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Directions: Please answer the Discussion Questions in 150 words each (must cite references). Answer the response questions in 100 words.

Discussion Question 1: How have you used feedback from assessments to improve future achievement? How can you use this understanding to help your students monitor their progress in a way that leads to academic success?

Discussion Question 2: How will you collaborate and show compassion and concern for and with families of a student who has accommodations to make sure they feel listened to, supported, and guided in this process?

Response

Jill Wrote:

As I reflect upon feedback that I have personally received from past classes and course work, I have learned to not attach self-worth to criticism or critique. I must view the feedback as ways to improve and learn rather than a negative. Demonstrating and vocalizing this growth mindset is an important skill that we, as educators, can instill in our students (and work on ourselves). Seeing our academic learning as a journey rather than a “right or wrong” experience. I have found myself telling my students that if they already knew everything, they wouldn’t need to attend classes. See each day as an opportunity to learn and improve should be the cornerstone of the educational experience.

Molly Wrote:

For me, feedback from assessments has reinforced what I am currently doing well while providing a catalyst for any changes needed to do things better.  Feedback has improved future achievement for me by providing a foundation for goal-setting.  If I can improve on something, appropriate and positive feedback will point me in the direction of growth.  I am fortunate to have had excellent supervisors, mentors and teachers who have supported my growth and development with healthy feedback.  

I can apply these experiences to help my students in the same way.  I can provide meaningful, supportive and healthy feedback in ways that push them to set goals for themselves to succeed academically.  I also can encourage them to take more personal ownership in the learning process by allowing them opportunities for self-assessment and for tracking their own data (Li, 2017).  The more involved students are in their learning, the more confident they will be.  Student confidence supports goal achievement and academic success. 

Jill Wrote:

Clear communication and the demonstration of empathy are vital to creating and fostering positive relations with students and parents/guardians. The article “20 Tips for Developing Positive Relationships with Parents”, provides numerous tips and reminders in order to foster these foundations of parent/teacher relationships. Of these tips, a few really spoke to me, and I hope to incorporate them in future parent/guardian interactions. Declaring the intention to work with them and their student which set the stage for all future meetings. I will work to always lead with positives from the classroom concerning their student and to communicate early and often (Aguilar, 2011). In order to ensure that parents are feeling valued and heard, I will ask them for input and to assist in make some instructional decisions. The article also promotes sharing successes with parents in a timely manner. These successes may include academic or social achievements. It is so very important that parents hear a well-rounded recap of their student’s classroom and learning experience. In the end, I feel that it is at times, more important to listen rather than to speak.