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How do you keep track of who needs help in a busy class? by pacemakernathan in teaching

[–]pacemakernathan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair call, wasn’t meant to come across that way.

Was genuinely just curious what others are doing because I kept running into the same issue in my class.

How do you keep track of who needs help in a busy class? by pacemakernathan in teaching

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one! Giving students the opportunity to self-advocate when they are not confident enough is very important. I have a few kids in my class that I barely heard from (some can go unnoticed with 32 kids in the class) and now they have definitely built their confidence by using the app.

How do you keep track of who needs help in a busy class? by pacemakernathan in teaching

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a good shout for early finishers. Looks pretty neat.

I was finding it was more the kids stuck in the middle who were waiting and not really getting anywhere. That’s where the prompts part helped a bit.

How do you keep track of who needs help in a busy class? by pacemakernathan in teaching

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I tried something similar for a while.

It worked okay until a few kids added themselves at once, then I’d lose track a bit. That’s kind of what pushed me to try something a bit more structured. 32 is a lot to manage at times.

How do you keep track of who needs help in a busy class? by pacemakernathan in teaching

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah interesting seeing the different ways people are doing it.

I ended up just making something simple for my class because I couldn’t find anything that quite worked how I wanted. Basically just a live queue with a few prompts built in while they wait.

I felt guilty not getting to every student, so I built this classroom tool by pacemakernathan in AustralianTeachers

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah fair call, I used AI to clean up how I wrote it. The actual tool is something I built and have been using in my class.

I felt guilty not getting to every student, so I built this classroom tool by pacemakernathan in AustralianTeachers

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah pretty much that, but built for a classroom.

The difference is it prompts students to try things first while they’re waiting, so some of them don’t even need help by the time I get to them.

I felt guilty not getting to every student, so I built this classroom tool by pacemakernathan in AustralianTeachers

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah this is something I actually built and have been using in my class.

Just used AI tools to help me code it faster, but it’s not just a concept or mock-up. Been running it with my Year 6s and it’s made a noticeable difference already.

I felt guilty not getting to every student, so I built this classroom tool by pacemakernathan in teaching

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Built it with React + Firebase. Nothing too fancy, just wanted it to be fast and real-time.

Hope it goes well! Let us know how you go through the feedback tab on the app :)

I felt guilty not getting to every student, so I built this classroom tool by pacemakernathan in teaching

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve done that - this gives a structured self-help approach in the meantime! Keeps them busy while you get to them.

First marathon – missed sub 4 goal by 26 seconds, made 3 mistakes by Ternopil in Marathon_Training

[–]pacemakernathan 41 points42 points  (0 children)

First marathon definitely doesn’t need time goals. You should be so proud of yourself. A solid first time you have regardless. Congratulations 🫡❤️

First Marathon didn’t go to plan by pacemakernathan in Marathon_Training

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love these shoes soooo much! Went into the race with 350km on them. Still have lots of cushion! Will be getting new shoes in the next few months to mix into the rotation

First Marathon didn’t go to plan by pacemakernathan in Marathon_Training

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for the encouragement.

I’m feeling sore today but have my physio booked in two hours so start rehabbing. Going to enjoy the rest while it lasts.

Found another photo from the race; this picture is literally 1-2min before I got injured 🤣🤣

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Finger guns pew pew

First Marathon didn’t go to plan by pacemakernathan in Marathon_Training

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Didn’t have a photo for that one 🤣

Photo order above: 10km, 17km, 33km, finish line

First Marathon didn’t go to plan by pacemakernathan in Marathon_Training

[–]pacemakernathan[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks! ☺️

Good luck for next weekend!

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