Student

MODULE 4 Possible Feedback

Activity 2
Responses
Activity 3
7/16
7/17 to j
7/13
It was great to have your
It sounds like you had a
input on instructional
great experience with this
strategies that can be
interview. High
utilized in the art setting! Im
expectations was a
sure there would be many
common theme with your
teachers that would be
colleagues and it is good
interested in doing some
to know that this principal
cross-curricular work with
is a role model in the area.
you! In my experience I have
As I mentioned in my
found that time is always the
response to you, I loved
biggest barrier when try to
that he mentioned that
organize cross-curricular
success build motivation.
work. Try to set a schedule
Such an important thing to
for meeting times and
remember!
brainstorming right away so
you and your colleagues can
implement your ideas!
7/17 Your original post was
7/16 to J
7/17
strong and full of great
I like that you Im glad to know you had
information. Right off the bat reached out
a positive experience with
you mentioned that being
to Jonathan
the principals interview. It
proactive with parents is a
and asked for sounds like she had a
top priority for you. This can suggestions
good balance of being
be challenging, but I think
about
firm, yet open minded. I
you will find it very
working with
think some principals
beneficial! Additionally,
certain
dont like to mess with

Responses
7/16 to j
7/16 to S

7/16 to J
It was interesting
that your principal
also had an issue
with the Payne book
Id be interested to
know your stance on
the book!

getting kids up and moving

is an important strategy for
success. Did you know
students need a kinesthetic
break every 20-30 minutes
to be successful in the
classroom?

students.

discipline and often leave

it to other administrators
or for the teacher to
handle independently. It
was nice to hear that she
had strong opinions about
discipline and how it
should be handled.
7/16
7/17
7/17 Im glad to know you
You offered some great
You brought
had a positive experience
insight this week into
up a good
with your interview. Its
strategies that work for
point on Js
nice that you got to
vocabulary and reading.
post about his interview a former
Thank you for sharing the
students not
colleague! He was right
activating prior knowledge
having the
when he talked about
resource in your original
opportunity
effective communication
post!
to build
skills. It sounds like he
relationships. expects that from his staff,
but models it well himself!
(7/14) As I read your original (7/14) Great
7/16
Your administrator had
post this week I found myself questions to
many wonderful lifeshaking my head in
D about
lessons that well
agreement with every new
giving
undoubtedly help the
paragraph! You made such
students the
great points. I especially like
opportunities, students in your school. I
like that she mentioned
how you mentioned students but students
the importance of having
that come from poverty
needing to
students take
struggle with problem solving take
responsibility for their
skills. Additionally I was so
advantage.

7/17 You brought up

an interesting point
about students not
knowing their phone
numbers! Isnt that
crazy?
7/17 to D

7/16
It was nice to hear
your perspective of
the Payne text and I
like how you
compared it to the
students we work
with!
7/16 thoughtful

excited to hear what you

encouraged your student to
do in the lunch room to help
stop wastefulness! Amazing!
Possible response
Your story about the young
girl solving a problem in the
lunch room is amazing! It just
goes to show that when the
problem is meaningful for the
student and has real-life
applications, they focus and
work hard to solve it. The
issue of wastefulness was
important to her and she
wanted to solve the problem
so she did. You mentioned
that problem solving skills
are something the students
in poverty are lacking. Your
example shows the
importance of our job as
educators to bring light to
these learning experiences
so our students can shine.
Thanks for sharing Don!

7/16 to Joe
You did a nice
job
responding to
the responses
on your board

(7/14) I was grateful that you 7/16 to B

learning. So many
students sit passively in
their classrooms without
having ownership.
Hopefully this is a school
community effort and
students understand that
this is expected in every
classroom.

response to B with
things you enjoyed
and related to.

