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Jordan "i spent four hours planning one day" Barnes

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Jordan "i spent four hours planning one day" Barnes

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The lessons were strong! I collaborated well with my co-teacher, built a strong class culture of bravery and academic risk while also normalizing feedback and having fun!

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Kids got into the routine of what to expect in class and there was genuine curiosity and excitement about the content that we were covering.

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Crystal - The culture in my homeroom and other sections is developing nicely. Students are generally open to sharing their opinions and backing them up with evidence.

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Crystal - The culture in my homeroom and other sections is developing nicely. Students are generally open to sharing their opinions and backing them up with evidence.

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Co-teaching went really well week 1! Felt like every teacher's voice was heard and students were following directions regardless of teacher giving them. Also got to learn a lot about students and their identities while creating a safe classroom space!

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I think the biggest challenge was integrating more voices into class and moving away from teacher centered classes.

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Students were excited to share their own experiences and share information they've learned in previous grades and from the their prior knowledge.

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Students jumped right into discussions of identity. They were thoughtful, mature & sensitive to one another during class discussions.

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One thing that I did today and want to do more of is turn-and-talks so that MLLs can have processing time before sharing. Also, I'm going to use footnotes for vocabulary in my classwork later this week.

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Planning took too long! Additionally, getting the little things right. In the moment accommodations, things that, once I become more experienced, will become second nature, but for now are very hard to remember on my own.

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kids have been exploring identity since day 1!!!!!

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kids have been exploring identity since day 1!!!!!

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I've been able to launch different creative assignments that I've been wanting to try for years and kids have been asking some really great questions. I'm happy kids are exploring social identities/intersectionality in a way that I wasn't able to in middle school.

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I've felt that getting more voices heard instead of the same ones that volunteer is a challenge. I also think making sure students feeling confident in what they can do and doing so independently/finding ways to advocate for what they need is something I'm thinking about how to support more in class.

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Honestly... not spending a lot of time observing other people at this point.... hope to be able to make the rounds more soon!

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I would like to continue to practice expectations and routines, particularly with my groups that have lots of big personalities.

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I think the schedule felt tight with orientation and all the logistics of the first few weeks so its been tough keeping up with the planning aspect.

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Crystal - I'm working on getting better at facilitating discussions so we keep our focus on topic.

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Crystal - I'm working on getting better at facilitating discussions so we keep our focus on topic.

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turn and talks are huge! restating expectations/directions. I need to get better at having many different places to have expectations/directions for people to read.

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I want to make sure we use UDL in all lessons/activities. I've noticed we have been giving with a lot of verbal instructions which has been hard for everyone to follow, not just MLLs!

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classroom discussions aren't always perfect.

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classroom discussions aren't always perfect.

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We've been trying to teach constructive discussion skills so it's important that we (me + co-teachers) are holding kids accountable to them AND are encouraging all voices to speak!

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Having pre-written sentence starts has given kids a jumping off point and kids already know that they are not mandatory!