To Incorporate Critical Place-Based Literacy into Science and Social Studies
Children already have place-based literacy to draw from in order to make connections. By connecting curriculum to local community issues, students are able to apply multiple ways of knowing to solve issues drawing from their place-based resources. Critical literacy allows for students to question and think critically challenging systems of oppression. Literacy as a social practice means that students “do” rather than “learn” about literacy. Using their literacy to solve real world problems that are meaningful and authentic to their physical context. To see how I have met this goal, please visit my website for my professional inquiry project here: |
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To Promote Perseverance in the Classroom
Perseverance in early education is an essential life skill that internalizes a feeling of accomplishment upon completing a challenge. In doing so, children extend their comfort zone, learn patience and resilience, and helps to shape a deeper awareness for metacognition and their own abilities. This goal is also in alignment with Penbrooke Meadows Elementary school goals for emotional literacy.
To see how I have met this goal, please view my blog post and reflection on perseverance in the classroom here: |
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