Toxic Culture of Education / Teachers: Ajay, Antonio, Olivia, Ryan, Rudy

 


  I 

Unit: Teaching

Theme: Toxic Culture of Education

 

Introduction

A toxic school culture is defined as an environment where professionals are not on the same page; do not trust each other and where the performance and mental health of teaching staff has impacted in a negative way. Joshua Katz goes further by saying that "we have created a 'Toxic Culture of Education' in our country that is damaging students, impacting our economy, and threatening our future." The video presented today reflects Katz's notion about how this situation can be fixed.

 

II

Learning Objectives


  • Understand the challenges faced by public school teachers

  • Explain aspects of Katz' speech with which you agree or  disagree

  • Gain an awareness of the way in which we could fix the system

  • Experience what is like to empower new teachers by discussing this subject


 III

Main Lesson

 

1

Minilessons

Ajay Allen, Antonio Tripp, Olivia Miller, Ryan Steinberg, Rudy Stonisch


2

Students' Feedback


IV

A Note to Remember

Since the passage of No Child Left Behind, we have embraced a culture of high stakes testing and are perpetuating a false sense of failure in our schools. We have ignored research and data on effective policy making practices in order to serve the interest of private industries that have monetized our students. The impact is being felt in communities, on college campuses, and in our economy. The solution lies in a common sense approach to student development, curriculum choice, career exploration, and relevant data analysis.

 

 V

Case Study

 

 

 Toxic culture of education: Joshua Katz

 This talk will present a vision of an education system that allows us to embrace our full potential if we only had the courage to ask "Why Not"?







VI 
 
Discussion Questions

After watching this video; what do you think is Joshua Katz main message? Explain your answer.

 

 VII

Journaling

 

VIII

Glossary

 

IX

Sources

 

X

Students' Work

Lesson Plans

 

1

Ajay Allen

Teacher: Ajay Allen

Volume I: Mathematics

Title: Adding Objects Up to 10

Grade: Kindergarten

Component:  Number Sense, Concepts and Operations

Objective: Counts by one to tens using manipulatives and oral language

Competency:  The student understands the different ways numbers are represented and used in the real world

Activity: Warm Up, Explaining how to add objects

Assessment: Completion of the activity
 
 
2
 

Antonio Trip 

1. Name of teacher: Mr. Tripp

2. Title of lesson: Kindness donut

3. Grade level: 2nd Grade

4. Component: Art and character building

5. Objective:

- Students will be able to show different words and sayings that could do that would be kind to their classmates

6. Competency:

- Recognizing kind greetings

- Identifying alternative ways to do things when you become angered

- Developing great character and personality that will highlight the small things

7. Activity:

Introduction (5 minutes)

  - Short video on the power of kindness ( (416) The Power of Kindness | Simon Sinek - YouTube )

  -Have students share some “small” things that they feel does good to the world.

- Give students sticky notes to create kind words, phrases, or actions that should be followed by all people.

- Ask students to place their notes on our class “donut”

Review and clean up (5 minutes)

 - Regroup students and review the notes

 - Ask questions to reinforce understanding

 

3

  Olivia Miller

 
 Olivia Miller
Olivia Miller: How to draw a Snowman
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Title: Let's Draw a Snowman


1. Theme: Winter Wonderland

    Art Discipline: Visual Arts

    Grade Level: Kindergarten

    Teacher's Name: Olivia Miller


2.  Date: 11/15/2023


3.  Objective:

   - Students will learn to draw a snowman using basic shapes and lines.

   - Students will practice fine motor skills and creativity through drawing and coloring.


   Components:

   - Introduction to basic shapes (circles, ovals, triangle, lines)

   - Guided drawing activity of a snowman

   - Coloring and decorating the snowman with various art supplies.


4.  Standard (Competency):

    - Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

    - Can draw a snowman using shapes, and use this knowledge to draw more advanced art 


5. Plan (Activity): 

     - Introduction:

     - Greet the students and introduce the winter theme.

     - Show examples of different snowmen drawings.

     - Discuss the basic shapes that make up a snowman 

- (circle for the body, triangle for the nose, etc.).


     - Guided Drawing Activity:

     - Demonstrate step-by-step how to draw a snowman on the board.

     - Encourage students to follow along and draw their own snowmen on paper.

     - Circulate around the classroom, providing assistance and encouragement as needed.


    - Coloring and Decorating:

     - Provide crayons and stickers.

     - Instruct students to color and decorate their snowmen creatively.

     - Emphasize creativity and allow students to personalize their snowmen as they like.


6. Assessment: 

 - Assess students' ability to follow the guided drawing activity and their creativity in decorating their snowmen.


7. Homework: 

   - Encourage students to practice drawing snowmen at home using the skills they learned in class.


8. Cross-Curriculum Standards: 

 - Integrate literacy by reading a winter-themed story related to snowmen and discussing it in class.

- Integrate other fine motor skills by drawing other arts


9. Differentiation: 

- Provide additional support to students who may need extra guidance during the drawing activity.

- Challenge advanced students by encouraging them to add more details to their snowmen, such as accessories or background elements.


10. Technology:

- Some students use interactive tablets to display the drawing process visually.

- Use the projector to showcase lesson


11. Written Component: 

 - Have students verbally describe their snowmen to the class, practicing language skills by using descriptive words.


12. Careers Skills: 

 - Discuss the role of illustrators and artists in creating characters and scenes for books, movies, and animations. Encourage students to express their interest in art-related careers.

 

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