Wednesday, July 11 [Day 3]

What do we know about our school and community and how do we know it? How do we leverage the resources of our community to support teaching and learning?


9:00 - 9:05

Review reactions sheets from day 2


9:05 - 9:55

Dr. John Puckett: West Philadelphia Collaborative History Project


9:55 - 11:30

Lorraine Ustaris & Fareed Mostoufi: Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting: Introductions and Neighborhood Journalism/Out of Eden Walk


11:30 - 12:00

Journal Groups


12:00 - 1:00

Lunch


1:00 - 1:15

Afternoon Read

  • "What do we mean when we say urban?" (Teaching for Black Lives, Watson, 2018, pp. 183-185)


1:15 - 2:00

Lorraine Ustaris & Fareed Mostoufi: Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting: Reflecting on Neighborhood Journalism/"Out of Eden" Walk


2:00 - 3:00

Searching for Primary Sources: Philadelphia Neighborhoods


3:00 - 3:30

Reflections and Wrap-up

  1. Complete reaction sheet
  2. Consider posting reflections to TPS Teachers Network
  3. Consider revising/rewriting "Theory of Teaching and Learning"/autobiography of teaching, which is due on Monday
  4. Publication Cover and T-shirt Design Teams might begin/continue planning
  5. Readings
    • Janks (2010)
    • Shanahan & Shanahan (2008)
    • Wineburg (1999)

Goals

  • Analyze a primary source using Library of Congress tools
  • Analyze primary and secondary sources available from the West Philadelphia Collaborative History site
  • Access primary sources and teaching resources from loc.gov for instructional use
  • Practice reporting skills to collect knowledge about the local community
  • Explore teaching and learning resources available from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
  • Slow down, observe, listen, and write!

Readings

  • Alim, H. S., & Paris, D. (2017). What is culturally sustaining pedagogy and why does it matter? In D. Paris & H. S., Alim (Eds.), Culturally sustaining pedagogies: Teaching and learning for justice in a changing world (pp. 1-24). New York: Teachers College Press.
  • Ball, A. F. (1999). Evaluating the writing of culturally and linguistically diverse students: The case of the African American Vernacular English speaker. Evaluating writing (pp. 225-248). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
  • Sylvester, P. S. (1994). Teaching and practice: Elementary school curricula and urban transformation. Harvard Educational Review, 64(3), 309-332.
  • Watson, D., Hagopian, J., & Au, W. (Eds.) (2018). Teaching for Black Lives. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools. [Selections]
    • "Lead Poisoning" (pp. 219-227, K. Zaccor)