#leadupchat focuses on school leadership broadly, culture, changing paradigms, and the growth mindset. It's an Ed movement focused on Leadership, Culture, Growth and Shifts on Saturdays at 8:30am CST, founded by Jeff Veal (@heffrey) and Nathan Lang (@nalang1).
Good morning! We are thrilled you are here as we leap into some great learning with special guest @ElisaBostwick. Please take a moment to introduce yourself and where you are from. There's a seat saved for you! #LeadUpChat
Don't forget to include the hashtag #leadupchat so everyone can follow along. You can also include my hashtag (#LEAPeffect) in connection with my book to share responses there, too!
Questions will be coming from @ElisaBostwick this morning! If you do not follow her please do. Also include #LeadUpChat in all of you tweets to follow along!
Jeff here, creator of #LeadUpChat & MS admin in Prosper, TX. Great to connect here with so many of you. Getting some R&R at a cabin in the woods this weekend!
Happy to have special guest host @ElisaBostwick today! Going to be a solid hour of learning and leading together.
#leadupchat will be in a Q1, Q2 with responses A1, A2, etc. Feel free to include my hashtag, #LEAPeffect in connection with my book to share responses there, too!
Good morning! We are thrilled you are here as we leap into some great learning with special guest @ElisaBostwick. Please take a moment to introduce yourself and where you are from. There's a seat saved for you! #LeadUpChat
Yes! Glad to be at #leadupchat this morning! Neil Gupta, District Adm from Columbus, Ohio! Excited to learn with everyone! Can't wait for @ElisaBostwick to bring the heat!
Good morning! We are thrilled you are here as we leap into some great learning with special guest @ElisaBostwick. Please take a moment to introduce yourself and where you are from. There's a seat saved for you! #LeadUpChat
Good morning! We are thrilled you are here as we leap into some great learning with special guest @ElisaBostwick. Please take a moment to introduce yourself and where you are from. There's a seat saved for you! #LeadUpChat
Good morning! We are thrilled you are here as we leap into some great learning with special guest @ElisaBostwick. Please take a moment to introduce yourself and where you are from. There's a seat saved for you! #LeadUpChat
In NY, we call English as a Second Language (ESL), English as a New Language (ENL) because many students come to us multilingual so English is not their 2nd language! #LeadUpChat
A1- We need to have an open mind and open conversation with colleagues inside and outside of the classroom walls. Never say never until you’ve tried. #LeadUpChat
A1: Asking questions and meeting with people in small groups. @aadrean and I are leading work with our MS's, and met with teachers in small groups to ask them hopes, fears, dreams. Powerful! #LeadUpChat
A1-Start looking how we are presenting the content. Is there a different way we can deliver it to the students. Sometimes the smallest tweaks are the biggest innovations. #leadupchat
A1. We must model new strategies as learners for students-staff-Parents. Recently I am making videos that I share thru our learning management system that allows me to connect with others by more than an email. #leadupchat
Hi, Monica here! Good morning #LeadUPchat! I'm a HS Math teacher, working hard to lead from within the ranks... Happy to be here to learn with everyone this morning.
A1: I know I might sound like a broken record, but the first step should always be to begin with the end in mind. In a collaborative effort, that looks like divergent thinking before convergent thinking. What is our desired objective? #leadupchat
A1 To collectively brainstorm What If...? I think we might be surprised that many others have some of the same ideas as we do if we just start the conversation! #leadupchat
A1- We need to have an open mind and open conversation with colleagues inside and outside of the classroom walls. Never say never until you’ve tried. #LeadUpChat
A1 First we have to asses what we’re doing and take a code look at what’s working and why. Then it’s a matter of getting people onboard and getting input. Don’t forget parents. #leadupchat
A 1- sitting down with our colleagues and sharing our "What if..." ideas openly and honestly. We all have dreams for what EDU could be- we have to start sharing them! #leadupchat
A1 - 1st collaborative steps could be to truly understand the objective. Accomplishing any goal is possible but having a unified 'WHY' is the ticket!
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A1: Our Ts have been involved in an accreditation reflection which asked them to document how far we've come. This was so inspiring to them, & they immediately began to discuss the next innovations they want to make. It was surprisingly powerful
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A1: Figure out WHY! What we implement is just something new, but we must figure out WHY we want to reimagine. ALL staff & students must be part of it. It’s got to be ALL STAFF- no one can be left out! Sit down & just start asking the right Qs & say it out loud #leadupchat
A1: It's (relatively) easy to re-imagine learning at the classroom or even school level. It's the larger, systemic reimagining that will lead to significant, equitable changes, however. One place to start: change college admissions process/transcripts. #leadupchat@MastTranscript
A1: One of the first steps is to set a culture of risk taking. Reimagining learning does not happened if we are thinking in the box or even worse, afraid to venture outside of the box!
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A1: If we have come to the conclusion that we need to reimagine learning, we first need to identify WHY education needs to be reimagined. Identifying those primary and secondary factors are key to make any real and sustainable change #leadupchat
A1: We need to involve all the stakeholders in the school community. Take time to meet with students, teachers, staff, parents and community members. Create a vision for what they want their schools to look like. Listen, empower, empathize and educate! #leadupchat
A1 To reimagine learning, we have to observe, review, and reflect on current learning. This allows our subsequent collaborative efforts to change Ss learning experiences to have more depth and meaning #leadupchat
A1 Dreaming with like-minded, forward-thinking, passionate educators will start the journey of Reimagining Learning. We must think big and wide about what schools could and should be. Don't get stuck with 'yeah, but...' #leadupchat
Love the Fears and Hopes protocol! So great to get those out on the table and then discuss steps that could be taken to remove barriers to achieving our hopes. #leadupchat
A1 ~ I recognize this might sound basic...reviewing the different ways ppl learn (not all Ss learn the way we learn - and that tends to be the default for Ts). Bigger picture ~ reevaluating curricula so that Ts don’t always feel rushed...#leadupchat
We also met the teachers in their schools - not our district office. No agenda or laptops. Just paper and pen to listen and take notes. It was powerful! #leadupchat
Playing with the content we are teaching. Considering, how can this be relevant, playful, meaningful? I love exploring how others are answering these questions and then mashing their solutions up to fit my Ss, our classroom, and me as a T.
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A1: I'm a proponent of systematic inventing thinking (SIT). Sometimes we have to think inside the box to make minor adjustments that will lead to change, but a 1st step is to decide what we want to target. Pedagogy? Curriculum? #leadupchat
Innovation doesn't have to require reinventing the wheel. Small tweaks based on what works for the unique learners we serve can make all the difference. Seek feedback, survey, and engage in crucial conversations. #leadupchat
A1-Start looking how we are presenting the content. Is there a different way we can deliver it to the students. Sometimes the smallest tweaks are the biggest innovations. #leadupchat
A1: Many angles to this question. How can I change the way my Ss collaborate? Can I have Ss collaborate with Ss in other districts, states, nations? Yes. How can I collaborate differently to improve my craft? Same answer. Tech has flattened more than classroom walls. #LeadUpChat
A1. I think there's many resources within our own districts, but I've always loved collaborating, working, talking with other educators from other districts...open the doors and learn from each other #leadupchat
We've all taken one of the steps: Getting out of our boxes & talking with other educators around the world about what's going on, what works, what doesn't, & how to effect change. But we can't stop here! We must move forward on the ideas that emerge from these convos! #LeadUpChat
It should be noted that reimagining education means making the difficult choices to change our existing educational infrastructure. We can't continue to pour new ideas into the same old structures and hope for greater gains #leadupchat
A1. To have an open mind and be willing to talk openly about what we are doing and what we need to change as well as continuing our learning #leadupchat
I believe integrating STEM in HS math provides every student the related opportunities & advantages to thrive within & beyond HS. I write about my work here: https://t.co/SyCiIUJaYf#leadupchat
A1: One of the first steps is to set a culture of risk taking. Reimagining learning does not happened if we are thinking in the box or even worse, afraid to venture outside of the box!
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A1. Being honest, open, and receptive to others' ideas. Evaluating what is working well and what needs to change. Brainstorming possibilities of how to change what doesn't work, and willingness to try new ideas. #leadupchat
A1: we need to help students develop mindsets, skills and habits correlated with long-term success. These include competencies such as self-management, social awareness, growth mindset, and perseverance #leadupchat
A1: Define our why should come first. It's difficult, if not impossible, to get others on board if don't clearly know why we need to reimagine something. #leadupchat
A1: Creating a collective vision is an important part of reimagining learning. Working collaboratively allows for ownership, understanding and puts all heads together to ensure it is actionable. #leadupchat
A1) Look ahead to imagine (cast a vision) of how your team wants learning to look. Then, go backwards to see the necessary steps for getting there. #LeadUpChat
I was so surprised by the evolution of their thinking. But I shouldn't have been - I'm a firm believer of building on the positive and that's what they naturally did.
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This is true, Colleen. Ensuring that we incorporate learning experiences that align with the myriad of learning styles is important. Also, working to reevaluate curricula that allows space to create these learning experiences for Ss is alo necessary @colleen_ligonde#LeadUpChat
A1: What isn't working in our systems now? Why isn't it working? How do we courageously and collaboratively push the conversations that need to happen? Assess your culture. Get ok with discomfort but identify and hold to what you want your school to be for kids. #leadupchat
A1: Collaborative is the key word. ~ Come together to share ideas to improve education for ALL kids. Every school has a different dynamic & different needs, but we have to look outside our walls. Step 1=Participate in the conversation! #leadupchat
A1: We need to be courageous and vulnerable. Through communicating success and failure we can figure out tools that work for kids. Using places like twitter we can share out and start to really define a new world of learning. #LeadUpChat
A1. Listening is key, but also inquiring by asking open -ended question for deeper understanding and information gathering. Are there different variables that can be changed in classroom presentation? #leadupchat
We also benefit from reflecting on our own learning experiences and considering what really set us on fire. Ask kids, what do you love about learning? If learning leaves kids LESS inspired to go deeper, we need to examine what we're doing. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A1 To reimagine learning, we have to observe, review, and reflect on current learning. This allows our subsequent collaborative efforts to change Ss learning experiences to have more depth and meaning #leadupchat
Having an open mind when thinking about taking risks and trying new things in education is an absolute must! Sometimes you have to force yourself to think differently, smashing established paradigms! #leadupchat
Good morning #leadupchat !
