On page 142 Thomashow discusses the ethos of caring for the environment and living a low impact life. This lifestyle is called the “simple life” this good or simple life is based on the idea of having a deep relationship with nature, and balance. This idea connects to sustainable practices because as one reduces their … [Read more…]
For STARS we were evaluating the university’s sustainability practices in its curriculum. First, we collected and reviewed all of the classes the school offers for undergraduates. We read the class descriptions and followed the STARS guidelines in classifying sustainable teaching. The work was split up using ASANA each of us was encharged of different sections … [Read more…]
Literacy Narratives is a project that many teachers assign to students for them to write and reflect upon a time where they had a type of turning point with their writing. Which can be categorized into different identities, a hero, a rebel, a victim, prodigies, and an outsider, which can end in a success or … [Read more…]
I hate Reading by Danielle Usko, reading questions. Q4. The sponsor may have felt that they had a larger more positive impact on the student because of how much time they spent working together on reading. As well as Danielle made it clear that she did like her teacher and they got along well. But … [Read more…]
Kayla; Turn Around Concept: Effects of being a child Prodigy and then losing interest in the topics of reading. “When students portrayed themselves as child prodigies, they conceived of themselves and their literacy abilities are exceptional,[…]” (619 Alexander) “I was always a good little reader and writer in elementary and middle school. I always loved to read with my … [Read more…]
Some relevant narratives on Carin are ones about reading, this is because reading is an essential tool in life that many take for granted. Reading is how we get to pass down stories, that are true or made up to teach a lesson. If we could not read we could not write. If we could not … [Read more…]
Original: In Science Discourse, having a strong social relation is extremely important because it is how scientists “ use language to signal what sort of relationship we have, want to have, … [They] use language to build social relationships” (Gee 34). Scientific relationships are important to be able to build a good relationship in the … [Read more…]
Original: To be able to be part of the scientific Discourse you have to know the above specific signs and systems when you communicate with other scientists you can communicate efficiently. Revised To be able to be part of the scientific Discourse you have to know the above specific signs and systems, so when you communicate … [Read more…]
Where are you already working pretty well with Gee’s concepts? How, specifically, will you apply that more solid engagement to a specific paragraph that is not yet working so effectively with Gee (or Haas, or another text in play)? I am working well with Gee in my body paragraphs when I am talking about his … [Read more…]
