#resiliencechat Archive
Co-moderated by Dr. Robert Martinez and Sara Truebridge, #resiliencechat focuses on promoting resilience amongst educators and students.
Monday August 1, 2016
10:00 PM EDT
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Ty for the welcome, tired so not sure how long i will stay.
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Anyone being resilient tonight?
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Hello! Almost missed tonight because Im so tired.
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Welcome one, welcome all to I'm Rob your moderator for the evening! Who is out there with us, name/place?
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Katherine Goyette, Edtech Integration Consultant from Central California.
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Hello, Alisha 5th grade, jumping over from
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I belong in this Hi everyone, Spiri from PA, long time no see 😕 I'm actually wide awake 😊
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Donna, high school world language teacher chatting from Indiana
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Great topic "belonging"
Faige retired kinder teacher in Los Angeles
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Donna Welcome! Great to have you here! Co-moderator of
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I've been reading elections news all day and haven't applied for a permanent visa elsewhere. Does that count?
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Debbie from Chicago's NW side. I flew over my own house yesterday evening. No, I did not wave.
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I'm Bill Ivey, a middle school teacher in Western Massachusetts.
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Thomas Mision, PreService Elem Edu T here in Minnesota, what's up?
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You got that right Spiri! So pleased you are here!
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Tonight’s topic: "The importance of belonging" and its impact on academic .
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How are you my friend? Hope all is well 😊
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Thanks! Very interested in learning more about the topic
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Hi
Carl from Avonsleigh Australia
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Just chatting abt Hamilton musical. a strong theme of searching for belonging in there. Coincidence! XD
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Thanks dear one, Rough month, and yet, life goes on!
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This is Katelin from Oklahoma! Excited to participate in my first Twitter chat
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Thanks Rob. I hope things are a bit better with you than last time we spoke.
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Tidbit 1/2: When students can say to self-I belong in this academic community-My ability and competence grow with my effort.
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Welcome to twitter chat land Katelin.
It won't be your last
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Welcome! Glad you're here!
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Tid-bit 2/2: & can say: I can succeed at this; This work has value for me Academic Resilience can grow!
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I'm hanging in there Deb, thanks for asking.
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I remember how hard it was.
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I belong, I want to contribute I want to grow I want to learn. I belong!
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Please remember to use the tag in all of your responses so we can track, and others can see your replies.
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Q1-Have you considered the premise of “academic resilience” and wondered how it might impact overall development
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Todd from NY- third chat in 3 hours! Woot woot! HS assistant principal- good evening friends!
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I don't know what you're going through but I hear ya! Prayers for better times ahead.
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Tidbit: I never felt I belonged anywhere. I did like learning geography in 5th grade, though.
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A1) I assume it requires overall resilience
Ss who can learn from mistakes and use that experience to improve and move on
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Thanks Jenny, Lost my dad a month ago, He was almost 90, and yet, still hits hard.
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Oh, well wish we could go back in time with some of the info we will share tonight!
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A1 Interesting question. I feel most of us are differently resilient in different areas of our lives, w/cross influence.
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A2: my Ss have amazing academic resilience as they all struggle yet yearn to learn.
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I wish I could go back with a lot of moments. Make them better. Maybe react better.
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Belonging is age-old need.Cultures of trust build safe environment 4 all 2 belong as community of learners.
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A1 I once got a kid who was an amazing soccer goalie to apply that resilience to learning French. Overnight transformation.
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No matter the age... Family is family. 😥 My condolences.
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A1 Academic Resilience can be different for each,part of our duty is to support each as much as we are able
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I hope tonight we consider those unique differences within students, and seek to understand a teacher's impact
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then being in a supportive environment has to be of great assistance
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Carol, ELA Consultant, from Long Island here tonight but sending you postcard from the Jersey Shore. https://t.co/HAUXLPh853
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A1 I could have used some mentoring in that regard. My mom always said I had a flair for writing. Never a talent.
