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"Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus": A Critical Thinking Book Club
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 7
*Please note: Due to the student-led discussion format of this class, the smallest size that will work well is 4 students. I will cancel the class if fewer than 4 students enroll. Invite your friends! That said, the class will not work well with more than 8 students. I will keep a firm cap on the limit as well, in order for everyone to have the best possible educational experience. Q: What Are Literature Circles? A: In literature circles, small groups of students gather together...
This specific course is geared toward higher level thinking. Each literature circle role is directly connected to the 11 elements of critical thinking: big ideas, rules, trends, patterns, language of the discipline, ethics, relationships over time, details, unanswered questions, across disciplines and multiple perspectives. Students will rotate through these roles, experiencing six of them in total.
My name is Carie Beth Russell. I live in the Kansas City area with my husband, two daughters and two cats. I am a former elementary teacher and gifted education specialist. I have been “home” since my second daughter was born, but have remained active in the field of education by teaching educational summer camps, tutoring and teaching at a homeschool enrichment program. My professional priorities center around student-led learning. It’s my strong conviction that supporting children as they learn, rather than dictating how and what they learn, is the way to encourage their inborn patterns of curiosity, wonder and problem-solving that will serve them well in all stages of being human. While my own children attend public school, we very much view education as something we own and must take personal responsibility for. We work hard at educational advocacy within the public school context. I teach my daughters to communicate with their teachers, ask for what they need and request amended or extended: depth, duration and scope of projects, units, skills and personal areas of interest. Gifted Education services often provide these things for students who have been identified as such, but these standards and the definition of “giftedness” vary from state to state, based generally on funding, and doesn’t allow for many students to qualify. This leaves an enormous group of students who have “need of different” but no access to a more open-ended and curiosity-led education. Please understand that when I say enormous, I mean ALL. Out School, and other platforms like it, allow students to adapt their learning modalities and pursue interests and learning pathways that intrigue their own very unique minds. Teaching students to participate in Student Led Learning, in its various formats, allows them to continue on in their own investigations of an amazing planet and human experience, studying past, present and future as they forge their own distinct path.
Homework Offered
You will be asked to read approximately 45 pages per week and complete your "job" in order to be ready to present to the group each week.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Informal (observational) assessment available upon request.Grades Offered
Documents provided by instructor, printed off by students. A copy of the text for the duration of the class. https://www.amazon.com/Insignificant-Events-Cactus-Dusti-Bowling/dp/1454923458
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Hello and Welcome! *Please reach out to me if there is a class you would like to request, or a specific day of the week/time of day that you need. I will always try to accommodate you!* About me: My name is Carie Beth Russell. I am the mother...
Group Class
$126
for 7 classes1x per week, 7 weeks
60 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
4-8 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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