Greetings!
Hi! Welcome to Advanced IFASA.
Please introduce yourself, your grade, why you’re in this class and one interesting, or little-known fact about you and a land acknowledgement for the lands in which you were born.
I’m Ashley! I teach 12th grade Humanities and advanced electives pertaining to race, identity, literature and history. I am teaching this class because of my own personal connection to Kenya, as well as my passion for studying the ways in which history has shaped the present as well as my commitment to Anti-racist education that seeks to decolonize our curriculum and ultimately our minds. If that made no sense, tonight’s homework will clarify. I have a bunion on my right toe that I hate, but have named Paul nonetheless. I was born in Denver, CO, which is the traditional territory of the Great Sioux Nation, the Ute, the Cheyenne and the Arapaho nations
Why Acknowledge Territory?
Here is the land acknowledgement map (I’ll show you guys how to use it really quickly, then give you a chance to get organized for your introduction)
Starter 1: Please go to google classroom
Starter 1 Prompt: 2 minute free association with the word “Africa”
When you think about Africa, what do you think about? What images pop into your head, what sounds, what experiences do you think of? Create a list of at least 15-20 things! Don’t overthink it, just write whatever pops into your head. The more the better.
Starter Debrief
Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift)
Let's check out a pop-culture example of just how narrow an understanding most United States citizens have about Africa.
We'll watch the video and then read the article critique.
This Week's Essential Questions:
Homework Discussion: A Brief Foray into African History Before Colonialism
Course Syllabus
Ok, so now that we’ve established that there are some SERIOUS stereotypes about Africa, let’s get into the ways in which we’ll try to overcome these narrow understandings and portrayals. What is this course about?
Should we rename the course? Why “Sub Saharan Africa”? (BREAKOUT ROOMS)
Check out the world map below.
Let’s go over the homework for next week (and how to find it on my DP)
IF TIME--> IFASA KWL survey: Please fill out the IFASA KWL survey to let me know a bit more about you and what you hope to get out of this course
Hi! Welcome to Advanced IFASA.
Please introduce yourself, your grade, why you’re in this class and one interesting, or little-known fact about you and a land acknowledgement for the lands in which you were born.
I’m Ashley! I teach 12th grade Humanities and advanced electives pertaining to race, identity, literature and history. I am teaching this class because of my own personal connection to Kenya, as well as my passion for studying the ways in which history has shaped the present as well as my commitment to Anti-racist education that seeks to decolonize our curriculum and ultimately our minds. If that made no sense, tonight’s homework will clarify. I have a bunion on my right toe that I hate, but have named Paul nonetheless. I was born in Denver, CO, which is the traditional territory of the Great Sioux Nation, the Ute, the Cheyenne and the Arapaho nations
Why Acknowledge Territory?
Here is the land acknowledgement map (I’ll show you guys how to use it really quickly, then give you a chance to get organized for your introduction)
Starter 1: Please go to google classroom
- Click on the assignment under the topic “IFASA Course Intro” titled “Digital Compbooks”.
- Follow the instructions for how to set it up. When you’re done setting up the document, give me a thumbs up!
Starter 1 Prompt: 2 minute free association with the word “Africa”
When you think about Africa, what do you think about? What images pop into your head, what sounds, what experiences do you think of? Create a list of at least 15-20 things! Don’t overthink it, just write whatever pops into your head. The more the better.
Starter Debrief
- Mute your mics unless speaking
- Raise hands to speak unless I'm sharing my screen-- for today, you'll need to interrupt me. Moving forward, I'll have another computer so I can have two screens up at once.
- Everyone needs to share! We’ll go around one by one :)
Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift)
Let's check out a pop-culture example of just how narrow an understanding most United States citizens have about Africa.
We'll watch the video and then read the article critique.
- Your initial reactions to the music video
- A summary of 3 main critiques of this video from the article in your own words
This Week's Essential Questions:
- What (are some of the things that ) happened in Africa BEFORE European imperialism?
- To what extent does today's racial justice revolution relate or serve as a response to colonialism?
- Why should we even study the history and legacy of European’s colonialism of Africa?
Homework Discussion: A Brief Foray into African History Before Colonialism
- Share out which video stood out the most to you
- Pick ONE of your questions from your notes and type it into the chat box. We'll discuss 3 questions.
Course Syllabus
Ok, so now that we’ve established that there are some SERIOUS stereotypes about Africa, let’s get into the ways in which we’ll try to overcome these narrow understandings and portrayals. What is this course about?
- What are the images on the top of the syllabus about?
- Key terms
- General overview
- Classroom Tech
- DP
- Google classroom
- Zoom meeting link (same for every class meeting! Located on the right hand side of my Daily Blog on my DP)
- Assessment
- Semester curriculum sequence
- Class SCHEDULE
- Tuesdays? 1-2 or 2:15-3:15?
- Vote (type your preference in the chat box)
Should we rename the course? Why “Sub Saharan Africa”? (BREAKOUT ROOMS)
Check out the world map below.
- What is different about it?
- What about it might make us reconsider renaming the course?
- Why do you think the map as we know it is typically oriented the other way around?
Let’s go over the homework for next week (and how to find it on my DP)
- Check-in: What do you all know about what is currently happening with BLM and the racial justice revolution our nation and world is experiencing?
- To find the homework, please go to the class calendar located under the “Resources” tab on my IFASA dp: www.ifasa.weebly.com I’d encourage you to bookmark the course calendar now!
IF TIME--> IFASA KWL survey: Please fill out the IFASA KWL survey to let me know a bit more about you and what you hope to get out of this course