By: Allysen Lovstuen, Collaborative Teacher How often do you have those discussions about education that fire you up, get you thinking, and inspire you to do more? My hope for each of you is that you are able to find that opportunity to get out of the weeds and into the trees, to re-focus on why you are doing what you are doing, at least once a quarter. On Monday I had the chance to present to a group of "Emerging Educators." These are teachers that are in their last years of college or their first three years of teaching. The topic was Characteristics of Effective Instruction and I presented with two outstanding elementary and middle school teachers from Dubuque. I found this opportunity to look at what we do as teachers through the lens of Effective Instruction to be valuable and centering. I want more of that. That is why I am asking for your help. I want to hear what you do, I want to visit your classroom and see what you do, I want to discuss these things, hear different perspectives, and continue this focus rather than losing it in the busyness of day to day teaching. I want to learn from the greats around me and to never stop questioning. Are you willing to help me and join me on this? I could start conversation with a blog post, maybe once a week, about one of the five Characteristics of Effective Instruction identified in the Iowa Core and then we could continue via comments and organic conversations and see where it went from there. No deadlines, no pressure, but an opportunity to learn from each other. Please comment below if you, too, are interested in something like this.
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Lizabeth Fox
1/23/2018 01:52:40 pm
I love this idea! I have a great deal of respect for my colleagues and know I could learn so much from them. As our to-do list grows, our tasks may begin to feel more like burdens than blessings. I'm all for breathing new life into my day to day existence. I'm in!
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Kathryn
1/24/2018 08:37:42 am
Sounds awesome. We often forget that reflection is a huge part of teaching. I think this would present a safe way to reflect on what we're doing and see how we can make positive changes to come!
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Michelle
1/24/2018 10:03:04 am
I really appreciate the idea of "getting out of the weeds and into the trees". We can get so busy in the logistics of our job. Finding ways to make our work more effective will allow us more time for the joy and purpose of education.
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