#oredchat A5: Ss need to see you risk. If it's ok for you to risk, it's ok for them to risk. If you play it safe and only accept perfection from yourself.......what do you think they think about what you expect from them? Is it ok to not be perfect in your classroom?
A5: I'm willing to risk doing it badly before it starts. It's after it goes badly and persevering through that is where it gets difficult for me. The Joker likes to show up at that point & start poking...maybe it's not as good as I think, maybe it's not worth it...etc. #OrEdChat
â¨A5: TRY IT! Whatâs the worst thing that will happen? Your Ss will see youâre human and that you failed? Perfect! Have a growth mindset!⨠#OREdChat
âItâs not okay to throw up your hands in defeat because youâre not naturally creative.â -@burgessdave#TLAP#BeTheWildCard
A5: Sounds bad but through experience, I'd teach how I would normally teach for a month or 2, then start taking risks after they trust you as a T. #OrEdChat
A5. I would say start small, one step at a time. the kids will bring their own greatness. If they are capable of it, it will bloom in front of you.#oredchat
A5: Just jump! Model risk taking and tell your Ss you're trying something new. They'll appreciate you for it. If it fails, you'll learn together. Nothing amazing happens from maintaining the status quo. #oredchat
A5 Cont'd: But that's about the time I tell him to hit the road and keep moving forward!! I'm like @SteinbrinkLaura If you tell me I can't...I'm gonna show you that I can!! #OrEdChat#BeTheWildCard
A5: one has to have the moral courage to get out there and try something new...that is what distinguishes educational leaders from âadministratorsâ for example...#oredchat
A5: oh, man! I have no problem making mistakes from trying something new! Iâm constantly looking to mix things up, I just have to make sure I reflect afterwards so I can keep growing. #OrEdChat
A5: Yes, my type A personality doesn't allow for failure, so I keep fixing til it works. I am currently on revamping small group reading for the 4th time with my interesting kiddos this year. #OREdChat#BeTheWildCard
A4: Surround myself with like minded individuals, take time for myself to recharge and get right back at it! Remember that it is all about my kiddos. #BeTheWildCard#OrEdChat
A4 Twitter and instagram always make me feel like Iâm not an alien. Hearing from like minded teachers turns the negativity around. Thinking about my Ss and the memories that are being created and the lives being influenced helps too.#oredchat
Then let them. Do it for the kids! I once told some one "I will not lower my standards to allow you to feel better about yours." #OrEdChat#BeTheWildCard we aren't at play here it's a mission and it's important.
A5: Iâve learned through the years that if something new I try doesnât work, it doesnât mean Iâve failed. It just means Iâm learning. I wouldâve never known and wouldâve always wondered had I not tried. #OrEdChat#BeTheWildCard
Thank you all for being here tonight! WOW! What a fantastic chat!! Now let's go out there and #BeTheWildCard for our students this week!! Next week we'll be chatting about Chapter 4! #OREdChat
A5: It seems natural to me, as a teacher, to try and fail and try again. That's how I know how to teach the same thing to my students (grit and tenacity) :) #oredchat
A5: My Ss are worth the risk in trying something new and perhaps falling on my face in doing so. Even in that there is a learning opportunity. Be brave. It's worth it! #OrEdChat#BeTheWildCard
Hey Oregon! #OrEdChat I'm heading to Bangladesh to train special ed teachers at the first schools to take kids w/ special needs, a school for trafficked kids and a school for homeless kids in a field by a slum. Read this and share, please!
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It's vital that we model failure, reflection, and recovery. This a piece of learning and growing that we have traditionally punished in our students. FAILURE is the best way to grow ask any inventor. #OrEdChat#BeTheWildCard
A5: fail at small stuff, and fail often. Don't try to fail, of course, but notice when it happens that it is not the end of the world, and that you probably learned something. Failure, like anything worth doing, takes practice. #OrEdChat
I seek ways for my Ss to use #tech with reading & writing via Adobe Post, iMovie, Build websites, Poll Everywhere, surveys, Digital Reflection #HelpsBrain#LearnWhatYouHeard#OREdChat
#OrEdChat late follow up on A5: Think about what you reward in terms of your grades. Do you reward risk? 2nd chances? re-assessment? Or do you only reward getting it right the first time? Does a low grade from September still keep down an Ss final grade?
1st Clue itâs happening is when my Ss look bored or have glossy eyes. Thatâs my clue to switch it up right then & there. So, I have them make an Adobe Spark Post over whatever we were doing. #tech inspires Ss #OrEdChat
I will! I'll be there for several weeks so might even join an #oredchat from there!! I'm looking for some classes who might want to swap some letters too!
