YDEV 352

After reading Restler's article, Mapping Interconnected Care,  I learned about the ways teachers care for young people.  The first story, talked about Sarah, who identifies as queer and cares for her students by connecting with them in the way that she dresses and the things she says to them.  She developed a relationship with them by openly talking to them and telling her students about herself.  She runs a support group and students know they can go to her to talk about things such as questions, they have, exploring their own queerness, etc.  Her caring comes from being able to connect with her students by relating to them and providing support. In the story of Michelle, she shows her caring ways by providing snacks for her students.  Not all the students get snacks all the time, and she only brings snacks two or three days a week to create a "safe space" for her students.  Some people might not think that providing snacks is creating a safe space ...

After attending the Student- Centered Learning Conference, I enjoyed the experience and learned new information I hadn't known before.  Throughout the day, I think the conference focused on putting students first and incorporating them into the curriculum.  In the workshops I attended, they were very informative and I think the research they are doing, is student-centered and providing a curriculum for students.  The first workshop showed us a video of students presenting topics that were important to them such as diversity, civic engagement, etc. to a board of teachers and in the end receiving a grade on how they did.  The work they are doing was focused on students opinions and really letting the students take the lead on something they are passionate about and incorporating it into the curriculum.  The second workshop I attended sort of focused on leading with but it wasn't as hands on like the first workshop.  But, this workshop gave me a lot of new inf...

I currently work at the YMCA for their after school program so i feel like I get the opportunity to play everyday.  Being around youth at work, I feel like I'm a little kid again and although I'm there watching them, I make sure they have fun and I'm having fun.  I recall this past week, I played in many different ways.  I played football with a few of the kids and a lot of the kids at the Y, like to play with stuffed animals and littlest pet shops, so I made sure that I played along with their animals and the story line they had going.  I probably hadn't played with stuffed animals or little dolls since I was maybe 10, so it brought me back to being that age and I felt like a little kid, with no worries in the world.  Following with Jenkins "6 Ps," I think this followed the first rule which is, permission.  Before playing, I had to give myself permission to play with dolls.  This isn't an activity I would normally engage in while I was at home, but I ...