Welcome to our #CreateEdu chat! This week our topic is Making Mistakes Is Part of Learning with @ClaudioZavalaJr! Introduce yourself and tag in 3 educators that inspire you to be curious and creative.
Hello, friends. Shaelynn from Iowa. Literacy and #edtech are my jams. Love digital storytelling, multimodal creations, and data to tell a story! #CreateEdu
What up people! I hear my #iste buddy Claudio is moderating tonight and we're talking about embracing failure or as @nathan_stevens would say embracing choices regardless of the outcome! Steve from NJ. I encourage experimentation through trial and error in game design #createedu
A1: One mistake that led to a learning experience was trying out Google Hangouts Live for the first time. I didn't understand how to include a chat and needed to find a quick workaround - thankful for lots of online tutorials :) #createedu
A1: I work at a school in Japan & decided to build relationships w/a S by doing a pushup competition. There was a miscommunication and someone in the audience thought I was punishing that S. Total backfire. Made me realize how clear we must be with our communication. #CreateEdu
A1: Mistakes always lead to learning experiences, but we need to stop beating ourselves up. We need to TRULY embrace 'failure' or whatever we want to call it and not just give lip service to saying we embrace failure. The learning can be tough... #CreateEdu
A1: literacy coaching for me. I was not effective my first couple years. Connecting and continuing my learning has helped me grow as a coach! #CreateEdu
A1: Was going to show a presentation through my Google Drive and wasn't able to get to it, but had colleagues that showed me what I was doing wrong. #simplesolution#CreateEdu
RT ClassTechTips "A1: One mistake that led to a learning experience was trying out Google Hangouts Live for the first time. I didn't understand how to include a chat and needed to find a quick workaround - thankful for lots of online tutorials :) #createedu"
A1: Agree a lot with @nathan_stevens that to define something as a mistake involves a particular interpretation of context. #CreateEdu Mistakes are an integral part of learning. To paraphrase Thomas Edison, I haven't failed 1000, but just discovered 1000 ways it didn' work?
A1: I was giving a presentation on @MSMakeCode and @microbit_edu and the code wasn't going through USB to the #microbit. Realized the hard way that low battery power on computer lead to no power going through USB. #createedu
It is just as important to know what something won’t do as much as what it can do. When you what something won’t do, everything else is possible #CreateEdu
A2 I am still learning to be comfortable with mistakes. Being a part of an agile team at @participate helps! Learning, testing, and iterating prioritized and encouraged. #CreateEdu@markjotter
A2: Again, I'll say that as much as we want to embrace trial and error or 'failure' we are programmed to feel pretty lousy when we perceive that we made a 'mistake'. We need to reprogram ourselves and PRACTICE this new attitude. Society still penalizes us for 'failure' #CreateEDU
A2: Ego. We also want to shield ourselves from "the struggle." We want to look good. But if we are to take risks then we must make mistakes. It's the only way to grow. #CreateEdu
A1 Learning computer science is all about making mistakes. Learning how to recognize problem patterns and solve for them is essential for the creative coding process. Today in class it was syntax errors in python. Tomorrow it will be program flows. #CreateEdu
A1: I made a colossal mistake of not checking a website resource I provided to a group of Ss and the content was changed btwn my planning and lesson execution. It was a totally inappropriate shift of the topic for a 7th gr class. Always check in real time! #createedu
Sadly there is a stigma and yes, we need to remove it and that has proven to be easier said than done. I think it is very easy to BELIEVE in embracing failure. not as easy to practice #createedu and trust me this is coming from someone who really believes!
