Alexa Mitchell

Educator | UCAPP #BlackLivesMatter

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@jennikash95 Establishing trusting relationships, valuing and honoring teacher personal lives, being flexible, encouraging and listening to feedback #EDLR5403

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@nick_e_flynn Yes partially. And just inconsistency the choice to use them during PL time. #5403Chat

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A6: I think consistency is important and shared goals. PLCs for me have changed so frequently that the lack of consistency I think has detracted from trust building. #5403Chat

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Q5: Providing teachers with a daily designated collaboration period to work with other teachers to strategize. #5403Chat

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A4: Trust, time, practice/modeling #5403Chat

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@jennikash95 I agree Kashema. We have done similar things but students often still see the subjects as isolated. #5403Chat

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@Flores2Chas Does this work well? #5403Chat

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The plus side was that teachers had a say in developing their own strategies to help build these skills. Although on the flip side of that is that each department approached the task differently so there wasn't continuity. This could go either way really... #5403Chat

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A3: We were told by the data team that we were deficient in certain skills measured by the SAT. Each department was then tasked with determining a strategy to help build these skills in students. #5403Chat

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Stakeholders found the presentation of the data incredibly confusing. To Jon's earlier point - no clear visuals to help teachers understand the data. Therefore, teachers were not that invested in the plans that were created. #5403Chat

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@AidynsX That's a good one. #5403Chat

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I think what I've heard our data team usually focus on is "what are our areas of weakness?" I think more questions should be asked. Also, our data team only has two teachers on it which limits these conversations among staff. #5403Chat

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@Flores2Chas Good point. I think districts do data analysis so differently it's important to understand what's already happening. #5403Chat

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A1: Model the use of data in my own questioning and decision making #5403Chat

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“The primary tool for improvement in any organization is not one-to-one appraisal but rather cultures that build in learning every day and that use appraisal to supplement and strengthen the learning.” -Fullan #EDLR5402

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@nick_e_flynn Yes, I would love to hear about this!

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Principals have many roles to fill. According to Matthews and Crow - learner, culture builder, advocate, leader, mentor, supervisor, manager and politician. I think it's helpful to recognize each aspect of the job. #EDLR5402

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@ThiamScott I really liked these too

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So glad we gave the “elephant” in the room “attention” tonight. It was very refreshing to engage in a critical discussion on race, power and oppression with all of you. This work is so important. #equity #BlackLivesMatter #EDLR5402

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Love this statement with regard to creating inclusive learning environments. "Build a community based on both openness and intellectual rigor to create a democratic classroom." - Tisdell #EDLR5402