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Critical Literacy in Science
1. Evaluate the role of the educator when implementing critical literacy in the secondary classroom.
The educator's role is to build an environment where critical literacy is encouraged as part of the learning process. Teachers must challenge students to question the underlying assumptions and power dynamics present in texts. This means teachers must go beyond the traditional "banking" model of education, where students passively receive information, to a more interactive, dialogic model that encourages critical thinking and discussion.
2. What are some "best practices" to incorporate in your day-to-day routines that emphasize critical literacy in the secondary classroom?
Questioning Techniques: Use Socratic questioning to encourage students to go deeper into the material and consider alternative viewpoints.
Diverse Materials: Incorporate a variety of texts and media that represent multiple perspectives, including those that are typically marginalized.
Think-Pair-Share: Use this strategy to allow students to first think independently, then collaborate in pairs, and finally share with the class, to promote a more comprehensive understanding.
Reflective Journals: Encourage students to keep journals where they note their reactions, questions, and thoughts as they engage with different materials.
3. How can you integrate issues related to human rights into your subject content without compromising on state standards?
One approach is to align discussions of human rights issues with the existing curriculum. For example, in a history class, one could focus on the civil rights movement while meeting state standards related to U.S. history. In science, discussions about ethical considerations in experiments can be integrated.
Another strategy is to use project-based learning that allows students to explore human rights issues in depth. They can do this and still meet the educational benchmarks set by state standards.
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