Culture and Digital Literacies Resources by Roseann Blaszak

Sparking Civic Engagement by Building in Public Spaces

blaszakro — 2022-03-06 18:34:12 UTC

This video represents how young people are taking the initiative to create change within their communities. They are participating in civic engagement and spotlighting how important it is to make a difference.

Lesson Plan Idea:

Project Based Learning

Students brainstorm problems they see in their classrooms, schools and communities.
They choose one main problem to focus on.
Students then collaborate to research causes of the problem, possible solutions and preventative measures for the future.
Students can reach out to local businesses, community members and public officials to aide in creating the change they wish to see.

Reference:

Edutopia. (2013, November 19). Sparking civic engagement by building in public spaces. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/fnIs8024Uuc

SEL: Creating Safe & Supportive Learning Environments

blaszakro — 2022-03-06 18:35:20 UTC

This video encourages all people, students and educators alike, to build each other up and care for the well being of that person. It focuses on the body as well as the mind.

Lesson Plan Idea:

For Middle School students, there are different activities that can be used:

Roses and Thorns- this is a time when students can discuss things that have been difficult for them and how it made them feel. (Thorns) After sharing what may not have been a good feeling or experience, students then get to share an event or feeling that occurred that gave them hope or made them feel good. (Roses)

Music for the Soul- Students research different songs and genres of music that have a positive message or makes them feel good after listening to it. This allows students to use their analyzing and interpretation skills, along with allowing them to identify their inner feelings. It also allows students to share their thoughts and feelings with others.

McGee, P. (2021). 25 fun and easy SEL activities to boost social skills. https://www.weareteachers.com/sel-activities-boost-social-skills/

Teaching Grade School Students How to Make Global Impact

blaszakro — 2022-03-06 18:51:46 UTC

This video explains how students can become globally and culturally aware of differences in the world. It shows the impact that can be made when we accept one another and our differences.

Lesson Plan Idea:

Have students choose a group of 4-5 students to work with.
Students will then choose a topic to explore that impacts them either culturally or globally.
Everyone in the group will conduct research and gather information on the topic of interest.
A randomizer wheel can be used to choose the "professor" who will go to the other groups to teach the information that was obtained by the group about the topic in question.
This continues until all "professors" had a chance to teach their lessons to all of the groups.

Pearson.(n.d.). Expert stay and stray. https://assets.pearsonschool.com/asset_mgr/versions/0B6C12591A07865CCEE97CF2159777B3.pdf

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

blaszakro — 2022-03-06 19:15:19 UTC

These are incredible paper and audiobook narrations of the lives of some strong women who represented diversity. They showed their strength and resiliency by not accepting the limits that society were placed on them.

Lesson Plan Idea:

Students can create presentations using different virtual tools and platforms such as Canva, Powerpoint, Prezi etc. to demonstrate understanding of the material.
In addition, a group of students can collaborate and apply the knowledge they acquired to create an "interview" with that "Rebel Girl." The virtual tools and platforms that can be used are Audacity, iMovie, Loom or Powtoon to name a few.

https://megaphone.link/RGS6904995608

How To Change The World (a work in progress) | Kid President

blaszakro — 2022-03-06 19:43:18 UTC

This video expresses how even the smallest thing a person does can cause change within our world.

Lesson Plan Idea:

Students can research young people who have made a difference in the world such as Malala Yousafzai, Emma Gonzalez, the Meek sisters to name a few. After gathering information, students can create a podcast, video, or infographic highlighting the amazing accomplishments these young women. In addition, they can use social media platforms (Twitter or Facebook etc.) to follow, learn more about and maybe even have a conversation with this innovative young advocator of justice and goodwill. Students can also create "wishboards" to represent what they personally want to see change and how they might be able to be a part of it (Louick, 2009).

Louick,R.(2009, January). 7 simple ideas for children to make a difference. https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/ways-children-make-difference