I’m loving ALL of the replies to A1! I’ll add this, making sure we hang on to our success factors as we move forward! What has been working and what shifts can be made to get everything else there as well!
Agreed. We are reading When by @DanielPink and one thing that would make a difference in students' lives is changing the start time of secondary schools. Tweens and Teens are not as available for learning when they begin so early. #LeadUpChat#Read2Lead
A1: Become what I call a “Noticer” Notice how students respond to learning, pay attention to trends not only in school but in the world, watch the business community as well. When we are open to seeing we can better imagine. #leadupchat
A1: We need to connect across schools & states. Less competition, more collaboration. Our HS in VT (@CVULearns) is collaborating w/ a HS in IL (@areibel) & one in Iowa. We all have the same approach to SBL (skill-based targets v content-based). Powerful to connect. #leadupchat
A1- It's critical to get a whole view of what everyone believes is in need of changing and then from that comes ideas of how. Not everyone will be happy, but, big rocks must be dealt with first! #leadupchat
@ElisaBostwick I'm a bilingual elementary teacher and administrative intern, hoping to transition to instructional technology coach in the fall. Currently at an NYCDOE school in Queens 🗽 Look forward to learning with you! #LeadUpChat
Backwards design is powerful because we can be strategic in how we get where we want to be. Sometimes our vision will shift as we go and honoring flexibility is okay, too. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A1) Look ahead to imagine (cast a vision) of how your team wants learning to look. Then, go backwards to see the necessary steps for getting there. #LeadUpChat
A1: One of the best strategies I've heard: Have every staff member bring a picture of a child they care about (could be their own). Then ask the ?- Is our current practice good enough for them? #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A1: we need to help students develop mindsets, skills and habits correlated with long-term success. These include competencies such as self-management, social awareness, growth mindset, and perseverance #leadupchat
I agree! I am doing this in my ELA class & currently am studying how this impact Ss self-efficacy. Keeps learning relevant- the world is not broken up into well organized content areas. Also, gives all Ss a chance to thrive & apply knowledge & skills across all areas #LeadUpChat.
A1: Acknowledging that collaboration looks different to everyone and letting go of the notion that we have to be in control of Ss learning. Ss need to be in charge of their learning- we are just facilitators! #LeadUpChat
Amen. Our entire vocation has been dictated by pendulum swings. We haven't yet examined if our existing hours, schedules and systems work in this new era. It's funny how we're constantly seeking new innovations within the classroom, but not the system itself. #leadupchat
Yes, and anytime we work with data, there's always questions we must understand:
Is the data reliable?
Does it tell us what we truly want to know?
Is there bias in the design?
What helpful information slips through data?
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Well said! Getting bogged down with a focus just on the standards is a huge disservice to students. Skills will serve them well in the long run, greater than just content knowledge. #leadupchat
A1: we need to help students develop mindsets, skills and habits correlated with long-term success. These include competencies such as self-management, social awareness, growth mindset, and perseverance #leadupchat
This is so true. Much of what we want to do just doesn't fit when we're dividing learning into subjects and teaching within classroom walls.
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A1. In reimagining learning we’d benefit from first acknowledging all the things we do in the name of tradition, because we never done it any other way, etc. Sometimes even when we attempt to be innovative we are held hostage by our own histories. #LeadUpChat
Culture trumps strategy every time! If the culture can't support it, we need take time to develop a foundation of trusting relationships for individuals to begin to take responsible risks. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A1) Start by asking “what if” with a group of people that are willing to dream big. Make sure you add people that can ask critical questions on your team. Let the end in mind, eg a portrait of a graduate, be your guide to get there. #LeadUpChat
A1- It's critical to get a whole view of what everyone believes is in need of changing and then from that comes ideas of how. Not everyone will be happy, but, big rocks must be dealt with first! #leadupchat
A1)I think it’s important to identify trends, both short term and long term. Build backwards. Keep the end in mind. If we reimagine education, it has to be to the benefit of all kids. And everything we do has to be to achieve that vision. #leadupchat
A1: Focus on the necessities of a culture for innovative thinking—are these things a part of how we do business?
❤️safe for risk taking
❤️leadership capacity
❤️outlets for voicing thoughts
❤️accountability with colleagues
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Listening to what students, teachers, and parents want, and finding the aspects that align with our school's vision.. I have a million and one ideas, but it doesn't matter if the arrows are not pointing in the same direction #LeadUpChat
Great Q. I'm going to go with curiosity. Seems like many of the others would naturally follow. Oh.... or maybe creativity for the same reason! It's a tie! #LeadUpChat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Yes we must guard against believing that reimagining is the same thing as change. The best example of reimagining is the change in perception of the “roach coach” to the trendy & popular food truck. #leadupchat
Yes, and anytime we work with data, there's always questions we must understand:
Is the data reliable?
Does it tell us what we truly want to know?
Is there bias in the design?
What helpful information slips through data?
#leadupchat
#leadupchat I think communication matters most. Effective reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills propel humanity forward. Can’t have the other Cs without communication.
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
I'd like to see schools invest more in building + honoring student voices at foundational levels. This requires action, not just talk. Providing them with our trust + allowing them to use their agency within our contexts helps them become engaged citizens later. #LeadUpChat
A1: One of the best strategies I've heard: Have every staff member bring a picture of a child they care about (could be their own). Then ask the ?- Is our current practice good enough for them? #leadupchat
A2: Communication, in my opinion, is the foundation for every other skill. You cannot critically think a/out being able to give/receive communication. #LeadUpChat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
All of these skills are essential bc each plays off and develops another. It is through communication and collaboration we become more connected and through curiosity we use critical thinking skills and creativity. #LeadUpChat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2: Connectedness. Students need to feel that they belong, that they are cared for in a safe place first. After this, there’s nothing you can’t tackle. #leadupchat
A1: Book studies and trips to innovative schools. I didn’t realize how far behind we were in education until I saw videos of other schools implementing things like blended and personalized learning. #LeadUpChat
A1 Any steps will be worth it! But perhaps we need to give ourselves the chance to have it not work: Try. Reflect. Apply. I also let my students know, “I want to try something. Are you in? Can we see if it works?” And we all reflect together. Don’t pretend perfection. #LeadUpChat
A2: They are all intertwined in preparing Future Ready students. It begins with connectedness from the standpoint of building relationships where students see the value in the other 5Cs. Being connected means more than connecting to tech. Connect to people first. #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
#leadupchat A2 Connectedness. We have had a primary speakers program since 2013. Started with our 1980s class with Mark Goodman talking about MTV and its legacy. It engages our students in the study of history and allows them to interact and ask questions.
A2 Hard to pick one, but I think Communication overlaps many of these. If Ss can't communicate well, then how are they going to get across to others their creativity, critical thinking, etc? #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2: 3 of the most essential skills students need to be successful in a 21st-century workplace are communication, critical thinking and collaboration #leadupchat
A2 All of the 6Cs are necessary to strengthen Ss preparedness to be future. Within those, critical thinking should be top priority. The necessity that our Ss navigate complex situations to create new ideas and new answers is essential for them to be future ready. #LeadUpChat
A2 When I consider the list I don't think I can choose to put one as priority over the other. They are all so important for similar and different reasons. #leadupchat
A2: If kids and adults are continually curious, it drives everything else they do. Eager learners are innovators and will rethink, relearn, and reimagine! #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
RTQ2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below) which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat
A2; I am choosing Critical Thinking because it can make you better at the other 5. Ex: "Who are the best people for me to collaborate with, to what degree, with what tools?", "What is the best way to communicate to this specific group or people?", etc.
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Yes! A change in how we report learning (i.e. transcripts) could help drive this work. Currently, most schools have to award a single discipline credit for a learning experience. What if that wasn't the case? So many possibilities! #leadupchat
This is so true. Much of what we want to do just doesn't fit when we're dividing learning into subjects and teaching within classroom walls.
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A2: Creativity. Having the power to imagine different is the first step and creativity is a part of it. If I didn't think I could do something I wouldn't try. Visualization and thinking differently are critical to creating actions to do things differently.
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A2: Effective collaboration requires all of the others. To be successful at whatever we choose to do we must be able to effectively collaborate. Connect with others. Communicate with others. Be curious about what others bring to the table. Think and create solutions. #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2 All are absolutely critical, but curiosity lights the fire that keeps us burning and churning for growth while developing the other C's along the way. We must spark curiosity in students the process of Reimagining Learning. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
#Truth! We still function in a way that was developed for our past. To really reimagine learning, we must explore beyond the current school day. Can we shift school to have more of a community focus? Alter times, days, etc. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Amen. Our entire vocation has been dictated by pendulum swings. We haven't yet examined if our existing hours, schedules and systems work in this new era. It's funny how we're constantly seeking new innovations within the classroom, but not the system itself. #leadupchat
Great Q. I'm going to go with curiosity. Seems like many of the others would naturally follow. Oh.... or maybe creativity for the same reason! It's a tie! #LeadUpChat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2- Oh, I love this! ~Curiosity because it can spark the others! #leadupchat If I can spark curiosity in kids or adults, I trust them to get excited and run with it in amazing directions!
