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Digital literacy is something we as teachers and districts must become more aware of and get up-to-date on the latest innovations. Digital literacy is an individual's personal abilities to be able to use and comprehend and even explain different components of using technology such at computers, phones, laptops, etc. in order to complete an objective. There are many different degrees on how to measure this either some people who lack any skills, some with moderate, and then those who have in-depth knowledge. Sometimes digital equity affects how people's digital literacy due to factors such as…

Affordability/ Access to Technology- these two topics go hand and hand with each other. If families can't afford different forms of technology in the household due to the price they may end up not being able to expose their children as children. If children are not exposed later in life this will delay their development in that field. Going into access to tech due to affordability some areas that these families live in may not provide the opportunity to have children/ students be able to have technology in a meaningful way even in some cases the public library.

Digital Redlining-  some families live in an area where they may not have access to the internet due to the area they live in. This could cause a conflict if they need to work on an assignment from home that involves research. This could lead to multiple problems when in addition to the last points made this problem could be an endless cycle.

One strategy that can be implemented to lower the effects of these external effects in schools is to get students comfortable using technology. Two examples of this would be at the elementary level have students go 2-3 times a week to the computer lab and get used to using different programs to get first-hand experience using the tech since it is easier to learn at a younger age. Once students are older they could receive a Chromebook or laptop to use. With this older students can uses more daily assignments on the laptop and they may become more proficient with technology improving their digital literacy skills to potentially aid them in the job market or college work post graduation.

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Neuroscience knowledge to leverage students mindsets 

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Neuroscience knowledge to leverage students mindsets 

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In chapter 6 and 7 of the textbook and this weeks slides it has been insightful in terms of how the brain works for students of all ages and how teachers can optimize this in the classroom. At first glance these students are in a very important point of there lives and are mentality developing quickly but are not fully developed will even after grade school. The challenge is for the teacher is how to motivate these students to keep them engaged with the work and stay focused. The teacher can help keep students engaged with different methods. a cycle method could keep students involved with the 5 points being Academic Mindset, Engagement, Effort, Task Performance, and Feedback on Progress. With this loop this will keep students motivated to improve and give them the challenge to work on.

A negative that could show itself could end up affecting a student's cycle or mental state could be a microaggression. this microaggression could be made by a few things. a fellow student, something provided in class like a video, or even something the teacher says or does that was not meant to be taken a certain way. this could destroy a student and take them out mentally for the whole day. With more awareness this can be brought to a minimum and hopefully to not at all. with this done it will help students stay focused and on task.

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Trailer Park Boys Best Depiction of Gay Couple? 

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Trailer Park Boys Best Depiction of Gay Couple? 

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For this Blog post, I thought for a few days about what media I'm familiar with that depicts stereotypes I thought of and can not get it out of my head. This is the gay relationship and other LGBTQ+ relationships depicted in the show “Trailer Park Boys” most notably between Mr. Lahey and Randy. This Canadian show from 2001-2018 has a cult-like following. In the show, Mr. Lahey is the main antagonist as the trailer park supervisor along with his assistant supervisor Randy tries to stop the plans of the three main protagonists (Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles) who constantly break the law and cause a disturbance in the community in their get rich quick schemes.

Many different stereotypes are directed throughout the show with Bubbles who would be on the spectrum. J-Roc who is white in the show but appropriates black culture (which has a whole episode on that topic) and Don/Donna who is a cross dresser who appears in later seasons and has a relationship with Randy. Mr. Lahey and Randy’s relationship is hinted at early in the show in its first season and drops more hints until they finally both come out officially in season 3. In the show, they are directed like any other couple in a TV show where they have fights and talk it out and help each other’s problems such as alcoholism. Randy and Lahey will break up and get back together through the entire run of the show. No one who is from the trailer park bats an eye at their relationship except for people outside of the community like visitors and police.

This is best portrayed in the episode where they come out as lovers publicly (S3 E6, 20:15) There is not much of a reaction from the towns people which is not something Lahey was expecting growing up his whole life being in fear of his sexuality coming out. Considering this episode at the time of its release in the mid 2000 and the target audience of the show being teenage to 30-year-old men who especially at the time would not be exposed to gay characters in a positive way considering other media targeted to them. This for sure challenges the social norms of how a homosexual relationship are portrayed in media. For me personally and other fans of the show I have talked to Lahey and Randy are some of the most beloved characters fans of the show see them just as any other character not needing to bring up the fact, they are gay, they are just Lahey and Randy.

