Good Morning & welcome to the #EduGladiators chat. My name is Gene Park & I'm excited to be moderating this morning's chat. We will be talking LEGACY MINDSET. Please introduce yourself & share a favorite summer experience.
Morning #EduGladiators! Sean here, high school admin in Camden, NJ. Excited to talk about legacy & how we can leave our world a better place for future generations!
Hi warriors! Marlena here from Nashville ready to chat about Legacy Mindset to Build Teacher Capacity! Pumped to have @MrEugenePark take the lead this am!
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Welcome warriors!
#EduGladiators Welcome warriors!
#EduGladiators@MrEugenePark challenges us to explore a Legacy Mindset this am!
Let's start with introductions...
Please share who you are & how you "gladiate" for students!
Gene Park, K-5 Principal from Cherry Hill, NJ. Being in the mountains of Winter Park, Colorado. We hiked Devil's Thumb. 13 mile hike up and down. #edugladiators
Good Morning & welcome to the #EduGladiators chat. My name is Gene Park & I'm excited to be moderating this morning's chat. We will be talking LEGACY MINDSET. Please introduce yourself & share a favorite summer experience.
Good morning, #nt2t and #EduGladiators - I’m a kinder teacher from Texas attempting to chat with you both because I don’t want to miss any fabulous learning!!
Happy Saturday evening from Japan. My name is George Evans and I teach secondary English/Humanities. Blogging at: https://t.co/HVCqyGmhNd. I gladiate for students by relentlessly searching for the best way to teach them and by keeping an open mind while doing so! #EduGladiators
Good morning #Edugladiators! Carla, here from Snato Domingo, Dom Rep. Favourite summer activity - canoeing in Lake Huron with family, including the dog!
Welcome warriors!
#EduGladiators Welcome warriors!
#EduGladiators@MrEugenePark challenges us to explore a Legacy Mindset this am!
Let's start with introductions...
Please share who you are & how you "gladiate" for students!
Kanako Suwa, 4th grade ESL Specialist. Teaching at an international school in Vietnam! Excited to hear everyone's thoughts on legacy mindset. #edugladiators
You & I are in the same ZIP code today, Gene! Big virtual world, sometimes surprisingly small actual one :) I'm Brian; I teach middle-school students English in Colorado. Glad to be back for #edugladiators chat.
Good morning, #EduGladiators! I’m Brandy, from Houston, and a fav summer experience was presenting at our district teacher leader institute and meeting lots of new local aspiring leaders! 💚🖤💚
What up kid warriors?! Shelly, lead learner from KS stepping in the ring today! A great day in Topeka presenting our @KSDEredesign plans to change the world ☺️ #EduGladiators
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A1: Legacy is the impact we make & how it shapes the future. Remember that different people will view your legacy in different ways. Ask the Ts & Ss I have worked w/ about me & compare that to view of my bosses. Legacy is relative & YOU must must know YOUR goal! #EduGladiators
A1: Legacy. What lives on after you're gone, or after your direct impact is over. We could apply this to both a teacher's legacy but also students' legacies, too #edugladiators
A1) A legacy means two things to me. It's not only what you leave behind, but it's also how people remember you. In an educational context, I think it's what students walk away with when they leave your classroom. #edugladiators
A1) Legacy is what you leave behind. It tells your story & the influence you've had on an organization & its people. It can be good or bad. Ensure you leave a legacy that is worthy of others carrying on after you are gone. #EduGladiators
A1 An inspirational vision, culture, and way of operating that is bigger than one person. The legacy continues after the inspirational fore-founders transitioned off the scene #edugladiators
A1: At our @hebisd convocation this August, legacy was defined as not something you leave for people, but something you leave IN people. I really like that definition and it’s stuck with me/challenged me to reflect on what I’m leaving IN my Ss. #EduGladiators
A1: We talk about this during our Covey Leadership Lessons.
