Lauren T - EDT 520

For my project, I will be working with 11th graders inside a unit called the American Dream. In this unit, we will explore what it means to be American, and we will examine diverse voices on various issues that are central to American identity. I will elicit from students what they see as the most pressing issues of our time, and I will provide them with various readings that explore different sides of these issues, but they will have the opportunity to explore and find their own resources on these issues. We will look at some of these issues from a historical perspective and see how speakers, politicians, advertisers, artists, and writers have approached them differently. For example, we will look at speeches from both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, as well as contemporary speeches from President Trump, Vice President Biden, members of the BLM movement, and members of the police force. The entire course centers around the close study of language and the choices writers m...

  The following questions/prompts are guiding this reflection: Share your thoughts on the teaching or training of digital citizenship / etiquette / rules in your classroom/work environment.  Is it embedded in the curriculum, its own unit, or something that you do not formally teach/train/manage? Explain why you follow this path. Should digital citizenship be a part of the school-wide (work environment) curriculum?  Who should teach it or train learners/employees? How?  Any other thoughts you want to share about the importance (or not) of digital citizenship? In my opinion, the teaching of rules and etiquette regarding digital citizenship is of critical importance.  This week's reading really resonated with me, particularly the chapter from Alone Together .  Young people today are growing up in a very confusing, overwhelming world, and like the book describes, they are dealing with a host of physical and mental health issues related to their realit...