Class Cancelled for Today 9/30

Hello class,

Unfortunately I overlooked a complication in my schedule today.  We will resume class on Thursday. We will finish up with Haberman and the group projects as well as start on our first major paper dealing with gender studies.  I will see everyone on Thurs.

Group Comments

NO CLASS ON THURS.  

EXPAND ON YOUR PRESENTATIONS, PREPARE and BE READY

WE WILL MEET ON  9/30

HERE ARE YOUR NOTES

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, POST THEM ON THE BLOG

Group 1: Tim/Jesus/Angela (All Present)

·         Pedagogy/Collaboration

·         Nice image with the five C’s

·         What is the way towards collaboration?

·         This would be something to discuss or even ask the class, how do we do this?

·         What exactly are you referring to with reference to the article; I think it is important for you to discuss this immediately. The first thing that you want to tell the class is what you are talking about with reference to the article. 

·         Some of the imagery used is satire, and the use of technology and memory

·         The jeopardy students à This would have great to discuss, according to what Haberman is saying but ya’ll kind of just skipped over it, even the storm trooper reference.  I think it kind of went over everyone’s head

·         Who is the 21^st Century learner?

Ø  Is it a question for the people in charge?

Ø  I’m not so sure???

·         Very clever use of satire, it makes your presentation funny

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      What does Haberman say with his rebuttal to the Pedagogy of Poverty, I think it’s important to reference this in your presentation.  Overall I think you guys did well but at times I think you went over people’s head.  Some people don’t know about Star Wars but it was funny. One of the main questions came at the end it I think it was worth more of a discussion.  I want ya’ll to consider this for next time.  What kind of real world concerns are there when discussing technology and pedagogy?  Is it really helping us?   I want you all to engage us with these types of questions but incorporate the article, and what Haberman says about this in your discussion.  I think that you all touched upon a lot of things that Haberman said but assumed that we all knew what you were talking about.  Take some time to explain it to us and how you applied your understanding of the text to a bigger meaning.

Group 2: Julieta/Zaragoza/Natalee (All Present)

·         14 Acts of Urban Teaching

·         The art of teaching

·         No connection between students and teachers

Ø  Kids à Problems at home, personal issues

Ø  Adults à Outside issues, work, personal lives

·         Style à Is that the connection between teachers and students

·         Really nice images used

·         An improvement in education

·         50 percent of teachers quit in their first years

·         Where are the percentages coming from? Cite them probably on your presentation

·         None competitive salaries, not sustainable à Teacher’s quit 

·         What does Haberman say to contrast this pedagogical methodology? How does he counter or what is his response?

·         While I value your personal experience, I would have loved to see you connect what Haberman said with a discussion.  Haberman offers a rebuttal towards the Pedagogy of Poverty, which is where your discussion really needs to be headed.

       

      For the most part you were prepared, lacked a little engagement.  That’s why it’s always good to ask us questions, to see if we understand what you are saying in the presentation. Towards the end of your presentation, you strayed away from the actual article. Don’t worry about providing outside sources

I want you to provide a counter response towards the pedagogy of poverty according to Haberman with a quick discussion next time.  You don’t need to make another presentation but simply discuss it with us in a real way we can understand.  Engage the class, ask us questions. This will make for a much better presentation.  I think ya’ll provided a lot of good information but it seemed incomplete without providing us a response to the pedagogy of poverty according to Haberman. 

Group 3: Eudith/Luis/Claudia (All Present)

·         Socioeconomics and Pedagogy

·         How does family background affect Educational attainment

·         Where is all this statistical information coming from

·         You only needed to use the Haberman article, no outside sources were needed

·         It would have been good to explain what socioeconomics is to the students

·         I got to be honest, I was lost when you all were explaining the graph, need to explain it to us a little bit better.  I can’t even see the letters on the graphs, I’m sure none of the other students were able to see it either

·         P 290 Private School vs. Private School

Ø  Starting with a good discussion here Claudia but explain to us what socioeconomics is

Ø  This was probably the best part of the presentation but we need to see better graphs, also come back to what Haberman says

·         Diversity: Teachers should know the diversity of their students

Ø  Here is another opportunity to talk about more about who we are as students. Especially here in the valley, and an opportunity for ya’ll to incorporate your real world experiences

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      Is Everyone Equal in Your Classroom?  That would have been a good title for you presentation, then tie in what Haberman says, and your interpretation of Socioeconomics. The video is a U.K site, I’m not sure how much relevance it has to our socioeconomic conditions, need to make sure that you are using statistical information relevant to our country.

I want you all to talk about socioeconomics, how it affects you as a student in college here in the valley.  You don’t need to provide outside sources, simply use what Haberman is saying.  Dissect the article some more so that you can find more information within the article related to your issue of socioeconomics.  Ya’ll did a good job with referencing one item in your presentation, more participation needed with Luis, Eudith, you started  good but left us wanting more. Lastly, show us one good graph that we can see explaining what you are trying to tell us.

Group 4: Roberto/Ana/Anival (All Present)

Group 5: Daniella(Present) / Brittney (Not Present)

Assignment 9/23

Presentation: 15 min
Article: Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching
By: Martin Haberman

• You will be presenting on Martin Haberman's article titled Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching
• You have the option of presenting any way that you wish (avoid power point)
• Cite information within the article, which is your primary source
• You are not summarizing the article (I can read it and do this myself)
• Be creative, think outside the box when it comes to presenting
• Inform but also build connections to something much larger, a bigger idea
• Incorporate some of the vocabulary/lingo used in the article

Group 1
Timothy Lyons
Jesus Garcia
Angela Rodriguez

Group 2
Julieta Nuñez
Zaragoza Valdez
Natalee Dominguez

Group 3
Eudith Guerrero
Luis Gaona
Claudia Del Valle

Group 4
Roberto Coronado
Ana Roldan
Anival Gutierrez

Group 5
Brittany Garza
Daniella Ortiz
Juan Garza * If still enrolled in class
Larissa Estrada * If still enrolled in class

Assignment 9/18

Read: The Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching
By: Martin Haberman

Click Here!!

• Provide 1 page response
• Build a connection / Establish meaning / What is the big idea?
• POST YOUR WORD on "OUR WORDS" tab!!!!!!

Assignment 9/16

Read: School as Inquiry 
By: Steven Wolk

• 1 page response, be specific as to what you address in the article
• Post your new work on the blog under "Our Words" tab
• Start using your criticism  and analytic skills (Haas & Flowers)
• Establish meaning
• Take notes 

Assignment 9/11

Read Article by: Hass & Flowers
Title: Rhetorical Reading Strategies and the Construction of Meaning
1 page Response
Take down notes as illustrated in class, be prepared to discuss article.
Define one new word in the article and post on "Our Words" tab.

Assignment 9/9

We've finished the first part of the Downs/Wardle article.

We will finish the article next class period by discussing the two particular case studies mentioned.

Assignment:  I've decided to just assign 1 reading response.

• You have the option of doing it on the 1st or 2nd part of the article
• Please discuss something specific within the article, not just whether you agree or disagree
• Be prepared to discuss this in class. 
• You all will lead the discussion

Assignment 9/4

Read the following article:

• (Re)Envisioning "First Year Composition" by Douglas Downs & Elizabeth Wardle
• Provide 1 page response

I want you to be as specific as can be in your response.  Since the article is lengthy address some of the following questions:

• Basically what is the article addressing?
• What specifically within the article caught your attention? (The Oh Yea!! moment)
• Find a relationship within your own experiences, where is it in the text? Explain?
• What didn't you like about the article?