https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63 en-us 2021-10-09 20:11:37 UTC 2026-01-30 08:39:13 UTC hello@padlet.com kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804518994 2021-10-09 20:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804518994 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804524666 2021-10-09 20:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804524666 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804525968 Zone of Proximal Development

Making Meaning through Community Involvement

Constructivist; Interdisciplinary

Influences Project-Based Learning]]> 2021-10-09 20:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804525968 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804530518 Through any art form, habits of mind or certain dispositions are observed and are equally required and taught in academic subject areas: observing, envisioning, reflecting, expressing, exploring, engaging, and persisting. As students take control of the product, it is the process that becomes more reflective and meaningful as the young artists embrace critical thinking, logical reasoning, problem solving. ]]> 2021-10-09 20:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804530518 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804535671 Making toys in Santa's Workshop ]]> 2021-10-09 20:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804535671 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804537214 "Culturally responsive teaching involves a genuine respect for students and belief in their potential as learners...importance of connecting to student experiences..." (Darling-Hammond et al., 2003)]]> 2021-10-09 20:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804537214 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804540433 "In order to teach you, I must know you...When we teach at all—we must recognize and overcome the power differential, the stereotypes, and the other barriers which prevent us from seeing each other. Those efforts must drive our teacher education, our curriculum development, our instructional strategies, and every aspect of the educational enterprise” 

Lisa Delpit's Other People's Children 

Photo from "Superbowl Commercials"]]> 2021-10-09 20:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804540433 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804551304 Knowledge is not just gained through direct instruction. It is equally acquired through experiences.  ]]> 2021-10-09 20:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804551304 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804557752 Students as primary and secondary sources of information

THEIR Voice]]> 2021-10-09 20:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1804557752 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856920649 2021-10-31 16:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856920649 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856929396  “Research and practice suggest that children have a much greater potential to learn than previously thought, and therefore early childhood settings should provide richer and more challenging environments for learning” (Worth, 2010). ]]> 2021-10-31 16:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856929396 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856934030 What is most meaningful to them? ]]> 2021-10-31 16:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856934030 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856952137 2021-10-31 17:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856952137 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856988139 Critical Thinking: Multiple Perspectives, Kinesthetic, Role Play, Practices habits of observing, questioning, and analyzing]]> 2021-10-31 17:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1856988139 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857015967 2021-10-31 17:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857015967 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857019562 Credibility, human impact, changemakers ]]> 2021-10-31 18:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857019562 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857022794 2021-10-31 18:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857022794 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857034876 2021-10-31 18:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857034876 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857035642 Concept Based Learning: Promoting transfer of knowledge and skills through the relationships.]]> 2021-10-31 18:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857035642 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857045551 2021-10-31 18:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857045551 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857066414 "Culture includes not only tangibles such as foods, holidays, dress, and artistic expression, but also less tangible manifestations such as communication style, attitudes, values, and family relationships...more difficult to pinpoint, but doing so is necessary if we want to understand how student learning may be affected" (Nieto, 2000, pp. 139-140). ]]> 2021-10-31 18:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857066414 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857068446 2021-10-31 18:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857068446 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857071358 2021-10-31 18:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857071358 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857075302 2021-10-31 18:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857075302 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857075961 2021-10-31 18:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857075961 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857077802 “If our primary demand of students is that they recall established facts, the children we educate today will find themselves ill-equipped  to deal with problems…Those who have learned the lessons of the arts, however—how to see new patterns, how to learn from mistakes, and how to envision solutions—are the ones likely to come up with the novel answers needed most for the future” (Hetland et al., 2013).

]]> 2021-10-31 18:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857077802 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857084120 Through culturally responsive teaching, students are given a voice. They see themselves as a positive contributing factor to society, regardless of if they are only 6 or 7 years old. They are made aware that they have a purpose. ]]> 2021-10-31 19:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857084120 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857091632 "Pre-COVID" vs Now

Strategies before COVID were more understood by "all." We must understand now more than ever who our students are, what their families value, and how this information will shape instruction and learning. ]]> 2021-10-31 19:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857091632 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857093445 2021-10-31 19:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857093445 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857096664 2021-10-31 19:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857096664 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857098746 2021-10-31 19:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857098746 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857100965 “If we plan to survive as a species on this planet we must certainly create multicultural curricula that educate our children to the differing perspectives of our diverse population” (Delpit, 2006). ]]> 2021-10-31 19:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857100965 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857102738 2021-10-31 19:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857102738 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857105657 “Teachers cannot hope to begin to understand who sits before them unless they can connect with the families and communities from which their students come” (Delpit, 2006).]]> 2021-10-31 19:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857105657 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857111994  “As schools cut time for the arts, they may be losing their ability to produce not just the artistic creators for the future, but innovative leaders who improve the world they inherit” (Hetland et al., 2013).]]> 2021-10-31 19:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857111994 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857113280 What connections will the students already have? What connections might they make? 