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A1 I don't think she wanted any praise to go to my head.
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Hi Carol! Yes, belonging, being part of the group, fitting in, helps connect us to security, safety. https://t.co/SCzShZ7bPD
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Belonging is age-old need.Cultures of trust build safe environment 4 all 2 belong as community of learners.
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WE all want to belong, be understood, be needed. Isn't that why we all participate in tweetchats? Finding a home with peers?
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A1 Of course, the more we know, understand, and love the whole child, the more we can seek cross-influences in resilience.
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A1 When my mom went to talk to 7th grade teachers, she told me I was coasting on my brains. How does that help?
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A1 learning from mistakes is key. We grow as learners when we reflect.
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A1)Positive progress for Ss facing adversity comes in many forms – building resilience will help ensure that progress
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I agree with this. Resilience can change day to day as well
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Perfect connections! Yes! For any learner, the more accepted, the safer they feel, the more we learn https://t.co/qhVd12KHfC
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WE all want to belong, be understood, be needed. Isn't that why we all participate in tweetchats? Finding a home with peers?
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A1 being resilient leads to discovery about oneself and building of confidence thru successes https://t.co/dv11lJ0G6u
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Q1-Have you considered the premise of “academic resilience” and wondered how it might impact overall development
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We need our learners to feel that they have unique voices that can be heard in their classrooms.
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It occurs to me, to, that working through our own implicit biases can help us more fully see/appreciate "whole child."
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could be draining to meet all Ss needs tho, ? How does 1 address needs w/o making other ss feel unattended?
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A1: help students develop it in the classroom and that mindset will follow when they leave your room
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– “Academic Resilience” paradigm reflects the notion that we each have potential to succeed in academic environments.
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If we can help Ss see their unique talents then we can lead them on road 2 learning-Relationships count.
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Q2: Knowing that people are different, what care do we need to take to be , , where all ?
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Certainly didn't seem true in grad school. Why I made the hard decision not to go for a PhD. https://t.co/JFItaxqsKl
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– “Academic Resilience” paradigm reflects the notion that we each have potential to succeed in academic environments.
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Oh man,just asked this ? a few seconds ago. Ive been ahead in my tweetchats lately lol
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A2: Celebrate variability of ALL learners by building learning experiences each student can access. Options, choice.
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So very thoughtful Bill, As we seek to understand ourselves, we might just become more welcoming to our students.
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A2: individualize and differentiated 'resilience' instruction for each students.
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A2: We need to paint with broad brush strokes so everyone feels like they are a part of the story. Make it relative to life.
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A2 Be willing to adapt/flexible
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indeed, each means each, it might be daunting at first, yet the dividends will be great! https://t.co/v9ZH5fRcq1
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We need our learners to feel that they have unique voices that can be heard in their classrooms.
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A2) We need to get to know the person: what makes them tick, likes, dislikes etc
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That would be the goal, for sure! :-)
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Hard topic for me. Kid Q has been encouraged. Kid O really has not.
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A2 Don't sterotype Ss or hold them to who they were last yr, start each day fresh, encourage passion https://t.co/iPInDKCkOO
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Q2: Knowing that people are different, what care do we need to take to be , , where all ?
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Maslows must always be met before Blooms! In meeting those needs we must be CR!
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Uni environment can be quite unsupportive. After my 5th change of supervisor i gave up on my PhD
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This group is on fire tonight, insert Alicia Keyes IF here!
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A2: Encourage ALL learners by building relationships with students. Value diversity.
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Knowing students background life history gives us clue to "academic resilience" "
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Humongously important. A core part of my school's mission (we're a girls school), and deeply valued. https://t.co/SaC6R70JC0
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We need our learners to feel that they have unique voices that can be heard in their classrooms.
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I have a friend who gave up, too.
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Sharon Huggins, second-grade teacher, Lake County, NoCal
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A1: resilience in our Ss cuts across experiences. Experience in one area provides them opportunity to develop many areas.
