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Sharing successes and challenges through teaching while becoming a (hopefully) published author.

54 Things Wrong With…how kids have been talked about!
Literature, IEP, Student Voice, Read Aloud Melissa Salter Literature, IEP, Student Voice, Read Aloud Melissa Salter

54 Things Wrong With…how kids have been talked about!

I introduced the book 54 Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter today. This book is amazing and hard. It is one of the Surrey School Book of the Year Nominees for 2022/23.

The activity I did to introduce the book broke my heart. I learned so much about how kids see themselves as well as how they think adults see them. This post reflects on the lesson and my learning.

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Social Justice Symposium: Creating and Learning about PSAs
Language Arts, Social Studies, ADST, Social Justice, Hands On Learning, Core Competencies, Student Voice Melissa Salter Language Arts, Social Studies, ADST, Social Justice, Hands On Learning, Core Competencies, Student Voice Melissa Salter

Social Justice Symposium: Creating and Learning about PSAs

We spent one intense week making TWO PSAs: one visual and one video. The kids learned all about public service announcements and used what they had learned about social justice topics to make PSAs for a student audience. We also made a Kahoot! to test our knowledge after watching and reading all of the PSAs.

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