Kathryn Laurentius

Using guest speakers, mentors and internships to support the community aspect of CTE is one thing I do and it is great to get more suggestions on how to implement that in my classroom. I also appreciate the information and reminders about clear communication. My district uses Parents Square which makes it easy for parents to receive communication in the way that works best for them. 

The idea of using workshops for parents is interesting and something I have not thought of before. I think this could be useful in my course. 

Getting student feedback on assessments is important and I want to try to implement that more often. I typically do it at the end of the semester and by then they probably have forgotten valuable feedback they could give me on a project or assessment. 

The daily checkin is great. I use to do something like that in the past and I need to implement it again. 

Keeping an open line of communication with parents is helpful. I also enjoyed reading about eliminating barriers. That is something I often forget to consider when designing assessment for my students. 

Getting feedback early and often I find to be the best and most effective. That way, I can intervene early if something is not making sense for students. 

I appreciate the examples of how to use different questions types as that was very helpful for me. I also appreciated the vast research presented on wait time! How interesting! 

After taking the first module of this course I realize I ask a lot of procedural questions throughout a class period. I want to dive deeper into more open ended questions and better my understanding of extrapolation questions in this course. 

Setting high expectations for all learners is extremely important. This is something any teacher can apply. 

Making sure that the activity is aligned with the learning objectives is key. I also enjoyed learning about how important it is to debrief after an activity. This is one area I struggle in and hope to improve upon.