The Out Of Eden Walk is a truly eye-opening experience. Being able to see someone capture so much land and routes of the original humans just seem so bizarre but so simple at the same time. The first point that I chose was the Afar Badlands. The author is able to recreate the scenery with descriptive words that help the reader get a good understanding of where he is. It is said that there is no camel food, making us believe that it is just pure desert and not much else other than the rocky terrain that they are walking through.

The next point I chose was the arrival at Djibouti. The author mentions that the sanitation situation is difficult because he says that they had to wash themselves at a camel watering station. This is helping us see the determination that the author has to pursue this research. He mentions that the sound of the US fighter jets above them breaks the sound barrier and is incredibly loud, showing the lack of respect that the US has for ancient grounds that are significant to the origin of humanity. But nonetheless, the vivid imagery depicted by the author is once again as beautiful as the last, describing the shore and valley that is forming as Arabia drifts away at the slow rate of 16 millimeters a year.

The final place I chose was the crossing of the Red Sea. This section is incredibly different from the last in the sense that rather than writing a description of what he sees, he used a poem to describe his sea journey. The poem goes into detail about how the motion of the ocean is unpredictable and how we are so minute on a grander scale, using clever wording. It seems almost as though he used a poem for a deeper meaning, one that seemingly looks simple but is incredibly intricate as you break it down. Just how we view the ocean.

Some of the courses I visited that I hope to incorporate into my future classroom are rather heavy topics. I hope to include some form of mental health wellbeing check-up on my students. I want them to think of me as someone to talk to and open up, so they know they are in a safe, loving environment. I wouldn’t want any of my students going through something difficult or that takes their minds off of learning. I would also want to include a strict anti-bullying policy. As seen on WE.org, there are multiple courses that offer some form of learning on anti-bullying. This is important to me because it would take away from the loving, trusting environment I want to build.

In this blog, I will be discussing what I found helpful and learned in the book assigned to this class, “Sail with 7 Cs.” In chapter 2, I found the thing most interesting from what I learned is the Microsoft translator. The reason for this is because I find it amazing how such a simple app on the outside, opens thousands of worlds of communication with students in a classroom. This simple-looking app is incredibly complex and helps bypass the language barriers that still exist in classrooms today! This is also unbelievable to think about how this can change many people’s lives, allowing them to attend education and have a way of communication, as well as with the parents! This can also be used outside of a learning environment for just basic communication with people amongst people.

A fantastic tool that should be used in all classrooms, and which I will use in mine, is, “The World’s Largest Lesson.” The reason for this selection is that I personally believe that it is important to teach the future of this world some of the sustainable goals that the UN has set us up for. I find this specific tool to be useful because it supples schools and teachers, globally, with free lesson plans and research on the topic at hand, allowing it to be taught only with the cost of the teachers time! I would incorporate into my classes routines by teaching them a goal a week, in spare time, and then elaborating on this goal and finding real-world applications for said goal! This way it allows students to see the real-world effect that this goal would pose for humanity as a whole. It wouldn’t be on the same scale as the work they would be doing if they choose to follow in support of the 17 goals, but it would show the severity of it needing to be done!

Tool: https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/

New ways to teach classrooms are constantly being introduced to the teaching world. Sometimes too many pop up and teachers can’t familiarize themselves with the technology fast enough! But, virtual and augmented reality is something every teacher should learn how to teach to students. This software allows teachers to teach about anything in the world while providing an ‘over-there’ perspective. Students could be sitting in their classrooms in Atlantic City, New Jersey, while they are being shown videos and prime examples of what life is like over in India! Not only can this help students build mastery on the topics they would be learning in classes such as World History, but it is just overall and interesting as well as fun to teach!

Example:https://earth.google.com/web/@24.279071,64.8795315,12.15713789a,18782599.89749163d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CjISMBIgMTA1NDZmMzhmZGM3MTFlNmEyN2MxYjMxZWFiNDNjN2QiDHNwbGFzaHNjcmVlbigC

A fun, interactive, revitalizing way to introduce information and content to students! HyperDocs are a new way to present a certain topic to your peers, classmates, and even teachers! For this week’s blog, I chose to read about the SEL being another form of policing. Rather than embracing the student’s inner self and make, “those who come into contact with the school building feel safe, affirmed, and supported,” the author of this blog feels that it is more so restricting on the students and that they aren’t truly able to be themselves. The thought is that if the school makes activities more interactive and welcoming to all, the overall environment changes and the student body would be more tolerant of everyone. But, people who disagree with this method of inclusion may, more realistically, harbor ill intent. Thus making the school a hostile environment once again and not be suitable for everyone. More research must be done on this in my opinion, in order to find the best fit for the students as well as teachers in the school!

The show that I chose to watch is called, “High Seas.” This show is about a series of mysterious deaths that occur on a luxurious ship. This leads to two sisters launching an investigation on what is happening aboard this ship, and who is responsible for these deaths. The characters in this show are speaking Spanish, but it is almost as if they have a European accent as well. But some cultural aspects that can be found in the show is the attire worn by the characters. Although it is set in a different time era, it differs from the American style during the time. The cuisine was noticeably different from what would be the American counterpart at the time. But some similarities can be found in the dancing and parties thrown aboard the ship at the time. They traveled through old cars and the ship. Some staples aboard the ship were very similar to what fancy cuisine would be today, such as high-end seafood, steaks, and delicacies. It was mostly comparable to what an American ship would be at the time, in terms of activities done for fun. The most noticeable cultural difference was the importance of family found in Spanish culture and the sisters banding together to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxyXAXxRhKs

In my goal, there are many target points that are to be met to ensure that each child is given a fair education and promised a chance in the world. I chose this goal because as an ex-schoolteacher, it means a lot to me to know that I single-handedly am able to influence the course of a child’s life. This always motivates me to do my job, and do it well! One of the first targets to ensure this goal is met is that each child by 2030 is able to receive free schooling for primary and secondary school. The next target point that follows is that each child is ensured access to pre-primary education and that they are able to have sufficient knowledge of most concepts being taught as they enter primary school! They are making sure that these goals can be met by monitoring global pass/fail rates of classes with these children.

Source: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4

Collaboration is crucial in childhood education. In all aspects of a child’s life, we see collaboration to better the child. Teachers have a collaboration with teachers from the year before to find out where their students are in their studies and their learning curve. Teachers also have to have a collaborate with parents because parents have a duty at home to help the students reinforce material that they learned in school. Collaboration is essentially teamwork to meet a certain goal.

I did a virtual field trip on the Mayflower ship. What impresses me about this topic is how 102 people lived in this cramped ship, and survived for 66 days. Of these 102 people, there were 32 children, 20 women, and 50 men. What I found interesting about this ship was its movement. Rather than the movement of a typical ship, this one was guided by a long stick called a whipstaff. The way this worked was in regiments of being on and off for 4 hours, with the speeds of the ship being clocked in every half hour. The families aboard the ship had to share beds and sleep in uncomfortable hammocks as well as positions. Parents interacted with their children through singing songs, reading stories, and playing board games! This journey seems as awe-inspiring as it is frightening!

https://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.htm