Comments by Steph Saksa Most recent public comments by Steph Saksa https://nowcomment.com/users/124253 How do we help bridge this gap with students? They need the structure to start but shouldn't be caught off guard on the test. How do we slowly start introducing problems and such out of the context of the "chapters" in a way that helps with learning more https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841929 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841929 than recollection? Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:01:33 -0400 How do we as educators help shift student mindsets from this idea that their is always a clear right answer and hastily making selections? (example: state testing) https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841916 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841916 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:32:17 -0400 I like the activity of sorting ideas and would be curious to do a similar activity that relates to curriculum/teaching in some way. How would different grade level/subject area teachers sort their cards? https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841904 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841904 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:47:07 -0400 This feels very relatable to students. Starting out in math they are just going through the equations, but then moving forward (such as word problems) they start to become "experts." I feel this is where a lot of resistance/struggles occur for high level https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841899 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841899 learning. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:45:20 -0400 "It's a lot to watch." Hahaha I'm dead. https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841891 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841891 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:42:54 -0400 Meaningful and applicable practice will always be more beneficial than randomized practice - i.e. the "why" of an activity with students. Make sure it is meaningful to them and the overall curriculum. And not just "busy work." https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841886 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841886 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:40:54 -0400 Reminds me of what we teach our students. https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841880 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841880 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:38:29 -0400 When working with children or co-workers, it is hard to not assume that everyone understands what we think is so natural to understand. It is not "given" to someone who is learning something for the first time. https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841872 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841872 Additionally, there is heavy benefit to talking through many different hypotheticals. When you have been thinking ahead about what problems or things you may encounter, you are ready to encounter them. This reminds me of when you use something from a PD months later, and you're like "ohhhh, so it is important." Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:34:45 -0400 This feels very applicable to teaching - why student teaching is more beneficial than any seminar. The best way to become an "expert" teacher is through experience, and it is how we apply what we know to our practice that separates us. https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841846 https://nowcomment.com/documents/319239?scroll_to=2841846 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:29:19 -0400