https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62 en-us 2023-03-21 21:06:15 UTC 2023-03-22 14:10:35 UTC hello@padlet.com abuinkris https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2526090414 When deciding who would be a community informant that would provide me with informative answers regarding Fairfield, I chose two teachers from the high school I currently have an internship and one of the members who work for the Fairfield Historic Center. After communicating with both of them and asking varied questions about their thoughts, perspectives, and hopes for Fairfield it was clear that they were both extremely optimistic about the future of Fairfield. When asked about the strengths of this town, it was clear that they both emphasized the various resources that are available to students to further drive their education whether that be in Fairfield Warde or in outside-of-school locations like Fairfield Historic Center. However, the social studies teacher did emphasize the fact that he admires the way the school is adjusting to promoting social justice-based awareness in multiple areas. He talked about how the town does a lot more compared to previous years to make aware of the "micro-histories" that typically go under the radar for a large part of contemporary history. When speaking with another teacher who happens to be a Latin teacher, who is also a resident of Fairfield, she stated the importance of how community-based the school is. Something truly important in her own perspective was the emphasis on how involved the community is with the high school students. She also highlighted the concept of respect and how despite being an affluent area in comparison to other locations, Fairfield has more of a progressive look and accepts others who may be perceived as quote-on-quote different. ]]> 2023-03-21 21:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2526090414 abuinkris https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2526090881 Colonial America: David Ogden House

]]> 2023-03-21 21:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2526090881 abuinkris https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2526091499 Colonial America: David Ogden House
In a social studies lesson, particularly in a United States History course, there are many different approaches you can choose to implement into a lesson while utilizing the David Ogden house. For example, due to the fact that this is during Colonial times and the house was around during the American Revolution you can connect the students backgrounds (Fairfield/Ogden House) by utilizing this house as a source in a lesson. More specifically, when discussing some of the grievances of colonists towards the British prior to and during the American Revolution, you can inform your students about the great Fairfield burning of 1779. The infamous Ogden house survived the famous burning of Fairfield and is now listed as a historic landmark in Fairfield. Connecting students to a social studies lesson with their own backgrounds and community assets allows for students to get engaged in the lesson at task. ]]> 2023-03-21 21:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2526091499 abuinkris https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2526091749 While teaching social studies, it is vital to include aspects of your student's community assets in order to connect your students to the lessons/content at hand. Therefore, another great historical landmark that can be utilized in order to drive content through a lesson is the Burr Homestead of Fairfield. This can be implemented in many ways but one part of US history that I would see great benefit from while using this source is during the Presidency of Thomas Jefferson because the owner of this house during the early 19th century was Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States during Jefferson's presidency. One aspect that I implemented during student teaching for teaching my students about Thomas Jefferson was his duality. Therefore, it is imperative as social justice educators to not only shine a light on the beneficial influence of Jefferson but also educate your students on Jefferson as a slave owner. However, in terms of Burr's perspective, he publicly would state his belief in the emancipation of all slaves. Showing your students that two individuals who had different perspectives were able to work with each other is not only a great history lesson but also a proper display of social justice education. ]]> 2023-03-21 21:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2526091749 abuinkris https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2527130261 2023-03-22 13:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/abuinkris/ctjkvaeuvhuwzo62/wish/2527130261