I think it is what you leave behind in your personal and/or professional life. You do not need to be famous or known by millions. What difference did you make? What impact did you have? #edugladiators
A1: Legacy is the future. How we envision it, how we choose to impact it, how we create it, how we act on it, the effort we give to ensure it. It’s the future self/ world we make & then leave behind #edugladiators
A1:Legacy is the impact a person leaves behind on the people in their world now and how that will impact others throughout generations to come. #EduGladiators
A1: legacy is what stays when a person is gone—I like to think of it like the ripples in the water after the initial impact that causes them. #edugladiators
A1: Legacy is the foundation you carry with you from those older mentors who guided you. It helps form your world view. It may have come from family, educators, religious leaders in your life, etc. #edugladiators
Legacy- Leading through service to others which causes a ripple effect that extends beyond your time as a leader. The leaders you grow extend the ripples even farther through time. #edugladiators
Love the internalizing of the legacy within, Amy. Leads to reflection on how we can make our own contributions to the legacy @amynicolebettis#edugladiators
A1. A legacy are the people you have impacted & the people they impacted because of you. It is what makes us immortal. We live for ever due to our good deeds. #edugladiators
A1: Legacy is a gift. From the perspective of being an educator and educating Ss, a legacy to me is......how many people can I impact with my gifts? #EduGladiators
A2: To operate with a specific focus that aligns one's actions with one's intentions in such a way that leaves behind an impact that improves the quality of life for others. #EduGladiators
A1) I can not define my #legacy, yet. It is still being written 😁😁😁
It is about those who came before me. My legacy is everyone that invested, believed, supported, and encouraged me on this journey.
My legacy will include the lives of others I have touched. #edugladiators
A2: Legacy mindset means that we live a life with our eyes focused on our purpose. We don't let the petty or small things change our focus. This focus is what defines who we are as people & any moves away from it impacts our own self-views & self-worth. #EduGladiators
A2) It means working w/ the future gen. in mind. Knowing everything you do & say matters. Your words & actions leave a footprint on the culture of your school. Leave behind something that ppl who come after you can be proud to be a part of. #EduGladiators
A2: Working with a legacy mindset means you actually have a vision for what you want to accomplish personally and professionally. I find that most people don't take the time to LIVE with that kind of INTENTIONALITY #edugladiators
A2 A legacy mindset means you are doing all you can to have a positive impact on those you connect with so that they can have a positive impact on all of those with whom they connect. #EduGladiators
A2: I think the main thing is valuing long term > short term. This has lots of implications in the way we teach, our interactions with Ss, and pretty much everything. #edugladiators
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@EduGladiators, @MrEugenePark, @PaulONeill1972, @D4Griffin3, @BrendanFetters, @mgrosstaylor, @Rdene915, @mccoyderek, @Maverikedu12, @cskiles80
A2 Legacy MIndset- You have an exit plan. You have a vision for the future, where you want your people to be, how you can grow more leaders, and impact lives for the better. #edugladiators
A2: What you are building, you are building it to last. It could be future leaders, cirriculum, the capacity of your brand new admin team, school culture, traditions... #EduGladiators
A2: I love the concept of defining your goals so deeply that you’re not just looking into the future at a year or two of time, but you’re looking into the structures and definitions of the impact you, your institution, and you leadership can have. #EduGladiators
A2: Remembering that what we do may not seem momentous at the time, but it may be to that student. And that small memories students have in our classes may have lasting impacts #edugladiators
A2 To live with a legacy mindset means that we are focused on future generations - we are intentional about increasing the capacity of those who come after us, so they will pay-it-forward to enrich the organization's vision and success #edugladiators
A2: I believe we are never “there”. To live/ work with that constant concept of “yet” in vision, people, goals, love, life, faith... it’s the best mindset #edugladiators
