https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv en-us 2022-01-26 14:59:25 UTC 2026-01-05 12:20:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014381763 The role of ELA is to prepare students for the real world. Using literary skills, students will be able to analyze and either support or disagree with certain political, racial, or economic events. This can lead to drastic and well-needed positive change. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014381763 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014382364 I think that this meme demonstrates that as english teachers our role is to help students find meaning in literature and beyond, even if it may not seem so obvious, so that students can gain a better understanding of the world. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014382364 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014383673 I think this quote speaks to this topic because although there is so much happening in the surrounding world that impacts education, there is still a role to educate as much as possible even during hard times. The impact that we create in our classroom is allowing our students to be aware of what's happening in the now and highlighting its importance and values. This is one of the many things, that will make teaching worthwhile. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014383673 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014384313 There is so much that is currently being recorded and social media feeds are constantly filled with articles. It takes English Language Arts to properly be able to read, write, and respond to all of these events that are occurring.  We as teachers need to be able to guide our students to properly consume this media. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014384313 marialuca2 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014385826 I think the biggest role of the English teacher in this specific historical moment is to create a safe, welcoming space where all students can come to discuss the current moment. I think a lot of other subjects can be so rigorous that there isn't much room to bring the outside world into the classroom. I feel very strongly that much of what ELA teachers do involves the outside world. The things we write about, the themes present in books we're reading, the concerns and circumstances our students bring into the classroom, and so on. English in itself is a very personal subject, so I think when we have that welcoming space to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly, students feel more prepared to face the world outside of a school setting.]]> 2022-01-26 19:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014385826 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014388181 The role of an English Language Arts teacher in this specific historical moment in time is to provide students with an outlet to investigate, understand, question, and react to a progressively polarizing yet simultaneously hopeful period. Through English, students stay true to themselves, their thoughts, and their beliefs, while teaching them universal awareness about their experiences. English offers lenses for students to claim in which they can view this living history we are experiencing. Through an adaptation of progressive texts, through representation in lessons and class discussions, through writing prompts that urge students to consider reflections on the world around them, English, in nearly all aspects, is the closest plausible way of coming to terms with our modern history. English not only allows us to come to terms with our modern angst and unrest, but it allows us the reflective opportunities to grasp hope and possibility for the near future. Literacy skills centering on critical thought allows for students to form their own thoughts about their world, and make changes accordingly.]]> 2022-01-26 19:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014388181 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014388423 I would say that right now during this specific societal climate in history, that the purpose of ELA is to invoke new understandings and to create conversations that many often time find uncomfortable. ELA right now should be encouraging critical self-reflection about how to not just improve as an individual, but how to improve the community we live in (while also utilizing necessary literary skills). If ELA is serving its role correctly, it should be widening everyone's perspective. For example, in the classroom, we should focus on materials that represent our identities but just as importantly teaches students how to value and acknowledge every identity represented in the classroom. One of the best parts about the subject of English is how much it teaches us about others, which ultimately teaches us about ourselves. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014388423 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014388868 I think the role of English when talking about society and the problems it has, is to show students how writing and literature can be used for change. So many different types of writing and literature fall under the umbrella of English. There's novels, academic journals, journalism, poetry, novels, etc. all of which can, and have been, used to fight for change in our society. We need to show this to students, so that they can do the same for themselves. What we really teach is a set of skills. We need to show students how to use those skills to help society. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014388868 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014388988 ELA is becoming more important as the country and classroom gets more diverse as time goes by. Culturally relevant ELA classrooms can bring about higher achievement from students who struggle with lack of representation more than any other classroom in school. They do this by looking at cultural texts and ways of speaking in order to educate students on cultural differences that should be celebrated and acknowledged.]]> 2022-01-26 19:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014388988 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014389700 I really enjoy this quote. It makes me think about how when you are doing the work in class it often seems so difficult that sometimes you want to give up, but once you get a hang of the content you begin to become proud of what you have learned. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014389700 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014394482 I think that as an educator we should be helping our students learn by letting them discuss different topics that are relevant to today. It is important for students to talk to their peers and as a teacher it is important that we allow time for it and to incorporate it into our lessons. I believe this can create a more welcoming environment for students. Giving students time to talk about different topics and dive deeper into them will benefit not only themselves, but can help their reading and writing as well. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014394482 daniellefilipiak https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014397572 https://kappanonline.org/digital-citizenship-tough-issues-mirra-mcgrew-kahne-garcia-tynes/]]> 2022-01-26 19:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014397572 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014397731 For any teacher, but specifically English, I agree that is our job to create a safe and welcoming space for all of our students. As English teachers, we are the ones who typically ask students to be vulnerable and take risks in their writing. We would not be very great English teachers if we did not discuss the events occurring outside of our classroom that impacts our students' lives, and even our own. ]]> 2022-01-26 19:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014397731 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014398450 I really loved this meme, I think it really reflects English in such a quick way. We totally love to analyze things and make more which is what makes ELA so powerful and I really appreciate that. Great post :) ]]> 2022-01-26 19:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014398450 marialuca2 https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014400296 I definitely agree that we are preparing students to critically examine the world around them when they are no longer in a school setting. Especially in a secondary setting, not all our students will want to continue on to college, so it is critical that we make sure that they are leaving our classroom prepared and ready to find success and happiness in their endeavors, just as their college-bound peers are. I feel those students often get left in the cracks because it is the norm to continue to college. Regardless of that, as you mention, we need to be preparing our students to look at the political world, social problems of injustice, and other areas of concern with urgency.]]> 2022-01-26 19:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014400296 emmacmccarthy https://padlet.com/daniellefilipiak/jtq5zalicyrti6sv/wish/2014451294 Lyiscott uses futuristic elements to weave the past ("We the People"), the present ("in the year 20-and-17"),  and the future ("Minutes before the January 20th 2053 inauguration") to create a distant yet attainable future. Many of the Padlets discussed the ability for English to offer a lens for students to view the world, and Lyiscott's poem exemplifies this. English, we discussed, is a vocal outlet for critical thinking. When our students are taught how to think (through English literacy: reading, writing, reflecting, etc.), we are given strong, intelligent voices. Lyiscott asserts that presently: "When the putrid stench of polarized politics tried to render us broken / Tried to block our seat at the table until we broke in / Tried to asphyxiate our choices / Tried to Ursula our voices" she concedes that only through universal awareness and vocalization is any societal progress able to be made.

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