Week 2: MECA: Low-Income, High Needs: Attendance, Behavior, & Families by Don Stinson https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs Topics: attendance issues, behavior, restorative justice, family structures en-us 2020-06-14 14:47:04 UTC 2023-04-19 12:35:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3bc.png SPENT: Online Board Game donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626011152 Click on the link to play the online game SPENT. SPENT was created to help explain the challenges that families affected by poverty face.]]> 2020-06-14 15:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626011152 Can Restorative Practices Improve School Climate and Curb Suspensions?An Evaluation of the Impact of Restorative Practices in a Mid-Sized Urban School District donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626016767 This is the research article that the restorative justice reading is based off of. I'm linking it for your reference. 132 pages, PDF.]]> 2020-06-14 15:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626016767 Due 6/19: Read Restorative Justice: Major Study Finds Safer Schools, But Lower Test Scores for Black Student donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626018860 Discussion not required but welcome.]]> 2020-06-14 15:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626018860 Optional: Do you have any questions/comments about the material? Please post them here. donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626022927 Input/answers are welcome from everyone!]]> 2020-06-14 15:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626022927 Due 6/19: Restorative Practices: Your Experiences or Thoughts? donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626060830 Research on restorative practices are showing various results and some variables.  Experts in restorative practices say that it is a long term process.  Do you have any experience with restorative practices in your school or your music classroom?  If no, what are your assumptions about restorative practices after reading the article?

For those of you that teach in a rural area: do you see restorative practices as something that is necessary for your school or program?]]> 2020-06-14 16:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626060830 Due 6/19: Daniel Pink: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626073353 Discussion not required but welcome.]]> 2020-06-14 16:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626073353 Due 6/19: Read Carrots and Sticks donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626080086 From Chris P. Gleason, Wisconsin Educator of the Year, 2017. http://www.chrispgleason.com/]]> 2020-06-14 16:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626080086 Due 6/19: Interview: Melissa Gustafson-Hinds on Student Mobility and Attendance donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626119682 I had the chance to interview Dr. Melissa Gustafson-Hinds (MGH) a couple of years ago.  She teaches at O'Fallon Township High School, near Scott Air Force Base. 

Video begins at 7:08; relevant material ends at 12:18.

Summary: thinking "musical theater understudy" could provide solutions for planned or surprise absences in performance.  

*Disclaimer: this is from a podcast that I run; Youtube link is not monetized and I don't receive any financial benefit from you visiting this content.

Discussion not required but welcome.]]> 2020-06-14 17:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626119682 READ ME FIRST! Week 2 information donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626130306 (duplicated in schoology)

Hi everyone - welcome to week two!

School report card projects are due on June 18. If you'd like to send me anything to look at before the due date, please feel free to email or share to dstinson@vandercook.edu

Over the weekend I went through our previous padlets, surveys, and submitted material to create an overview of your questions, concerns, comments, and ideas.  This will be supplied by the end of the week after I do some additional organizing.

Finally - I've linked some of my own content this week.  I hope I am not coming off as "preachy" by supplying essays, research, or interviews I've done with other teachers.  Please accept this information as simply one educator sharing with other educators.


]]> 2020-06-14 17:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626130306 Due 6/19: Attendance Cycles donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626145786 After viewing the presentation titled MECA: Attendance: can you relate to the attendance cycles? Is there anything that you might add, adjust, or delete?]]> 2020-06-14 17:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626145786 Resource: National Dropout Prevention Center donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626151889 2020-06-14 17:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626151889 Optional Discussion: East Aurora High School, Busing, and Chronic Truancy. donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626419201 I'm putting this discussion in the optional category.  It's fascinating to me, but it's more a of a district issue that wouldn't be helpful to our course beyond realizing what we can't control as music teachers. 

East Aurora High School in Aurora, IL had a truancy and attendance problem.  Many people blamed this on the fact that East Aurora did not have a busing service for its school.  In 2017, busing was implemented. 

