I was trying to link this video to one of Matt Lee's post and it end it up on my blog. Needless to say it fits with my reading and post (probably because it Jeffrey Wilhelm) so take a look. It poses some interesting thoughts on working with kid that have different literacies and ways of engaging kids into the text.
Matt, I enjoyed this post especially because I was coincidentally thinking about inquiry-based instruction and its role in engaging students in literacy work. Thanks for sharing! June
Absolutely! This is exactly what needs to happen in a classroom all of the time. Take what would normally be a student weakness or a deficit and turn it completely around so that it is now a strength and an advantage. I really do not believe that students come to school with a "weakness". It is how we view our students; it is our interpretation of what our students bring to school that determines whether they bring a "weakness" or a bucket full of experience and knowledge to be shared with the entire class. And it is our responsibility to create curriculum that takes advantage of what our students bring. There is no reason that we ever need look at students as being disadvantaged or marginalized. We just need to create activities that take advantage of their strengths and put the students in the seat of the expert.
I was trying to link this video to one of Matt Lee's post and it end it up on my blog. Needless to say it fits with my reading and post (probably because it Jeffrey Wilhelm) so take a look. It poses some interesting thoughts on working with kid that have different literacies and ways of engaging kids into the text.
ReplyDeleteHi Matt, I am going to see if I can link this to my next post. What an awesome video. Thank you for finding and sharing this!
DeleteMatt, I enjoyed this post especially because I was coincidentally thinking about inquiry-based instruction and its role in engaging students in literacy work. Thanks for sharing! June
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! This is exactly what needs to happen in a classroom all of the time. Take what would normally be a student weakness or a deficit and turn it completely around so that it is now a strength and an advantage. I really do not believe that students come to school with a "weakness". It is how we view our students; it is our interpretation of what our students bring to school that determines whether they bring a "weakness" or a bucket full of experience and knowledge to be shared with the entire class. And it is our responsibility to create curriculum that takes advantage of what our students bring. There is no reason that we ever need look at students as being disadvantaged or marginalized. We just need to create activities that take advantage of their strengths and put the students in the seat of the expert.
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