GMM Case Studies - What would you do? by Danielle Nava-Mijares

There are no wrong answers

nava_consulting — 2024-04-03 23:55:55 UTC

Question 1

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Trying to develop a standards-based approach to assessing…the student IS demonstrating mastery. The teacher needs to redefine mastery.

Accommodate and personalize her learning.

Talking to the student to try and understand their situation and challenges.

Case 3.4

2024-04-11 16:35:07 UTC

Q1. Her mom is displaying grit by helping with life skill. Samantha is also be helping her siblings and facilitating their work. Maybe reduce the amount of homework for Samantha.

Q2. There are a lot of bias generalizations due to cultural differences.

Response to Case Study

stephanie_guppy — 2024-04-11 16:35:31 UTC

The teacher needs to review her academic at home, work policy and needs to consider whether or not homework is even important. She also needs to look at her grading and determine whether homework should be a separate grade from academic work. The student is already mastering the quizzes and the classwork showing that she’s mastered the standards and we work in a standards-based grading system so she should adjust her grading and academic policies.

Case 3.4

2024-04-11 16:35:50 UTC

Our main response was the lack of understanding on the teachers' part, lack of flexibility, lack of adaptability, and lack of equity focused thinking. Also, please include admin when doing home visits! We also think Samantha rocks!

stephanie_guppy — 2024-04-11 16:36:40 UTC

It is frustrating that the teacher has a fixed mindset. This situation happens very often, and it is very outdated and inappropriate.

Case 3.4

2024-04-11 16:37:37 UTC

You can't cookie cutter students, each child may need something different. Provide individualized & personalized learning with empathy. Also, providing accommodations to ALL students with empathy towards late assignments could benefit the whole class. Limit homework and allow students the opportunity to complete work in class instead.

stephanie_guppy — 2024-04-11 16:37:39 UTC

Teacher needs support with professional development so they can build stronger relationships with the student and family, conduct home visits, and work with an SSA.

2024-04-11 16:38:01 UTC

What do you do when working with someone who really thinks they are doing the right thing and genuinely believe the way they are doing things is the only and right way but yet it's not in the best interest of students?

Teacher should not just use homework as the only determiner of this student's mastery of subject content. Stop putting artificial barriers for students to hurdle when they can show mastery through assessments, discussions, etc.

2024-04-11 16:38:07 UTC

We are stuck in the old way of thinking instead of what it should be. What education was designed to do was to create classes of people in the past, but that is not what it is for anymore. We have to change our mindset.

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Case 3.4

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What is the intent behind homework?

What is the intention behind what is being taught?

Can a teacher find a way to check for understanding during the school day?

Equity isn’t about treating everyone equally, it is about teaching student appropriately to what they need.

We need to do what is necessary to support children be successful. No questions asked. Provide grace and find the solutions.

The teacher is not considering what is really happening behind the scenes in the student's life that may be prohibiting her from doing the daily homework. Also, teacher has a fixed mindset and is not seeing any other way for this student to show what she knows.

2024-04-11 16:39:36 UTC

Provide mentorship. See what she needs to be more successful in the classroom. Work with the student.

2024-04-11 16:40:19 UTC

Grit and resilience is being weaponized, we need to creat better conditions for students to develop these skills optimally. Street grit is just as important as academic grit.

2024-04-11 16:40:36 UTC

It’s important to find out where the needs are, how important is the homework. What is the purpose of the homework?

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Looking at the environment the child has at home. Making other accommodations to support the student.

Student work completion

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Sam is excited to learn, but never turns in work. Learned that mom is a single mom and works from 5 AM to 9

10:00 PM and Sam takes care of siblings every day.

Embrace Sam's excitement to learn instead of holding hard to her policy. Equity base. Eliminating roadblocks. Designated time to complete work for all siblings. Create time and space for Sam and siblings to complete school work. Many families face this. Instead of a one size fits all approach, build relationships and make allowances for this student's situation. Maybe look for a mentor at school or from the community, and reach out to after care programs.

What outside resources do we have access to? Utilize them. Use CWA resources. Sometimes the focus can be most impactful during school hours, so do as much at school that you can.

Recognize thst the parent may be limited in their capacity or acceptance of help and change the mindset if possible

Listening to the scenario, as it was being read, some of our team members immediately began noticing our own experiential biases, such as questioning if the student has ADHD, or is having to take care of siblings due to parental substance abuse. After discussing these, we began to ask about the purpose of homework. Are there other ways that the "purpose" of the homework can be measured, that is more equitable for the student?

2024-04-11 16:40:51 UTC

Thinking about what would be an alternative, accessible way to measure what skill the teacher is attempting to address through assigning homework

2024-04-11 16:42:13 UTC