I've linked a five year trend of East Aurora High School's truancy patterns.  When you look at this, does anything surprise you?  What questions come to mind when you see this data? edit 6/15: click on the five year trend to see information before and after busing was implemented.]]> 2020-06-14 22:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626419201 Due 6/19: Attendance Negotiables donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626501732 After viewing the presentation titled MECA: Attendance and reading the essay: What do you think are the negatives of negotiating with students on their level of participation in a music program?]]> 2020-06-15 00:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626501732 Due 6/19: Watch the Overview of Restorative Practices donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626504413 Discussion not required but welcome.]]> 2020-06-15 00:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626504413 Due 6/19: What's the Worst that Could Happen? donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626508501 The theatre director at my school ran a small production at our school.  It was his first year teaching at our school.  Two weeks before the show, the lead actor moved away.  One week before the show, the understudy moved away.  No one else was able or willing to take the role.  The theatre director, in his first year, read from a script on stage to cover the missing part.  He did this over three shows.  

Is there an educational situation you've been in where you had to adapt, improvise, and overcome, similar to the situation above?  What did you do?  If not, is there a situation you are fearful of happening in your class or ensemble?]]> 2020-06-15 00:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626508501 Due 6/19: Read Essay: Attendance Experiences donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626584538 An excerpt from an article I wrote on Low-Income Music programs and reflecting and encouraging attendance.]]> 2020-06-15 02:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626584538 Due 6/19: Read/View Powerpoint donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626589538 2020-06-15 02:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/626589538 A Plethora of Restorative Practices Resources (posted 6/16) donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/628810223 Larry Ferlazzo is a teacher based out of California. Here is a web page of his restorative practice links. It's from 2015 but if you want to start going down a restorative practices rabbit hole, here you go!]]> 2020-06-16 11:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/628810223 DOWNLOAD: Teaching Restorative Practices with Classroom Circles Manual (posted 6/16) donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/628816913 This is not required reading for this course; however, this is a helpful manual to incorporate a complete package of relationship building and restorative practices in the classroom. If your school has not offered professional development in this area, this manual will at least give you a starting point of what to do and how to set up.]]> 2020-06-16 11:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/628816913 6/16 Posts donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/628833445 Tuesday posts are in pink.

By the end of today I will have a post in your individual portfolio.  If you are not able to access this portfolio, please let me know.  Please access this portfolio by Friday, June 19.]]> 2020-06-16 12:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/628833445 Book recommendation: iGen by Dr. Jean Twenge donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/630465518 I read iGen when it was first published in 2017.  The full title is iGen: 

Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us.  Check your local library if you're interested.  I found this book to be extremely helpful when understanding behavior; not always negative, but just the day to day behavior, thoughts, and reactions of today's student.

It's not doom and gloom, but it's pretty insightful.  We used to rely on older students driving younger kids to rehearsal; now, the stats are showing that kids are waiting until they're nearly 20 to get their license.  They also like hanging out with their parents and would rather stay home than go to a movie.

]]> 2020-06-17 12:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/630465518 Due 6/19: How can a family structure help us approach attendance and behavior with our students, classes, and programs? donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/630484027 Consider various family structures, including nuclear families, step-families, single-parent families, grandparents raising children, teens raising children, foster families, mixed race families, same- parent families, and trans-racial families, to name a few.  If you're in an area affected by this, you should also consider gangs.]]> 2020-06-17 12:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/630484027 6/17 Posts donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/630490091 Wednesday posts are in green - two posts.

Thanks for checking out your portfolios - I'm looking forward to going through these today.  Reminder that our school report card project is due tomorrow.  If you need any help or assistance, please email me at donstinson83@mac.com or text/call 815-919-8980 (text will get a faster response - just let me know who you are!).

If you'd like to do a zoom meeting with me on Friday afternoon, please let me know (optional).]]> 2020-06-17 12:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/630490091 Due 6/19: How can a family structure help us approach attendance and behavior with our students, classes, and programs? donstinson83 https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/1602932720 Consider various family structures, including nuclear families, step-families, single-parent families, grandparents raising children, teens raising children, foster families, mixed race families, same- parent families, and trans-racial families, to name a few.  If you're in an area affected by this, you should also consider gangs.]]> 2021-06-13 01:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/donstinson83/k8kdviufx1pqg6hs/wish/1602932720