A Day In The Life Of A History Teacher And Adjunct Professor At SAGE Magnet And Cerro Coso
A typical day for this History Teacher and Adjunct Professor involves an hour of early preparation, followed by teaching seven graders—currently engaged in a unique "YouTube History Channel" project where they "interview each other"—and an honors class with high expectations. After school, additional responsibilities include meetings, professional development, and one weekly adjunct college course, including a class in a prison setting teaching "community relations administration of justice."
Teaching, Curriculum Development, Student Interaction, Classroom Management, Higher Education
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Truth Akins
History Teacher and Adjunct Professor
SAGE Magnet & Cerro Coso Community College
San Diego State University
UCI Criminology and UCLA Urban Education
Criminal Justice
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Disabled, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Veteran, Transfer Student, Student Athlete, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. The daily routine includes an hour of early preparation before classes, ensuring effective lesson planning and student interaction.
2. A unique teaching approach is used where students create a YouTube History Channel, actively engaging them in the learning process and fostering creativity.
3. The role extends beyond high school teaching to include adjunct professor responsibilities at a college and teaching a class inside a prison, showcasing diverse work environments.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of your role look like?
At school, I usually arrive an hour early for prep. Sometimes, if I don't have time, I get there 30 minutes early.
We can still get a lot done in a day. My students come in for advisory, which is for 8th graders. I teach 7th grade, but some students come in for the first 15 minutes to see me.
I talk to them, and they get to know me. Then they go on to their 8th-grade classes. After that, I have first period: 7th-grade world history.
With 7th graders, I start by asking what they know about a topic and what they remember from the day before. Then we go into the lesson to continue. Right now, they are creating a YouTube History Channel where they interview each other. The other student answers, and they will make it into a podcast. It's pretty cool.
I usually interact with the students and go around from desk to desk. The next period comes in 55 minutes later: honors class. We do a little bit more in that class.
Most every class, I expect critical thinking. I have high expectations for all of them, whether they are an honors class or not. That goes on for six periods.
Then I have one free prep period. Afterwards, we usually have a meeting for professional development and then go home. Once a week, I go to the college to work as an adjunct.
Then I go into the prison. I check in and go through the steps to get there. My students are pulled in by the officer. We have a three-hour class about community relations and administration of justice.