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By figuring out what students are interested in more/less through possible activities, teachers can better assess students and create more relevant activities.

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By making the information relevant to the students the teacher creates a connection between information and  learning and connects that to the world outside the classroom window. The student understandings are a map that helps guide the teacher from having a general idea of what they want students to come away with and narrows that down to a concrete “this is what students will come away knowing or being able to do.”

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Find what students already know about a particular subject and use it as a jumping off point for a lesson/discussion/activity.

Tie in current events that the students may already have knowledge of.

Relate the lesson to what is going on in the lives of the students. Broadly or specifically.

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Teachers can tie in modern themes to help make the content more relevant to students.

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By setting goals for understanding that align with the origins of ongoing events.

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When teachers know the students in their classroom, they can help make connections in the student understandings by tying in something that the students are aware of or passionate about

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Connect it to their community

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Teachers can tie in current events or common topics that engage most students at that age

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use previous content knowledge and current connections to establish relevancy

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They can bring modern aspects into the classroom that relate to the topic being discussed

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Using educational tools like 'ticket out the door' a teacher can 'see into' internal student thinking to create future lesson plans which includes a strong focus around student perspectives and the impacts of historical or modern issues which may concern students. To help create intrinsic motivation.

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Using educational tools like 'ticket out the door' a teacher can 'see into' internal student thinking to create future lesson plans which includes a strong focus around student perspectives and the impacts of historical or modern issues which may concern students. To help create intrinsic motivation.

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Is there a limitation to the relevancy of a historical event or piece of social studies content? Can an understanding be drawn from all facts or stories? How does the age of students factor in to that decision-making process?

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How can we create change within the school as the new educator?

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What is the next step if half the class finds something relevant and the other half does not?

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What is the best method to make lessons relevant?

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Do we always need to try to connect it to the current world? Or are playing to the students' interests equally sufficient?

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Should a teacher  try to make every
topic connect  to  relevant / current events?

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Should we tie relevancy to current events or student's interests.

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Do current and experienced teachers still develop student understandings when they plan to lecture or use powerpoint?

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How can teachers prevent getting too personal when trying to connect to students' lives?

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Is bias bad when trying to create understanding with students.

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Do student understandings have to connect to social justice?