Comments by Grace Raffaele Most recent public comments by Grace Raffaele https://nowcomment.com/users/10296 Being a voter... https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944262 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944262 Great point Paul – how can we incorporate an understanding of the importance of being an informed voter for elected officials in general. Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:25:11 -0400 What Jessica is talking about is Teachers Teaching Teachers! I think it would be great to have a teacher-facing experience connected to this work. https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944260 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944260 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:20:35 -0400 The need to insure safety and trust in the group sharing https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944259 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944259 Great point here – students will need to be familiar with safe and respectful ways to respond to each other. So this should come after some community building has already happened in the remote/in person classrooms. Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:18:25 -0400 This is a collaborative activity that will enhance the learning and also build the community of learners in this remote environment. Love it!! https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944257 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944257 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:11:13 -0400 I agree with Chris that "slowing it down" to get more student input before moving on would be great! https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944256 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944256 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:09:24 -0400 Recently arrived students would not have this background knowledge about previous U.S. Presidents. https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944255 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1944255 They could, however, think and write about their own ideas related to what it takes to lead a whole country, what leadership (positive or negative) have they experienced in their home country… etc. I appreciate that this curriculum, like the work of the Writing Project, asks students to enter from where they are and move towards the bigger ideas from that point. Thu, 30 Jul 2020 12:07:16 -0400 What prior knowledge would a teacher want to know is needed in order for students to be able to engage in these ideas? https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1943795 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1943795 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 18:42:35 -0400 What comes before this for "new" citizens? https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1943793 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1943793 I am interested in how teachers of recently arrived ELLs in a high school setting can preface this work so their students have the scaffolds needed to engage with these important ideas. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 18:23:54 -0400 I am listening in live via Now Comment. https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1943792 https://nowcomment.com/documents/210918?scroll_to=1943792 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 18:10:20 -0400 She is talking about interdisciplinary teaching units which is a very very viable - but potentially new - way to look at next year's curriculum. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931501 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931501 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:20:30 -0400 Joe makes another great point https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931500 His point makes me think that - seeing this as just the curriculum may be short-changing the work. Seeing what happens when youth do their own work, share it with others and then converse with others IS the bigger point which would be great to get people to understand as they adopt the curriculum. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:12:34 -0400 Adding Standards or Skills https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931485 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931485 I would love for this to come from the individual teacher context - teachers write in the achievement this will demonstrate in the language of their course/school. Make this the teacher-facing aspect. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:07:48 -0400 Anna makes a great point https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931484 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931484 Anna makes a great point that teacher familiarity with this work and how to assess it (or how to rethink assessment?)is important. Teachers need to become familiar with this before they bring it to their students. This could be a distinction that makes this work rise above the others - it is not canned curriculum, but teacher-made curriculum. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:54:57 -0400 Specific Teacher/School Context https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931468 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931468 How might a playlist have a way for an individual teacher to input the standards/outcomes/skills that are being demonstrated via this specific playlist? Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:43:21 -0400 Perception https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931467 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931467 Having the language of "what are students accomplishing" is important to be there in order for teachers to be able to do the curriculum (like this one) that they believe in. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:39:20 -0400 Teacher Ownership https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931452 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931452 He makes a great point that teachers want to feel like they have had a part in creating "the recipe" for this "dish". Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:29:53 -0400 The Why (to Kirin's comment at 25.07) https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931451 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208560?scroll_to=1931451 I agree that making clear the "why" is helpful to many - both the students doing the work and the other teachers/admins involved in giving the student course credit for this. And further in her comments - how do we make sure this is not perceived as "canned curriculum"? Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:24:35 -0400 School Structure https://nowcomment.com/documents/160683?scroll_to=1541641 https://nowcomment.com/documents/160683?scroll_to=1541641 Here is another example of how school-wide structures will affect how this is implemented. In between the lines is the question of "How are students evaluated?" - and that may not be an easy topic to open up in some places. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:54:26 -0500 School Structure https://nowcomment.com/documents/160683?scroll_to=1541638 https://nowcomment.com/documents/160683?scroll_to=1541638 This is just one of several points in this document that require, not just teacher-level or classroom-level shifts -but school wide processes, procedures and supports that may not be available and may not be possible for teachers in their own. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:51:08 -0500 Heavy https://nowcomment.com/documents/123558?scroll_to=1275745 https://nowcomment.com/documents/123558?scroll_to=1275745 So many times throughout the book I saw different ways of seeing/using the word "heavy." His literal weight, the weight of ideas, the burden, the deep ideas.... Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:54:46 -0500 2 ways of grouping https://nowcomment.com/documents/123558?scroll_to=1275739 https://nowcomment.com/documents/123558?scroll_to=1275739 This speaks to the reason why teachers change up the groups. It seems useful to have both types of experiences and not be stuck in either one. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:51:19 -0500 He says he is not defined by his weight - he is who he is. https://nowcomment.com/documents/123558?scroll_to=1275736 https://nowcomment.com/documents/123558?scroll_to=1275736 "You you." This is what I wish he could actually believe. Though maybe he starts to get it when he becomes determined to lose wight - ironically his attempts to improve himself may have come from wanting to improve how he is seen by others. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:58:46 -0400 She tells him he needs to be even better than white folk to be considered equal. https://nowcomment.com/documents/123558?scroll_to=1275708 https://nowcomment.com/documents/123558?scroll_to=1275708 This makes the difference in treatment so clear. And everything he is being told to "be" is in comparison to white people. It is so sad that he couldn't be told to just "be yourself." The denial of identity is being instilled in him by his Mom even though it is meant to help him survive. Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:48:06 -0400 I think there is also a certain "sameness" to the cars - not much variety in the cars in that lot in the video. https://nowcomment.com/documents/104072?scroll_to=1129151 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104072?scroll_to=1129151 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:45:34 -0400 Yes, for me this is all about harsh contrast... in America.... https://nowcomment.com/documents/104072?scroll_to=1129127 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104072?scroll_to=1129127 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:45:34 -0400 The cars at the end are also an "emblem" of American power in money. His body is alone and unrecognized in the midst of all the metal and modern commercialism. https://nowcomment.com/documents/104072?scroll_to=1129118 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104072?scroll_to=1129118 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:45:34 -0400 So far, this is very upbeat and positive. However, I just noticed that the dancers are all wearing the same thing....is this a comment on "sameness" in America? https://nowcomment.com/documents/104072?scroll_to=1129115 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104072?scroll_to=1129115 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:45:34 -0400 See these Annotations Instructions: https://www.youthvoices.live/annotationsinstructions/ https://nowcomment.com/documents/115025?scroll_to=1121115 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115025?scroll_to=1121115 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 14:58:42 -0400 See these Annotations Instructions: https://www.youthvoices.live/annotationsinstructions/ https://nowcomment.com/documents/115024?scroll_to=1121114 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115024?scroll_to=1121114 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 14:57:20 -0400 See these Annotations Instructions: https://www.youthvoices.live/annotationsinstructions/ https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121113 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121113 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 22:48:31 -0400 Promise = say you will definitely do something, guarantee | Occasion = situation, experience, happening | Regardless = anyway, even if, despite the fact | Offer = something you give, gift https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121089 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121089 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:52:03 -0400 Buried = put under the ground after death https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121088 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121088 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 22:48:31 -0400 Failed = lose, not succeed https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121087 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121087 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 22:48:31 -0400 Prejudiced = judging a person, bias https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121086 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121086 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:47:08 -0400 Rude = not nice, not kind, mean, insensitive https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121085 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121085 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:46:38 -0400 Insensitive = not sensitive, not caring, hurtful https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121084 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121084 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:45:45 -0400 Hesitated = wait, pause, stop https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121083 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121083 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:45:16 -0400 Worse = more bad https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121082 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121082 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:44:28 -0400 Familiar = close, personal, know well https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121081 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121081 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:43:54 -0400 Reaction = response, answer, what you say or do after someone has talked to you or done something to you https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121080 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121080 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:43:21 -0400 Courtesy = polite and helpful actions and behavior Characteristic = important parts of a description, quality, trait https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121079 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121079 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:42:15 -0400 Preparing = organize, get ready Station = place where train stops and people get on and off https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121078 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121078 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:40:36 -0400 Suitcase = item that holds your close when you travel https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121077 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121077 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:36:50 -0400 Subway = underground train, MTA in NYC https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121076 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121076 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:36:13 -0400 Midnight = 12:00 at night https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121075 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121075 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:35:14 -0400 Particular = special, specific https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121074 https://nowcomment.com/documents/115034?scroll_to=1121074 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:34:28 -0400 Summer 2017 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=763892 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=763892 I forgot to mention that I was wondering how this will play into our work with students this summer? Might we get a chance see into their gaming experience? Will this be an opportunity to learn from and about them? Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:28:48 -0400 Connecting this to our summer learning work https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=763891 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=763891 From reading this, I am interested in what students think AS they are playing a game. What goals or achievements are apparent to them at the start, what are they thinking as they move through a game and its levels and what do they think they need in order to achieve success? Then - I want to see how this relates to an educational learning environment. How might tasks in a discipline-specific course be structured to tap into these native senses students have as gamers. And then - what do you do about those who do not have this experience in their background? Like the students who come from very traditional school settings who do not know the expectations of group work? What about those students who are not gamers or the learner who thinks differently? As ever, we want to be thinking about the different forms of learning styles in one setting. Tue, 06 Jun 2017 19:28:48 -0400 What does heinous mean? It sounds like it means something super bad. https://nowcomment.com/documents/66657?scroll_to=742550 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66657?scroll_to=742550 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:21:17 -0400 I think that would be a valuable goal for me to keep in mind when creating a playlist - having students engage in other learning spaces and to include a social component in the playlist. https://nowcomment.com/documents/62562?scroll_to=600620 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62562?scroll_to=600620 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 10:53:47 -0400 This makes me wonder if a conversation about what it means to "make content more engaging for students" means? https://nowcomment.com/documents/62562?scroll_to=600618 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62562?scroll_to=600618 Sat, 22 Oct 2016 10:49:58 -0400 Listening In https://nowcomment.com/documents/62562?scroll_to=594050 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62562?scroll_to=594050 I too missed last night so I am watching the next morning. Sat, 22 Oct 2016 10:08:15 -0400