7/16

7/16 responded to j

brought up the importance

of routine in your original
7/16 to S
post. For students living in
poverty, their lives are
chaotic! It is the least we can
do to help them find some
normalcy. You received some
positive feedback from your
peers about your comments
and even got a shout out in
another original post!
J, you are right that the
same behavior management
tool might not work all the
time for the same student.
That is why it is important to
know your student and have
open communication so you
have a better chance of
knowing what is causing the
behavior.
You also make some good
points about having set
routines to help students
achieve. Do you have any
examples of how this has
helped in your own
classroom? Or perhaps a

It is great to hear that

your principal is so hands
on and makes the effort to
be visable in your school.
The frustration he
mentioned about getting
in contact with parents is
something we will focus
on in Module 5 so
hopefully you will have
some resources on this
topic!

7/16 Responded to J
7/16 You asked grea
questions for B on
his post.

time when you realized that

you needed more of a
routine because your
students were struggling?
(7/15) Your original post was
full of great resources and
ideas for your classmates
(and me!). The chart you
shared showing income
based on education is
wonderful and something
that would be great for
students to analyze and
keep in mind for their own
futures. You apprentices idea
is phenomenal and
something that every
student could benefit from.

(7/15) Thank you for sharing

some of your instructional
strategies and ideas! The
meditation idea is something
I hadnt thought of before

(7/15) to j
(7/15) D
7/15 To J
shared a
story of your
own
experiences
realed to the
meditation J
shared.
7/15 to J
Gave some
examples of
what you do
to
differentiate
for students

7/15 How wonderful that

you had a chance to sit with
your new principal for so
long. I know you appreciate
the time with him, but Im
sure the fact that you
reached out about this topic
meant a lot to him as well. It
did not surprise me that he
mentioned the Payne book.
Believe it or not Payne has
been widely criticized for her
work. It is important to know
all the different perspectives.

(7/15 to j
7/15 to M
I appreciated your
feedback about the
Payne text

and it sounds like there are

strong statistics to back it
up.
(7/14) The Payne quote you
mention about some
students deciding not to
learn even with our best
teaching is an important
one. Im grateful that you
shared some strategies that
have worked for some of
your more challenging
students. It sounds like you
truly understand what it
means to differentiate and
accommodation for your
students.

7/15
You were spot on this week
in your analysis of Feversteins
missing links. I liked the way
you described the importance of
educators giving students from

6/16
You shared a
great learning
idea on Js
post about
sharing with
students how
far their
income will
take them.
6/17 I like the
idea you
shared about
having a
meditation
room for
students who
are out of
control.
7/15
Great
questions and
support on
Ds original
post

7/15 It is so great to
hear that the principal
for the alternative school
is so fantastic. In order to
find success within a
program like that you
have to have effective
leadership. This
adventure club you
mentioned is something
that all of us should take
note of! It is amazing
what can happen when
students are given realworld experiences.

7/16
Thanks for giving
some advice on paren
contact to J.

7/15 Im glad you were

able to get the interview
scheduled even though
you had to jump through
some hoops! The
Assistant Principal you

7/15 to j
7/15 to m

poverty hope for their futures

and leading them to the
opportunities for their future.

7/16 Your original post on

instruction and achievement
was full of wonderful,
motivating ideas! Your point
about relevant resources
was eye opening and such
an important reminder for
me and your classmates.
Also, when working with
students in poverty or lowincome families, it is
important to remember they
will have a different
perspective which can be
challenge when you come
from a different background!
However, it sounds like you
understand empathy and
you are gaining tools that
will help you take on their

(7/15) You
asked the
exact
question I
was going to
ask to J!

7/15 Your
response to J
is one that I
believe many
teachers can
relate to the
struggle with
time.

interviewed brought up a
good point that
stereotypes are an issue
within most
communities. It is
important for the school
to keep an open mind
when helping families in
poverty.
7/16 I was grateful you
shared the interesting
perspective of your hope
college professor. You
mentioned that he said
the next great
mathmetition, writer,
and scientist is living in
low income and it is our
responsibility to support
them and nurture their
interests. That hit me
like a ton of bricks! We
have a huge
responsibility to look
past the hard exterior
and nurture what is
inside! Thanks for
sharing!

7/17 to S
Thanks for sharing the
resource about
empathy

7/17 Thoughtful
response to J about
the similarities of you
principals

perspective.

start a discussion about apps or tools - keep resources for action plan
announcements open Saturday morning for module 4 mention checking out Kaits Korner