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One thing I'm looking forward to as a teacher is becoming a mentor teacher next year. I'm excited for the opportunity, and a little anxious at the same time.
Outside of school I'm looking forward to taking a trip to Indiana to visit my Granny. It's been nearly 3 years since I saw her last and I'm craving the family time.

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As a teacher, I am looking forward to next art lesson, studying the Wild West. We are line dancing, drawing cowboy boots and doing a small play. In life, I am looking forward to celebrating my Son's first birthday at our house with our families!

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I watched the Instillation video, and the teacher used a lot of question and answer in her classroom in the form of worksheets. This formative assessment is classic, and time consuming for the students to complete, however its tangible, and the teacher can read them and check in with students whom are not understanding the lesson concepts.
I think entrance/exit tickets would be a nice change for her, and her students.  This would take less time for both the students, and herself to read/grade.

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One thing that I am looking forward to for next year is growing as a mentor to my BTSA Mentee. I look forward to learning from her and growing as a person and instructor. As for in life, I'm looking forward to closing a chapter and beginning a new one, with a new house and a blended family and all the fun obstacles that this can bring.

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I watched the Video of integrating writing into visual arts. I noticed as she was introducing the vocabulary she had them repeat, allowing her to hear that they were saying it correctly. She also had anchor charts for them to reference as they were working to ensure they were making the correct shapes for the animal legends they were portraying. Students helped make rubrics at the start of the year and were referencing them as they worked. After they had created their art work, they developed their own legends using graphic organizers. Before creating their final draft of their story, students used a checklist and referenced the rubric to be sure they were proceeding correctly. The formative assessment really was student driven, and I liked that!

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I think I use UDL without even thinking about it specifically. However, giving your strategy a name, helps you to be purposeful with it. I spend a lot of time with the engagement factor of my lesson. If they are not interested, or have some kind of connection, they won't have the best learning experience they can. I also do a lot of check in for comprehension in my lessons, a quick formative assessment of their understanding of the concept to ensure they aren't being left out of the learning experience in some way.

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Currently, we have utilized online gameboards to give students many different ways to access information to learn by games, videos, etc. The kids love them and all of them can successfully do it!

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Keri Spengler
RIght now I am honestly looking forward to having the Caaspp testing completed so we can free up time to do more art.  My students this year have really enjoyed the art projects we have done, and I am using that as inspiration to try their best on testing.  My promise to them is more fun, engaging art lessons if they try their best on the test.
Personally I am looking forward to some time this summer to get to the mountains and have that sense of peace that you find there hiking and getting away . Another really relaxing thing I love to do in the summer is paint. This year was the first year that I did not enter paintings in our county fair and I felt sad about that. I just need time to do that again.

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Sheryl VinsonOne thing I am looking forward to in my classroom is getting new costumes for my class plays. Every year I do a big play with my class and I always have to scramble last minute to make up costumes. This year our school was awarded a VAPA grant and I was able to spend a good chunk of money on play costumes and a stage. 

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Sheryl VinsonOne thing I am looking forward to in my classroom is getting new costumes for my class plays. Every year I do a big play with my class and I always have to scramble last minute to make up costumes. This year our school was awarded a VAPA grant and I was able to spend a good chunk of money on play costumes and a stage. 

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Outside of school I am looking forward to finishing my vintage trailer restore so I can actually take it camping. I am in need of some camping therapy.

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Keri Spengler
I enjoyed watching this art lesson play out.  There were several formative assessments throughout her lesson.  The students were involved in making the rubric and checklist for their art. When they completed their paintings, they conferenced with the teacher using those 2 tools to determine if they completed the project the way they were instructed to. I love how she tied in writing and then a play with the lesson. Another formative assessment was the story map/outline that the kids filled in before writing their stories. This is a great way to check on their ideas for the story and make sure it has complete ideas before they begin to write.

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Exploring Dance: Movement, Space and Poetry: (K-2)

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Exploring Dance: Movement, Space and Poetry: (K-2)

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I really enjoy watching the dance video. I thought the teacher did a great job of incorporating language and dance together. He had many examples of ways to do formative assessments. He shared examples of regular and on going assessments such as side conversions with students, the teacher ease dropping on groups working or a student checklist. He also had students writing in journals.

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As a teacher, I am looking forward to watching my students take the CAASPP test this upcoming week.  I developed a CAASPP night for parents this year that was a great success.  My students, more than any other year are feeling relaxed and prepared for this very challenging test.  After this week, my students are looking forward to art, theatre, and music as an end to a wonderful year!
Personally, I am looking forward to a trip home this summer to visit family and friends, followed by a trip to Oregon to spend time with my daughter>

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I liked the variety of assessments that were used in the video I watched. The student driven rubric and checklist helped them stay on track. They were able to refer to the rubric as they progressed. This was a way to organize and motivate them! The writing piece included a graphic organizer which is a regular tool in my classroom.

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I use many UDL practices. However, I agree, having a name for it, makes it more purposeful. I am a fan of whispering or discussing the question or concept with a partner. I use randomization to choose partners, which helps to keep this UDL practice fresh. Partners have many ways to show they are ready, i.e. "fist bump", standing behind their chairs, and other unique symbols.

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Visual Arts (Gr 3-5) "Animal Legends: Integrating Art with Writing." - Traci Swanson

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Visual Arts (Gr 3-5) "Animal Legends: Integrating Art with Writing." - Traci Swanson

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I really enjoyed watching this lesson, it was obvious that the students were comfortable and use to using the tools the teacher had set out. I noticed many different examples of Formative Assessment, such as class designed rubrics, exemplars, self assessment, and checklists. During the writing portion of the lesson students were able to use graphic organizers to help guide them through the process. Quick check ins would be one way the teacher could use Formative Assessment for student engagement, knowing where students are in the lesson can be very helpful.

