20 Things I Can Do To Be a More Effective and Equitable Educator (Afternoon) by Kathleen Chappel https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4 Directions: 1) In your group, discuss and develop (3) strategies you can implement in your classroom, from your assigned practices. 2) What are the connections between the selected practice and your classroom? 3) What are your next steps? en-us 2021-02-05 21:01:32 UTC 2021-02-08 19:16:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a1.png #2 Have your students complete surveys to provide feedback about how you are doing dpanchisin https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178780160 Find out what your students think and believe in to learn about their perspectives and point of view.  Use this in your instruction. 
#15 We talked about grading as a topic of where we have to look at our experiences to inform our practice. We talked about how grading practices can turn out being what was done to you versus what is best practice.  ]]> 2021-02-08 18:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178780160 #3 a). Use and/or focus groups surveys to gather student input on reforming class or school policy and procedure, specifically with secondary students b). use all student responses while guiding students to a learning goal c). Like point "a," utilize a suggestions box in your classroom, especially for elementary students. This can eliminate barriers to voices being heard based on a lack of anonymity https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178785461 Next steps - start empowering student leaders to interface with staff and school admin to implement changes]]> 2021-02-08 18:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178785461 Learn Students' Names https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178793682 Strategy #1: Give students opportunity to share the significance of (story behind) their name.
Strategy #2: Show students how to spell their name phonetically.
Strategy: Instill confidence/pride in each student for their name. ]]> 2021-02-08 18:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178793682 #10 https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178807812 Join/create different committees and groups to engage in different types of dialogue

Seek out opportunities for self motivation about new topics

Opportunity from our students to seek out understanding about their family life and upbringing to enhance our own understanding of those differences

#20
Look for opportunities for feedback from students, as well as self-reflection based on data and overall feeling of success
Example: ask for feedback in an informal way from your students
Example: ]]> 2021-02-08 19:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178807812 Strategies- 5 https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178810566 1. Student-Student Peer review (2 things the student did well, 1 thing the student could have elaborated on)
2. Administrator-Teacher Observation (Having a meeting with the evaluator to discuss grows and glows)
3. Teacher-Student feedback (schoology group, mentoring, team meeting)]]> 2021-02-08 19:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178810566 #17 https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178819094 a). Acknowledge that problems do occur, but that students and educators have agency in both the problem AND the solution
b). Build relationships that allow you to more deeply dive into your impact on your students and adjust as necessary
c). Write self-reflections after each class, even if they are brief, detailing what YOU did well and what YOU did not do well

Next Steps - SCHEDULE time to self-reflect and build relationships. Utilize existing relationships between students and staff. Do "homework" on challenging students. ]]> 2021-02-08 19:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178819094 Connections-5 https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178828356 Similar to strategies, it opens the dialogue (Student-student, administrator-teacher, and teacher-student) for feedback]]> 2021-02-08 19:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178828356 Next Steps-5 https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178836034 1. Be active and intentionally plan for feedback and dialogue.
2.. Self assessment (How can We help you? How can you help yourself?) Invite feedback. 
3. Review the vocabulary so that when we see "critic" is not seen as negative but more as an area to grow. ]]> 2021-02-08 19:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178836034 Learning Styles https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178853877 Strategy #1: Using multiple modes of instruction and provide multiple options for students to demonstrate their learning.
Strategy #2: Ask for student feedback to determine learning preferences.
Strategy #3: Benchmark with other educators to get other ideas on different approaches.]]> 2021-02-08 19:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178853877 Strategies- 19 https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178874125 1. Taking real like scenarios, authentic news to show representation. Be natural. ]]> 2021-02-08 19:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kathleenchappel1/n2rmd50goh5o9jq4/wish/1178874125