Pedagogy

Pedagogy of the Oppressed: What is the difference? Rubi Garza Texas A&M International University The importance of using the term “oppressed”, rather than “disfranchised” is based on the knowledge that both words bring to the table. According to Freire’s book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed (2002), language can distort reality. The term disfranchised is seen as some sort of deprivation an individual can have from many different things, such as, privileges. On the other hand, the term…

This is agreed by Mapolelo and Akinsola (2015) as they believe that with a strong level of integrated knowledge, teachers are more likely to teach the subject more dynamically with different pedagogies whilst encouraging and engaging students. Conversely, educators who possess an inexact knowledge of concepts may pass this understanding onto their students. They may also fail to identify misconceptions and lack a comprehension of key ideas which…

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy also known as Responsive Teaching refers to the cultural competence of teachers. According to Billing (1995), Culturally Relevant pedagogy relies on three vital factors. The first factor entails the necessity of students achieving academic success. The second factor pertains to students developing and/or maintaining cultural competence. The third factor requires the student to develop a critical consciousness through which they challenge the status quo of the current…

Physical Therapy educator must be versed in the pedagogy in academic teaching. Pedagogy is defined by Westbrook et al. (2013) as stated by Watkins and Mortimore (1999) as "any conscious activity by one person designed to enhance learning in another". Therefore, pedagogy is the art or way of teaching by an educator to improve student learning. Furthermore, according to the study by May (1983) majority of the respondents in their study consider teaching or pedagogy as an important skill that a…

During my fieldwork at P.S. 45 John Tyler School I was able to see life-worlds pedagogy firsthand. I observed in a fourth grade Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classroom with Ms. Stocker and Mrs. Morales. This classroom would be placed at level eight on a Likert scale in accordance to life-worlds pedagogy. This classroom was extremely interactive and the teachers often allowed the children to dictate the themes of the lessons. The teachers tried their best to make sure that the children had an…

relevant pedagogy as teaching that enables students to be confident and successful in school by building bridges between their lived cultural experience at home and the imposed or constructed cultural experience at school. To this end, teachers utilize the cultural backgrounds of the students to inform curriculum design and instructional methods, choosing to explore themes and content that validate and connect to the home culture of the students. The justification for culturally relevant…

Teaching as a Career Dr. Martinez Thursday 8:30-9:20 Aly Daniels Paper Two Perspectives and Preparation 1. My supervising teacher never uses a textbook. a. My supervising teacher has a great knowledge of the subject she is teaching. I am in her classroom during reading and she never has the students read out of a textbook. Honestly, I have not even seen a textbook in the classroom. My teacher is able to incorporate books such as Arthur and still have the students learn. This week my…

classroom (Jenkins White Paper). Lastly, multiliteracies are “the multiplicity of communication channels and media, and the increasing saliency of cultural linguistic diversity. This includes multimodality, changes in both literacy and culture, and design and pedagogy” (New London Group,…

The relevance of ICTs in modern pedagogy Motivation has always been a problem when we talk about education. Techniques were used to try to counter this problem. One in particular is getting our attention. Technologies are being adapted to education in order to increase the student’s level of motivation. The question is: Is it relevant to use information and communication technologies in education? If yes, how does it affect the modern education? First of all, what are information and…

In her passionate social commentary, “The pedagogy of disgust: the ethical, moral and political implications of using disgust in public health campaigns,” Lupton expresses her concerns about using disgust as a scare tactic in the public health sphere. Lupton begins her paper by graphically describing the grotesque advertisements that have raised her concerns. While the advertisements express genuine health concerns, Lupton argues that the campaigns only further marginalize the marginalized and…