Hard, valuable, creative work equals pride. I work hard to provide structure and set high and clear expectations for learners. Students understand that hard work leads to success and they are praised for their efforts and process and not for producing a “right” answer. Grit is the theme for my classroom and all of my students can communicate how they are gritty kids. We have explored and defined the attributes of determined versus defeated learners. Students generated action statements to show how they can be determined learners. They also brainstormed ways they could react when they find themselves displaying avoidance behaviors or acting in a defeated manner. Assessment, although key to meeting students at their instructional level, is only the beginning. Students set long and short term individual goals and work to meet those. Setting up environments so that students discover and uncover strategies in reading and math makes them invested in our process. Whether it is a classroom assignment or multi-week projects, students are engaged, motivated, and determined learners.
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Author“Challenge me! Inspire me! Listen to me!” This is the message in their eyes. I see myself in so many of the students I serve, because I was not easily inspired as a young learner. Now, as an inspired educator, I hope to motivate students to find joy in learning and to take pride in being part of a community of learners. Archives
March 2018
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