HOW CAN POPULAR CULTURE BE USED TO TEACH EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE?
ONE FINAL NOTE...
SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANCE!
OTHER EXAMPLES TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM!
WHY DID WE CHOOSE THIS TOPIC?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLVMppeOaRo: An episode from Seriously TV's satirical Unboxing with Dylan Marron, that dissects the issue of ableism (among other topics).
www.loft.com/webassets/content/loft/ingrid/10_10_17_denim_boyfriend_ingrid_1l.jpg: An advertisement for "boyfriend jeans" (as an example of gender stereotypes in clothing).
22i18l42a516x0glw28vyk8x4k.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9-23-15.jpg: 6-Panel cartoon depicting various situations of ageism.
- The importance and significance of incorporating pop culture in the classroom is that teachers can use it as an educational tool to make learning time more productive.
- Knowing where students interests are, allow educators to communicate better with their pupils.
- It allows teachers to capture the attention of those students who don't normally stay engaged for long.
- Pop culture outside the classroom can encourage learning. Students can and will have new perspectives about the media they witness because of informative in class discussions.
- Teaching pop culture within the classroom can influence students to have a deeper conceptual understanding.
- Is an important issue in the classroom today
- Increasing prevalence of pop culture in student’s lives - pop culture is all around us, and is and will continue to have a big influence on kids with the increase in access and use in social media
- Further investigate both the positive and negative effects that pop culture can have with regards to equity and social justice
- To learn strategies to use pop culture to teach about social justice and equity at all grade levels.
- Students are influenced by pop culture everyday!
- By Analyzing music lyrics and music videos
- Video and computer games
- Reading and responding to news articles or news casts.
- Holding class discussions about current controversial societal events
- Having students do research projects about specific art pieces that have a connection to social injustice or equity. This can be presented as a gallery walk or an "after school art fair" where students can invite their parents.
- Asking your students what social inequities and injustices they see displayed in the shows, movies and media they watch and see.
“Effective teaching hinges upon communication, and you can’t communicate without entering into the world of those you wish to reach.”
TAKE ME TO CHURCH ACTIVITY
OTHER EXAMPLES TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM!
TAKE ME TO CHURCH ACTIVITY
WHAT HAVE WE GAINED?
What have we learned?
ADVERTISEMENT ACTIVITY!
After conducting research on this topic, we have:
At each table, analyze the lyrics from Hozier's "Take Me To Church".
Instructions: In your table groups, look at the two advertisements given to you and answer the following questions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4DnH-WZ9uw: TLC UK's Gypsy Brides showcases a Cherokee-inspired wedding dress, making the bride feel like a "Gypsy Pocahontas".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjN6sHeyEPc: An episode of MTV's Braless which discusses the gender stereotypes that are found within children's toys, and how they limit achievement.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCGOVvdwjq8: Good Morning America's segment on #LadyDoritos after CEO makes remarks about women.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBo3ghPMJmE: A YouTube clip uses various cartoons to show the influence of minstrel shows in animation, and how they are full of racist imagery.
Our teaching must be:
1) Grounded in the lives of the students
2) Critical
3) Multicultural
4) Hopeful
- Acknowledged that issues social justice and equity are not discussed enough (or at all) in many classrooms, and that current and future educators need to change this!
- Found that there are many resources available to educators to help incoporate these topics into our classrooms.
- #PopJustice (http://www.lizmanne.com/popjustice/) is a 6-volume report series that educators can use to help students gain a better understanding of pop culture and social justice topics.
- Students engage with different types of media, and all can be used as examples in the classroom to analyse.
- Understood that as educators it is essential for us to constantly work on our Critical Thinking Skills, & to help our students develop their own strong C.T. Skills.
- Realized that any of these concepts can be addressed in cross-curricular activities.
Reflect and discuss the themes you find in this song.
What do you think this song is about?
What feelings does this song evoke?
What types of messages can your students take away from looking at these lyrics?
1. What is wrong with the ads in terms of social justice and equity ?
2. How can you use one of your ads (or both as a pair) as a teaching tool in the classroom?
3. What ways can you change one of the ads to make it more appropriate?
BIC PENS FOR HER: A REVOLUTIONARY TOOL FOR WOMEN!
SELF-REFLECTION AS A SOCIALLY EQUITABLE AND JUST TEACHER
What have the course readings taught us on this topic?
TEACHING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY:
1. Do any texts I use omit girls and/or women, or tokenize their experiences? How are boys and/or men stereotyped?
2. Are females or males presented in stereotypically gendered roles in any texts I have selected? If these are historical texts, how might I teach students to be critical of the limitations in the gender roles presented in these texts?
3. Do I encourage empowering and nonsexist behaviors among my students? Do I discourage both female and male gender stereotypes?
4. If I have a classroom library, is there a balance in male and female authors? Are there plenty of books with strong female protagonists? Do the nonfiction books feature notable women and girls?
5. In what ways do I encourage gender equity of voice and participation?
- More well-known professional sports leagues for men e.g. NFL, NHL than for women
- Women seen in commercials more often eaten salads, fruit, while men eating pizza and drinking beer
- Different shampoo scents for men and women
- Children aged 2-11 see around 25,000 advertisements per year on tv alone
- Carefully curated advertising for children and teens on social media apps (facebook, Snap chat, twitter
- Media can perpetuate racism and sexism by normalizing kinds of people and relationships - creation of gender roles and unequal power
USING POP CULTURE AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL
TAKE ME TO CHURCH ACTIVITY
INTRODUCTION
7 TIPS TO HELP TEACHERS INTEGRATE POP CULTURE INTO THE CLASSROOM
A MESSAGE FROM KID PRESIDENT
Now that you have looked at the lyrics and watched the music video, let's discuss!
Incorporating pop culture within lessons can be beneficial for students. Using popular media can help engage students, and it can be an effective way to talk about these controversial topics surrounding equity and social injustice.
EDUC 5477: URBAN SCHOOLS 2
DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018
1. Create lessons that will linger in your student’s minds.
2. Use pop culture as a conversation starter.
3. Encourage students to write about what interests them.
4. Examine pop culture as a model for studying education materials.
5. Make ideas relatable and easy to understand.
6. Encourage students to create their own media.
7. Become familiar with what students enjoy.
With the people at your table, consider the following:
Is the story in the music video accurately represented or connected to the lyrics of the song? If so, in what ways?
How can you encourage your students to use critical thinking skills and question the inequities in today's media when engaging in popular culture?
PRESENTATION BY: DEREK, LAURA, LAUREN, MEGAN, & NIKOLE.