Part One: Our third visit to our class was our most recent and the first that we were able to participate in an all be it small way, leading a discussion. The reason I feel that this is the case is because as a teacher who knows what they want, it is hard to make room for others. Our class unlike many of the others, has a very set curriculum that has to be followed so it can be hard to be accommodating. In our third visit we interviewed the students to see what they had thought about nest fest, their wishes, wonders, and what they liked about it. It felt more like I was just being a mouthpiece for a conversation that was really happening between the teacher and the students, but I was able to make the most of it. I would encourage the students to specify exactly what they meant and give as much detail as possible. I felt that this would give better feedback for future nest fests. I would also write down what the students were saying. This also gave me another avenue to benefit future nest fests in that I was trying to capture the essence of what they were saying, by making sense of their thoughts rather than just writing down exactly what they said. What we were doing was reflective of the standards that we went over in class. All of the answers that we collected went on a poster board in a manner to celebrate all of the individual responses and validate their answers.

Part Two: My idea for what the students should do for an activity would be an application of what they have learned at nest fest and more importantly to harness the drive for the environment the conference has instilled. Our proposed unit involves a project that would take several weeks to complete and then a final presentation in front of peers and then in front of school administrators. I think a good way to do this would be to have students build the confidence and courage for such a large undertaking they should start small with their nest fest observations. This would take the shape of students taking the observations they discussed in small groups and standing in front of the class to share the. What this would do in addition to preparing them for our proposed unit would be to meet several of the EL principles. Principles such as student-engaged assessment- cultivating a culture of engagement and achievement as their opinions and wished would be validated by the platform they are given to share them. It would also demonstrate leadership-fostering a cohesive school vision as students would be working together towards a common vision of improving nest fest for future Eagle Eco-Council students.