Thiagi 35 Activity

Today I tried out a new formative assessment tool called the Thiagi 35 Activity with my level four general science and technologies classes. Let me begin by saying, if you're a teacher who likes quiet in the classroom, this activity is not for you. How it Went Students listened to my instructions with perplexed looks on…

White Privilege in an Educational Context

The Reading In a Global Education and Social Justice (EDEC 249) class (as well as in EDEC 262 course) I read White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh. The reading details the effects of white privilege McIntosh has observed in her own life, which she believes are relate-able. All the way throughout the reading, however, she is…