When I think back to how I used to be as an educator, I'm so thankful that I've grown. After all, if I'm not growing and changing, how can I possibly expect this of my students? Now, teachers are my primary students, but the growing and changing hasn't shifted, only accelerated.
If I want to encourage teachers to embrace a #growthmindset and think differently, then I have to do those things. What I've learned in my position as a technology integration specialist is that without relationships, no modeling or deep growth really happens. I've been fortunate to be able to let the teachers who choose to integrate technology in powerful ways with students choose to work with me. In my two different schools, this has not been forced on teachers fortunately.
I've spent considerable time just listening in and trying only to support teachers and help remove barriers to their teaching, building stronger relationships with the IT department, and the results have been miraculous. Instead of forcing my ideas, tools, etc on teachers, I've helped to build bridges. There is a quote from Maya Angelou that encompasses this, “At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.”
If I stop changing, growing, learning, and taking risks in teaching, please tell me it's time to move on. Permission granted.
If I want to encourage teachers to embrace a #growthmindset and think differently, then I have to do those things. What I've learned in my position as a technology integration specialist is that without relationships, no modeling or deep growth really happens. I've been fortunate to be able to let the teachers who choose to integrate technology in powerful ways with students choose to work with me. In my two different schools, this has not been forced on teachers fortunately.
I've spent considerable time just listening in and trying only to support teachers and help remove barriers to their teaching, building stronger relationships with the IT department, and the results have been miraculous. Instead of forcing my ideas, tools, etc on teachers, I've helped to build bridges. There is a quote from Maya Angelou that encompasses this, “At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.”
If I stop changing, growing, learning, and taking risks in teaching, please tell me it's time to move on. Permission granted.
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