https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20 Under the column heading with your name, post a slide deck, video montage, or other narrated work product to showcase historical events, notable persons, or other “fun facts” about the community. Add the link for the Community Exploration and the Community Interviews assignments to this Padlet. You are welcome to combine both assignments into one work product. en-us 2020-09-27 02:58:40 UTC 2026-01-04 03:32:54 UTC hello@padlet.com gtovey1 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/823254748 2020-10-13 00:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/823254748 gtello3 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/825712934 2020-10-13 16:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/825712934 gtello3 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826767104 Hola Griff! I really appreciate the artifacts you selected to share. I like the emphasis you put on the diversity of the school and the risks of gentrification currently occurring. I can definitely see the differences between my school community and yours in regards to access to food choices for example as well as the buildings. I enjoyed seeing the neighborhood your school is at and love your map by the way!]]> 2020-10-13 22:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826767104 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826792773 2020-10-13 22:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826792773 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826924220 2020-10-13 23:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826924220 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826924988 2020-10-13 23:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826924988 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826930557 2020-10-13 23:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826930557 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826936268 2020-10-13 23:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826936268 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826941809 2020-10-14 00:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826941809 kj251 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826945137 2020-10-14 00:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826945137 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826951557 Community Interviews]]> 2020-10-14 00:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826951557 kj251 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826959735  I think it's interesting how your school district is so big, and also seems to contain a fairly diverse socioeconomic group. I wonder if it is true what they are touting about graduation rates, or if some students are not being served. If all the students are being served, I wonder how they implement those services, or if there is an element we are missing!

]]> 2020-10-14 00:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826959735 kj251 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826978744 This was a really interesting read. I am always curious about what students do when their school is surrounded by a whole lot of nothing. I'm curious what they do for lunch, do they drive somewhere? Go home? Bring lunch? Cafeteria? It might be an interesting question for your students. And maybe if they do bring a lunch you can have like a fun lunch club with them! I wonder if they have felt the change you spoke about in the area, or if they are unaware of how it has developed so recently. Anyway! Great read!]]> 2020-10-14 00:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/826978744 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827069236 2020-10-14 01:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827069236 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827074981 Hi Griff,
I really enjoyed your slide show presentation! I think it is important that you too recognize the gentrification in the Cesar Chavez community- do students ever bring it up in the classroom? Because the area seems to be in a desirable location, I wonder how much will change in the coming years (unfortunately). I loved seeing the BLM and LGBTQ support flags in people's lawns, it is awesome that surrounding neighbors are proud supporters and reflect positivity and acceptance. Well done!

]]> 2020-10-14 01:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827074981 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827110797 Welcome! From all the way up in North Portland. ]]> 2020-10-14 01:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827110797 sburbank4 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827219911 2020-10-14 02:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827219911 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827330699 Community Interview


]]> 2020-10-14 03:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827330699 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827341181 This place looks huge! Very nice campus and in an interesting location between between suburban and what looks like rural. Looks a bit like some of the locations in the North Clackamas district. Curious what the financial demograhics are for this area. Excellent job, and I hope your practicum is going well, or will go well if you haven't begun :) -Keegan]]> 2020-10-14 03:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827341181 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827350716 This looks like a really nice district! Sounds like it's an interesting interim state with all the growth. Lovely average salary, too :) Hope things work out and you get to be at Evergreen HS. Excellent work on the slides. -Keegan]]> 2020-10-14 03:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827350716 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827372926 2020-10-14 03:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827372926 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827374946 2020-10-14 03:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827374946 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827392095 2020-10-14 03:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827392095 edlo2 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827510982 This is Beaumont. It's great.]]> 2020-10-14 05:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827510982 gon3 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827564586 ADDED: Community Interviews (From Slide 7)]]> 2020-10-14 05:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827564586 rbrent1 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827651842 2020-10-14 06:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827651842 kleon23 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827657324 2020-10-14 06:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827657324 dagold2 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827737949 2020-10-14 06:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827737949 dagold2 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827741573 I think your inclusion of artistic, black and white photos was quite nice. Open School's neighborhood and student population really couldn't be more different than the neighborhood/population served by Jackson Middle School. It is interesting to note that while the needs and backgrounds of our students are so different, the approach we take as educators remains the same in terms of the importance of providing culturally relevant and sustaining lessons as well as making kids feel seen, valued, and respected.]]> 2020-10-14 06:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/827741573 mockett https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/828435137 2020-10-14 13:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/828435137 mockett https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/828444109 Hey Gaby, I lived a few blocks from there for many years and loved raising my kids around the stark contrasts of poverty and prosperity - it really gave them a sense of the injustices that they were mainly shielded from simply from their birth circumstances. I used to run on the Lincoln track early in the morning; I was so pleased it was open to the public and that helped shape my view that schools should be more than learning centers for children.]]> 2020-10-14 13:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/828444109 mockett https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/828465695 Thanks Keegan - this was fascinating. I learned a lot about Benson - the smaller class sizes, the focus on career readiness and the Evening Scholars program - wow! Sounds like a great place. I love that there's flexibility (or should be flexibility) based on the students' lives outside of school :)]]> 2020-10-14 13:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/828465695 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/860184115 2020-10-26 01:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/860184115 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/860769880 2020-10-26 07:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/860769880 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/860777764 2020-10-26 07:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/860777764 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/864262773 The link below includes an updated google slide deck with interview slides. My field placement is no longer in this school district, but I had already done my interviews so for the sake of completing this project in a timely manner, I stuck with it. 

