Pen vs. Sword Lesson Plan
For our cross-curricular class, we were tasked with the assignment to make a multi-disciplinary lesson that we would peer teach in groups of three to our class. Myself along with two of my peers Anthony Loenen and Steven Cramaro, chose to do our assignment on censorship. Specifically, the censorship of books and music both classical and modern.
Pen vs. Sword Lesson Plan
Presentation
Exit Slips
This was my first time ever making exit slips for a peer teach!
Looking back & forwards
Looking back...
This assignment allowed me the opportunity to re-evaluate my teaching and my reasons behind my actions. With the controversy that this lesson brought forward, I was able to see other students' perspectives and defend my own teaching pedagogy.
Looking forward...
I am happy that I was able to deal with and move forward from controversy and learn about class management directly. I now think I will be better prepared for these circumstances should they appear in my own classroom in the future.
Exit Slips
Reflection
This assignment opened my eyes not only to how easy it could be to combine Music, Socials, and English but also to the topic of censorship and how difficult it is to teach. During this lesson we had a few inappropriate discussion points be brought up and for the first time, our group had to deal with controversy in the classroom and class management. This was an incredible learning opportunity for all of us and a meaningful teachable moment based very directly in reality.
This assignment shows the teacher competencies of:
-Educator develops an awareness of the worldview you hold that shapes your experiences and how this relates to others' worldviews.
-Educators cultivate a culture of professionalism by maintaining professional standards and expectations.
-Educators demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of teaching and learning.
-Educators practice cultural response-ability to develop respect for all learners.
As well as the First People's Principles of:
-Learning involves recognizes the consequences of one's actions.
-Learning is embedded in memory, history, and story.
-Learning involves patience and times.