Pecha Kucha Script

Ryan Mottram

Mrs. McKamey

12/5/18

Pecha Kucha Script

Introduction

- Me: Ryan Mottram, FNED 346, Sophomore at RIC, ELED/Multidisciplinary major

- Stadium's location: 100 Crescent Ave. Cranston, RI behind Cranston Football Stadium 

- Minority Enrollment/Reduced lunch rate: Over 60% in both

- Surroundings (neighborhood): Dominantly white population, middle-class, houses 

- Mentors: Mrs. Kathleen Perry, Mrs. Salsbury, Mrs. Grism

- Classroom: 3rd grade

- Mascot: Stadium Shark

- More info.: Above average public school, about 350 students currently enrolled

Christensen

-Talks about the use of technology and therefore various electronic devices in schools and whether or not it is beneficial for the education of young students
- Use of electronic devices, such as laptops by students for test-taking and access to Dreambox, which is a website for educational games and activities.
-Use of these devices is monitored by my mentor, Mrs. Perry
-Young students' use of these devices is fine as long as it is monitored frequently by the teacher


Kristof

-Talks about how a student's success is mostly based on the culture they've grown up in, not income
- Dominantly minority enrollment at Stadium
- Despite racial aspects, all students in my class seem very bright for their age and have potential.
-Jaymean, a Hispanic boy I've worked with may struggle with math and reading, but when I work with him he completes the assignments/assessments and gets good grades


Delpit

-  "codes of power"
-  Mrs. Perry gives students "What Checks" if they call out "wait, what?" without raising their hand repeatedly at a time.
    - blue piece of paper with a check on it, not sure what the consequences are exactly
- Personally do not agree with this strategy of power due to their grade and maturity level
- I feel it would be more appropriate to have in middle school because at this age students should know not to call out in class

McIntosh

- Talks about whiteness getting valued more in the larger culture and white leadership in schools
- All of the teachers I've met at Stadium are white
- No unfair treatment of students due to race noticed, as there shouldn't be any


SCWAAMP

- Talks about dominant white privilege is cultures and schools
- There is this one white student in my class, Jacob who acts up a lot and gets a lot of attention by Mrs. Perry and the assistants as a result
- Question of lack of discipline or white privilege?
- I believe it's more of just lack of discipline by the teachers than white privilege, he just gets told to stop instead of being sent to the office of given a conduct notice

Kahne & Westheimer

-Talks about school citizenship and mainly why service learning projects are beneficial for students and future educators
-I have learned new ways of lecturing an elementary level classroom through observing Mrs. Perry's class and her style of teaching
  -my own curriculum, use of technology for games and tests, group readings
-I have also noticed things I'd like to improve on and fix for my future class
   -Disciplinary methods that might be more fair and tests that are challenging but not too difficult

Shor

-Talks about how an established curriculum by the teacher is needed in certain classrooms to encourage school citizenship among its students
-Mrs. Perry seems to have a well-organized curriculum
   -Laptops, use of projector, group readings, activity worksheets
-Not merely textbook, pencil, and paper in the class
-However, I believe some of the tests given could be modified a bit
  -Seem to be a little long and difficult for their age group
  -They don't get tested on some of the readings until almost a week later, which is most likely why some seem to struggle

Rodriguez

-Talks about separation between primary or "home" language and culture and language in schools.
- Also how some student may leave behind their home language to learn another
- Black, Hispanic, Asian student(s) in my class
-All speak English fluently, but I don't doubt some are bilingual
- The Asian boy in my class, Tony is Chinese and he probably speaks Chinese at home with older relatives
-Haven't noticed any struggles of speaking in class or completing assignments with English being either their primary or secondary language.


What Have I Learned?

- Elementary teachers need an established curriculum that makes class fun, entertaining, and encourages students to learn
- These teachers must be enthusiastic to get students engaged, and not just do their job
- Teachers must appeal to the students' age group in the class by implementing fun and educational activities

What Do I Want To Do?

- Elementary school teacher
- Multidisciplinary Studies or Social Studies
- 4th or 5th grade classroom preferably

Who Will I Become?

- A teacher who wants their students to learn and have fun
-  For students to work hard and be kind to one another
- A teacher who will be available for help
- I have had a lot of family and friend support for schooling most of my life, and I want to give back to those young students who may not be as fortunate as I was

Social Justice Events & Blog Log (Final)

Ryan Mottram

FNED 346

Mrs. McKamey

12/4/18

Social Justice Event 1: Pariah

          This drama film is about a 17 year old African-American girl, Alike who lives in Brooklyn with her family and identifies as a lesbian who is seeking a relationship, despite the discrimination and unfairness she endures by others.  Viewing this film has reminded me that we cannot be afraid to embrace ourselves for who we are, despite what even our closest family members may think based on background and culture.  One does not have to be gay or lesbian to understand the lessons this film is trying to portray. 