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2-All essential but I would say creativity. Students today will see challenges in the future that we have never seen. It will take some creativity to overcome these challenges. #leadupchat
A2. I’m going to break the rules 😉and say these are all equally important. If our children are going to be future ready they need them all. For example, no matter how well you think critically, you must be able to collaborate and communicate!#LeadUpChat
A1: The first collaborative step is to get back to the very beginning and either build or repair relationships. We work best when we know and trust each other. #leadupchat#edchat#collaboration
Few will pay me to write a story, but no problem getting a job as a tech writer or documentation specialist. We can help Ss imagine their creativity, passion, talent in a productive work space. #LeadUpChat
A2: oh man! How do I separate these, they all matter! What does our future look like without any of these? Sadly, when budgets get tight creative offerings are often on the chopping block. I believe creativity lives beyond a class but creativity lives w/in other 5 Cs #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Collaboration is really important: school + the world aren't about being "best" or "right" for individual gain, but they are about making meaning together, inviting all voices into conversations + creating equitable, inclusive environments for a more collective good. #LeadUpChat
A2. To make our Ss future ready, it will be those Ss who can think creativity, using critical thinking skills, and reinvent themselves being able to communicate, collaborate and be a good problem solver to fit in to any type of future occupation. #leadupchat
A2: CURIOSITY! I’ve been a believer of the curious life forever! Ask deep Qs, inspire their desire to want to know more, create amazing by instilling the insatiable “what if”! & once the Ts have it, watch the whole world grow! #leadupchat
A2: All of them are important. I think it is most important to teach students how to use their strengths, and how to find and work with others that have complementing strengths. I guess that boils down to communication and collaboration. #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2: IMO, these are all interconnected- you cannot have one without the other. However, the strand that essential “C” is curiosity. That puts all other pieces in motion to learn anything! #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2)All of them are essential, but I like critical thinking and critical problem solving the best. It is said that we will have to solve problems that we don’t know are problems yet, so we have to equip our Ss with the ability to find solutions that are sustainable. #leadupchat
A2: All are important, the top 3 for me would be creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.
*Creativity is a muscle that must be used in order to develop. *Learning to work with others is a very important skill.
*Being able to think through problems is key. #leadupchat
A2: I think critical thinking is important. Critical thinking can lead to a creative approach to problem solving. Then they can connect, communicate, & collaborate which can lead to more curious minds #LeadUpChat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q2: Curiosity followed by communication. Curiosity propels a desire to understand. To bring others along you need strong communication skills to influence, inspire, and engage others to LEAP with you. #leadupchat
A2: Trick question bc it's all of the above. Employers are gasping for those who have curiosity but also f2f ppl skills, esp. an understanding of what it means to collaborate (which is not the same as "work together"), and a willingness to learn. #leadupchat#FutureReady
A2: Collaboration is the most important of all future ready skills. We are never the smartest person in the room because the smartest person is the room. Curiosity is a close second, but without someone to push your thinking, you will only go so far! #LeadUpChat
In #FutureReady classrooms:
1. Teachers are GUIDES on the RIDE.
2. The noise level is LOUDER.
3. Students work COLLABORATIVELY.
4. Learners are EMPOWERED.
5. Technology is used to CREATE.
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A2: Connectedness stuck out to me today.
Students need to feel connected to their peers, teachers, community and content. If they don't feel safe in these areas they won't learn nor participate in the other C's.
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A3 Our district put together a list of our weaknesses and most are on that list. As far as learning goes, I think it begins with an ongoing curiosity. #leadupchat
A2. I’m going to break the rules 😉and say these are all equally important. If our children are going to be future ready they need them all. For example, no matter how well you think critically, you must be able to collaborate and communicate!#LeadUpChat
#leadupchat A2 Here is our story about speaking with Mike Eruzione. Being able to connect allows students to develop communication/interview skills. Our students enjoyed the interaction.
https://t.co/9jMOLVu7SN
A2: Collaboration & critical thinking. We live in a job rich communitywith innovative industry. Employers repeatedly say they need employees who will show up (attendance) and be able to problem solve. This is no different for our college/trade school bound Ss. #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Tough one! I have to go with critical thinking- Ss who ask questions, challenge what they are being told, and push themselves to see beyond their currently reality can grow up to be adults who do the same. #LeadUpChat
#leadupchat i think we have examined that, and we are just ignoring it.... we know how we learn best, and that we need skills more than content, yet we ignore those ; we know testing does not work, yet we continue ;
A1) Acknowledge and accept that 60% of the jobs today’s kindergartners will have don’t currently exist. And the skill sets that make them able to do those jobs aren’t what traditional education was designed to cultivate.
Time to turn the page.
#leadupchat
The burning and churning for growth is key, Michael. Exposing our Ss to learning experiences that require critical thinking leads to a greater depth of reasoning and reflection. Sparks new questions that leads to the search for new answers @M_Bostwick#LeadUpChat
A2 All, but the foundation is communication. Everything else comes from it. Ideas, connectedness, the courage to try, everything. But then consider how often we allow all of these. On “special days?” When “important work” is done? This is this important work. #LeadUpChat
A2: IMO, these are all interconnected- you cannot have one without the other. However, the strand that essential “C” is curiosity. That puts all other pieces in motion to learn anything! #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
I think it is so interesting that we are all picking a different "C" as the most essential--but we are all saying how interconnected each "C" is! #leadupchat
A1: The first steps we need to take is having important conversations. What do we want for our Ss? How do we get there? What are we committed to doing? Then, we need to learn, grow, collaborate, and get moving! Get out of our boxes. Visit schools. Start! #leadupchat
A2: When 'connectedness' is truly and thoughtfully valued and understood, empathy is clearly in play.
This ultimately leads to creativity, critical thinking, curiosity, and communication.
#leadupchat
A2: Start with what your community needs from your graduates. When @shelbycountysch created our Profile of a Graduate, our community leaders let us know they wanted all 6 Cs you write about #leadupchat
A2-All are critical to success of whole child. But if I had to narrow 1.critical thinking 2.communication 3.curiosity
If you aren't curious you settle for what others say, must think critically and communicate your thoughts, expectations etc. #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
You really can't go wrong with any answer! All are so critical. I agree that critical thinking skills will produce a very competent and competitive individual in the workforce. #leadupchat
#leadupchat A2 Also, we have had cultural conversations. Spoke with a class in Argentina 🇦🇷 over the issue of gender inequality and a class in Mexico 🇲🇽 over current events. Allowed our students to directly learn about the thoughts of others in the world.
And there are consequences for our "best practices" that I didn't realize until I studied students' retention vs. short-term scores: easy learning doesn't stick. #leadupchat
Basics are still critical to the foundation of learning, but yes, we have to let go of some of our past practices and continue to grow the ones that yield a high effect size. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A1) Acknowledge and accept that 60% of the jobs today’s kindergartners will have don’t currently exist. And the skill sets that make them able to do those jobs aren’t what traditional education was designed to cultivate.
Time to turn the page.
#leadupchat
A2b: And collaboration because Ss are so much into social media and online gaming that sometimes the struggle is real if they have to work with others face-to-face. #LeadUpChat
Exactly. We need to seriously evaluate the role of public education and the roles of educators in our society. Much of our existing structures, schedules, resources, attitudes and even wages do not reflect our current era #leadupchat
A2.b: Leaders we must acknowledge that our faculty & staff also need to feel connected to their peers, students, community and content. If they don't feel safe in these areas they won't be effective teachers. #leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
I couldn’t agree more! Connection is one of our most basic human needs. Ss need to be connected first in order for the stage to be set for the others #leadupchat
A2) Collaboration, but obviously all ate neccessary. But self-regulation is a big one that’s often overlooked. Tech changes and societal changes happen so fast. We need kids who are able to accept one job, and self-adapt as their job changes while they hold it. #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3: Curiosity may bring the change that education needs. Once we get outside the 4 walls of a classroom we can imagine a broader worldview for our students! #LeadUpChat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2: When 'connectedness' is truly and thoughtfully valued and understood, empathy is clearly in play.
This ultimately leads to creativity, critical thinking, curiosity, and communication.
#leadupchat
Curiosity is a desire to learn more...If we want to infuse curiosity in school we have to allow for it to happen. Genius hour, curiosity breaks, and free passion projects allow people to explore a topic greater but time is often not allowed for curiosity. Allow time! #leadupchat
A3 Curiosity is what drives innovation. We would all stay exactly where we are without questioning the status quo if we were not curious about how things might be if... #leadupchat
A2: Wow! All of these Cs are important, but I think it starts with Curiosity. Ss need to be curious to spark their own learning. They need to WANT to answer Qs, to seek answers, to solve problems, to construct meaning. If they have curiosity, the rest will follow #leadupchat
A3: In order to infuse curiosity into our schools to grow & for Ss to learn, we need to:
*model curiosity
*give Ss something to be curious about daily
*provide culture of exploration & questioning
Then we can problem solve & save the world. #LeadUpChat
Yes! We have been following their work closely, and just joined @MastTranscript --we'll be attending our first meeting in May. Looking forward to it! Seems to be some great thinking with a solid pedagogical foundation. #leadupchat
A3: I’m always curious what other teachers are doing in their classrooms. Setting up a sub release day to visit multiple people while they’re teaching has always been helpful to myself and others. #LeadUpChat
A3. We ought to be leaders of our own learning, driven by our intellectual curiosity, and model that for our students. I worry that the strong emphasis on testing and accountability might take away from the time and opportunity teachers have to actually do this. 😩#LeadUpChat
🔥#leadupchat is on fire this morning with all your brilliance! Wow! This is the BEST way to kick off the weekend! Amazing convo here today! #LEAPeffect
Clear the table. Wipe the slate. Commit to beta thinking. Using "what we're doing now" as starting point chains us to tradition. Begin with imagination and "in a perfect world" thinking that requires creativity and leads to innovation. #leadupchat#leadlap#tlap#weleaded#k12
A3: Curiosity cultivates thinking. Thinking enables a path for discovery. A kid who can be curious and resiliently navigate setbacks can discover and do anything. A worksheet is not going to inspire curiosity. #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3: What gets rewarded gets repeated. Thus we may need to change our lesson planning 2 help prepare students 2 have the time they need, environment they need, feedback they need, and (possibly most important) curated exemplars to point them in the right direction.
