Category: Course Activities (Page 3 of 4)

Happiness can be a complicated subject. Do you think of yourself as happy? In 2008, Denmark ranked as the happiest nation on the planet, according to the World Map of … Read More

Let’s brainstorm about our research questions! I know we’ve discussed this before, but at the end of this brainstorm freewrite, you will provide a more specific, narrowed down research question, … Read More

Reflect on the writing that you have done so far (the education narrative drafts, posts on the class OpenLab site and Perusall, all of the in class writings, writing about … Read More

Please read and write a short (1-2 paragraph) response to the ideas presented in the Guardian article linked here: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/28/schools-killing-curiosity-learn … Write your response in the comment section below. Also, … Read More

While you revise your Education Narratives, please think about the research topic you’re interested in for your Unit 2 (Reflective Annotated Bibliography, or RAB) project, and formulate it into a … Read More

After we discuss Unit 2 (Reflective Annotated Bibliography, or RAB), we’ll brainstorm ideas about various research topics. Think of topics you are interested in and want to learn more about. … Read More

Please read and take notes on the James Baldwin reading “A Talk to Teachers” which is yet another example of an education narrative. Post at least three (3) comments on … Read More

I would try to make [the student] know that just as American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about … Read More

Please read and take notes on Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” on Perusall. Post at least three (3) comments on the text, and at least three (3) replies to your … Read More

Please read the Malcolm X reading on Perusall and post at least 3 comments/annotations, and reply to at least 3 comments of your colleagues. We will discuss in class.

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