Delpit reminds us that the curriculum has not considered explicit ways to embed cultures as means of learning and practicing the skills and processes. Ignoring home languages and learning styles, we are continuously widening the achievement gap. ]]> 2021-10-31 19:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857113280 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857115051 My role on the cultural committee--inviting new perspectives and cultural experiences to share with the school ]]> 2021-10-31 19:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857115051 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857117292 Growth mindset--being willing to accommodate to the "times." The students are not becoming more difficult. Some teachers have stuck to their comfort zone for far too long.]]> 2021-10-31 19:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857117292 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857118097 2021-10-31 19:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857118097 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857119936 “The process, context, and content of education or literacy instruction may be designed to destroy the heritage, the essence of who and what a people are, to destroy their knowledge of themselves” (Delpit, 2006) ]]> 2021-10-31 19:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857119936 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857146185 2021-10-31 20:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1857146185 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859028190 Checking In ]]> 2021-11-01 15:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859028190 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859036349 2021-11-01 15:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859036349 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859044891 "When we teach at all—we must recognize and overcome the power differential, the stereotypes, and the other barriers which prevent us from seeing each other. Those efforts must drive our teacher education, our curriculum development, our instructional strategies, and every aspect of the educational enterprise” (Delpit, 2006). ]]> 2021-11-01 15:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859044891 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859062471 2021-11-01 15:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859062471 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859071185 2021-11-01 15:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859071185 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859082861 2021-11-01 15:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859082861 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859141704 Assessing the Broader Range of Student Ability

Transfer ]]> 2021-11-01 15:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859141704 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859146095 “If our primary demand of students is that they recall established facts, the children we educate today will find themselves ill-equipped  to deal with problems…Those who have learned the lessons of the arts, however—how to see new patterns, how to learn from mistakes, and how to envision solutions—are the ones likely to come up with the novel answers needed most for the future” (Hetland et al., 2013).]]> 2021-11-01 15:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859146095 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859175605 Financial Literacy, concept design projects, adult learners]]> 2021-11-01 15:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859175605 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859179938 2021-11-01 15:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859179938 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859186745 2021-11-01 15:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1859186745 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879792770 2021-11-10 00:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879792770 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879797134 Modified throughout the year--students recognize progress]]> 2021-11-10 00:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879797134 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879805568 2021-11-10 00:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879805568 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879808735 Who says it always has to be multiple choice?]]> 2021-11-10 00:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879808735 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879822837 2021-11-10 00:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1879822837 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1888501375 Progressivism-Child Centered

Existentialism: Prioritizing Students' Interests and Passions ]]> 2021-11-13 19:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1888501375 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1888570958 2021-11-13 21:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1888570958 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1888601381 Concepts vs topics--understand the greater picture. Why do we need to learn about "x?"]]> 2021-11-13 22:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1888601381 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1903819835 No matter through what form of diversity we look at, we need to value each student as a primary source in the classroom. Each student has the potential to provide a strong contribution to the class and unless teachers recognize that students can be leaders too, then they will continue to be denied the right to express themselves and have their identity and culture stand out.  ]]> 2021-11-20 20:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1903819835 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1903821904 "The aim of education ought to be conceived as the preparation of artists...individuals who have developed the ideas, the sensibilities, the skills, and the imagination to create work that is well proportioned, skillfully executed, and imaginative, regardless of the domain in which an individual works. The highest accolade we can confer upon someone is to say that he or she is an artist whether as a carpenter, or a surgeon, a cook or an engineer, a physicist , or a teacher."

~Elliot Eisner: What Can Education Learn From the Arts About the Practice of Education]]> 2021-11-20 20:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1903821904 kaaustin2 https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1903869707 2021-11-20 22:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kaaustin2/x1l8kmt0194nlt63/wish/1903869707