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I want to shout all three of you for being so welcoming to me given I joined your group so late. I loved how reflective you all were in your video notes and it helped me to reflect on my own practices in similar ways. I also want to extend my appreciation for your understanding and gratitude for the check ins and reminders... I always fear these types of things will come off as pushy and inconsiderate of the the many responsibilities that we all have. It was truly a pleasure to get to work all of you- Mitchell, Amal and Laura. Even though my time with you was brief, it was definitely powerful. <3

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Next year, I am rolling up with my class and I am looking forward to how much more we can accomplish together since our relationships are firmly established. I feel that I can have more time and.. bandwidth to implement the practices I've learned here in ASPIRE and in my undergrad program at CU Denver since, outside of new students, I won't have to spend so much time getting to know my students as people and the many IEP accommodations that I currently consider! that part is in place already!!

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It was further demonstrated how much students learn through productively struggling with concepts, even when (perhaps especially when) it is just throughout a discussion. I noticed that I began taking A LOT of our math time, simply to ask questions and allow students to make sense of their answers.

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I learned that I need to get A LOT better at holding my students accountable to the expectations in class. It was a little embarrassing to watch especially my last video. I tend to focus too much on trying to remain responsive to their needs and some kids take advantage of that.

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Shout outs!

Nicole: Thank you for being a positive accountability partner is our group work! It's not always easy keeping others accountable and on track, when we are all being buried by our individual lives and work.

Mitchell: I have enjoyed watching your videos with your students and thinking of ways that I can incorporate more critical thinking questions with my students.

Amal: Thank you for ebbing and flowing with me on Lit Circles. There were times that I was really struggling to stay on track with the workload with ASPIRE and my school and life and having the support here in group work helped a lot.

To everyone!! - I was hesitant about having to be critique by other ASPIRE students, but it has been really nice to hear your insights, and know that I was not the only one having growing pains and glow ups in my classroom. It's been nice to see authentic teaching and not just carefully edited lessons used for PD to relate to and learn from. Thank you all for being vulnerable in your experience with me!

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I look forward to having a better understanding of my curriculum and how I can be better prepared to provide resources to my students to be more autonomous and successful. I want to be more rigorous and set the standards high for their learning from the beginning and keep them more accountable from the beginning of the year. I will have better strategies in place as well as a better system of organization based on things I have recognized as being better methods over the course of the school year.

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What I learned about how students learn is although they have been brought up with technology, and do enjoy technology, that many concepts that they are learning are still best taught in hard copy format and by learning collaboratively and by actively doing something.

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The biggest thing I learned about my teaching practices is to reflect and take note of what worked and what didn't with my students. We are given curriculum by our districts, but we know them best and can learn how to modify it from our experience with students and from how other teachers are working with the same curriculum.

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Shout outs to group members!

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What are you looking forward to doing next year given this experience?

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Discuss what you learned about students in your classroom or how people learn, more generally.

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Discuss 1-2 major things you learned about your teaching practices in the past several months working with your Inquiry Group.