#2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. We chat every Tuesday night at 8 pm EST using #2ndaryELA. We'd love for you to join us!
A1: Grit in the classroom is students building, collaborating, problem-solving, discovering, exploring, failing, revising, improving, disagreeing (and all the other infinitives you can think of) for the purpose of learning or creating something valuable. #2ndaryELA
A1: - and doing all of this with a growth mindset! Never give up! Keep encouraging each other to try again! I don’t know it yet, but I will! #2ndaryELA
Absolutely! I consistently try to use the word stamina with my students, especially as I add reading and writing minutes to our practice exercises. #2ndaryELA
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A1: In the true sense of the word, I think grit in the classroom is the innate motivation to not only learn from the experience, but to think about how it can be taught from a different perspective. #TSUEnglishMAE
A1: In education, I define "grit" as having the stamina to find solutions to the problems we encounter. Both Ss and Ts can show grit in the classroom (sometimes together and sometimes separately)! #2ndaryela
A2 I think the best first way to develop #grit is to start developing relationships and build a student-centered classroom from day 1. Kids wont feel safe to explore and take risks if they don't trust you! #2ndaryela
A2: I like to show clips from movies and then talk about those to introduce grit. I also talk about well known fictional characters and we can have great conversations from those. #2ndaryELA
A3: I have never used them but hope to incorporate them in the spring -- genius hour projects! I truly feel like these can help students build grit, especially as they build from their own interests and sustained passions. #2ndaryELA
A4: I would like to implement a question of the week that relates to students' passions and long-term goal setting that parents/guardians could be a part of. #2ndaryELA
A4: Communicating the importance of revision. If parents don't know students are able to improve their work, they cannot encourage the student at home. #2ndaryELA
I just started using hyperdocs this year. I love them! I also tried out EdPuzzle for the first time this morning and will continue to use it regularly in my classes, especially as a reflection tool on the videos. Have you ever used that? #2ndaryELA
A2: I think introducing grit as soon as possible will have long-term benefits. By giving S’s plenty of time to develop their own definition of grit, they may have a better chance at grasping & sticking to the commitment. #2ndaryELA#TSUEnglishMAE
A3: The first thing that comes to mind is an assignment w/ a similar model to a flow chart. S’s continue to do work that brings them to a final answer, & at the end they have a finished product they can take pride in. #2ndaryELA#TSUEnglishMAE
A4: On a basic level I would say enforcing how grit will benefit everyone involved: T’s, S’s, AND P’s. Teachers & parents should want to work together to provide a strong support system so students can feel comfortable with their education. #2ndaryELA#TSUEnglishMAE
@ruhs I had so much fun guest hosting the Twitter chat just now for #2ndaryELA! I would love to do this for @ILReadCouncil if it is ever needed for anything!
