Media Representations of Teachers/Teaching/School

Begin with Communication Theory and Lasswell’s Model.  (Lasswell Handout).

  

View collection of media representations of teachers from YouTube Playlists below.

Analyze and evaluate how teachers, teaching/learning, and schools are represented in these film, television, and news clips. 

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VIEWING TASK

Describe how teachers, students, or administrators are portrayed broadly across the media; get started by generating a list of adjectives to describe the teachers.

• Are the representations realistic? Why or why not?   
• What common characteristics do you notice about teaching and learning?
• Which actors/characters seem the most accurate to your personal experience in schools over the years?  Why do you think so?
• Which characters seem least realistic?  What makes them unrealistic?

Describe a memorable scene or clip.  

• What makes it memorable?  
• Is this scene realistic in its portrayal of teaching/learning?  Explain why or why not...?

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After Viewing, generate a definition of teaching and learning according to the media representations.

Female Teachers in Movies

Male Teachers in Movies

Teachers on Television

Teachers in the News