#leadupchat
#leadupchat A2 Also, we have had cultural conversations. Spoke with a class in Argentina 🇦🇷 over the issue of gender inequality and a class in Mexico 🇲🇽 over current events. Allowed our students to directly learn about the thoughts of others in the world.
A3: Everyone comes from different life experiences and uses them, and prior knowledge, to ask questions. From questions founded in curiosity, we learn more about the students or adults we serve. As a result, we are in a better position to guide their growth. #leadupchat
A3: Model, model, model. I have to show my excitement about doing what's best for kids. Colleagues connect with that & kids copy what we show them as adults. I don't care what you're into, just be passionate about it and be ALL IN! #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
RTQ3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat
A2: I would say CURIOSITY, b/c if something isn’t imagined then it will never come into being in the future.
We’re training students for jobs which haven’t even been thought of yet, so they can produce things not yet imagined. #LeadUpChat
A3 Curiosity is what drives innovation. We would all stay exactly where we are without questioning the status quo if we were not curious about how things might be if... #leadupchat
A3: It good back to knowing your why. Why have we been doing it the way it currently done? Why are we wanting to reimagine it? What might happen if we do x instead? And the same is true for S learning. We comprehend answers to questions we ask & find ourselves. #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2: Communication is so vital in everything in life and education. However, part of me wants to leap towards collaboration. Working with others, and working with them well--seems to be a lost art nowadays. #leapeffect#leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3. I think we need to ask our kids more for their voice and questions and ideas...And as an elementary teacher, this can come from the youngest grades too...Make the times for student forums...#leadupchat
Clear the table. Wipe the slate. Commit to beta thinking. Using "what we're doing now" as starting point chains us to tradition. Begin with imagination and "in a perfect world" thinking that requires creativity and leads to innovation. #leadupchat#leadlap#tlap#weleaded#k12
A3- Student lead learning and the teacher being the support/facilitator allows for the curiosity to spark. Also, allow for opportunities to learn outside of the classroom, such as service learning, outdoor classrooms, etc. #leadupchat
A3: Calling attention to the emphasis you placed on "our own growth" because it starts with modeling. Students are watching us and will follow our lead. How do we collaborate? How do we communicate? How does our curiosity lead us to learn and grow? #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
when we are on a different topic, but windows are opened. Return to those questions and allow the magic of #inquiry to occur! Modeling this for the adults in the educational environment as well! For parents—all stakeholders! #LeadUpChat
A3: Curiosity takes time and space, for both Ss and Ts. We need to be comfortable with a level of chaos and uncertainty--sometimes curiosity leads to great learning, & sometimes not--both are okay (and necessary). #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3: We have infused curiosity into our teaching when:
-Students are presented with real world problems to analyze, tackle, and solve
-Students' drive to learn is fueled by intrinsic motivation rather than just getting a grade
#leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
a3 Curiosity will be most productive when coupled with tenacity...which requires self-regulation. I think those should be developed in sync. #LeadUpChat
A3. Curiosity leads us to thinking outside the box which in turn will help create the change we need in education. The more we can question and collaborate the more change can happen leading to higher student achievement and growth in leadership #leadupchat
A3 At the core of curiosity is asking questions & taking time to wonder & reflect to find answers. We can purposefully infuse curiosity by posing more questions to our Ss & challenging them to research, collaborate, and revise their current thinking to produce answers #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3. Inquiry-based instruction. I'm in this profession because of my love of learning. Every day in the classroom is an opportunity to learn and grow. It is an intrinsic desire for greater knowledge. The challenge is instilling this in our S's #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
It's important to model curiosity and inquiry in the classroom. Show students how you investigate one of your interests. Model how it is to be a life-long learner. Share the process!!
#leadupchat
A3 - By consistently infusing curiosity and growth, students will follow what they see! Adults should model the behavior of always being curious and always looking to grow!
#leadupchat
A3 Consistently infusing curiosity allows students to take ownership of their learning and challenges their teachers/school to meet individual needs while creating an environment that supports risk taking. What an incredible opportunity for growth! #LeadUpChat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3: If you are curious about something, it means that it has touched you in some shape or form. By infusing curiosity, we are reaching at our passions. Passion is what fuels transformation. And to always be evolving, we need to be consistently in transformation. #leadupchat
Yes, literacy & writing in the 21st century has changed. We code, build structure to display interactive research, reach out to influencers in our community bc what it means to master & use ELA skills in 2019 is not as simple as writing an essay or reading a story. #LeadUpChat
A3. We are Ss in our classrooms as well! If we make curiosity the essential objective to answer in our lessons, we too become curious about how our kids best learn and how to keep that up for them everyday! #LeadUpChat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Edus feel afraid to lose the time due to the need to cover content. In my experience, when we carve out time for kids to engage in learning you're describing, they are more intrinsically motivated to learn. Engagement soars, leading to empowered learning! #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Curiosity is a desire to learn more...If we want to infuse curiosity in school we have to allow for it to happen. Genius hour, curiosity breaks, and free passion projects allow people to explore a topic greater but time is often not allowed for curiosity. Allow time! #leadupchat
A3: curiosity keeps us in a state of growth mindset. As we become less curious about others & the world, closed mindset sets in and we become skeptical of differences #leadupchat
Answering "Why" is critical but so is understanding "What" "How" "When" and "If". Don't stop at the right answer. See if there is another answer. Does your pacing and curriculum allow this or are we just looking for the "right answer" checking the box, and moving on? #leadupchat
A3: Ts should “infuse” curiosity everyday...without even realizing they are doing it...there are so many ways...student choice, DOK Questions, Learning Targets, rigorous and engaging learning #leadupchat
A3: Allowing SPACE & TIME for students to be curious are vital ingredients to foster curiosity.
Too often they are bound by systems which do not allow for these ingredients. #LeadUpChat
I'd never heard, or experienced, the #flippedclassroom until last semester, but I think it's a great model. It gives Ss the opportunity to explore & build on their curiosity, but still learn the content that's required #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Curiosity is also taking a critical lens at the way things are: How did things get to be this way? Why haven't they changed? Who is in charge of making changes? Why couldn't it look like...? Teaching Ss to get curious means not accepting "that's how it's always been" #LeadUpChat
I really cringed the other day, watching a mom give up trying to get her 2-yr-old to come into the house. Finally she told her husband to bring him in and her husband obeyed her. #leadupchat
A3. For myself, I step out of my comfort zone to push my learning and passions...I think as educators, that's a responsiblity...I'm always learning and want to be my best #leadupchat
A3:A noticing we all have is that in many cases the older the Ss get the less curious they become. The world is full of phenomena. By making that a centerpiece learning shifts immensely. #foreveryoung#leadupchat
A3. Some of most essential experiences happen after school gets out in activities sports and clubs. Teaches flexibility adaptability and resilience and connections. Cannot teach that from a book. #leadupchat
A3. If we can find the little bits of curiosity in learning which leads to empowerment, seeking and driving Ss to do the love of learning, asking questions, digging deeper into subject areas, finding the what if's. #leadupchat
A3. Intellectual curiosity is the bedrock of a continuous improvemenr mindset. It’s a way of being, thinking, and doing. It’s an acceptance that each individual has the ability to improve their knowledge, skills, and traits.#leadupchat
A2: Connectedness may complement Maslow's third level of belongingness and love (relationships, friends)? So many ways to be connected online today, but nothing is more intimate, secure, meaningful, and connecting as the face-to-face interaction. #leapeffect#leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
#leadupchat A3: curiosity leads to authentic collaboration and inquiry, leading to rigorous activities and outstanding products... Not to mention excitement about "What's next?"
A3- Finding ways to effectively infuse creativity in schools is a challenge and doing it consistently causes our growth to be seeking new designs for creativity. Learning new tools to always be innovative ahead of the delayed start. #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Look at the great things that happen when we allow students to innovate! @FairfieldU is holding its 3rd annual STUDENT-LED conf in conjunction w/ a local HS this spring. Ss and tTs can BOTH submit proposals to present. How cool is that?
https://t.co/fnpGGQLI06#leadupchat
A3: spend time in an Early Childhood classroom and you will see how curiosity impacts learning. I gaurentee you apply what EC Ts do to any age, it will create engagement & ❤️ of learning @ZEROTOTHREE@NoSmallMatter#leadupchat
A3: Curiosity is sparked when we ask more questions than what we answer! It's about giving just enough of a spark and then watching the learning.
#leadupchat
A3: Curiosity might not be the most tangible item to see on a Monday at 2:00pm if you're just staring out w/ curiosity as a value & core belief w/ your learners.
However, if you stay committed & keep stacking moments of curiosity w/ your learners, agency is closer.
