This concept helped me realize how much of what we do on a daily basis comes from arrangements put in place to shape our everyday lives. I think it's important to know and understand where these arrangements come from and why they were set up in the first place. The I-A-E framework gives us the opportunity to make and assess change, whether it is based on big or small ideas. As a mother and future educator, it encouraged me to analize on the type of arrangements I have power or control over, and to think about how to utilize them in a way they can produce positive effects both in my household and my classroom.

-Rethink education/educational system
example:
School prepares young people for "the world of work."
What if the school prepared young people for "the world of play" instead.

Shifting arrangement

-shift the structure or the way we learn
example:
What are some alternative settings or environments we learn in, other than on a "chair" in a "classroom"?
i.e. in a garden, at gym class, at a museum, etc.  

-this allows students to be actively involved in their own learning process and growth.
-they encourage students to make personal commitments, also helps them learn about self-regulation and self-evaluation.  
-should be recorded and evaluated.
-specific, challenging but attainable.

Short-term vs. long-term goals: 
-short-term goals work better.
-long-term goals should be broken down into short-term goals or subgoals.

As a future educator, I want to focus on goal settings in my classroom. I think it is crucial to involve students in setting both general and individual goals. This will not only help my students find their own intrinsic reinforcement and motivation but it will also help me track their overall performance and know their strengths and weaknesses better.

Knowledge of Results (Feedback)

In school, I always appreciated the teachers that were committed to giving constructive feedback in a timely manner. It would defintiely push me to try my best and to stay engaged in the material. Personally, it was a bit frustrating to do an assignment and get feedback weeks later, when your mind is already focused on the next lesson. It often made me doubt myself and my ability to continue learning at a consistent pace. I really wish I will be able to stay organized enough to be able to provide my students the feedback they need.

Similarity of Environment

-actions, feelings, formats, routines that can trigger the mindset of the learners
example: students in a science class are expected to put on their lab coats and take a seat. lab coats can signal a change of mindset in students = they are now scientists.

I want to create this type of change in my students when they come into our art classroom. I think I would use music and/or meditation. Or I would just give them 5 minutes at the beginning of class to just free-sketch, just like students free-write in english language classes. 

-Most fundamental area of management in education.
-Motivation to learn won't happen if we aren't paying attention.
-Attention repertoire: set of effective ways (strategies/techniques/format) used to capture the attention of students.
-Repetition of any of these methods can turn into habituation, which is "the natural tendency of the brain to ignore a stimulus once it has become familiar."
-teachers must be mindful of learners with auditory, visual, kinetic, and kinesthetic strengths 

Balancing the level of challenge for optimal learning
anxiety vs. boredom

students won't learn if the content is so hard that it gives them anxiety
students won't learn if the content is too easy that it makes them bored
-pre-assessment activities, analysis of data, and differentiating the learning experience can help teachers balance the level of challenge appropriate for each student

Educators should NEVER use sarcasm in their classroom.
sarcasm can build distrust and does not support the over psychological and emotional climate we should aim for our students.

Alerting moves keep students "on their toes"
I found these really interesting and would love to use them in the future
5. Unison: the whiteboard method sounds fun and engaging
8. Equal Opportunity: ways to keep track of who has answered and what students haven't been called on yet

Momentum

-Focuses on independent work but in a shared studio space with teacher guidance.
-Learning happens mainly through material experimentation
Teachers roles:
-Informal direction/intervention
-One-on-one consultations
-Brief demonstrations
-Encouragement
-Help students reflect on their work
-continually assesses work process

CONNECTION:

Discovery Learning Model

I see many common goals and formats in the Students-at-Work structure and the Discovery Learning Model. They both focus on independent work specificically. Students-at-Work suggests that students are deeply involved with materials, techniques, and ideas, while the Discovery Learning Model "encourages motivation, active involvement, and creativity".