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Not Only a Pipeline: Schools as Carceral Sites
Get PDFConversations surrounding school discipline have largely focused on the ways that schools and their punitive policies have funneled students into the criminal justice system through the school to prison pipeline. Recently, there has been an increase in scholarship from scholars who argue that schools are not only funneling students into prisons, but that schools and prisons operate as a nexus – the two working symbiotically to discipline and punish students of color, predominantly Black male students (Meiners, 2010; Sojoyner, 2013). Drawing from these analyses, I argue that schools are characterized by multi-layered disciplinary landscapes that operate as carceral sites onto themselves, specifically in relationship to Black girls
Getting Off The Fast Track For The Long Haul: Becoming A Teacher
Get PDFExplores the author\u27s path into the teaching profession
Licensing Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers: Paradoxes and Possibilities
Get PDFMany family, friend and neighbor caregivers are “hidden” and receive little support and limited monitoring. Small group size, extended relationships with the children, and similar cultural backgrounds are associated with higher quality care. But these caregivers typically have little or no formal training in child development or child safety. One potential solution to this problem is to help caregivers navigate the procedures to become licensed family child care providers. This paper identifies issues related to licensing family, friend and neighbor caregivers and explores the relationship between licensing and child care quality
From Resistance to Rebellion, and Rebellion to Revolution: Notes on Transformation in First Grade
Get PDFLaslocky, a first grade teacher, reflects on her experiences with child rebellion and resistance throughout a school year and the methods she implemented to handle conflict. Through the rebellious actions of a new student, the dynamic of the classroom was tested. It was only when the children began appreciating differences and making genuine efforts to be kind that a true revolution occurred
Introduction: Teaching Through a Crisis: September 11 and Beyond
Get PDFAn introduction to a volume of essays that provided a vehicle through which educators could share their experiences following September 11. This includes how teachers were addressing the troubling questions that the tragedy raised: What kinds of conversations had been sparked among children, teachers, and parents? How had curriculum shifted in response to this heretofore unimaginable event
Forever Undone [poem]
Get PDFKate Abell shares a poem following September 11. It is a personal expression of never forgetting the images and events of September 11
Introduction: Talking Tough Topics in the Classroom
Get PDFAn introduction to this Occasional Paper, in which four educators describe their approaches to tough topics in the classroom—gender, sexual identity, death, and diversity. Despite differing subject matter, the essays have much in common from which we can learn. An important commonality is the involvement of at least three kinds of learning— cognitive, emotional, and social
Cook to learn: A Food-Focused Curriculum for Grades 3-5
Get PDFIn this Integrated Master\u27s project, I argue that a new curriculum is needed to address the following: (a) plant-based foods and from-scratch food preparation practices are strongly connected to positive outcomes for children, (b) diets high in processed foods can lead to negative health outcomes (c) students aged 8-10 are particularly well suited to learn more about food, (d) studying food offers many opportunities for interdisciplinary learning across many subjects (literacy, math, science and social studies) and (d) food-focused learning connects particularly well to common learning objectives for students in grades 3-5, yet (e) there is currently a dearth of appropriate curricular materials to meet the needs of today\u27s student population. As a career-changer with some domain experience in both food and education, I have created a curriculum designed to address these areas of need. Having tested this curriculum with a group of eight children in this age range, I share my findings, reflections and changes made to the curriculum based on their feedback. I discuss the future implications for this work-and the implications for our students\u27 futures if we do not continue to take up this work and improve upon it
An Unconventional Once Upon A Time: A need for a children\u27s book describing the challenges of a deployed spouse
Get PDFThere are many texts that focus on a child’s experiences and difficulties when a parent is away in the army or at war. Currently, there are no books that provide the perspective of a parent or spouse\u27s struggles in dealing with their loved one who is away, and taking care of what is left at home. This independent study had a purpose of not only providing another resource for children to cope, but to allow for them to gain perspective of someone else’s experience as well. The story written speaks not from a child’s perspective, but from one of an adult dealing with having her loved one serving during war time. The fairytale element to the text is meant to act as a child-directed element in order to engage students. The purpose of this text and research is to provide information and awareness for those suffering, and for others to understand the difficulty and be able to provide support for one another as well
Long Trip 2017 Photo 2
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