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Inspiring Talk

Brian Moore

I found Jim Bentley's talk, "Why we teach is more important than what we teach," inspiring and a sort of call to action.  Two quotes stood out to me from the talk.  "Media is only as strong as the message it conveys," and "Informed and empowered youth can intimidate adults in the court of public opinion."  I feel that my ultimate purpose as a social studies teacher is to help develop my students so they have the knowledge and skills necessary to shape the world they want live in.  I feel like this ties into what Jim is saying and reinforces what I have been working to do with my students.  

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    I think a key take-away for me in Jim's talk was the value of embedding your content in local needs and wants, which requires truly genuine and sustainable relationships with the community. When students…

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     , those words resonated with me, too. Our students hold tremendous power in their voice, and we are in a position to help them find ways to express their thoughts in productive ways for society…

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  •  , those words resonated with me, too. Our students hold tremendous power in their voice, and we are in a position to help them find ways to express their thoughts in productive ways for society. I loved the quote at the end where Jim talks about how educators "help cultivate informed & empowered students to use social media to help make the world a better place." I'm rethinking of changing at least one end of unit assessment this year to something more relevant to the students' lives so they can see the connection between the past and the future.

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  •  , those words resonated with me, too. Our students hold tremendous power in their voice, and we are in a position to help them find ways to express their thoughts in productive ways for society. I loved the quote at the end where Jim talks about how educators "help cultivate informed & empowered students to use social media to help make the world a better place." I'm rethinking of changing at least one end of unit assessment this year to something more relevant to the students' lives so they can see the connection between the past and the future.

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  • in reply to Hajra Saeed

    Centering student voice is so powerful! I thought the panel on The Power of Media offered up some tangible examples. I know I hope to do a better job of meeting students where they are, allowing them to project their most authentic voices out into the world on their terms.