What are your hopes for school? In our book, Karen Phan, who began writing this book when she was in high school, and Jennifer Casa-Todd team up to share their hopes for school. The book looks like this:

-Karen shares her experiences and hopes for school “from the student’s desk”

-other students share their perspectives throughout the narrative

-I respond and reflect, offering ideas and strategies “from the teacher’s desk”

-two educators per chapter share their own “Idea Spotlights”

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Our collaborative Padlet provides an opportunity for you to share your own Idea Spotlight based on the content of each chapter. Add your ideas here: padlet.com/jencasatodd/hopesforschool

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Chapter Resources

Introduction:

A resource we found which really supports the ideas in the book is the Student Voice Toolkit. Check it out here

Chapter 1: Mistakes

Glow and Grow template. Consider that some AI platforms have Glow and Grow feedback built in and whether this is an ideal way to give students feedback vs personalizing it.

Tell, Ask, Give (TAG) feedback template

Peer Feedback with Google Forms by Mari Venturino

Teaching Students to Give Effective Feedback by Mark Gardner

Creativity: The Science Behind the Madness

Question Matrix template