Q3: Norman Lawson created WD-40 after 39 failed attempts. That’s 39 mistakes until he got it right! How can we promote that type of perseverance among our students? #CreateEdu
Q3: Norman Lawson created WD-40 after 39 failed attempts. That’s 39 mistakes until he got it right! How can we promote that type of perseverance among our students? #CreateEdu
A2: There may or may not be a reward for getting things right, but there usually is accountability when "mistakes" are made. This mindset doesn't support creativity and innovation. The onus is upon us as creative educators to expand definitions and take chances. #CreateEdu
A2: Mistakes were always seen as negatives. And that’s caused me to not even try. There was a fear of messing up. But now, I mess up, I learn, I move on & try again! #CreateEdu
Interesting how framing has so much to do with it. In coding and game development we run into a lot of challenges and bugs in our code and if looked at right that feeling of coming out the other side is extremely rewarding. Need to accept it as part of the process #createedu
A3: By taking risks in front of them. Modeling is hugely important. Praise and awknowledge risk taking and create a culture where Ss feel comfortable to speak their mind. Then shut up and let the magic happen! #CreateEdu
A2: We avoid mistakes because we don’t celebrate process enough and instead expect pefection. As I have grown older I have learned to extend a lot more grace to myself and others. #CreateEDU
A3: One way is to throw out grades. When we impose grades / stringent time limits we end up penalizing failure without recourse. I believe in iterative assessment - If something isn't quite right give feedback and let student continue to develop it further #CreateEDU#ditchgrades
Q3: Norman Lawson created WD-40 after 39 failed attempts. That’s 39 mistakes until he got it right! How can we promote that type of perseverance among our students? #CreateEdu
Q3: Norman Lawson created WD-40 after 39 failed attempts. That’s 39 mistakes until he got it right! How can we promote that type of perseverance among our students? #CreateEdu
So true! Everything we do is modelling for Ss. We can't expect them to adopt those traits/mindsets/behaviours without being prepared to model them first! #CreateEDU
Q3: Norman Lawson created WD-40 after 39 failed attempts. That’s 39 mistakes until he got it right! How can we promote that type of perseverance among our students? #CreateEdu
Mistake has a negative connotation. In our district we call it risk taking rewards. Risk taking, accompanied by reflective failure, is applauded because the result is growth. Takes a serious culture of trust to allow this process. #innovatingEDU#CreateEdu
A3: You have to discover what that hook is for a student to get that kind of perseverance. It requires knowing your kids, and fostering a meaningful relationship #CreateEDU
A3: Piggy-back of the scientific method, perhaps. If we can teach students how to incorporate "mistakes" or taking a path proven to be incorrect is part of the discovery process, then their understanding of the subject at hand will be enriched. #CreateEdu
A4 you mean Lawson made 39 educated choices that led to new variations on a spray lubricant. How do we get students to be more resilient? BE HONEST w/ them when U mess up. When I teach coding, the first thing I tell them is that I suck at coding but great Prob solver #CreateEDU
A3: By modeling it for them. By Ts, and school leadership, allowing themselves to be vulnerable and seen as risk takers who embrace reflective failure, we encourage and promote the same in Ss. We must walk the walk if we are going to talk the talk. #CreateEdu
Q3: Norman Lawson created WD-40 after 39 failed attempts. That’s 39 mistakes until he got it right! How can we promote that type of perseverance among our students? #CreateEdu
A3. I think we need to be intentional in designing our instructional practices around inquiry and open dialogue. Need, need, need to build in time for reflection and discussion. Keep our kids talking. Keep them thinking. Safe, supportive spaces and communities! #CreateEdu
A3. Several years ago my Head of School spoke about #perseverance at the start of term & promised he would learn to juggle. At the end of term he juggled fire sticks in assembly! #CreateEDU#WOW#modelit#makeithappen#lead
Modeling graceful failure is also priceless in a classroom. When students see you fail and overcome, they will gain confidence to do so as well. #CreateEDU
A4: Genius Hour (or 20Time) has been a great outlet for our students to embrace the iterative process and learn from a constant flow of risk, failure, reflection, growth. #CreateEdu
A3. We encourage perseverance by exposing Ss to the #iterativemodel. Too often we focus on a great 1st. We also need to give them opportunities to build stamina on 1 particular complex task, and teach them to change paths if something isn't working. @APSInstructTech#CreateEdu
Q3: Norman Lawson created WD-40 after 39 failed attempts. That’s 39 mistakes until he got it right! How can we promote that type of perseverance among our students? #CreateEdu
A4: We proactively tell students in the words of Pixar's Randy Nelson that life isn't about failure avoidance, it's about course correction. The best way to course correct is to encourage numerous robust opportunities for reflection. #CreateEdu
A4 have learning experiences where students are part of building the learning activity. When they are part of the process, students will stick to the creating more and be resilient. They need a reason to stick with it. #createEDU
A4: Welcome to The Mistake Zone: A place where you fail & learn. A place you fall & get back up! A place where others pick you up when you’re down! #CreateEdu