#leadupchat
Too often, school is seen as the antidote to curiosity: students have to endure eight hours to do what they really want to do. This shouldn't be + we're committed to making learning more authentic + relevant: student choice, PBL, real-world literacies are important. #LeadUpChat
Yes! I've seen classrooms where kids are on fire to learn, and other that are compliantly going through the motions. Sparking curiosity drives us to want to learn. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3 Consistently infusing curiosity allows students to take ownership of their learning and challenges their teachers/school to meet individual needs while creating an environment that supports risk taking. What an incredible opportunity for growth! #LeadUpChat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3 Infusing curiosity into all we do brings relevancy and meaning to our work as staff and students. Dream, imagine, and wonder about the world around you. Let's get kids to care about what, how, and why they are learning. Imagine a school like that! #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3 As a parent, when my 15 yr old comes home talking about what he learned, wanting to go deeper and reading books teachers suggest, I know they’ve lit the fire and I’m willing to fan the flames at my end. #leadupchat
A3: Often (sometimes!) those in leadership roles have the space for curiosity & exploration, but rarely do teachers. As a coach, part of my job is to explore & think & try & reflect--it's expected; teachers are not usually afforded that luxury, but need to be. #leadupchat
A3: By fostering curiosity, you encourage Ts and Ss to learn more about what they are interested in. You ignite a passion, and encourage them to follow it. If you can keep them curious, you can keep them engaged across subjects. #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
I wonder if the ideal way would be to continue whole-group instruction focusing on skills, but also leaving time everyday for students to pursue their own learning combined with personal journaling or presentation of learning #leadupchat
We can infuse more curiosity in our schools merely by encouraging more questions. Questions from kids, educators & families to spark discussion, collaboration & innovation! I hear too many statements & “solutions” in our profession; it’s time for more questions. #leadupchat
A3: If our Ss are truly curious, then WE have to be as well. We have to constantly seek better ways to meet our students needs, how to provide new & challenging opportunities for them. Our Ss should see us being continual learners as well. We grow together! #leadupchat
A3 We have to model for our students by sharing our own learning and questions. We also have to let go of our control and allow students to be curious and explore in their own directions. #leadupchat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Right. When EDUs say that it is the parent's job to teach Ss self regulation, I love to point out that social media is proof that adults need to learn it as well. #LeadUpChat
#leadupchat A3 Brought in Mr Philo Barnhart, creator of Ariel from The Little Mermaid. He and his friend Charles Moisant talked about art and animation. Amazing to watch him create the characters from scratch. Gave Ss new appreciation for the work of an artist.
#leadupchat, yes too much content and too much content focus. #MakerCenteredLearning shows that if you focus on the making (process/product) that student agency and character soar AND content skills & knowledge follow
A3: OMG: inspire the desire! Never fail to reflect! Reflection on what we just did, how we just did it, what we just said, why we do what we do- I believe reflection is key to that desire to want more. More better or more awesome= Amazing 😱 #leadupchat
Yes, Chris! All educators need to be provided time to grow through curiosity and self-directed learning too. Adults can sit compliantly through a staff meeting, but are they learning because they're interested? How can we develop structures that empower educators too? #leadupchat
A3 - By consistently infusing curiosity and growth, students will follow what they see! Adults should model the behavior of always being curious and always looking to grow!
#leadupchat
A3.1: Regardless of the approach we take to infuse curiosity, I would love it if we spent more time talking about what students will do & less time talking about what we will do. And more time talking about whether what we did had the desired impact on learning. #leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Here is the recipe! let's pull the ingredients together and make it happen. Take some steps forward next week and spark curiosity to get the ball rolling toward innovation. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Too often, school is seen as the antidote to curiosity: students have to endure eight hours to do what they really want to do. This shouldn't be + we're committed to making learning more authentic + relevant: student choice, PBL, real-world literacies are important. #LeadUpChat
When teachers are facilitators and ask the "why" and "what if" questions it sparks the imagination and leads students to become curious. Students then begin to shape their own learning. #leadupchat
I'm hoping to do some job shadowing this summer to get a better feel for work environments & their connection with our 6C's. Also mathematical thought processes outside x and y. #leadupchat
A3.b: Also allowing students to question and to push back. Let's teach them how to do this in a respectful manner!
If they aren't questioning are they learning?
#leadupchat
Absolutely, Don! It begs the question when looking at data and setting goals, if we say we want 85% proficiency who wants to call the parents of the 15% to tell them their kid isn't going to get there this year? No hands in the air. #leadupchat
It's important to model curiosity and inquiry in the classroom. Show students how you investigate one of your interests. Model how it is to be a life-long learner. Share the process!!
#leadupchat
A3: I think a lot on wide open learning versus that with which educators are tasked to teach. Somewhere in the middle, can meaningful learning experiences be sparked by student curiosity AND standards-based at the same time? #leapeffect#leadupchat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A1: communication is a timeless link to success. Communication soft skills are so valuable to develop in our Ss more now than ever! You are only good as your weakest link, if that is the inability to effectively communicate you will never reach your potential #leadupchat#satchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Oh. My. Goodness. I've never come across that quote before! That explains what I've been focusing on all year. Totally going in my office!!! #leadupchat
Q3: At the risk of being contrary, I don't think we so much infuse curiosity as we ignite curiosity thru our own passion for learning, thru inquiry learning, thru Qs & projects that provoke critical thinking. #leadupchat
I think it is a move in the right direction. Now, to get people at my own school to look at it, and seriously consider it! If you do anything with this info, please let me know! We all need to support each other b/c it isn't easy to implement these kinds of changes. #LeadUpChat
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@carlameyrink, @SBclassroom, @MastTranscript
A3) #Curiosity is the basis of learning from birth. It may be the most important trait to learning successfully... and certainly to learning continually. Let students focus on what they're curious about. #LeadUpChat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
If you’re interested, we found a way to make the everyday experience student-led and full of discussion (sharing ideas). @cultofpedagogy shared our idea & lots of teachers are having success in providing daily practice. Here’s the podcast: https://t.co/8IpQovMibr#leadupchat
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@arts_to_admin, @ElisaBostwick, @cultofpedagogy
A4. Develop skills in students so they have strategies to solve unpredictable problems to find solutions. Starts with building their skills and confidence. #leadupchat
A3: Risk Taking. We need educators who feel free and supported to take educational risks. How else will we make truly great new discoveries, innovation, and growth if we are inexorably tied to how things are already done. #leadupchat
A4: By creating a classroom environment that provides students with the choice! When students are given choices from the beginning they will be able to own all aspects of their learning. This Includes the assessment piece as well! #Leadupchat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2: Connectedness may complement Maslow's third level of belongingness and love (relationships, friends)? So many ways to be connected online today, but nothing is more intimate, secure, meaningful, and connecting as the face-to-face interaction. #leapeffect#leadupchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A2: communication is a timeless link to success. Communication soft skills are so valuable to develop in our Ss more now than ever! You are only good as your weakest link, if that is the inability to effectively communicate you will never reach your potential #leadupchat#satchat
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Some people view pushback as disrespect. As long as students are learning to frame questions respectfully, we should encourage questions and push back. I don't want them to grow into adults that just agree to everything someone else says. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3.b: Also allowing students to question and to push back. Let's teach them how to do this in a respectful manner!
If they aren't questioning are they learning?
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A1: communication is a timeless link to success. Communication soft skills are so valuable to develop in our Ss more now than ever! You are only good as your weakest link, if that is the inability to effectively communicate you will never reach your potential #leadupchat#satchat
A4. Empowering I think requires giving those opportunities to learn and creating a risk-free culture. Ss need to learn and I need to be reminded that it's ok to make mistakes as we're learning. #leadupchat
A3 Continued...Jane Goodall tells audiences that she can't thank her mom enough for SLOWING DOWN and allowing young Jane the time needed to follow curiosity on their walks here and there. She never told her that girls don't play with worms, etc. Can we do the same?
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A4: by giving our power away through educating, leading, structuring, providing, mentoring, actualizing. (from exploring leadership, Komives, Lucas and McMahon) #leadupchat
A4: Empowerment for Ss can be a tough switch at first! It doesn't mean Ts stop teaching & make Ss learn on their own. It means more choice & voice opps, & being given a roadmap of the journey. Ss need to know where to go then let them decide the how w/support. #LeadUpChat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: Through acknowledging the strengths of each learner, encouraging them to use these tools in their passion to express mastery of the concept without getting in their way. #leadupchat
RTQ4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: Build relationships with your students. Build their confidence by showing them that their voice matters. Model this for the students so that they too do the same for their peers. #LeadUpChat
This please #leadupchat ~ Stop giving people answers. Start the conversations and let the answers develop. You'll get better solutions together & grow a group of thinkers
We can infuse more curiosity in our schools merely by encouraging more questions. Questions from kids, educators & families to spark discussion, collaboration & innovation! I hear too many statements & “solutions” in our profession; it’s time for more questions. #leadupchat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4. Building relationships. Finding Ss interests and incorporating them into real world problem solving. Giving Ss opportunities with voice, choice, and controlling their learning into their passions. #leadupchat
If we ask kids how they enjoy learning, we hear about #STEM camps, drama camps, outdoor adventure, etc. We need to be bringing experiences to our students and connecting with community partners more often. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Too often, school is seen as the antidote to curiosity: students have to endure eight hours to do what they really want to do. This shouldn't be + we're committed to making learning more authentic + relevant: student choice, PBL, real-world literacies are important. #LeadUpChat
A3 As a parent, when my 15 yr old comes home talking about what he learned, wanting to go deeper and reading books teachers suggest, I know they’ve lit the fire and I’m willing to fan the flames at my end. #leadupchat
A4: Celebrate! Mostly celebrate failure- empowering Ts & Ss to pursue change or reimagine we must fail & make that grit & effort to be innovative in it the key to culture. Failure is always the most successful thing I do #leadupchat
A4: Students are empowered in their learning when they are challenged appropriately, can see their progress & understand where they need to improve. Celebrating steps in journey empowers them to take the next step!
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A4: If we want Ssto build curiosity, to go beyond limits, to exceed our expectation, we must empower them to do so. We must blow the ceiling off what we are asking them to do by asking them where they want to go. Their voice is more important than our lesson plan. #leadupchat
A4: Celebrate failure along with success! It's about learning, not getting it right every time. We must empower Ts & Ss to be risk takers by providing an environment where it is safe to fail. #leadupchat
A4: You can empower learning by empowering the Ts and Ss to take risks, try something new. They have to be allowed to use the 6 Cs mentioned earlier. Sitting at desks with worksheets can’t be all there is. #leadupchat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Yessssss! A strong foundation of respect and report in this classroom is important also as well as wonderful classroom management in order to make this happen. #safeenvironment#Leadupchat
A4. Empowering I think requires giving those opportunities to learn and creating a risk-free culture. Ss need to learn and I need to be reminded that it's ok to make mistakes as we're learning. #leadupchat
A4: Going back to that essential “c”: curiosity. NEVER turn a child’s curiosity away, never squash their spirits!!!!! We are there for THEM, but they are in charge of their learning. Let’s let them LEAD that! #LEAPeffect#LeadUpChat#txed#edleadership
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
no contrariness there! I also think that we get students curious when we ourselves are curious and we model what it looks like. I think this is closely connected to continual learning - we have to keep pushing ourselves to learn new things. #LeadupChat
A3 Infusing curiosity into all we do brings relevancy and meaning to our work as staff and students. Dream, imagine, and wonder about the world around you. Let's get kids to care about what, how, and why they are learning. Imagine a school like that! #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
❤️❤️❤️ this. Even within the latter, though, a teacher’s classroom can be the former. Individual influence is so powerful.
