Describe an instance where you have advocated for a learner in your class. What was the concern? How did you advocate? And what informed the actions you took?

 This week I advocated for multiple students in my classes by helping them finish missing assignments. My school is fully remote and a policy that the school implemented is Support Day. The day itself started out being on Wednesdays, was changed to Friday, and now will be moved back to Wednesday. The idea of Support Day is to help students with their workload. Teachers are not allowed to introduce new content and students are given time to work on assignments. In my classes, for students who have finished all their assignments, my co-teacher and I offer things for them to do to relax like watching a movie, listening to music, chatting with their friends, or playing Among Us. After 2 weeks with Support Days, I realized that a handful of students still had not turned in assignments from earlier this month. to support those students, I sent them emails letting them know which assignments were missing. Some students responded immediately and turned in their assignments. During the Support Day this week, I created a breakout room for students who had missing assignments or students who needed help finishing an assignment. Sometimes it can be intimidating to ask a question in front of a whole class so I created an opportunity for students to ask their questions in a more private setting. I would make sure that students who had missing assignments joined me in the breakout room instead of hanging out in the main meet. This was a useful strategy to advocate for my students. Plenty of students turned in their missing assignments and I was able to reexplain some material that the students were confused on.