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I want to ensure that I am choosing culturally responsive and culturally diverse books.

Books that are “culturally responsive  for ethnically diverse students.”  -Nancy Wilson

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I love this idea and will be implementing this in my classroom. I also believe that setting high expectations for your students is so extremely important to the success of our students.

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We have seen these used in trainings for years. Bringing them into the classroom can allow for topics/questions/SEL to have a place to live for students.

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I work with MMI students and there is always so much attention on their disabilities so this year I would like to spend more time focusing on their strengths.  I really like the idea of a strength wall.

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I am going to add a section of my classroom that spot lights the students and things what to share so we can learn about them individually.

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Students are bound to not remember
Repeating your expectations is OKAY

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More differentiated instruction or udi

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Utilize a strength wall or strength portfolio to highlight student strengths.

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Start identifying strengths. Make sure students are able to identify lesson objectives, skills needed for the lesson and recognize their culture in what they're doing.

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I definitely want to create a strength wall outside my classroom that all of my students will add to as well as use it to add their achievements or shout outs throughout the school year, not just in the first few weeks.

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Love the strength wall! A great visual for all the kids!

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Love the strength wall! A great visual for all the kids!

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Working on keeping up high expectations no matter what.Improving on my differentiation.A culture of accountability.Doing better with incorporating student input into my lessons.

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Working on keeping up high expectations no matter what.Improving on my differentiation.A culture of accountability.Doing better with incorporating student input into my lessons.

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I will be cognizant when planning lessons so that students are able to use voice and choice, make decisions, monitor their own behavior, celebrate incremental successes, use nonverbal inclusion (classroom setup), use students' strengths, share challenges they may face due to culture or ethnicity in a safe place where they will be acknowledged (if they want to), hold students to high expectations

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We all come with our own experiences and abilities. My goal as an educator is not to publicize each of my students differences, but to SHOW my students that differences ARE ACCEPTED and they are NOT WEAKNESSES, they are STRENGTHS.

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After today, I want to ensure my classroom promotes student strengths. During the first weeks of school, I definitely want to create a "strength wall" where my students create a poster about themselves where they identify positive things about who they are. I think that would make my classroom feel inclusive and safe. In addition, I want to structure my class around inclusive/diverse texts (because I'm an English teacher) and use activities like "restorying" texts to provide a space for every student to "see" themselves in a text.

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adding more variety in assignments. I think as a primary teacher it is easy to do assignments the students know how to do, but switching it up as a challenge for them but also to incorporate more strengths and skills

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"Encouraging students	to find aspects of the content that opens up new worlds and then having them state how that information mirrors their	world" (16). 

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"Encouraging students	to find aspects of the content that opens up new worlds and then having them state how that information mirrors their	world" (16). 

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Making text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections helps students appreciate the content more :)

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I want to always challenge my students as I modify the level of difficulty to meet students needs

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Allow the classroom to reflect my students

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Allow the classroom to reflect my students

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I will insure the posters, quotes, literature and library have authors and characters that reflect my students.

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I am going to add more inclusiveness, differentiation, including student more in lessons, removing cultural assumptions through activities and including all student's opinions and not allowing opting out.

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I am going to add more inclusiveness, differentiation, including student more in lessons, removing cultural assumptions through activities and including all student's opinions and not allowing opting out.

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I love the idea of listing the skills needed for an activity. If you know your students already have the skills you list, then that should help eliminate the "I can'ts" and focus them on, "I've got this"

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I was thinking of creating a small space where students can sit and think. Some students can tend to feel over worked or stressed so these spaces can be beneficial in calming them and bringing them back to the lessons.

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Using graphics and media to help differentiate the instruction.

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Using graphics and media to help differentiate the instruction.

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Incorporating texts that highlight underrepresented or overlooked voices/ perspectives in history

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Allow students to show their strengths by allowing them to produce poems, songs, illustrations, ppt., etc. as an end product for an assignment. 

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Allow students to show their strengths by allowing them to produce poems, songs, illustrations, ppt., etc. as an end product for an assignment. 

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In my classroom we have a blue table talk, it's where my students collaborate and share ideas and perceptions without judgment. This is where problem solving happens.

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I am going to make sure I make my classroom feel like a home and my students can talk openly about their culture.

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Positive assumptions for all students and a culture of accountability. 

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Positive assumptions for all students and a culture of accountability. 

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incorporating students into lessons, finding things together that they are interested in and not lowering my expectations or standards of them.

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incorporating students into setting expectations. Students that are struggling in certain areas (behavior or academic) can help set expectations and help make plans on how to meet those expectations.

This summer I've been dealing with a student who just wants to go home after lunch (10am), like he wont do anything... but I am working with him to find ways that he can regroup and stick it out. This way it is on his terms and he will feel more comfortable making changes.

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I have been guilty of in the past letting students get away with not trying and not holding them to doing their best. I'm going to change that this coming year. I also want to include more culture in my classroom. I plan on making it happen by highlighting scientists who ae not white, males in my class as we talk about different topics.

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articulate the standard and identify misconceptions 

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articulate the standard and identify misconceptions 

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I really like the “check” strategy from today’s Training. That accountability piece, helps to build an inclusive culture and professional workplace. Additionally I thought the videos were full of insightful ideas about creating a sense of belonging.  As well as encouraging students to speak their truth.

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I will use questioning to help bring awareness to peers who may have low expectations or bias impacting their learners.

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Never lower your standards

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I am going to add some more differentiation approaches so that I can accurately measure students' success and personal growth. This will also help me develop individualized growth plans for my students.