“But the only real change come from inside.” -@JColeNC#leadupchat
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In the book we move through foundation of culture and relationships, to how we can empower learning through the Cs shared, and infuse the authenticity to reach our fullest potential as educators-- and of course support our students to as well! #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: I think it's important to get Ss excited about learning, discovering, exploring. But feedback & encouragement during that process is important. We don't want them getting discouraged on the journey #LeadUpChat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
I so agree! It has to be part of the culture of the school and the classroom. Everyone has a voice and we use each other's strengths to move the collective forward. Saying yes more often even to things that might make us a bit uncomfortable. #takeachance#leadupchat
I agree, It's important to create an atmosphere in which students feel comfortable with asking challenging questions. The teacher might have to model how to pushback in a respectful manner that furthers the learning of all. #leadupchat
A4. Empowerment comes from a culture where students and teachers can take risks without fearing failure. The path to excellence is never straight. #leadupchat#leapeffect
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Feedback, clear expectations, a fairly specific 'Why', a few exemplars for 'what', a few tools for 'how', Time, freedom to get peer feedback, opportunities for checking in with me in/outside of class, and restraints to keep the train on a track.
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A4: empowerment comes from ownership. If your classroom is student centred the students will be empowered, if it is teacher centred you will have followers #leadupchat
A4: Educators need to be supported and trusted to take educational leaps for the betterment of students and learning. That is empowerment. #leadupchat#edchat#empowerment
Yes! I've seen classrooms where kids are on fire to learn, and other that are compliantly going through the motions. Sparking curiosity drives us to want to learn. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3 Consistently infusing curiosity allows students to take ownership of their learning and challenges their teachers/school to meet individual needs while creating an environment that supports risk taking. What an incredible opportunity for growth! #LeadUpChat
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: Vermont passed a law requiring all Ss have personalized learning plans by 2020 (& that they graduate based on proficiency, not seat time!). Schools are now working to create systems & structures that empower Ss to guide their learning. Difficult, but important. #leadupchat
A4 - Empowerment is a process. Support people along the way and then when they are ready remove some of the supports to empower them to work independently!
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A3: Learning is driven by good questions. Essential questions in unit plans. Questions that coaches ask teachers. Questions that we seek to answer when using design thinking to improve education. #leadupchat
Yes, educators feel very afraid to lose time due to the need to cover content. One way we can change this is to reduce the amount of content in the first place, right? But how... #leapeffect#leadupchathttps://t.co/1Ph5CiLYrI
A4: understating that empowerment of others is not a permission driven transaction that you magically grant ...create open conditions of TRUST #leadupchat
A4: Empowerment begins with forging connections. If students aren’t connected to the learning (i.e., interested in it, helping to craft the curriculum, etc.), they’ll never be empowered to take ownership of their learning. #LeadUpChat
A4: If we want Ss to build curiosity, to go beyond limits, to exceed our expectation, we must empower them to do so. We must blow the ceiling off what we are asking them to do by asking them where they want to go. Their voice is more important than our lesson plan. #leadupchat
A4 Allowing students choice in as many ways as possible will empower learning. We need to also create a classroom structure in which students lead the learning, not the educator focused on teaching. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: Empowerment means letting kids drive the learning and own the learning. It is their education. Let them claim it. Is your school's culture ready to reflect student ownership and autonomy over learning? #leadupchat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3: The first step is empowering teachers to take the top off learning! We will never change the game in education by living the status quo! Encourage and support next practice concepts / strategies that push our students to think outside the box! #leadupchat#JoyfulLeaders#TLAP
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3: The first step is empowering teachers to take the top off learning! We will never change the game in education by living the status quo! Encourage and support next practice concepts / strategies that push our students to think outside the box! #leadupchat#JoyfulLeaders#TLAP
A4: We leverage technology to personalize learning and provide students with choice in path, pace and place. #BlendedLearning helps a teacher maximize instructional time by differentiating to the needs of each student. #leadupchat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: When we give Ss agency, they are empowered to make real change. Here's a pilot course at our school where Ss are at the center of the educational changes going on, driving transformation from within: https://t.co/cs2AlNirbU#leadupchat
A4. One of the responsibilities of a teacher might be to help students discover their passions, and then to empower them to learn about and pursue these passions. #leadupchat
A4: Creating this kind of learning environment for my Ss would not have happened had I not wanted to develop professionally. I developed my PLN. I am challenged by an amazing administrator @tshogg and I tap into my own curiosity to do better by my Ss. #leadupchat
Too often, school is seen as the antidote to curiosity: students have to endure eight hours to do what they really want to do. This shouldn't be + we're committed to making learning more authentic + relevant: student choice, PBL, real-world literacies are important. #LeadUpChat
A4: To enhance student & teacher empowerment:
Short Term: Given the current restraints in place, how can we provide S's the most autonomy to meet outcomes?
Long Term: What current restraints in place in education unintentionally hinder what is best for S's..and T's? #leadupchat
RTQ4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4 I think you empower students to let them use their voice to choose classes that focus on their interests and the direction they hope to go. Some of the required classes just aren’t for everybody.#leadupchat
A4: When we set the condition that allow both Ts and Ss to grapple rather than spoon feed we create the conditions for self-efficacy to grow. That’s empowering #leadupchat
A4)When I think of empowerment, I think of advocacy and self-advicacy. We have to get Ss to know their worth and find their strengths and skill sets. They have to be comfortable to ask for help in their areas of challenge. That is part of our job as educators. #leadupchat
A4 Trust is key. Leaders must trust the teachers to do what's best for their students. Teachers must trust that the school leaders will support them when they take risks. And CELEBRATE! Celebrate small success and recognize when Ss and Ts are being innovative. #LeadUpChat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4. Putting the responsibility for mastering concepts in the hands of the students. In essence, we have to step back and mentor our students as they master the concepts we introduce. This requires completely changing our roles #leadupchat
RTQ4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
I enjoy asking kids what they enjoy about what they're learning. Yes, we can ask them to tell us what they're learning about or why they're learning it, but we need to really dig deeper into if they're engaged to move toward empowerment. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3 Infusing curiosity into all we do brings relevancy and meaning to our work as staff and students. Dream, imagine, and wonder about the world around you. Let's get kids to care about what, how, and why they are learning. Imagine a school like that! #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4. Begin with building relationships and create a culture in class that allows safe risk taking. Engage S in independent learning allowing S to have those moments of failure and teach them failure is only there to help us move past and succeed #leadupchat
Often the compliant classes have higher short-term scores because of the type of tests we use. We often don't see the benefits of deeper learning until we reassess same topics months or years later. #leadupchat
Of course not... they're curious about what they're curious about. It's a good question, whether it's not an educational failure just because some students learn to just get by in certain areas. #LeadUpChat
The more expert voices you can bring to the learning, the more I find students see how the learning applies to their life. Ie: a firefighter using math to figure out how big a fire might be. #LeadUpChat
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: We tend to be a bit quippish when we talk about "empowerment," but most Ts I work with try to take risks by encouraging their Ss to take risks. If we really want change in our classrooms and buildings, we have to permit everyone to take risks at their own level. #leadupchat
We have to celebrate learning thru failure as well as learning thru success. We have to provide or coach choices that are relevant, support inquiry, and ignite that curiosity. #leadupchat
A4: Anytime we give students choice, encourage questioning, and build in reflection, we empower student ownership of learning. Our goal should be to take the focus off of points and shift it to “what do I need to know to solve this.” #leadupchat
#leadupchat A5 Having Congressman John Lewis speak with our students about his role in the civil rights movement, March on Washington and his relationship with Dr. King. Incredible experience for our students.
Tapping into our #PLN to grow and acquire new insights and ideas is incredibly powerful. I couldn't agree more with you, Marcella! I credit everyone in my PLN for not only inspiring me, but challenging my thinking and sharing ideas/resources. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: Creating this kind of learning environment for my Ss would not have happened had I not wanted to develop professionally. I developed my PLN. I am challenged by an amazing administrator @tshogg and I tap into my own curiosity to do better by my Ss. #leadupchat
A4: Ss empowered learning happens when we step back and stop making all of the decisions, stop doing all of the talking. We ask them, "What do you think? What do you want?" We should not be offended when we hear there may be a better way of doing things...#leadupchat
A5 By giving Ss an authentic audience! Getting connected with other schools and classrooms outside their district, city, state, country! Giving them a bigger perspective! #LeadUpChat
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
I want my students to say, "Wait, why did that happen?" And have the freedom to find out for themselves. Inquiry, Curiosity, Shared learning #leadupchat
Yes. One of the reasons we've gone with transferable skill targets rather than content targets in our transition to standards-based learning. Leaves so much space for varied & personalized content. Here's a link to some of our targets/scales: https://t.co/W3NQXzjwGB#leadupchat
RTQ5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5: Connecting Ss to authentic audiences can go a long way to improving the learning, effort, and product created by Ss. Bringing experts into the classroom to work w/Ss on projects, virtually or actually, also gives it authenticity. Connect Ss w/world really works. #LeadUpChat
“Real life” scenarios need to be relevant to kids; just because we, as the educators, see situations as “real” it doesn’t mean they will resonate with kids in the same way. Ask kids! #leadupchat
Building up student confidence and instilling a growth mindset that says: “I don’t know how to do this just YET, but I will learn is real & solid student empowerment! #LeadUpChat
A4)When I think of empowerment, I think of advocacy and self-advicacy. We have to get Ss to know their worth and find their strengths and skill sets. They have to be comfortable to ask for help in their areas of challenge. That is part of our job as educators. #leadupchat
A5: Connecting projects with local organizations. Our learners are currently solving problems for various Las Vegas nonprofits. But we’ve also learned that while choice and open-endedness are important, so are constraints. #leadupchat
A4: Way before assuming empowerment, students need a personal connection, meaning, or simply a reason to care. The depth of that connection drives the level of ownership in their learning experience moving forward. #leapeffect#leadupchat
Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5 - Providing an outside resource with real world knowledge to share with the audience and connecting this to the goal.