A2) A legacy mindset allows you to take the focus off yourself & onto what will be best for the organization. In 50 yrs., our names will most likely have been forgotten, but if we lived well, our ideas & impact on the culture will live on through others. #EduGladiators
A2 While mindfulness encourages our presence in the moment, might legacy mindset remind us to lengthen our lens sometimes to consider futures when we reflect on how we're doing? #edugladiators
A2: To be cognizant of the fact that your actions and reactions influence others. Making sure that your behaviors, choices, and communications stay true to your values in order to positively inspire others to mirror those actions. #EduGladiators
A2 To live with a legacy mindset means that we are focused on future generations - we are intentional about increasing the capacity of those who come after us, so they will pay-it-forward to enrich the organization's vision and success #edugladiators
A2. Always thinking long term. How do my actions today impact future students/people in general? You take no short cuts for personal gains. You simply put in the work! Which means you often take the path of “most” resistance. #EduGladiators
A2 Working with a legacy mindset means you are working for more than yourself. You want to make a difference and an impact that is for others. #EduGladiators
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@EduGladiators, @MrEugenePark, @PaulONeill1972, @D4Griffin3, @BrendanFetters, @mgrosstaylor, @Rdene915, @mccoyderek, @Maverikedu12, @cskiles80
A2 To live with a legacy mindset means that we are focused on future generations - we are intentional about increasing the capacity of those who come after us, so they will pay-it-forward to enrich the organization's vision and success #edugladiators
A1: As a principal, legacy is what you leave behind long after you are gone. How will we be remembered either as an instructional leader or teacher? What impact did we make in the lives of children? #EduGladiators
A2: A Legacy Mindset is leading in a way that will impact the present and the future. Thinking beyond what is currently needed to what will not only impact those now but how decisions and actions will impact the future. #edugladiators
A2) Legacy mindset is understanding that what you say and do impacts the people around you, whether that be students or fellow teachers, and acting accordingly. #edugladiators
A2. Always thinking long term. How do my actions today impact future students/people in general? You take no short cuts for personal gains. You simply put in the work! Which means you often take the path of “most” resistance. #EduGladiators
A2: I’m new to the idea of a legacy mindset as well. I believe it encompasses things beyond the 4 walls of school. That what you do, speak, and breath has a ripple effect. #EduGladiators
A2) Legacy mindset is understanding that what you say and do impacts the people around you, whether that be students or fellow teachers, and acting accordingly. #edugladiators
A2: You think with the end in mind. Thinking about the future in whatever capacity you are at. The path to getting there are the small things you do everyday. #EduGladiators
A2: legacy mindset, to me, is using the long term, big picture view of every decision. It pushes me to let go of my ego and think far beyond myself. #edugladiators
A3: The legacy that I would like to leave behind is to help others understand the power of belief as a competitive advantage. Words are important but how we make people feel will leave the most indelible impression. #EduGladiators
Q3) Choice: Respond to one or both of the following questions.
What is the legacy you want to leave behind? Why?
AND/OR
What 3 words would you want others to use to describe your legacy? #edugladiators
A2: IMO It means to live like you are changing the world one person at a time. Starting in the mirror. For good or bad.
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Yes it has to be authentic! Your legacy will be built through being honest with yourself about who you are and what you stand for. It’s a compilation of multiple perspectives! #EduGladiators
A3: I will leave a legacy of knowing your value, that nobody can tell you what you're capable of, that your circumstances do not define you, but your actions & how you treat others do. This is what I teach my Ss & my own kids. It's how you leave a powerful legacy! #EduGladiators
As teachers we leave a lasting effect on so many that we will never know about. Having a #legacy mindset is thinking about that everyday.
