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gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 10:01 PM EST
could lead to a discussion about food deserts in urban areas and why they exist...sounds like somebody's PBL :-)
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In reply to @halliesmills
TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:02 PM EST
Thanks all for a short
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tonight. Next month we'll be talming about attendance, and how to get Ferris in school.
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halliesmills
Feb 8 @ 10:02 PM EST
Yes, more practical ideas that I can implement! I don't need more theory.
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In reply to @gilliam_evelyn
gilliam_evelyn
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
Goodnight
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MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
A4: Engagement up. Little to no behavior issues. Kids talk that don't talk anywhere else. Kids hang around the classroom
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TechieTcher
- Moderator
Feb 8 @ 10:04 PM EST
So,true. How do you get students to buy in?
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MrSmall215
Feb 8 @ 10:00 PM EST
There's something about negotiation that gets student buy in... Mostly because, they gotta deal with being peasants @ home...