One of my favorite photos that I have taken, at the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony. We have talked in class about how sports are definitely gendered.
Hello everyone,
Our first early release Wednesday together since October! Here's what happened in class today:
Our first early release Wednesday together since October! Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
I can communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
I can apply understanding of ideas and concepts to a new context or problem.
I can demonstrate an understanding of the role of governments in current issues.
I can effectively conduct and apply research.
Soundtrack: "Kings and Queens" by 30 Seconds to Mars. Selected for today because of the latest royal wedding announcement from the UK and because of the gendered way in which we view both terms. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 11/29/17:
Check-In/Review Agreements
Gender Reflection
Vocabulary Guide
Homework: Read the blog! Catch up on any missing work. Next Current Event: Katelyn, Brenden, Emily, and Asher.
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Check In/Review Agreements: At the beginning of class, we went over the Courageous Conversations Agreements, as always, to begin our work together for the day. After checking in, we talked for a while about what is happening in the world outside of class, before moving on.
As part of this section, we watched the most recent video created by the Beaverton School District about our conversation with Jordan Thierry about The Black Fatherhood Project. The video is here:
Equity Conversations at Westview H.S. from TeacherSource Videos on Vimeo.
Due to time today, we did not have a Current Event in class.
Gender Reflection: At the end of last class, we took a look at this article to begin wrapping up our gender unit:
Today in class, we did a timed write (for about 20 minutes) for the reflection in class. Thank you for your thoughts here! If you did not get the chance to do this in class, please do so ASAP.
Vocabulary Guide: We did not have the time to get to this today, so we will do so next class!
Vocabulary Guide: We did not have the time to get to this today, so we will do so next class!
Thank you for your work today! Next class, we will be starting our last unit before our semester ending "call to action" unit. See you then!
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