]]> 2020-10-27 03:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/864262773 rbrent1 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/864628957 2020-10-27 06:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/864628957 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/866914571 2020-10-27 17:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/866914571 gtello3 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/867784277 2020-10-27 22:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/867784277 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/867910544 2020-10-27 23:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/867910544 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/867991752 2020-10-28 00:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/867991752 dagold2 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868036303 Scroll down for the interview section. Enjoy.]]> 2020-10-28 01:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868036303 gtovey https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868118708 2020-10-28 01:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868118708 rbrent1 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868124745 2020-10-28 01:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868124745 edlo2 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868566278 2020-10-28 06:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868566278 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868639357 2020-10-28 07:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868639357 rbrent1 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868659086 2020-10-28 07:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/868659086 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/870826089 Interview with North Portland Neighbor]]> 2020-10-28 18:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/870826089 dgabriel11 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/875702175 Community interviews]]> 2020-10-30 06:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/875702175 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/902370933 2020-11-09 00:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/902370933 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/914561785 After spending time in the area surrounding MHS and talking with some of my students, I feel I better understand the school I am working at. It is easy to feel disconnected in a new place during distance learning, but I am thankful to have more insight, especially from the students. If I were to describe Mountainside in five words, I would use developing, welcoming, collaborative, innovative, and fortunate. The school is still developing its sense of community, and the area itself is in a bit of transition from a farming community to a suburban one. The students and staff have been incredibly welcoming to me; it feels good to be wanted and accepted during this time. The students expressed an emphasis in collaborative experiences really impacting their high school experience; specifically in clubs or extracurricular activities. I think this is common, but because the school is so massive, those niche communities in the large student body are SO important. The school reflects innovation in that they have really cool resources: Podcasting equipment, any sports field you could imagine, classes and programs to support student learning, wide varieties of clubs,  and so much room to grow. The community is fortunate in two ways as I see it. First, the space where the high school provides lots of opportunity to morph over time and will change as the student body changes. Second, the students and staff seem to share a wonderful relationship. I can see how much the staff cares for its students, and the students expressed how important it was to have a staff that respected them. The students in the interviews admitted the school has room to grow and become more inclusive, but I believe it is on the right path.

]]> 2020-11-11 23:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/914561785 gtovey1 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/914717303 Despite the fact that it is already my second year working at Cesar Chavez, I think it was important to take time to walk around the area, as well as the neighborhood that surrounds it. Not to mention the fact that we work from home now, and it is easy to forget certain details. Chavez is a wonderful school, and has a lot of great potential for the utilization of its outdoor space. In fact, some colleagues of mine are already thinking about how they can transform part of the parking lot into a garden, or perhaps an outdoor classroom which would be amazing. I would say there wasn't much that surprised me because of the amount of time that I have already lived in the area, but it was really nice getting to do some interviews and see what others thought about the pandemic and how the neighborhood has changed over time. That was probably my favorite part of the experience! It's a shame to see how gentrification is taking over, and I'm wondering what the city of Portland might be doing to take action against rising housing costs. ]]> 2020-11-12 00:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/914717303 gtello3 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/914806423 I appreciate doing this assignment as it makes us realize the importance of knowing the place we work and how the community has such an important role. I was looking around the areas of the school through different eyes, in particular talking to the people that actually live there was a great way to reflect on the school and the neighborhood. It was interesting to learn how the pandemic has affected the businesses around the neighborhood while others are so fortunate to not have their lives as disrupted. I could tell how much the community misses the freedom to move around downtown, the independence that the public transportation offers as well as the variety of places to eat or things to do. These are things that we all take for granted, it was definitely sad to hear they miss the sense of getting together for games for example. I definitely find this valuable and makes me try harder to come up with activities that enhance our sense of community in the classroom. ]]> 2020-11-12 01:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/914806423 dgabriel11 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/922531884 What a way to create your Community Reflection. The cycle that you divided in tree stages involves in your conceptions. We are in the middle of a pandemic and we look for new ways of keeping our teaching practices alive. We struggle with the circumstances; however your attitude of exploring to learn and serve your students in this cycle makes the idea of serving students systematically possible. ]]> 2020-11-14 09:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/922531884 ksc91 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/925539970 Slide added to interview slides.]]> 2020-11-16 02:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/925539970 https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/1013178720 2020-12-13 07:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mathgeek_karen/509_communityexploration_f20/wish/1013178720