For example, director of school safety for the state comes in to talk safety and share experiences opposed to adults talking in theory.
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A5 When we are able to make connections between school and the community around us and school and the world. Break down the walls so to speak. https://t.co/rHjJK3SZxR#leadupchat
Yeah, we need to get more student feedback directly from those we serve. Ask students often about what they like, dislike, and how THEY want to learn. #leadupchat
I enjoy asking kids what they enjoy about what they're learning. Yes, we can ask them to tell us what they're learning about or why they're learning it, but we need to really dig deeper into if they're engaged to move toward empowerment. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3 Infusing curiosity into all we do brings relevancy and meaning to our work as staff and students. Dream, imagine, and wonder about the world around you. Let's get kids to care about what, how, and why they are learning. Imagine a school like that! #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5. Hands on learning or active learning for problem type solving materials for Ss. Where they can collaborate with one another, share ideas, and express their strengths as an individual for contributions. #leadupchat
A5: The most impactful learning happens when it is driven by the learner. Ts’ best PD is when they are solving a problem that matters to them. Ss’ best lessons are the same. #leadupchat
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5)If you can connect a lesson to a local issue. Make it very real for them. The results are amazing. I once saw a 5th grade class researching and building model prosthetics for one of their friends involved in a tragic accident. Each group worked on diff aspects. #leadupchat
If you have resources to share that we could leverage to bring more authentic learning experiences into the classroom or anything pertaining to our conversation, please share them! I'll create a @wakelet of anything shared to be accessed by all! #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5: hands-on learning. Get them involved. Collaboration. It's rare that in the real world we keeping our knowledge to ourselves. And pulling from real world problems/experiences to make it more concrete #LeadUpChat
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q2: we’ve been working on becoming more purposeful in how we plan and intervene for students, so in that vein, curiosity is so important and purposefully sparking that is the springboard for the other C’s. #leadupchat#leap
Q2: In my new book, Take the L.E.A.P. Ignite a Culture of Innovation, I share on 6C’s of reimagining learning (in graphic below). Which of these are the most essential to make kids #FutureReady? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5 Here comes the list, @ElisaBostwick! Increasing discussion always helps: TQE method, Ongoing Conversations. Let students write: teach them to create their own prompts, let them write their thoughts, encourage developing ideas. Let students do processes THEIR way. #LeadUpChat
A5: We call it PD for kids! Adult day for MS & HS Ss where they pick what they want to learn/ do. ES kiddos design their learning schedule for the day. NO LIMITS on it, THEY control it! Ts & Ls just follow & coach their choices. Reflection writing @ end #leadupchat
That is a good question! Students naturally devote more time to the content they are more curious and passionate about. Is it considered a failure if they get by in certain areas so they can learn others with great excellence? Thank yo for this thought! #leadupchat
Q5 My 15 yr old is looking forward to attending a new HS next year that offers 2 days a week of hands on experience from members of the community. He’s ready to start working on specific skills and certifications.#leadupchat
A5: An impactful way is to remember that students from different walks of life are "experts" in fields that we don't understand. Help them share that expertise, share their stories, create a culture of community & empathy is a powerful strategy we often overlook. #leadupchat
I'm so thankful for all of the teachers on Twitter sharing ideas + problem-solving together: we need people out in front of us. Some of this work can feel unsupported + isolated, but with a global network, it can feel like anything's possible for us + our students. #LeadUpChat
a4 My Ss vary in how they choose to learn math: opening/closing instruction, exploration & teamwork, ebook help sys, online Q&A, & when all else fails, Khan helps with basic procedures. (We Khan do this!) #leadupchat
A5: A good real-world example in my classroom is allowing students interested in becoming teachers for my discipline opportunities to teach & “dip their toe” in the water. It’s how I discovers I wanted to be a teacher. #LeadUpChat
A5: @ELeducation is the most powerful educational model that I’ve ever seen create authentic “real world” empowering experiences AND teaches the necessary skills to that allow Ss to impact the world #leadupchat
A4 Instead of 20% time for passion projects, This year I am trying something bold. Almost every assignment that I was planning on doing to meet standards, is now done 2 both meet standards & help push their passion project closer to being released for the public.
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A5: Allow Ss choice & freedom to research & propose solutions to real-world problems that impact them as an individual. When we give Ss permission, they will take it & run with it. This is possible in all subject areas.#leadupchat
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5: I would argue that our goal is not to "mirror" real world experiences, but to provide them. Our Ss are capable of doing actual work and making actual changes in our communities. Let's expect it of them and of ourselves. #leadupchat
A5 Project Based Learning is so powerful! Students are curious, engaged, communicating, collaborating, and thinking critically. #PBL ignites passion. It's the way to go to empower future ready Ss. And it's just plain FUN! School should be FUN! #leadupchat
RTQ5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5: Activities that allow students to touch and explore a topic are best. Natural curiosity takes over & they are willing to dig deeper into more 'traditional' forms of academic learning (the 3 R's) with enthusiasm. Learning becomes more relevant. #leadupchat
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
RTQ4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4It starts top down.District admin must trust principals, Ps trust Ts and Ts trust Ss to do what's best for the current situation,learning etc. Empowerment to allow everyone to build their passion within guidelines with expectations of excellence is a great feeling.
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Q4: In the recipe of reimagining learning, empowerment must be a key ingredient. How do you create the conditions to empower learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
#leadupchat A5 The opportunity for our students to talk with our Indiana US Senator Todd Young. Students were able to ask questions about policy, laws and government. Great opportunity to connect with our leaders.
Q5 My 15 yr old is looking forward to attending a new HS next year that offers 2 days a week of hands on experience from members of the community. He’s ready to start working on specific skills and certifications.#leadupchat
He would present experiments to the children and allow them to participate in them as well. Then we would create ice cream together! A hit ALWAYS! #LeadUpChat
A5: What community partnerships can you leverage as a resource? Is there a problem that needs solved in your community? Let kids have a voice in solving it. Kids can't be what they can't see- they're living real life, are our schools ready for their realities? #leadupchat
A5: I would argue that our goal is not to "mirror" real world experiences, but to provide them. Our Ss are capable of doing actual work and making actual changes in our communities. Let's expect it of them and of ourselves. #leadupchat
A4: Provide opportunities for Ss AND Ts AND Ls to "come alive." Insist on it. Classrooms, schools, districts (and state DOEs!) are only as good as the people who bring them to life w/ passion, purpose, & creativity. #leadupchat#leadlap#tlap#akedchat#InnovatorsMindset#satchat
A5: Mirroring the real world is effective, but giving them the chance to do meaningful work that actually matters NOW is king. Partnering with community orgs, implementing #geniushour, or letting kids create their own project to impact the school is powerful. #leadupchat
The ebook we use embeds team choice. I hadn't thought about reinventing roles...maybe. There is a bit of seriousness associated with role expectations...wondering how I would manage 30 different roles that morphed. #leadupchat
A5: A good real-world example in my classroom is allowing students interested in becoming teachers for my discipline opportunities to teach & “dip their toe” in the water. It’s how I discovered I wanted to be a teacher. #LeadUpChat
Getting students to learn how to truly engage with our community has changed my entire pedagogy + practice: they build trusting relationships, think about their identities + solve pressing problems. Our conversations + their learning have taken off as a result. #LeadUpChat
Q6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
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A5 Our World Civ teacher is military. He talks about his experiences and brings in Holocaust survivors to speak. Because of him, my 15 yr old thanks vets for their service.#leadupchat
Leveraging the power of stu voice allows us to connect to the interests of learners. Ultimately, we want to create the conditions that empower learners to draw on these experiences themselves. Yes, @TonySinanis, asking kids is crucial to make it relevant. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
“Real life” scenarios need to be relevant to kids; just because we, as the educators, see situations as “real” it doesn’t mean they will resonate with kids in the same way. Ask kids! #leadupchat
If we can get Ss to understand that the critical thinking required to apply an equation in math is the same thinking that will help solve personal problems (relationships, health, finances), ownership, buy-in, and empowerment increase. #leadupchat
Yes!!! I worked on a Title 1 high needs middle school. Test scores always low. Feeder high school recieves great reviews for what students accomplish. THE SAME KIDS!!!!!! (3/4 come from our school 1/4 from other ) #leadupchat
A5: Learning by doing. Vary instructional delivery or learning experience formats. Blend #handsonlearning and tech--not just one or the other. Role-play, simulate, go outside, make it tangible, act it out... #leadupchat#leapeffect
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5. Can we stop saying "real-world experiences"? Education doesn't reflect the real world. Education is about equity, while the reality for many of our students is anything but equitable #leadupchat
#LeadUpChat chat innovation means nothing without reflection. That is really what it boils down do, reflecting on passion and growth. Innovation a byproduct of the spaces we create and firs step for teachers is finish this sentence, "My url is..." (https://t.co/CifG6cg66i)
If Eds don't do this, I think Ss will start seeking their educ elsewhere. They will continue to find opps to apply their curiosity & grow outside of schl. Employers will hire those who have acquired skills of the future. Not those who learned to comply. @DanielPink#leadupchat
A4. Begin with building relationships and create a culture in class that allows safe risk taking. Engage S in independent learning allowing S to have those moments of failure and teach them failure is only there to help us move past and succeed #leadupchat
More choice, more opportnuities for feedback, more control over what and how they learn- just ask them! Students are sometimes not used to their opinions being considered and surprised to find out you really want to know #LeadUpChat
A5: I'm still in the infant stages of this, but I love the idea of using pictures of phenomena to spark ideas & curiosity with my Ss. I couldn't begin to plan for the Qs they come up with! They want to know more and I am learning to just let them go! It's a journey! #leadupchat
A5: We call it PD for kids! Adult day for MS & HS Ss where they pick what they want to learn/ do. ES kiddos design their learning schedule for the day. NO LIMITS on it, THEY control it! Ts & Ls just follow & coach their choices. Reflection writing @ end #leadupchat
A4: By giving up control we empower others to go further & to become leaders. Since I've learned to say "yes" and step back, I'm amazed with how far my Ts and Ss have gone.
