Warm-up by Dr. Smith https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp Share your ideas about your top 3 takeaways from the chapter. en-us 2019-02-05 20:01:31 UTC 2019-02-05 22:06:09 UTC hello@padlet.com I thought that the concept of examining real/fake news in terms of bias was interesting. That has definitely been a timely issue lately. https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042654 I had not heard the term "microaggression" before. I can see where understanding people and ourselves can help avoid this.
Helping students become aware of microaggressions could be beneficial.

]]> 2019-02-05 22:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042654 https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042685 Honoring each students identity is a very crucial when opening up a discussion about any topic with middle school aged kids. They need to be self aware of who their audience is that they are talking to, as well as being open minded and not so closed off in their ways of thinking about a certain topic.]]> 2019-02-05 22:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042685 https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042705 We need to be self aware, but that isn't always easy. We also need to be aware that we all have our own biases]]> 2019-02-05 22:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042705 I realized that I definitely have implicit biases--do I act on them? That's the question... https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042740 2019-02-05 22:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042740 https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042786 Self confidence/awareness 

]]> 2019-02-05 22:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042786 https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042788 Be honor of own identity and others.

]]> 2019-02-05 22:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328042788 I liked the "I Am" statements--encouraging students to declare who they think they are, not who other people think they are. https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328043049 2019-02-05 22:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/DrKSmith/49hsxwhg0ujp/wish/328043049