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A problem I see in academic environments is possibilities of some being teacher's pet.
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My apologies... What is CR?
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make every child feel like the teacher's pet...the great teachers do
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I guess I never really had any.
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A2 Empathetic listening is one of the keys. Starting with respect. Coexistence in the sense of the word.
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Each supervisor kept tweaking my topic till eventually it wasn't my topic anymore
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Culturally Responsive, recognizing each student comes in with a different story-background!
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A2: consider individual needs. Look at S background and areas of strength and need.
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Q3 – Teachers who support “belonging” build Positive Behavior skills, build self-efficacy, and promote self-value, Concur?
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See you
I have to go teach now... thanks for teh chat all
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Thanks for the engaging chat. Have to go back to a newsletter that I am preparing.
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Sounds like a prof I had who wanted me to answer the question was Dickens antisemitic. I said it depends.
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A3: ABSOLUTELY, and the foundation begins with building relationships with each child
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Yes they do. Thank you for explaining CR -just hadn't seen it coded.
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A3 Concur. The trick is, building that sense of belonging. Paying close attention to interactions & attending to all souls.
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Christian critics said no. Jewish ones said yes. I thought he was simply reflecting his time.
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I was trying to investigate Year 9 stand alone programs...
Kept getting shunted into side issue
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A3: like self advocacy open mindedness key for student security
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A3: Belief in oneself, self-efficacy promote resiliency for challenges . Educators promoting this show value to students.
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Big Idea: cooperative learning, promotes student engagement in the learning process: less lecture - more small groups,
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A3 Learning starts with relationships, Ss won't learn from s/o that doesn't care for them https://t.co/k4Ee1ORuVC
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Q3 – Teachers who support “belonging” build Positive Behavior skills, build self-efficacy, and promote self-value, Concur?
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A3 I think one thing that helps in my classroom is kids know we can/do talk/learn about race, gender, sexuality, etc..
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A3: Anyone who builds relationships with a +ve mindset, plants the seeds of success in others. Growth is up to the Ss
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Agreed,if we want to teach ALL students we have to build capacity in them in order to connect then instruct!
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A3 I'm pretty clear making assumptions about identity can lead to miscommunication. "All girls?" - well, maybe. We'll see.
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A3: yes. And they look for Ss to contribute to the conversation about their needs.
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A3 When the room/school becomes the students community (Ts Sts) that belonging is solidified
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Q4 – How might we work to ensure that each child is taught that they ”belong” at all levels of their education?
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A2 Short answer: Abolish Special Ed. IEPs for all.
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Yes indeed! And teachers modeling respectful listening helps doubly in creating that sense. :-)
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A2 Kid O needed inclusion in the sense that she needed ablebodied community around her. Never really part of a group.
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A4: work to ensure each child has an effective teacher in the classroom
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A4 Advisory groups provide an additional forum to connect to kids, check on other areas of their lives. That's one idea.
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A2 When SpEd kids are kept separate from the general population, there's no chance to help them belong.
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A4 Help Ss get engaged w/ sch, they are important in the world and have a role to play https://t.co/Pxmr7VDAS4
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Q4 – How might we work to ensure that each child is taught that they ”belong” at all levels of their education?
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A4 We also have been known to do all-school student polls attempting to check social climate including sense of belonging.
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A4: start young that we are all equal. We all have the right to speak and still be loved. We all need to listen with intent.
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That's too bad. Sounds like it could have been a positive development.
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A4 Take them seriously. Be aware that no bullying or "othering" of any kind is tolerated in classroom. Discuss/model respect
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A4 We also have faculty meetings where we'll check (for each kid) which *adults* feel kids are strongly connected to them.
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A3 I concur. Too bad I never experienced it.
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A4: connect by knowing their lives outside the bells
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A4: we do a solid week of team building with our SS to get to know them and form relationships. Makes all the difference.
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Respect is certainly a word that is tossed around but rarely modeled.
