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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)