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[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute I teach 11/12th grade math and I always emphasize showing work. This way I can say, " I see what you did here and you were on track up to this step...instead we want to do this, and then you've got it". Trying to show corrections are often minor but have a big impact

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute I want assessments to be challenging but I also want my students to feel capable and confident in their ability to do them. I never want them to be discouraging. That's a tough balance to find and something that I think more experience will help inform, but that just takes time.

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute Framing can help students see a question and response from a different perspective. I encourage students to share their approach and what they were thinking as they solved the problem. Students can then discuss how different methods can produce the same result!

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute When giving feedback you always phrase and frame it as an opportunity for improvement. For example, you can say, "this is a good start and from this you can also build up to this and that". "Yes, and" is another good phrase to use.

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute A challenge can be reframing one's mindset from fixed to growth. But once you do, you start to see things through a more positive lens!

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute Dan, math

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute Providing for the needs of students with disabilities I think is something that requires, more often than not, resources and support, not necessarily discipline. Having adequate support resources accessible to the school community is what schools should prioritize.

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute I always want my students to feel empowered to talk to me about how they feel about my class and how I can help them succeed. I'm always open to adapting and changing things to make their experience better. That's what I'm there to do.

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute Sometime directly inviting students to participate - if students are working in groups I'll go talk to each group, ask each student how they're thinking through the problem and how I can help. That usually helps build momentum to get the discussion/activity started as a team

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute A very common modification is to allow extra time on test/quizzes and due dates for assignments done in class for example. Being flexible and helping students to completion is really really important.

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute Differentiating, making accommodations, and tailoring lessons can take additional time, but the opportunity/advantage that creates is to have multiple ways of delivering a lesson, multiple types of assignments and that flexibility is beneficial for all learners

[DP @pge3_d]

@RutgersAltRoute Dan, math