Resource Blog #3: Visions of Education Podcast


Visions of Education Podcast

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This resource is one that we have used in one of my other class and one that I would highly recommend for any teacher in any content area. Many episodes discuss how to address Social Studies issues as a teacher, but other topics include those related to social media and social justice, which are two areas of study that any content area teacher can bring into their teaching practices. In relation to our topic of testing for the week, Episode 36 of the Visions of Education podcast discusses high-stakes testing which is relevant to any teacher of any content area. It discusses the impact of standardized testing on teachers and how there are so many outside factors that contribute to the differences in scores among students. Looking globally, on the PISA international test, the U.S. scored lower than Finland and many Asian countries. However, part of that is attributed to the fact that Finland has a poverty rate of 4% while the U.S.’s poverty rate is 22%. Also, many Asian nations have a different vision of childhood that families in the U.S. Children in many Asian nations go to school for the required amount of time and then complete additional, expensive academic affairs outside of the normal school day while children in America are encouraged to play outside, hang out with friends, or participate in sports. Another way standardized tests can influence the way teachers are evaluated is that it can be skewed by the demographic of children in a teacher’s class. For example, a principal may like a specific teacher and give her more girls than boys and her tests grades, on average, will be higher than a class of mostly boys. Many things skew these standardized tests that people in the education system put so much emphasis on.
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  1. Alena LocurcioSeptember 23, 2019 at 4:53 PM

    Hey Katie!

    I really liked how in your resource it not only discusses Social Studies curriculum for middle grades but talks about issues prominent in today's society such as "social media and social justice". I think it is important that we discuss these topics in our classroom and I believe Social Studies is a great platform to do so.
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