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Important Societal Factors/Significant
Observations from Field Notes
Scan the Prompt Question Sets 1-4 and your
Annotated Bibliography before answering this
question in Column 1:
A) How do the EDFD 400/401 and EDFD
460/461 courses, taken together, help you now
interpret the 3 parts of the Pedagogical
Triangle listed in the Teacher Noticing PPT?
(Note: You have this PPT in your EDFD
460/461 Introductory Materials subfolder on
your computer)
Taking EDFD 400 and EDFD 460 have helped me
better understand the 3 parts of the Pedagogical
Triangle. After taking these courses, I am now able to
put the 3 parts into action. The Pedagogical Triangle is
made up of connections between the specifics of
classroom interactions. These interactions include:
teachers relationship with understanding of students,
teachers relationship with and understanding content,
and teachers understanding of how students learn
content.
Course Content
B)DiscussyourrationalefortheFundsofKnowledge
DataGraphic(ThisisNOTyourClinicalSite
pictures)thatyouplacedontheDigitalEthnography
ClinicalSitepagetoillustratetheassets,strengths,
andresourcespossessedbythelearner(s)examinedin
yourclinicalsetting(Seeillustratingfundsof
knowledgepossiblesources.Youwillhaveidentified
thesethroughyourobservations,
conversations/interactions,andresearchforyour
AnnotatedBibliography
FocusingonthegraphicIusedforresearchreport3.Research
report3focusesontheimportanceofgender.ThearticleIfound
wasbyMarthaGoldsteinSchultzcalledTheLivingGender
Curriculum:HelpingFCSStudentsAnalyzeGender
Stereotypes.Thearticlesmainfocusisincreatingacurriculum
thatisbasedonstereotypes.Forexample,studentswereto
categorizemasculineandfemininetraitsandfocusondifferent
genderstereotypesintheirlives.
Usingthisinformationandapplyingittomyobservationsinmy
clinicalIwasablemakeconnectionbasedongenderat
Ridgeway.Althoughthesestereotypesincludethatboystendto
actoutmore,Ihaveseenthistobetrueinsomegirls.Ithinkits
importanttokeepinmindthedifferentgenderstereotypesbut
dontallowthemtohaveanimpact.Genderandidentityis
importantforstudentstobeselfaware.Itdistinguishesone
studentfromanotherandallowsthemtobethemselveswhenit
comestopersonalityoreducation.

In these courses we discussed the important roles of

teachers and how crucial it is to build based on the
students within your classroom. Specifically in EDFD
400, we talked about the development of children and
how development is crucial to learning. We also
discussed the roles of a teacher in encouraging the
learning of the students in his or her classroom. Its
important for the teacher to be the teacher in a
classroom setting. Thats where the Pedagogical
Triangle comes to play. Forming relationships and
interactions with students and their understanding is
key to education and learning.

In EDFD 460, we discussed the Funds of Knowledge

as a way to meet the needs of each individual within
your classroom. It is crucial for teachers to be aware
of using the knowledge of each student when it comes
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to learning. Teachers need to be aware that students
learn in different ways and need to incorporate those
ways into their classroom.