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So much truth! We need to trust students + provide relevant, genuine opportunities to use their agency to solve community issues. Youth voices need to be part of everything we do in a way that moves beyond the performative. That's how engaged citizens grow! #LeadUpChat
When kids can begin identifying what truly matters to them, we also foster empathy. In the book we go into using Design Thinking to foster empathy in order to deeply understand the problem at hand. Getting kids partnered, creates meaningful learning. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A5: Mirroring the real world is effective, but giving them the chance to do meaningful work that actually matters NOW is king. Partnering with community orgs, implementing #geniushour, or letting kids create their own project to impact the school is powerful. #leadupchat
A5: Project Based Learning with a focus on addressing issues of social justice. This allows for students to address real inequity in their lives. They practice changing the world. Especially good for Austin’s who have been disenfranchised in education. #LeadUpChat
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A6: Am working to have connected learners, not just EDUs, so that they can explore the world from our small rural town, see the world problems, & be inspired to create solutions, either globally, nationally, or locally. Baby steps, but I have plans. #LeadUpChat
A6 I have wanted to get my Ss connected with another classroom, but my time is limited with my Ss since I see them for RTI Reading for a little less than an hour everyday. Need to just make it happen! #LeadUpChat
Q6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
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A6 - How will I take the L.E.A.P....
But starting a conversation about it.
Plant the seed now, continue to tend to the garden, and hope the future brings the harvest! Metaphorically and educationally speaking!!
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Essentially, Ss aren’t learning about Math, English, Science, etc. for the content alone. They’re using the content to learn the skills to have meaningful relationships, healthy lifestyles, proper decision-making for and in the future. #leadupchat
A6: This should be our ongoing practice. Every day & every decision should be moving the needle forward in big/small ways. It should touch everything we do #leadupchat
Q6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
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RTQ6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
#leadupchat#LEAPeffect
LOVE THIS! If we can make every student feel a sense of belongingness, make them realize their ability grows with their effort, the work they are putting in has value and that they CAN all succeed, we have done our job well! #LeadUpChat
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A culture of yes can revolutionize a school. Of course there needs to be structure, but empowering others to take steps forward encourages growth and builds excitement around our work. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A4: By giving up control we empower others to go further & to become leaders. Since I've learned to say "yes" and step back, I'm amazed with how far my Ts and Ss have gone.
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Thank you for this reminder. My Ss are just now researching their first passion project. This week I want them to consider who their experts could be, and help them reach out to those experts and pull their learning outside of our classroom. #leadupchat
A5. I love when the community becomes involved and visits the school. I always say this...Career Week is a perfect example..I've seen so many want to visit our kids and teach/talk if we just ask them to come 🙂 #leadupchat
Exactly. This reminds me of a quote: "school is not a place for smart people". So much of what our current system mirrors and assembly line #leadupchat
I like how Don Wettrick says something similar to "Stop saying employee ready. We should enable students to be great employers for companies that they help build."
I've often connected intolerance with a lack of curiosity. I feel like curiosity is the most important trait to improve as humans. It makes us wonder, ask "what if," and try. And the more you try the more you make a change or a difference. #curiosity#GrowthMindset#LeadUpChat
A3: curiosity keeps us in a state of growth mindset. As we become less curious about others & the world, closed mindset sets in and we become skeptical of differences #leadupchat
A5- Yruly authentic learning is when a question is asked & my answer is great question. Go find out! You have smartphones,
1to1 laptops, find your answer then come back to let us know your findings then we will ponder it more! #leadupchat
Lead without ego + vanity: empowering others means empowering ourselves. What we get back when we trust + invest in others is so much more than we'd ever get in isolation. Don't worry about who gets credit: it will come back to you in so many ways. #LeadUpChat
Find real issues in the school that students care about and start there. How can we address this need and use it as a teachable moment? Also, model what you do as an adult and let them see you take action #LeadUpChat
A5: Building bridges that connects the school to the community is invaluable. The community wants to be involved but needs an invitation. Be the leader that creates a structure for authentic learning experiences by utilizing the resources near you! #leadupchat#JoyfulLeaders
Q5: There are countless ways to provide authentic learning opportunities that mirror real world experiences. What have you found to be the most impactful. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Definitely a need for parenting ones, but that's a slippery slope. We need to tread carefully so that we don't alienate our Ps. Could bring in outside parenting experts possibly. I'd love to attend that. :) #LeadUpChat
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A5: Building bridges that connects the school to the community is invaluable. The community wants to be involved but needs an invitation. Be the leader that creates a structure for authentic learning experiences by utilizing the resources near you! #leadupchat#JoyfulLeaders
Do you use Visible Thinking strategies with this? See... Think.. Wonder? And, I agree. I'm always blown away by the depth of questioning kids begin to explore in comparison to simply teaching content. #leadupchat
A5: I'm still in the infant stages of this, but I love the idea of using pictures of phenomena to spark ideas & curiosity with my Ss. I couldn't begin to plan for the Qs they come up with! They want to know more and I am learning to just let them go! It's a journey! #leadupchat
I'm going to try combining skills-focused instruction with an opportunity for students to identify topics of interest and report back to the group. See what that stirs. Maybe Friday. #leadupchat
RTQ6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
#leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A6: In my staff meeting next week, in addition to getting ready for our WASC visit, we will be asking questions. What problem are you having that you need help solving? What is something you would like to try but aren’t sure how to go about it? #leadupchat
Q6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
#leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Students definitely need time for reflection. Often we are taught to brainstorm, plan ahead, carry out an activity, and collect results, but evaluation of method as well as results tends to get lost. Reflection often requires some quiet, which is hard. #leadupchat
A6: Part of reimagining learning is stepping back to measure what is working and what is not.
Less is more.
What can we let go of so that we can get REALLY GOOD at fewer things? And let's get REALLY GOOD at those things that yield the greatest impact. #leadupchat
Q6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
#leadupchat#LEAPeffect
And I would add, it takes a huge weight off our shoulders. Allowing others to take the lead, frees me up to look into projects I never had time for before. Win/win.
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A6 Begin to set the conditions and culture for innovation. Let's bring the student voice into learning. This week we need to ask our students how they would like to be empowered. You just may be surprised by what they say. Hey, it may just lead to something incredible!#leadupchat
You are right! We want Ss to be self sufficient and use their strengths, but many don't know what their strengths & talents are, and so many others don't even believe they have any. THIS is an important part of our jobs. #leadupchat
More choice, more opportnuities for feedback, more control over what and how they learn- just ask them! Students are sometimes not used to their opinions being considered and surprised to find out you really want to know #LeadUpChat
If we can get Ss to understand that the critical thinking required to apply an equation in math is the same thinking that will help solve personal problems (relationships, health, finances), ownership, buy-in, and empowerment increase. #leadupchat
A6: As an admin, I'm curious if my Ts see me as doing this or not. I feel like I encourage and then try to get out of their way. Maybe I'll be brave and ask. #leadupchat
Q6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
#leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Very true. In many ways, public education is like the mass-transit system. It's desperately in need of repairs. Unfortunately, the current mindset is that those with access will choose Uber or car ownership, and those that don't will have to deal #leadupchat
You might also check out Disrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers and Bob Probst. They have some great literacy/reading strategies that extend Ss thinking. #leadupchat
A5. PBL in a STEM area for problem solving where their question crosses multiple disciplines into the problem solving areas. The Ss design their own thinking for solving these complex problems. #leadupchat
I didn't mean for teachers to opine with parents on parenting strategies... just asking for me here. There aren't parent learning communities on here as robust as educator PLNs... or at least I haven't found them. #LeadUpChat
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#leadupchat Outstanding chat today! Always enjoy seeing/learning what fellow educators are doing in the classroom. Thanks for sharing! We are all in this together!
Wow! I 100% agree and think our focus on "argumentation" more than "problme solving" also part of a the dominant narrative. Why is argumentation and not reflection the pinnacle of Western education? Old White Dudes. #LeadUpChat (https://t.co/bNax3IdEAw)
Small leap: I love origami, it has vast connections to #math, is hands-on & brings what we learn to life in a practical way. Combines #mathandart. Ss love it, see models from other classes & want to do it, too. Going to connect a particular #origami model to PreCalc! #leadupchat
Q6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
#leadupchat#LEAPeffect
A3: Activating prior knowledge and then using questioning and teaching student to develop questions can help to spark curiosity. #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q3: Curiosity may just be the most important ingredient in reimagining education. How can consistently infusing curiosity in our schools impact our own growth and student learning? #leadupchat#LEAPeffect
Q6: As you reimagine learning, how will you make the L.E.A.P. this next week to bring it to life by taking either a small or large step forward.
#leadupchat#LEAPeffect
I encourage all admins to model the approaches they want to see in their classrooms. Much like students, teachers sometimes need to see the vision in action. #leadupchat
A6: Create an action plan, to help students REGULARLY be empowered through ownership of learning opportunities, rather than periodic glimpses. #LeadUpChat
Thank you everyone for joining us this morning! Enjoy your weekend and make it a great week. Together we can join hands and create the #LEAPeffect! Keep the conversation going throughout the week by posting to #LEAPeffect and #leadupchat!
