Andy, Cari and Stefan discuss the importance of providing students with agency but not forgetting crucial elements of structure!

On Episode 2, Andy, Cari, and Stefan discuss power dynamics in a classroom and how they can impact culture and engagement.

To kick off Season 2, Andy, Cari, and Stefan are joined by Ashley Goetz from NCESD to talk about Part 3 of High Impact Instruction: Community Building. In this episode they explore the elements of a "learning friendly culture".

Link to Slides with Videos: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bDqD9oIf6TSvITNxuK5E1ztclC2yP4xe1Nn4W-CwwfY/edit?usp=sharing 

Andy, Cari, and Stefan preview Part III, titled Community Building, of High-Impact Instruction by Jim Knight by doing some self-reflection through the lens of business chemistry. How do our individual personalities impact our community? How do we interact with people with different personality types and still remain productive? We'll dig into these questions and a little more in a quick preview of what this section holds for us and what it might say about our classrooms.

Deloitte Business Chemistry Hunch Tool: https://bc20questions.deloitte.com/#/ 

Andy, Cari, and Stefan cruise through the Canvas course and pick out some of their favorite responses to talk about. Very impromptu, and it shows!