Aubree Clark's Portfilio

This course has been powerful in learning how culture can impact our daily lives, specifically in education.   While I have been on a personal journey in digging deeper into cultural competency and understanding hidden biases and privileges I may have, it has been eye opening to see the implications it can have for my students and my profession as an educator.   As I ponder over the major takeaways of this course, the things that stick with me are aspects of multicultural education that I want to pass along as an educator.   Prior to doing any of those things, I know that slowing down and truly understanding what culture is and digging deep into others cultures is what is most important.   Especially as an educator, it is imperative to focus on continuous learning of cultures in order to do what is best for students.   Beyond this, I look forward to using what I’ve learned to positively impact my student’s relationship with our education system and expand their knowledge on cultura

Introduction My overall focus for this action research project was to increase independence and engagement during math conversations through accountable talk.   Prior to beginning this action research project, I found that many of my students needed constant prompting to explain their thinking and communicate to others.   I also found that since these skills were lacking, we were missing out on a powerful opportunity to explain math concepts and strategies to parents.   Strengthening students’ communication skills in math can help with developing problem solving skills, communicating with families, and strengthening conceptual understanding of math topics.   My performance target looked at ways to increase student communication to others.   While one trait focused on increasing independence in student conversations during whole group lessons, my other trait looked at students’ individual abilities to explain a concept in video form through digital portfolios.   My process target