In this lesson, you will explore identity. Identity is a very broad term and it can impact us in a variety of ways. Today, we will think about what defines and shapes our own identity. We will also reflect on how these characteristics of identity affect our relationships in school and the way that we experience school.
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For this lesson, you will define and explore the idea of community. You will think about what communities you belong to and you will realize that those communities tell you messages (overt and covert) about your own learning. When you can receive those messages, it may impact the way that you teach and interact with others when you are in the classroom.
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Now that you can distinguish between a community and a group, let’s think about what makes a learning community a healthy and productive community. In the “Learning & Growing in a Community” lesson, you reflected on messages that you received from various communities. In this lesson, you will identify and analyze elements of a healthy learning community and think about the roles that adults play in creating that community.
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In the last lesson, you focused on the elements of a healthy learning community. In this lesson, you are going to delve deeper into two big ideas from the previous lesson: environment and culture. Through this lesson, you will learn how classroom environments are developed and how a teacher can use the environment to create a positive classroom culture.
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For this lesson, you will closely consider teaching practice or the moves (actions) that teachers make in the classroom while they are teaching. You will begin to practice labeling those moves with teaching vocabulary and noticing the way that teacher’s moves can build positive academic identities for students.
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In our previous lessons, we’ve talked about moves teachers make to build community and positive classroom culture. In this lesson, we’ll continue to closely consider those concepts when we analyze how teachers use routines and relationships to respond to student behavior.
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In this lesson, you will notice examples of how teachers use reflective practice to focus on or improve their teaching practice. Then, you will apply reflective practice to express your own beliefs about teaching and learning in healthy learning communities.
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