https://padlet.com/miriampazos/ovbf2qrwu08qn9k7 en-us 2021-12-02 02:43:29 UTC 2021-12-03 19:15:23 UTC hello@padlet.com susangallagher1 https://padlet.com/miriampazos/ovbf2qrwu08qn9k7/wish/1924216754 This was the most difficult group project to collaborate on this semester.  The reason, I believe, is that it was the final project and for some of my team members, the demands of the semester had accumulated, and time was a factor.  I was confident that the team would pull together at the end as had happened in previous assignments.  It is always a reality when working with a team that each of us has different demands on our time. The reality is, we are all trying to balance demands from school, work and our personal lives while trying to maintain our physical and mental health. We need each other's support now especially in order to be successful as a team. Flexibility means that sometimes team member's contributions will not be equal.  The ideal situation is that, over time, all of the team members will make an equal contribution, allowing for these variations in demands.   I know some of my team mates are deeply involved in writing their thesis project.  I am not a master's candidate so I don't know what pressures or demands that requires, but I have no doubt they are intense.  What did work is that I was able to  collaborate with one of my team members via Zoom for two sessions.  She and I were able to create an outline of our project and divide up the work so we could all contribute according to our time constraints.  
Regarding what I would change or add to our lesson plan, I think I would want to deliver this lesson first and then determine what changes to make.  I find my timing is often not accurate when delivering a lesson for the first time, or I try to squeeze too much into a new lesson.  I think, especially when introducing a new concept in math, that less is more.  Few students understand math concepts the first time they see them.  It takes repeated trials, sometimes experienced in different ways to understand a new concept.  I think we covered some of them in this lesson, using manipulatives, song, technology and direct instruction to address neurodiverse learners.  I will  observe students as we move through the lesson, noting what is landing for which students and adapt this next lesson, possibly having them work in small groups, according to their understanding.  I would like to include peer tutoring into my lesson as well.  There will be students who understand the content better than others, and having them support those with less understanding will help the more advanced students also.  ]]> 2021-12-02 02:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/miriampazos/ovbf2qrwu08qn9k7/wish/1924216754 miriampazos https://padlet.com/miriampazos/ovbf2qrwu08qn9k7/wish/1924219999 When it came to timing with getting the assignment done it was difficult. We tried to communicate with one another through email on the same thread so that everyone can be aware what everyone opinions were on completing the assignments. Everyone schedules weren't able to align perfectly. However, we manage to find other ways to get the assignment done and come up with a plan that can work with everyone. My teammate and I over Zoom, were able to come up with the basics parts of the lesson so we can have foundation to start with. The lesson we created there were so much we can change or add or take out. We can up with so many different iterations on the lesson and it all comes done to the kind of students we may have and what works best for them. I would like to put this lesson into practice first before I can decided what I should change because how it is may work for the students will get to work with or it may not and that will be were I may need to add the changes that my group came up with. For example, color coding the equations or adding another helpful video to reinforce the concepts of ____groups of 3 is same as ___ * 3.]]> 2021-12-02 02:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/miriampazos/ovbf2qrwu08qn9k7/wish/1924219999 michaelacallahan https://padlet.com/miriampazos/ovbf2qrwu08qn9k7/wish/1928016513 This project like my peers said was hard to find a time for all of us to work together. I feel that in the end, it all came together. When I am implementing this lesson, I will make sure that I am giving it the space to make mistakes. Lessons are rarely perfect the first time around. I think that thinking of the UDL strategies beforehand will be very helpful and is something that I am going to start implementing into all of my lessons. I was really happy that when I was adding those in, I was able to find them directly in the lesson right off the bat. Working as a team to create the lesson was challenging, but once it all came together, I think that it really paid off. ]]> 2021-12-03 19:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/miriampazos/ovbf2qrwu08qn9k7/wish/1928016513