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Sorry friends, must bid adieu hope to see you next time 😊
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A4 Acknowledge all gifts and abilities. Engage with all and encourage all to engage. Build community.
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I think it takes a degree of self-awareness to properly model it
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Value them and make them feel wanted, part of class, student body, school, and community. Must feel needed!
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Q5 How do we support each of our colleagues toinitiate and sustain practices that build on cooperative learning?
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A4: Having an advisory period in MS where we work on the psycho-social development
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Parting is such sweet sorrow. G'night Spiri
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A5: modeling, effective communication about best practices...lead by example
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A5 We'll set aside time in faculty meetings for presentations/demonstrations of successes with students. Spread the word.
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Both @ work & @ my volunteering,Ive had to really think on how I model it,since I discuss it w/ Ss aplenty
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A5: develop an "it takes a village" mentality in which we as Ps, Ts, and others are a support team to raise the Ss.
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a la Desiderata "...they too have their story."
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A5: time for teachers to collaborate, share successes and discuss priority areas
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A5: Inspire colleagues to initiate/sustain cooperative learning environments by modeling systematic collaboration in PLC.
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Taking time to be reflective is half the battle Thomas.
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A5: let them observe teachers "who live and breath quality cooperative learning" the student engagement is contagious
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Conscious effort is the other. 😉
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A5 Of course, part of the answer to this question is knowing how our colleagues best learn. :-)
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doubly so when I still struggle w/ biases, but I am trying,even if its really exhausting
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A5 I look at life though the prism of hope & reflections help me see what was what is & what could be.
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Sometimes we forget that aspect too, eh? Good point!
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Q6: Do most of us remember the teacher who connected with us as humans, rather than who taught us something we remember?
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A6: try to model myself after those teachers!
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A6 COnnected,definitely. I was inspired to be a T by those Ts. They continue to inspire me when I talk to them
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A6: Yup. Funnily enough, I ran into him today. we had a great conversation about gr9 consumer studies class too.
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A6 No. Only one professor I had stands out in my mind as someone I connected with human to human.
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Sometimes, I cannot even remember the names, though the people who cared always come to mind. https://t.co/33RvsDCPb2
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A6 COnnected,definitely. I was inspired to be a T by those Ts. They continue to inspire me when I talk to them
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A6 I remember situations more then Ts. They had a significant impact on who I am as a teacher https://t.co/3JYkPKrniQ
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Q6 Yes and those are the professionals we search to find so we can send a thank you card 20 years later!
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A6 With one exception (in college), my favourite teachers were skilled connectors. But I also did learn w/them.
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A6 those Ts not only connected,but also pushed me to be more than I thought I was. Basketball Team (I sucked) and Plays
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Yikes. That is just so sad.
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A6: simply put hell ya, connections will always trump content
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If it wasn't for those Ts, who pushed me, I wouldn't be where I am
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I like that self talk walk through. Well done!
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THat's part of Resilience, doing things that you may not be good,but the exp improves regardless
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But the connections brought the learning to life!
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Glad I could join Sometimes a question a comment reminds me what's on my mind & post I wrote. +140characters
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Glad you liked it. has great stuff; this resonated w/me.
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Q7 To support academically resiliency,-shouldn’t we also want to ensure that each child has ab opportunity to love school?
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This article make me tear up a bit,esp as one w/low-self confidence
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Were you mean? I can hardly believe that. But glad you made the plant live. 💕
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That's not to say that some didn't have a human touch, but I didn't feel any closeness.
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A7 Sort of a leading question ;-) but I also genuinely feel that yes, we should.
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A7: they need to know that school is safe, supportive and openminded to new ideas. Love will grow in the seeds you plant.
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Hmm. I see the difference. Mitigates somewhat, but still not ideal.
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Yes and let those micro-inequities be your mission this year! Identify and make an action plan!
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No. I enjoyed learning, but he's the only one who tried to really mentor me.
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Thanks for your kindness. I do have moments from my past that haunt me. I think many people do.