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A2: I’m new to the idea of a legacy mindset as well. I believe it encompasses things beyond the 4 walls of school. That what you do, speak, and breath has a ripple effect. #EduGladiators
A2: For me, having a legacy mindset means I stay mindful of how what I’m doing today will impact others in the future. I’m choosing to act purposely with long range plans/hopes/dreams in mind for myself and those in my sphere of influence. #EduGladiators
A2: legacy mindset, to me, is using the long term, big picture view of every decision. It pushes me to let go of my ego and think far beyond myself. #edugladiators
A3 I'm hopeful my legacy was that I put kids first. And the three words I'd want others to use to describe me-
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
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How am I growing or diminishing this person with this interaction. #edugladiators thanks for reminding us that our words and actions matter @KanakoSuwa
A2) Legacy mindset is understanding that what you say and do impacts the people around you, whether that be students or fellow teachers, and acting accordingly. #edugladiators
A2: The Legacy Mindset means acting with the long term in mind. Not just end of semester, but end of years and career. What remains when you are no longer around to speak for yourself? What stories will be told about you? Will kids remember you at the reunion? #edugladiators
A3) I hope a part of my legacy will be a school culture that embraces learning & growth for all members of the community. If individuals grow, the organization grows...this is good for all members of the community. #EduGladiators
A3: I want to leave the legacy of empowerment. To do so, you have to build trust with people you interact with first. I want people to know I mean what I say, no double talk or politics...always focused on what’s best for kids! #EduGladiators
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@EduGladiators, @MrEugenePark, @PaulONeill1972, @D4Griffin3, @BrendanFetters, @Rdene915, @mccoyderek, @Maverikedu12, @cskiles80
A3 I'm hopeful my legacy was that I put kids first. And the three words I'd want others to use to describe me-
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
#EduGladiators
A3: "Lit the path" is how I want to be remembered. That no matter what I had going on in my own life, I strived to light the path for others every chance I had. It's how I tried to #bethechange for my world & those in it. #EduGladiators
I truly believe that when we do for others, we get so much more back in return! Selfless living and working brings so many rewards for so many #EduGladiators
A3: I want to leave the legacy of empowerment. To do so, you have to build trust with people you interact with first. I want people to know I mean what I say, no double talk or politics...always focused on what’s best for kids! #EduGladiators
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@EduGladiators, @MrEugenePark, @PaulONeill1972, @D4Griffin3, @BrendanFetters, @Rdene915, @mccoyderek, @Maverikedu12, @cskiles80
A4: To continuously ensure that my walk matches my talk, modeling the behavior that I expect. Strong educational leaders consistently find opportunities for others to be stars in their roles. Leaders grow leaders. Today begins a new journey with @EdCampNEWARK#EduGladiators
Q4) What actions MUST you take to ensure your legacy is one that others will be motivated to continue breathing life into & passing onto the next generation? #EduGladiators
A3) genuine, loving, and student-centred.
I want people, especially the Ss that come through my classroom, to know how much I cared for Ss as individuals, not just as data, levels, or statistics. #EduGladiators
A3: I want to leave the legacy of impossibility! I hope my legacy is one that shows that NOTHING is impossible with work, creativity, vision & faith!
3 words: creative, happy, visionary. #edugladiators
Q3) Choice: Respond to one or both of the following questions.
What is the legacy you want to leave behind? Why?
AND/OR
What 3 words would you want others to use to describe your legacy? #edugladiators
I hope the #legacy I leave behind is that I was a true advocate for all the silent #LGBTQ students who never came forward in school but who knew I had their back:)
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Wise words from one of America’s greatest poets. It’s not about me but about making sure our children are prepared with the right tools to be successful in life. Every child deserves an opportunity just the same way I had mine. It’s always about them. #EduGladiators
Q3) Choice: Respond to one or both of the following questions.
What is the legacy you want to leave behind? Why?
AND/OR
What 3 words would you want others to use to describe your legacy? #edugladiators
A4: I must take care of myself to ensure I can continue to give to those in this world that need it the most. I'm on the path, but need to take time for myself & family. Self-care is key to ensuring that your legacy will grow & reach as many people as possible. #EduGladiators
A3: after I’m gone, I’m not sure what others would say about the legacy I left. But I will work now to have them say: grace-giving, courageous, & connected. #EduGladiators
A4) This is something that I will preach daily...L.O.V.E. your ppl. If you can do this & get your staff to do this for kids & colleagues, your positive influence will live on through others. As @sheehyrw would say, "Be the ONE!" for kids AND for your staff. #EduGladiators
A4 Listen more. Talk less. Believe in the fact that people are doing the best they can all of the time. Create bridges instead of barriers. Foster connections every day. Smile. Encourage all the time. #EduGladiators
Q4) What actions MUST you take to ensure your legacy is one that others will be motivated to continue breathing life into & passing onto the next generation? #EduGladiators
A3: The legacy I want to leave behind is that my students remember what I taught them. So I make it a point to engage in PD and read research about how we learn.
