A great deal of enthusiasm was on display in the class. Students were engaged, laughing, sharing opinions and this was being fostered by Rob's teaching. He was leading the class in the discussion, keeping students on track and encouraging a positive atmosphere in the classroom.

I got a very strong sense that the students felt very safe in the room.  They were able to share their thoughts without judgement.

I felt like a warm classroom environment.

I'm curious about this free-flowing lack of structure and generating a less stressful environment where flexibility is a central value

I felt a kind of expectation of academic maturity in the way in which Sutphin organizes and presents his materials and how the students engage in the materials, which creates a surprisingly thoughtful, scholarly environment for a Sophomore-level course.

There are several elements I would bring into my own teaching to help my overall culture. For one, my classes would benefit from me having a bit more structure around the expectations around technology, especially at the beginning of classes. Additionally, I thought the way Sutphin made meta-comments about the direction and content of the seminar discussion, as well as shouting out good questions and re-directing to provoke further conversation.

Overall, this was an informative and positive experience! Thank you!

Fascinated that we have some responsibility to create a class where the students take responsibility for the learning and the community and learning space.

-what are the blind spots/case studies of places and behaviors that inhibit inclusion and belonging. Let's hear the examples of exclusion and not belonging

-What do we do with diminished rigor throughout the school. Are we demanding less, and is this the actual equity question. We might not be holding them accountable.

Ideas that were raised during the post observation meeting:

"What is the purpose of this activity?"

"What are we really looking for within these observations?

"Can the administration be more direct at what they want us to look for"

"If we only observe one class, isn't that just a small snapshot of one period over a full term.....how can we really observe a gain insight into equity and inclusion if we are only watching for one period in one day of an entire term......wouldn't we need more date to draw any conclusions about what we are seeing?"