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I do believe I use some strategies of UDL in my classroom right now however I look forward to adding some of the ideas I learned in the webinar today. I also learned some strategies at a UDL training I went to at the county office earlier this year( lots of ideas for brain breaks for kids.) I plan to attend the Summer boot camp at our county office on UDL and I am excited to continue to learn about it and be given time to plan purposeful UDL lessons keeping all my students in mind. I feel fortunate to have a set of class chrome books to help give students options for learning the new material as well as showing me what they know. I recently had kids choose weather they wanted to type their biography they wrote, make a flip grid, or do a green screen to publish there work. They loved getting to choose and I loved seeing all the different things they did. 

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I do believe I use some strategies of UDL in my classroom right now however I look forward to adding some of the ideas I learned in the webinar today. I also learned some strategies at a UDL training I went to at the county office earlier this year( lots of ideas for brain breaks for kids.) I plan to attend the Summer boot camp at our county office on UDL and I am excited to continue to learn about it and be given time to plan purposeful UDL lessons keeping all my students in mind. I feel fortunate to have a set of class chrome books to help give students options for learning the new material as well as showing me what they know. I recently had kids choose weather they wanted to type their biography they wrote, make a flip grid, or do a green screen to publish there work. They loved getting to choose and I loved seeing all the different things they did. 

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I believe that I use many UDL practices within my classroom. First off, I started off with a universal classroom management design of flexible seating allowing students to move around the room to find the best place for their learning. All projects are designed to be completed in the students choice. We work on "publishing" our work in a variety of ways, through technology, group work, and plan old pen and paper. Students discuss with each other about what works best for them and then follow the rubric for the assignment. I also allow students to listen to music while working and for them to work outside the classroom in the sunshine if they so choose.

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As a teacher I am looking forward to Open House with our class! We do a "healthy me" unit and the kiddos are really into it. It will be fun to watch them talk to their grown-ups about all the hard work they have done. We will treat it like an art exhibit. Last year it was new to me, so this year it will be fun to sit back and enjoy.
Outside of school I am looking forward to celebrating a few good friends' weddings. It is so special to watch them be so happy at this point in their lives! I am excited to get to share that with them.

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I watched "Art Integration: The Element of Dance". The teacher used a lot of question and answers. She also held open discussions for the classmates where they got to answer and build off of one another. She also used some scaffolding where she started from the beginning, and then continued to build and demonstrate on each skill. She had students quickly demonstrate for one another to get a quick formative assessment. She used whole group, small group, and individual demonstrations to help with vocabulary building and understanding. For the day, the class came up with their rubric for that specific lesson's assessment. The students knew what to expect and they assessed each other also. I think she could expand her formative assessment by including a jornal where students have some time to write down a take away. Almost like an exit ticket but for personal use where they can reflect on how they are growing. I feel like they are doing a lot of group talking. It seems like it might be beneficial to have individual quiet time to really dive into what their personal take away is.

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I love the UDL guidelines for teaching and learning. I am only a few years out of the Credential Program through Chico State and Universal Design for Learning was a big talking point during my program. Everything we were teaching was basically based around the idea of having accessible content that support appropriate learning. For a lot (most) teachers this is a "duh" statement. However, there is SO much more we can do to better that practice. I have our schedule on the board in pictures, PECs, and spelled out to reach all students. My goal right now is to teach something more than one way. For example, I want to show the students what I want them to know, I want to let them try, I want to give them the opportunity to just listen, and to watch. This way, it hits all learning methods that students are strong in. I also want to not only build off of background knowledge, but provide it without necessarily telling them it is happening. I want to give them an experience, and then build off of it to engage all learners. Especially in a low income, kindergarten classroom. Some students do not have the same opportunities as others outside of the classroom. I would like to build that phenomena.

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As a teacher, I am looking forward to getting some instruments in my classroom so that I can start to implement some more music and movement in my classroom.
In my life outside of school, I am looking forward to a summer full of camping and trips with my family. We are in need of some fun, quality time.

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I was so happy to have a name for a lot of the strategies that I have already been implementing in my classroom. UDL was not terminology used when I went through the credential program. The engagement area is one I often look at. I want to make sure that even one one child or a group of children is being the focus that the others have a way to interact and engage with the lesson. I also utilize the use of patterns as a way to access background knowledge and provide easier access to the knew content.

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I watched the K-2 dance one. I really liked that he had the student engage in creating the criteria. This was a good way for him to assess whether or not they really understood the different components of dance before they actually danced. The journals were also a good way to see what take aways they were getting and how they could articulate their thoughts about the dance. I would love to have seen some partnering work during the negative and positive space lesson where partner A had to explain positive space and partner B had to explain negative space as a way to check for understanding.

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As a teacher, I am looking forward to using all the wonderful new art supplies we received through our grant.  We also got new speakers and lights for our stage.
In my life, I am looking forward to spending time with my family.  Two of my children will be coming home for summer.

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Linda Smith
In the video- integrating writing
She used many formative assessments.  She had the students repeat vocab word, they had an anchor chart for the shapes and she went around and saw that students were using those shapes.  I liked that they created a rubric together as a class.  They had check lists and a conference with the students.  She was constantly checking in for understanding.  I liked that they used one student's writing to write a script and then preform a play.

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It is always good to get new ideas. Many of these things we may already do, but we need to be mindful and purposeful. Many of these strategies are thought of for a specific group of students but all can benefit from them.