https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3 Please reflect on this activity by Wednesday with your reflection on these questions/this idea. By Friday, respond to the person above and below you in the Padlet. If there is no one above or below you, go to the next person who responded in the Padlet. en-us 2019-08-05 20:32:27 UTC 2026-02-09 09:17:55 UTC hello@padlet.com jennifer_gnan https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3/wish/421127133 This was an interesting strategy. I think this is a way to use meta cognition during times of stress. 
If I were a fly on the all during a stressful conversation I would be able to see
- physical reactions from the conversation of both people (fidgeting, breathing etc) 
- I also think I would be a better listener to both sides of the situation because I would not have my own personal heightened feelings/emotions to try and control
- I would be able to ask deeper level questions about the event because I would be in a calmer state 
- overall I think the problem would probably be able to be resolved quicker and calmer. I also think it would be easier to come to a compromise or see the other side of the story since there were not intense emotions involved.
Moving on would also be easier physically, mentally and emotionally.

]]> 2019-12-07 03:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3/wish/421127133 https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3/wish/422346165 Situation is presenting a new open house model to our school board.  We are moving towards a more 1:1 conference model so we can get to know our students and families better.  This is highly debated in our elementaries.  

Fly on the Wall-

I can feel the tension in  the room as a fellow teacher shares dislike for the proposal.  Someone would be able to tell I disagree just by my body movements.  Then they would see me  discuss in shock what had just happened.  Battling with questions like, how could they say that? They were on the committee, why didn't they speak up sooner?  What are they really afraid of?  People will like this more when they understand it more.  How many others really feel this way?

Unfortunately to some degree I show my emotion easily.  What I think people don't see is how many days/hours I spend rehashing an issue and trying to figure out the other sides perspective.  Why they may be feeling that way and how I can reassure them that this will be the best thing for students and families.  I very much step back and analyze the problem from multiple perspectives, but my first reaction is what people see until I come back to talk about it later.  

]]> 2019-12-10 18:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3/wish/422346165 jxdavi19 https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3/wish/422834862 Situation was addressing a student about a video that the student had posted on YouTube which had used students names.  
The Fly on the Wall would have observed a tense student who was approached calmly about the issue and asked to remove the video.  The student was resistant to taking down the video.  There was a calm discussion about why this video in particular needed to come down.  The student's ability to make movies and post was supported.  The use of student's names was the issue and this was calmly conveyed to and discussed with the student.  The student was given a timeline for taking down the video and possible consequences for not taking down the video were   discussed.

I try to practice this type of strategy in challenging situations.  It really does help me maintain a calm and supportive approach to difficult situations.

]]> 2019-12-11 16:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3/wish/422834862 vajohn13 https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3/wish/423049090 During my internship in a special needs/behavior needs room, there were many stressful situations. Some students became very stressed when they faced something they did not understand.

Fly on the wall-
An observer would see a very stressed student. The teacher first calming down the student, one on one, then a discussion on what resources and/or strategies they can use to solve the problem. ]]> 2019-12-12 00:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/mrhw0rnzrfk3/wish/423049090