Comments by Ms. Emily Wilkinson Most recent public comments by Ms. Emily Wilkinson https://nowcomment.com/users/41357 I might look at playtest as a compound noun--bringing together play and test. What does this make you think of? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1943699 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1943699 Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:53:48 -0400 Great observation! https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943698 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943698 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:37:07 -0400 At what, if any, point might learning objectives/goals be modified? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943697 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943697 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:38:37 -0400 How obvious do you think they should be to students? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943696 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943696 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:35:51 -0400 Specific and measurable, yes! I wonder, could or should they ever be more open-ended? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943695 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943695 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:35:00 -0400 Can learning goals and/or objectives be for singular activities, or are they primarily for repeated/cyclical activities? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943694 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943694 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:33:51 -0400 What might awards look like in your content area? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943693 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943693 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:32:19 -0400 I love how you've brought in connected learning here with the badges and certificates https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943692 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943692 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:31:34 -0400 Can you think of a time in which this protocol might have been useful or necessary in building stronger student-teacher relationships and decreasing any negative misconceptions? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922193 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922193 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:37:45 -0400 How might you share this protocol AND enact it with your host teacher? What problems might you encounter? How might you respond to criticism of this protocol or its steps? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922190 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922190 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:04:57 -0400 This protocol has continued to appear "radical" to some educators. Why do you think, after nearly 30-years, this protocol is considered radical and new? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922189 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922189 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:33:58 -0500 As you read through the protocol and its description, we invite you to consider the following question: How is this process different or similar to the ways in which you (or others) have encountered, observed, and described students? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922187 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922187 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:49:11 -0400 Which of these steps seem most valuable in ensuring that teachers attend to students with respect and care? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922186 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1922186 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:54:05 -0400 We invite you to create your own definition for learning goals. Condsider: How would you describe them to another teacher? What about another student? What are some key considerations that you want to make when designing your own? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1922141 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1922141 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:46:11 -0500 What are learning goals? After you read the article, write a definition for learning goals using your own words. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206075?scroll_to=1921521 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206075?scroll_to=1921521 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:36:26 -0400 How does Morrell suggest that we engage students' multiple literacies in the classroom and speak back to power? https://nowcomment.com/documents/206832?scroll_to=1919810 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206832?scroll_to=1919810 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:51:36 -0500 What are Morrell's three anchoring questions around engagement? Which of these three is the most important question for you as an educator? https://nowcomment.com/documents/206832?scroll_to=1919809 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206832?scroll_to=1919809 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:08:51 -0400 Crowd: Racism is a threat! Police are a threat! Violence is a threat! https://nowcomment.com/documents/204083?scroll_to=1900450 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204083?scroll_to=1900450 Fri, 29 May 2020 12:23:25 -0400 Tamir Rice, Botham Shem Jean, E. J. Bradford, Michael Brown, Michael Dean, Jamee Johnson, Antwon Rose, Stephon Clark, William Green, Miles Hall, Terrance Franklin, Ariane McCree, Steven Demarco Taylor, Sean Reed, Armaud Arbery... https://nowcomment.com/documents/204083?scroll_to=1900128 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204083?scroll_to=1900128 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 19:24:27 -0400 What do broken hearts sound like? In this dialogue, Shawanda, Floyd's girlfriend, and her mother cry out in grief. https://nowcomment.com/documents/204083?scroll_to=1899241 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204083?scroll_to=1899241 Shawanda: Mom! Mom! Oh, mommy, why did it have to be him?! Mom, why him?!!! Why George?!!! Mom: I know, my honey, he was such a good man. Such a good man. I know, love. Shawanda: But why George?! I can't believe it. It just keeps happening! Why?! George! George! Mom: I know, honey. Baby, my baby. Let it out. I'm here. Shawanda: Mom? I think this is more than I can take. Just everything. I don't know, mom. I can't. Mom: I know, baby. But, my girl, you're strong. You're strong. We're strong. You gotta show the world your strength. Do it for George, do it for Sandra, do it for Eric. Shawanda, my baby, you gotta be strong. Shawanda: Mom, I just... I just... Mom: I know, baby. I know. Let it out. Thu, 28 May 2020 16:21:31 -0400 In this neighborhood, we see that freedoms have been expelled through violence (murder and the police). https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045393 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045393 This speaks of what many of us take for granted--our constitutional rights to privacy and freedom. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:48:49 -0500 Here I see the author use a connection to foods and actions to help share their upbringing and identity. https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045386 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045386 The author's noting of proper noun places (possibly restaurants) and foods help to show us how important food and eating is to one's self. I often crave the foods of my youth and think of them as a window into how I was raised. The author also shares snippets of stories that have been passed down from their childhood, reminding us also of how essential family stories are to ourselves. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:48:49 -0500 This stanza changes the whole tone of the poem and shows great complexity. I love the intimacy here into one person's life https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045370 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045370 I think it's important to show the multidimensionality of where you are from. Although the majority of this poem has related the violence, poverty, and struggle of the author's neighborhood, this last stanza shows a moment of beauty, innocence, and the intimacy that we have with family. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:48:49 -0500 I really like how the author brings in the voices of neighbors (or maybe family members/self) to round their identity https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045368 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045368 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:48:49 -0500 This section reminds us of how essential it is to invite your readers on a journey. As I read on, I recognize the difficulty that I'd have in really getting to know where the author is from if just given an intersection. https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045367 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045367 I think that this is important because it quickly shows where the setting will take place while inviting the reader to explore the location further. It makes us check what we already know (or assume) of the location while enticing us to learn more about the place. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:48:49 -0500 The author ties the poem up in such a lovely way--connecting themself to a past that extends beyond them. What actions and feelings of our parents and grandparents have helped shaped our lives? https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045366 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045366 I think it is important to understand that events that occurred before our births are essential forces on our upbringing. What would have happened, for example, if our parents had never met? What events shaped our parents' relationships with their siblings and parents? How have those relationships changed the ways in which our parents raised us? Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:48:49 -0500 I am not familiar with many of these images, but they give me an idea that this person is from a rural south. I can envision the senses of this person's childhood. https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045365 https://nowcomment.com/documents/70558?scroll_to=1045365 I think it's important to show a person these memories with details like smells, sights, sounds and specific details. They help to transport the person there. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:48:49 -0500 This concept exists in visual arts, too! https://nowcomment.com/documents/104728?scroll_to=1033652 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104728?scroll_to=1033652 Tue, 29 May 2018 18:44:24 -0400 How can we incorporate digital learning within the physical space of the classroom? https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=1033634 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=1033634 I'm wondering how we can incorporate these badges into physical spaces like our classrooms. Any ideas? Tue, 29 May 2018 18:49:20 -0400 This reminds me of how reading scores can function like badges--I've seen students compete for the clasroom best. Unfortunately, I've also seen them read multiple books below thier level to increase the number of "points" for the month. https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=1033624 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=1033624 Tue, 29 May 2018 18:03:54 -0400 I see a parallel with failing grades here; anything below a "C" is often not regarded as passing, students still hold the ability to receive D's and F's. https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=1033613 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=1033613 Tue, 29 May 2018 17:57:20 -0400 Quick and effective metaphor https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=1033588 https://nowcomment.com/documents/66410?scroll_to=1033588 Tue, 29 May 2018 17:48:54 -0400