Education 210: Social Class Analysis

Throughout the class Education 210- Intro to educational technology, we have learned a variety of different ways on how to educate our students. The three main teaching styles that we have learned are direct instruction, inquiry-based learning and cooperative learning. In order to teach grade 12 social; the relationship between identity and ideology, I will incorporate all three of these teaching styles into my lesson plan in order to effectively reach out to all the students learning styles. Creative thinking, independent thinking, evoking feelings and group work are the few key concepts that I will try to incorporate into my grade 12 Social class. This being said the students will learn about ideology in Canadian society as well as the vast variety of identities seen in Canada. This is a key lesson to teach because Canadian culture is so diverse, there are so many different viewpoints on what Canadian culture is and how it came to be. …show more content…
The PowerPoint presentation is a great way to engage students through a more visual concept instead of just reading from notes provided to them. This is what is known as the direct instruction because the lectures are teacher-led through demonstration and explicit teaching. That being said the textbook is also a great source of material for the students and you as a teacher to gather information on the subject. Once we go over the ideology and identity of Canadian society through the PowerPoint this is the time that the students reflect and incorporate there critical thinking. Independently they will write a one-two paragraph response on their thoughts on the ideology and identity of Canadian society. This response is completely personal which helps the students grasp the material in their own thoughts and