compassionate educator
This past week, I decided I wanted to see what would happen if I gave the students the reins for the week, letting them tell me what they most wanted to learn about and then taking the planning from there. When the students arrived Monday, one of the first things we did was head into… Continue reading A student-led week in the woods
Throughout our time at IslandWood, we've had many conversations as a community about implicit bias. Sometimes, we discuss bias coming through our information and discussions. At other points, the conversations shift to bias with regards to our students and our expectations for them. Ultimately, it is vital that we, as educators, examine and reflect upon… Continue reading Implicit Bias
In my Arts Integration class, we were tasked with creating an original arts integration lesson and testing it out in the field with our students. My major focus this quarter has been transfer of learning, and I really wanted to combine that with my frequent theme of stewardship. Check out the full lesson plan here,… Continue reading Original Arts Integration Lesson – Personal Stewardship Books
I struggled for a long time to think of ways that I myself had named the steps while rolling out a new concept or instructions in these past teaching weeks. Instead, I have settled upon sharing a time where I encouraged my students to name the steps to solidify their learning. While I didn't hit every component… Continue reading Naming the steps
This week, we've been spending a lot of time discussing & thinking about student "misbehaviors" and their causes, and how to intervene in this situations. We learned about the differences in student motivation when these behaviors occur, whether they are to get attention, power, revenge, or to avoid failure. When I sat down to reflect… Continue reading Student motivation & intervention
Julia Tandy Harnick 