Rehumanizing STEM through Lesson Study Session 2 Check - In by Aris Winger

Reflection Padlet

ariswinger — 2025-09-18 11:07:38 UTC

Excited to learn more about our lesson study today!

2025-09-19 20:13:35 UTC

Great! Actually feeling optimistic about things in my own life for the first time in a while (even though the state of the world is scary). But I have hope.

wstjohn4 — 2025-09-19 20:13:44 UTC

Deliverables and Stipend

2025-09-19 20:13:45 UTC

Would be there any individual deliverables or only group lesson?

2025-09-19 20:13:48 UTC

I am applying what I have learned from this workshop to my teaching.

2025-09-19 20:13:54 UTC

I"m looking forward to connecting to the dimensions in a concrete way through our lesson plan.

Growth in Change

2025-09-19 20:14:09 UTC

Collaboratively opening up to ideas and thinking about our students in ways we don't always have the chance to do.

susannachawati — 2025-09-19 20:14:09 UTC

I am not alone. I am working with a team

aledwards13 — 2025-09-19 20:14:13 UTC

I am so glad I am in a state like CA, but worried about the current political state of honest DEI.

Help and understand students.

2025-09-19 20:14:13 UTC

Tradeoffs

2025-09-19 20:14:45 UTC

I'm worried that taking time for lessons focused on the dimensions will take away instructional time on the content, and my course is already so packed I can't get through it all.

2025-09-19 20:14:55 UTC

Everything is going well

Working with my group members this morning was AMAZING. They have come up with some truly interesting ideas, and I'm excited to see how the lesson study evolves.

wstjohn4 — 2025-09-19 20:14:57 UTC

Staying too comfortable

2025-09-19 20:15:08 UTC

Related to the affirmation: it is hard to try something so new that it can really be revolutionary. I think I am worried that what we try will fall flat, and then will reinforce for us that we shouldn't continue to try.

aledwards13 — 2025-09-19 20:15:12 UTC

Just the action of participating in this is making me think about my practices in all of my teaching today.

building a teaching culture where students feel belonging and are culturally affirmed

2025-09-19 20:15:36 UTC

excited when these approaches are appearing in more classes and become built in to the educational system. and it doesn't feel like a one off, and students are expecting this in their learning!

aledwards13 — 2025-09-19 20:16:15 UTC

This does give me hope that I can make stronger connections with more students.

I wouldn't say it's a "worry" but I am aware that I want to make sure we include an Indigenous perspective in our work, and I want to be mindful of the best, most respectful and welcoming way to do this.

wstjohn4 — 2025-09-19 20:16:21 UTC

TIRED! but...

2025-09-19 20:16:47 UTC

looking forward to the energy that I get from this work. The group we have here is so inspiring, and we are going to make our fields better for our students.

Distracted :(

2025-09-19 20:17:01 UTC

Feeling sad and distracted about things going on unrelated to this project. I'm hoping I can refocus and find joy in doing this important work.

aledwards13 — 2025-09-19 20:17:16 UTC

Yeah! Bouncing ideas is so helpful!

Very grateful to be here, and be doing this work alongside all of you. And I have already mentioned this to folks at my current institution, and they are excited about bringing it to College of Marin, as well.

wstjohn4 — 2025-09-19 20:17:37 UTC

Same mechanical terms, but different names from different workshops

2025-09-19 20:20:50 UTC

When I checked the dimensions last week, I was familiar to those mechanics but only their names were different from what I was familiar with.