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A4: take a few minutes each day to journal/blog about what you want your legacy to be and be explicit and intentional about your purpose in every conversation! #EduGladiators
A3) Servant Leader
Agent Of Change
Believed In And Helped Others
Achieve Their Goals
Sorry for having three phrases vs words 😅😅😅 my apologies @MrEugenePark#edugladiators
A4: It’s important for me to do the right thing and advocate for others while staying true to the mission and vision. I want to be remembered as a leader who does he right thing in the right way to serve those I lead and stay true to the values that lead me. #EduGladiators
A4: Take care of yourself and allow time to refocus. When we get worn down and tired, when we get burned out...
...that's when we lose our foresight on our legacy.
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Q4) What actions MUST you take to ensure your legacy is one that others will be motivated to continue breathing life into & passing onto the next generation? #EduGladiators
A4: Start. Right. Now! No matter the task, no matter the work, no matter the impossible- action with purpose, vision, a target & FUN!
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Let’s get this party started every single day 👍
A4: Wonderful question! I haven’t thought about this! I hope that the impact I make while I am here will be strong enough to carry on when I’m gone! The seeds planted today are the trees of tomorrow. #EduGladiators
Not a problem my friend, but an opportunity! When greeted with darkness, you shine your light brighter than ever before! Others will see that light & will follow the path. Change never starts with those in power at the top. #EduGladiators
A3) Servant Leader
Agent Of Change
Believed In And Helped Others
Achieve Their Goals
Sorry for having three phrases vs words 😅😅😅 my apologies @MrEugenePark#edugladiators
Yes! I just mentioned this in A4. So important to take care of yourself. I've also started saying NO to schoolwork on Saturdays. No grading, no planning. Forced downtime. #edugladiators
Q3. People would just say I made a positive difference in their lives, knowing me had a positive impact on them even though he is not here . 1. Caring 2. Altruistic 3. Focused. #EduGladiators
Morbidity is catching, seems :O
(Or maybe it's symptomatic of the fall equinox & this seasonal descent into darkness in the northern hemisphere.)
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A4: Aight people... you gotta walk the walk! How do your actions match your long term goals? Ask a trusted colleague to be frank - what do other people say about me without naming names? #edugladiators
A4 reflecting on yesterday to improve today and the future is key. Always striving to be better and do better than before. Pouring passion into all that I do or why do it all? #edugladiators
A3: I want to leave the legacy of positively impacting the lives of my Ss. I saw a former S of mine at Harris Teeter. He said “Hi Ms. Lee!” I taught him 8 years ago and he’s graduating from App State. It’s so humbling that he even remembers my name years later! #EduGladiators
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@EduGladiators, @MrEugenePark, @PaulONeill1972, @D4Griffin3, @BrendanFetters, @mgrosstaylor, @Rdene915, @mccoyderek, @Maverikedu12, @cskiles80
On those days when I feel like results are missing despite our best efforts, I hope that the seeds have taken root and in due time the results will show themselves. Building character and changing culture is neither fast not easy. #edugladiators
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Legacy is about leaving this place better than you found it. We all touch lives everyday. How we interact with one another determines if that impact is big or small, positive or negative. What are you leaving behind? How are you remembered? What/who did you build? #edugladiators
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@EduGladiators, @MrEugenePark, @PaulONeill1972, @D4Griffin3, @BrendanFetters, @mgrosstaylor, @Rdene915, @mccoyderek, @Maverikedu12, @cskiles80
Believe, Dreamer, Builder
#edugladiators I love these kids like they are my own. My heartbreaks when they mess up. I rejoice when they succeed. I want them to know that anything is possible. They can make their dreams come true. They can build a better community/world/culture.
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@EduGladiators, @MrEugenePark, @PaulONeill1972, @D4Griffin3, @BrendanFetters, @mgrosstaylor, @Rdene915, @mccoyderek, @Maverikedu12, @cskiles80
My hope is when I see a former student, teacher, colleague, friend , family member lead for change , give back in service, be brave enough to distrupt, that a small part of you lives on in them. #EduGladiators
