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Bryan Drost - Dir. of Curriculum - NeOhio, It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. #ohedchat
Tricia Ebner, gifted coordinator and consultant, NE Ohio. My favorite courage piece these days is the song "Lions" by Skillet, especially the chorus, "If we're gonna stand, we stand like giants, if we're gonna walk, we walk as lions." #ohedchat
Hi, I'm Beth, and I'm from Springfield, OH, and right now, I think Fellowship of the RIng (which hubby is reading as we chat to my 9 yr old), The Poet X, or Amal UnBound. All courageous narrators. #ohedchat
A1 Academic courage is trying something that you might not be good at but want to learn, like when I took Ceramics in college. It is going beyond the easy A. #ohedchat
The book shows so much more clearly the bravery of the hobbits than the movie did. But lately with #DisruptTexts and @ProjectLITComm, it feels very white-centric to me. #ohedchat
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The ability to try something new...borderline revolutionary, with reckless abandon.
Sometimes it works. Sometimes you say "uh... Never mind. Let's do something different tomorrow"
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The ability to try something new...borderline revolutionary, with reckless abandon.
Sometimes it works. Sometimes you say "uh... Never mind. Let's do something different tomorrow"
A1: I think academic courage can also be found in asking for help, letting teachers know when something isn't making sense. That can be very hard for kids, especially ones who have always found school to be easy, and suddenly it's not. #ohedchat
Agreeing w/ @DrBDrost Humans are communal in nature so doing what's right and interrupting systems that don't serve ALL Ss when peers don't speak up takes personal/ professional fortitude #ohedchat
That's an interesting point--I'll confess I hadn't thought of it that way. I've always liked how the Fellowship brings together hobbits, elves, dwarves, men . . . #ohedchat
A1: Robin - IL, I am blessed to work with my Library Media Specialist, @lrcthies who inspires me everyday by having academic courage by “thinking” outside the box, outside the comfort zone & guides Ss to develop #grit. #ohedchat
Yes! I think it demos to students how important we find learning is by sharing what new things we've learned with our kiddos. Although sometimes I wonder if they dread when I come back from conferences... #ohedchat
I actually had a class of 8th graders that groaned when I told them I was headed to a conference . . . their third year with me as their teacher. #ohedchat
Yes. Trying something new, even when it might not work, is brave. Sometimes I need to reflect to figure out if it doesn't work, and sometimes I can tell right away. And sometimes it works 2nd but not 3rd... #ohedchat
It's Tolkien as an author that's making me twitch right now. And in re-reading, yes, it's a lot of races, but they're all men, except for poor Eowyn. In the real series, Arwen just shows up out of no where. #ohedchat
A2: #ohedchat - By building this habit, I think we create students that can conquer our loftiest standards - being amazing human beings that will continue to make all of us grow.
A1: Academic courage requires a willingness to do a lot of self reflection, and ability to work through a struggle to make a difference in Ss learning world #Ohedchat
A2 When you're living the teacher life with your kiddos in school, you don't always see the transformation. I think of it like planting seeds that will hopefully blossom into beautiful plants someday. #ohedchat
A2. We need to be ready to change and evolve in how we teach. Big changes require lots of courage and these changes will without a doubt be transformational! #ohedchat
A2: When students take those first courageous steps into owning their own learning, that's transformational. I love seeing kids wrestle with something, not because of the grade or meeting some external expectation, but because they are driven to it for themselves. #ohedchat
A2: If students see teachers taking risks academically, they will be more apt to do the same, which will help create a culture of inquiry and out-of-the-box thinking #ohedchat
A2: If everyone has courage in the school, it can transform that school into something great. No limit to what students and teachers can do if they are courageous.
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A2: I have been reading a lot about strengths based learning - helping Ss see their value - Courage is being willing to see value of each and every kid - and teach to those strengths. #Ohedchat
A2: Our school is becoming a “trauma informed” school, so courage can come from the most unexpected places! Courage & Integrity help us to be a better version of ourselves. Character Building...transforms! #ohedchat
Yes, they certainly can be! One of my favorite things was the kids who didn't finish their #20time projects before the end of the school year . . . and came back in August saying, "So I finished last week . . ." #ohedchat
Q2) Bringing courage into schools can be extremely transformational for our students as we are teaching them to be confident in themselves and their abilities, no matter if they get the answer right or not. #ohedchat
I think sometimes it takes courage to NOT give the answer. Students expect us to know; putting the discovery in their hands can be really hard for us sometimes! #ohedchat
It can be really, really tough to get kids to understand and trust that it's okay to ask questions or let teachers know when something isn't clear. #ohedchat
Q3) By encouraging them to participate, guess, and try their best! Students should never be made to feel ashamed or embarrassed at getting an answer incorrect. #ohedchat
A3. In the classroom, making sure Ss fail forward and learn from everything. Ultimately, building relationships creates confidence and security and this leads to courage in the classroom. #ohedchat
A3 I promote trying new and hard things with my kiddos as well as how to get in those classes like CCP English, which I teach. Don't limit a kiddo based on who they are today, but help them be what they want to be tomorrow. #ohedchat
A3: I agree modeling is key. I also do "think-alouds" with situations, talking through where I'm confused or what I might need. When I can show kids what's going on in my head, it helps them think about what's going on in their own. #ohedchat
A3: By allowing them to struggle and make mistakes. Oftentimes, students don't like this. They want the right answer so they can get their A & move on. But to really grow & learn, they need grapple w/ the content. That's why I love using inquiry to teach science! #ohedchat
Most definitely. It's why @TebnerEbner help lead #ohedchat - we know we are able to facilitate, but we are always anxious to learn more from all of you!
A3: I work with elementary age...1 day a 2nd grader asked me 2 tie his shoes...I said “I will help you 2 learn 2 tie your shoes, I am confident you can do this.” The Ss was able to tie his own shoes! Sometimes we just have to believe they can! #ohedchat
It builds the relationship both ways too. We're the same. I just have 20some (said with an indistinguishable cough) more years experience than you so let me help you and you can teach me about Snapchat and Fortnite. #ohedchat
Oh my gosh! Thank you so much...Tricia! The discussion questions, the comments in this chat thread have been so beneficial to me. I learn from everyone that participates!:) #ohedchat
A2) courage brings confidence to students and helps them learn to collaborate together. Those skills are the foundations for being a successful citizen of society #ohedchat
#ohedchat It looked like a great #edchat. Very timely, Ss courage is a theme in our accreditation plan. Great to hear what other schools are doing/thinking/etc
