Adrienne Villarreal and Curtis Taylor
Recorded
January 14, 2022
Archived
January 14, 2022
35:39 minutes
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Id:
ddv001319
Description
Curtis Taylor (33) asks his colleague and friend Adrienne Villareal (38) what it's like to be an educator and she shares the highlights and lessons of being a math teacher.Subject Log / Time Code
Curtis (C) asks Adrienne (A) what she was like as a student and shares what he was like as a student.
A shares what inspired her to become an educator and how sitting in on a 3rd grade class convinced her to become a teacher.
A reflects on why teaching math is rewarding.
C and A talk about how they used to work together, and discuss using the lesson-study model in the classroom.
C and A consider how students express their sense of independence in their studies.
A discusses equity in how she grades and assesses her students using the star feedback method.
A considers time-limits to be the most challenging part about utilizing the lesson-study model.
A considers how positioning students as experts in the classroom helps both her and them and pushes back against failing students.
A talks about why collaboration is so important to her work.
Participants
- Adrienne Villarreal
- Curtis Taylor