MFA 2025 What have we learned? by Aris Winger

Resources Folder

ariswinger — 2025-04-06 21:02:55 UTC

Here is a folder with the resources of the workshop

Still thinking about rigor

2025-04-07 23:22:17 UTC

Students must be involved for a student to be connected

2025-04-07 23:22:19 UTC

2025-04-07 23:22:58 UTC

I want get to know my students outside of class more or rather to see what their interests are outside of class

Relationships!

2025-04-07 23:23:15 UTC

Relationship building takes a lot of time but connection is so important - especially in a space as difficult for many as math class.

balancing showing empathy and care with setting deadlines for students to learn from

2025-04-07 23:23:46 UTC

Students feel like they belong or they don't feel like they belong.

2025-04-07 23:23:51 UTC

It's one or the other, and we absolutely must be thinking about it, because students who don't feel belonging aren't going to be engaging with learning in the same way as kids who do.

2025-04-07 23:23:58 UTC

i went to see a screening of Counted out - would like to see it at a slower pace or online so i can pause it

2025-04-07 23:24:00 UTC

Still thinking about how to really dig into foundational skills and how to have important conversations with students without "gatekeeping"

The way I look at students who are difficult.

2025-04-07 23:24:44 UTC

Is it them? Or is it my relationship with them?

2025-04-07 23:25:10 UTC

I want to get the students to learn the names of other students in their classroom. I hate that they dont know or have to interact with one another

2025-04-07 23:25:27 UTC

If I notice a student who looks like they are not belonging, I want to have a conversation with them to learn about their experience and also show them what I value/appreciate about them

TIME. Feeling that pressure. Being able to slow down to do the relationship building.

2025-04-07 23:25:36 UTC

Spend more time with students

2025-04-07 23:25:38 UTC

Learning about them and their passions both in and out of class. Spend more time with empathy interviews throughout the year with different students.

Class sizes and time

2025-04-07 23:25:53 UTC

Change takes intentionality

2025-04-07 23:26:05 UTC

but I'm just trying to stay afloat right now

I realized that supporting and including our most marginalized students is not an easy task. It takes time, patience, community, authenticity, empathy, structure and being reflective with every situation that takes place involving the student.

2025-04-07 23:26:24 UTC

How do I prioritize students? It takes so much time to get to know each student deeply.

laurie23 — 2025-04-07 23:26:25 UTC

sorry i hit the leave button too fast

2025-04-07 23:28:17 UTC