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Effective Learning Can't Take Place Without Relationship

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Effective Learning Can't Take Place Without Relationship by Lauren Creek At this point in our program if you don't understand how important it is to create authentic relationships with your students then here I am jumping up and down waving in front of your face screaming " HELLO!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???" .  There is nothing that we have learned this year that resonates with me more than the simple but crucially important idea that each of our students are their own unique individual, and fostering genuine relationships with each of them is integral to their overall success in your classroom.  I've said this before but as a person who is incredibly relational this idea seems second nature to me; of course you can't reach someone or make an impact on their life until you get to know them, show them that you are invested in their life, and truly care about them.  I regularly say that if you take the time to talk to someone and meet them on thei...
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Book Clubs: Literacy Through Discussion

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Book Clubs:  Literacy Through Discussion "Responding to literature through discussion, preferably in small groups, is a time-honored way to promote literacy growth through reading, reflecting, and reevaluating one's response in light of the responses of others." (Sloann, 2002, p. 28) Critical literacy seeks to interrogate issues of equity present in texts and society, for individuals to make applications to their own lives, and for individuals to take action towards social justice. When our students reach adulthood, they will be in relationships with people who aren’t like them. They need to know how to talk with others in away that doesn’t cause a fight. Book clubs provides a platform for students to express their thoughts about BIG ideas and practice their responses to people who might oppose them.  In the article by Robin Jocius and Samantha Shealy, they mention " we believe that student-led book can empower readers and writers to cr...
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Deficit Myths are About Power

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“ Blaming the children's parents, the culture, and their language for their lack of success in school has been a classic strategy used to subordinate and continue to fault the ‘victim.’ ” (Flores, et al, 1991, p. 371) We are all familiar with terms like at risk, below grade level . They are labels we are used to seeing associated with certain students often without thinking of the historical, social, political or economic origins of the terms or the implications they have for students labeled as such. If we are not conscious of the origins of such labels or how they are likely to shape a students relationship to school, then we will be responsible for perpetuating, “policies of those in power that are used to control those who are not in power” (Flores, Tefft Cousin, Diaz, 1991, p.369). As educators we are obligated to advocate for all students, especially those that need extra support. Too often children are blamed when they don’t succeed. As stated in the article Transf...
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