          There were a few scenes in the film that I noticed stood out the most.  It was sad how Bina expressed her love to Alike physically and then soon after explained to her how she is not actually lesbian and just used Alike for sexual pleasure and experience and told her never to speak of it.  At first, it seemed Alike finally found someone who she could have a comfortable, intimate relationship with who also understood her feelings.  In my opinion, the saddest part of the film was when her mother refused to accept her for who she truly is and reconcile with her before moving to California to attend college.  I believe this could be a Lisa Delpit moment of “codes of power”, due to how her mother is disappointed in her and refuses to accept her any longer for supposedly going against her family’s culture and background with her choice of sexuality.  When she says to her father that she is not running away from fear, but choosing to leave it, it seemed as though she was showing viewers how easy it is to ignore how people may be judging you and live life how you know it should be lived.  

Social Justice Event 2: He Named Me Malala

   This documentary is about a Pakistani female teenager, Malala Yousafzai who fights for the rights of children, even after the Taliban tries to kill her for defending and promoting the education of young women.  Due to her honorable bravery, she becomes the youngest winner of the Nobel Piece Prize in her country.  Undoubtedly, the most brutal and disturbing part of the movie is where Malala gets shot by Taliban members while riding the bus on her way home from school in a valley.  This gruesome attack on her inspired worldwide support for girls’ education.  Malala was fifteen at the time and her and her father Zia were both advocates for these rights of women in their culture.  She is also the co-founder of the Malala Fund and is currently leading a campaign for girls’ education worldwide.  Malala and her family are truly dedicated to fighting for rights of women and girls’ education.  
  
      This film has reminded me how if there is a cause you want to fight for, you must be willing to come out of your comfort zone and reach out to others beyond your community.  I believe this film can be related to Lisa Delpit’s “codes of power” similar to Pariah, due to the fact that Malala goes against her culture’s norms by fighting for equality for girls regarding their education.  I also believe August is present here because of the lack of protection for these females, and as a result not feeling safe in school and if they do not feel safe then they may not succeed or do as well as they could if they did.  Malala also implies how a simple change in school supplies teachers, and protection can change the world for everyone. 

Link to Final Blog Log 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qF6_X7clekXpILeImQNo0jhOHAmz6JmPrHjJjxATpF0/edit 

Shor Response

Ryan Mottram
FNED 346
Mrs.McKamey
12/2/18

Empowering Education: Critical Teaching for Social Change

By: Ira Shor

Quotes:

"To socialize students, education tries to teach them the shape of knowledge and current society, the meaning of past events, the possibilities for the future, and the place in the world they live in." (pg. 14)

This statement reminds me of how I wish to encourage students to be sociable with each other in my classroom.  An elementary school teacher merely reading from a textbook all day is going to make students either misbehave or put their head down and fall asleep.  I will try my best to establish my own curriculum that will suite the capacities of all students in the class  and encourage them to fully participate together.



"While principals, teachers, and textbooks may lecture students on freedom, nonparticipatory classrooms prepare them for the authoritarian work world and political system they will join." (pg.19)

It seems students are more willing to participate in class and learn together at a younger age than in secondary school and college. Despite political matters, teachers should be willing to bring enthusiasm to the classroom in an attempt to make everyone want to consider participating.  Instead of a lecture every class, they could try to create an educational activity involving movement and communication.



"Themes and words from daily life are strong resources for problem-posing.The turn towards student language and perceptions makes this pedagogy a situated model of learning, the fourth value in the agenda." (pg.44) 

Although the backgrounds and resources children are in and have can affect their education, teachers and their quality of lecturing also contribute to these factors.  This statement has reminded me of what I want to accomplish as a future teacher in lecturing young children.  I have worked with young students before and I hope that the children I work with in the future will look up to me the same way I feel these students have.  I plan to establish my own curriculum and even create activities/exercises that will encourage my students to want to learn the subject material.  

Comment/Point to Share:

Throughout middle and high school, I had teachers who simply taught from the textbook and made class boring day after day and I thankfully had teachers who went beyond given textbook material and established their own curriculum to teach the class in a much more entertaining way.  I must say I performed much better and received better grades in the classes where teachers were enthusiastic and had their own method of teaching.  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-JcBFAuLc-0T0ZxUlEwOUNJWlU/view

https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo4034411.html