I love being able to use my creativity and dressing up, so this assignment felt like it was made for me.
Organization is also a love of mine (can it be considered a hobby? I do make a lot of lists…) so I created an outline to brainstorm how best to respond. For each role, I thought about possible concerns and then looked through my resources from this class to match the concerns with sources that would address them. There was also the problem-solving aspect of how to best film. In the end, I chose to use Zoom to film because of its virtual backgrounds and video filters. I then edited the video with WeVideo to cut out all of the extra material where I was transitioning between each role. It was interesting to put myself in other people’s shoes for the purpose of this assignment to attempt to see how those in different roles would have varying opinions.
It was difficult to be authentic with the concerns coming from the parent, administrator, and teacher. I did not want to brush off valid concerns by looking only at the surface value problems. As a teacher, I am so often focused on what my actions will mean for my students that this provided me an opportunity to expand my empathy. I am especially glad that I was required to put myself in the shoes of a parent. Too often, parents are left out of the conversation and they really shouldn’t be.
Surprisingly, videoing myself was not awkward or uncomfortable. Spending this entire school year seeing myself on Zoom while I have been teaching my students has helped with the uneasiness that comes with seeing and hearing myself on camera.
Here’s the video:
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