I. Howard Gardner: Five minds for the future
a. Discipline- Takes 10 years to master but not it takes 5 years because of computers b. Synthesizing- What do I pay attention to? How will I put it together? How can I put it in arrangement? c. Creative- Thinking outside the box but you cannot think outside the box unless you have a box. d. Respectful- Giving other people the benefit of the doubt. e. Ethical- Requires abstract attitudes. Being in a world involves a higher level of thinking. Sir Ken Robinson- Do schools kill creativity?
Sir Ken Robinson- Bring on the revolution
II. What are your insights from this analysis? Are there common threads in your perceptions? How do your findings fit in with the other topics in this class: 21st century teaching & learning, equity of opportunity for students, the brain, problem-based learning, etc. Throughout my years of teaching, my teaching style was traditional, conformity, and mechanical. Let me use the metaphor of football. When a team loses, everyone lose. I used that approached when I begun teaching P.E. When a student doesn't make their mile time in a specific goal, the whole class ran an extra lap. Looking back, I feel horrible and dreadful of my teaching strategies. But that was how I was thought from my coaches. Listening to my students, it provided me feedback to change lesson plans and ways to scaffold them. Sir Ken Robinson used a great analogy, "Schools must change to an agriculture model". We should let student be creative and grow to their potential. Students flourishing is not a mechanical process, it's an organic process. I strongly believe in equity of opportunity for students. This allows students an opportunity to see if its their strong area and if they are really good at it. III. As instructional leaders, how might you apply Mobley's 6 insights to help your students think creatively? I might apply Mobley's 6 insights to help my students think creatively by providing examples and how to find these examples using the proper resources. I like to build a rapport with students so I ask them what are their interest, what do they like to do, etc. Before going to me for help, I want my students to utilize their peers. I especially want to build student's confidence and always encourage them with positive reinforcement.
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Lisa Gottfried
11/13/2017 05:32:15 pm
I remember seeing a post from Teacher2Teacher on facebook recently about things that teachers can do to reduce their frustration and one of the suggestions was to be kind to ourselves as teachers. It's tough to think about how we were as beginning teachers. I had a really tough first year in some respects. But your willingness to analyze your performance and make changes to new strategies is so key in your development. Maybe now, you can reach out compassionately to other teachers and help them also apply Mobley's 6 insights. How can you help others to grow as you have done in your teaching career?
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Ben
11/13/2017 09:37:17 pm
Nice reflection An. You openly practiced the tenets addressed within the speakers as well as Mobley's insights number 5 and 6, i.e., self reflection and the ability to be wrong. Hindsight is a very humbling experience for everyone, made better by the admission of error and ownership of making the change for the future, which you have done
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Rian
11/14/2017 01:49:08 pm
I appreciate your reflection on your previous practices. I too, cringe when I think of some of the more interesting approaches I have taken to teaching lessons in the past. I think self-reflection as educators is key to our growth as continual learners. We have to forgive ourselves if a lesson does not go exactly as planned, and that tomorrow is always a new day in education.
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An, I think that creating a good rapport with the kids is so important. If that rapport is not there, the kids will not want to learn. Your kids see that you believe in them, therefore they strive to please you and do better and better. You are giving them that confidence they need to feel comfortable to be able to ask for help from their peers and make mistakes so that they can grow to their fullest potential. thank you An.
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