The depiction of Lahey and Randy along with other LGBTQ members in the show how it should look in a learning environment. The teacher and students should all just recognize each other as people who are them to learn or educate and what they do outside of the class is up to them and should not be judged by anyone like the characters in the show. If a form of media is shown in a classroom and depicts characters in a negative or in a positive stereotype it should be addressed using contest of the time of its release and how it should or should not have been included. If educators are going to show different cultures in media, they should screen it first make sure it is not to offensive but if it is with showing let students know ahead of time of the up coming stereotype.

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Why teachers must check their own implicit biases 

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Why teachers must check their own implicit biases 

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Teachers must check their implicit biases all the time when in the classroom and much more than that. Implicit bias is something we may not recognize right away when it first occurs. Many of the different examples of implicit biases would include crossing the street if a mysterious figure is ahead of you. An example more common in the classroom would be playing background music when the class is doing independent work such as Country or Rap instrumentals depending on the demographics of the class. Teachers must keep themselves in check because some students may become offended or uncomfortable depending on something you may say or act when not mean to make them feel like that at all. This is a growing issue also with the world we live in today with teachers having social media where students or their parents may see another side of the teacher. Virtually everyone over a certain age demographic has a camera in their pocket and may record something taken the wrong way. For these reasons, teachers need to be careful about their implicit bias in and outside the classroom.

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The role neuroscience plays in culturally responsive teaching

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The role neuroscience plays in culturally responsive teaching

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Neuroscience plays a role in culturally responsive teaching by being a tool for well versed teachers to use. One way a skilled teacher with understanding of neuroscience can improve a lesson would be the adaptation on Pedagogical ideas into the lessons knowing the cultures of the students in your class. one of the best ways to do this would be the addition of "The Ready for Rigor" framework which will aid a teachers understanding of neuroscience. This allows for students to take the wheel with their teaching and able to get the most work they would be able to accomplish with self direction, coming back to the teacher when they have a question. Using the neuroscience you obtain from these activity's you can see the differences between the different cultures each student has and can adjust appropriately. Students and educators will benefit immensely the more we embrace neuroscience in the classroom as it will help connect us all to the content and our peers.

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The role culture plays in culturally responsive teaching 

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The role culture plays in being culturally responsive in the classroom is huge in multiple ways. The first way I would suggest would be to understand who you are as a person. Understanding what cultures you come from will only make you appreciate what you have come from and become more comfortable with who you are. The next part would have to be understanding what the students in your class's cultures are. If you have a culture that is the same or similar to some students in your class that would be great and able to connect with those students potentially leading to more engagement. If you have students that do not have a smaller cultural background to them you should try to find some commonalities between your own and theirs. after I would suggest opening up to them and asking about different events in which they may participate and sharing some you take part in and see if you have any common area in that space. With all that said it will only help the teacher and the student's education and in culturally responsive teaching.

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Chapter 2- The textbook goes into detail about the different cultures that we see in society and in the classroom. One aspect of this the chapter goes into is that culture goes much more than just the different holidays, languages, or religions people of different cultures celebrate but the smaller not as noticed ones such as those coming from different social classes the difficulties between different classes of people Rich vs Poor. This chapter also discusses how teachers will have to face the challenge of potentially having "19 different cultures in my classroom" where one of the solutions it provides is trying to find the common ground using cultural archetypes.

Chapter 3- The Textbook in this chapter discusses your brain on culture. This part of the text gives the blueprint on why your brain works the way it does when it comes to identifying different cultures and how it reacts without knowing it. The best example is seen most present in microaggressions. Microaggressions are seen by little nic-nack attacks towards a minority in most cases trying to assert dominance or in a defensive manner if the microaggressor feels uncomfortable. This chapter also breaks down the chemistry and science of the brain such as the neurons, grey matter, neuroplasticity, and nerves. The chapter is a great read to see the things we cant control sometimes and why that is the case.

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