This artifact consists of notes one of my students wrote for their “In the News” presentation in my American Culture class. I thought it was very important for my students to know what was going on in the world around them, so each class I’d choose a handful of students to share something important they had recently learned about in the news. This also allowed for students to contribute to the representation of content in our class. This would usually lead to a class discussion about the topic and got the students engaged in the class. Students did assume responsibility for the success of the discussion by initiating the topic and making contributions and commentary when appropriate. This assignment encouraged students to understand, question and analyze ideas from diverse perspectives and also led to them being more aware of what was going on around the world.
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