Google Doc version (to print or share): Reality Pedagogy
Objective: To create a remote/hybrid learning environment that affirms and values students by creating partnerships within the class.
The estimated time for this activity is 30-45 minutes.
Stop and Think
Key (T – teacher; SL – school leader; DL – district leader)
In his TEDx Talk, Reality Pedagogy, Dr. Christopher Emdin shares 4 Cs. One of them is about co-generative dialogue, where teachers engage in dialogue with students from four different perspectives in order to gain their insights about what is going on in the classroom.
- If you were to ask students about their insights on your remote/hybrid learning environment, what would they tell you? (T, SL)
- Why is it important to empower students to use their voices? What might we learn? (T, SL, DL)
- When Dr. Emdin discusses co-teaching, what were your thoughts on how that could be integrated into your remote/hybrid learning environment? (T, SL)
Brainstorm and Design
In a remote/hybrid learning environment, students and teachers are utilizing a new set of skills. The ways in which students interact with one another and you have taken on a different form; it is important to not only recognize this but value it. To provide a space for students to not only recognize their voice but use it, we need to know what they value and what their strengths are in order to capitalize on them.
Consider the activity linked below that you can modify to fit your grade level of students. Think about how and when you can use it in the upcoming week.