Thrive in Action Blog Series: Student Voice, GPS 4 - Student Representation
The Thrive In Action blog series highlights practical applications for Great Pedagogy Strategies (GPS) within the EdConnective Thrive Framework, summarized here. The EdConnective Thrive Framework is unique in that it can be applied to teaching actions seamlessly whether learning is in-person or remote. This week we get more familiar with:
Student Voice, GPS 4 - Student Representation: Students’ identities (including racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, personalities, interests, and communities) are represented in the classroom environment, curriculum, activities, routines, texts and multimedia materials used in the learning environment. Teacher values students’ language in learning.
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“If they can’t see it, they can’t be it.”
Representation matters. What our students see around them positively or negatively shapes their expectations for themselves and for each other. Within our classrooms we must ensure that each student can see themselves and all of their peers as strong, creative, capable, happy, and connected. We strive to ensure that students’ identities, racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, personalities, interests, and communities are represented in the classroom environment, curriculum, activities, routines, texts and multimedia materials used in the learning environment. The teacher creates space to value students’ language in learning.
In the classroom, teachers are using books, posters and signs that represent the children they teach. Teachers provide opportunities for students to educate each other and him/her about their culture through dialogue, and history.
Virtually, students are invited to represent and explore their identities (including but not limited to racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, personalities, interests, and communities) through introductions of themselves and reflections on learning in the online learning space (LMS, Padlet, Seesaw, Flipgrid, etc.) by using photos, videos, music or writing.
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