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Student Funds of Knowledge Chart

The document outlines standards and curriculum materials for a unit focusing on Africa and nonfiction texts. It discusses using jigsaw methods, project-based learning, and connecting art to teach lessons and have students learn from each other. The goals are to have students become global citizens and make connections between the curriculum and their own experiences.

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Student Funds of Knowledge Chart

The document outlines standards and curriculum materials for a unit focusing on Africa and nonfiction texts. It discusses using jigsaw methods, project-based learning, and connecting art to teach lessons and have students learn from each other. The goals are to have students become global citizens and make connections between the curriculum and their own experiences.

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Standards (from Friends Select Curriculum) - Focus on Africa & Nonfiction texts - Common Core Standards RH.6-8.2.

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions RH.6-8.7. Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts RI.5.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 45 text complexity band independently and proficiently. RI.5.7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. RI.5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably RI.5.6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent

Convergence Chart
Curriculum Materials - Nonfiction newspaper articles - PowerPoint technology - Green Screen technology - Projectors - Posters - Art Supplies - Computers

Teaching Methods - Students learn from their peers, with jigsaw methods - Project-based learning - Connecting art into the curriculum

What?

Lessson How

Why?
Theories of Teaching and Learning Moll- Funds of Knowledge Johnson- through group discussion students are able to learn from one another Dewey- student can connect new knowledge with prior experience Freire- students as active learners

Knowledge of Students and Context


The theme global citizens connects greatly to the Friends Select students. The students at Friends Select all have experience serving the local community through service day. The fifth grade students already have some background knowledge on Africa , which will assist them with their research. I hope that my students can make connections and not just realize how to bring the Quaker values to help the community of Philadelphia, but to also learn how they can contribute to the world.

Educational Philosophy and Beliefs - Funds of Knowledge and student ownership of learning - Students as active learners, teacher facilitates discussion. - Students are able to make connections between different subjects - Classroom environment is a safe community where students feel safe sharing beliefs

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