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Listen "Reflection: A Pandemic Retrospective"
Episode Synopsis
We talk to Dr. Diane Lauer, Dr. Sean Corey, Kelly Addington, Mandy Warren, and Nicholas Meyer to reflect back on the last year of coaching and teaching to hold onto our new learnings. We analyze a year of pandemic learning and pull out the positives that we want to pull forward to next year's teaching.
Episode Notes:
Teacher’s Perspective:
Explore various learning models from this year: in-person, hybrid, online, and online all year and our own growth as educators.
Students’ growth in self-reflection, creativity, and self-advocacy.
“We can’t choose what happens to us in this world, but we can choose what kind of people we are going to be. We are going to be strong and brave.”
Shared vulnerability and increased compassion
Intentionality with technology
Renaissance of teaching
Coaching parents and teammates - active listening
Coaching behind the scenes: support, validation, checking in, and growing towards thriving.
Learning Coach’s Perspective:
Draw from relationships- build upon
Shared vulnerability- model as a coach
Vary the type of coaching as needed
Not a clear coaching map
States of Mind - growth in flexibility
Intentional reflection
Administrator Perspective:
The reality of the last year
Change models essential for systemic change
Focused goals - time-bound - accelerate and deploy support
Intentional use of times and supports
Listening to the individual, whole group
Keep the focus the focus
Time is a gift. Educators are heroes and we need to not take anything for granted.
Trust, rapport, and then get to the focus
Video coaching - Webex, Edthena, phone - reflection space
Innovation across the system - not bound by time or space, they meet more and are more cohesive
Innovation = clarity of purpose/shared sense of purpose
One pandemic per lifetime
Take nothing for granted moving forward
Bring our new instructional practices and innovation forward into the coming years
Connect with Dr. Diane Lauer
Twitter:@MrsLauer
Connect with Dr. Sean Corey
Twitter:@LegacyElem
Connect with Kelly Addington
Twitter:@MrsKellyAdd
Connect with Mandy Warren
Twitter:@4thwmrswarren
Connect with Nicholas Meyer
Twitter:@meyer4th
Episode Notes:
Teacher’s Perspective:
Explore various learning models from this year: in-person, hybrid, online, and online all year and our own growth as educators.
Students’ growth in self-reflection, creativity, and self-advocacy.
“We can’t choose what happens to us in this world, but we can choose what kind of people we are going to be. We are going to be strong and brave.”
Shared vulnerability and increased compassion
Intentionality with technology
Renaissance of teaching
Coaching parents and teammates - active listening
Coaching behind the scenes: support, validation, checking in, and growing towards thriving.
Learning Coach’s Perspective:
Draw from relationships- build upon
Shared vulnerability- model as a coach
Vary the type of coaching as needed
Not a clear coaching map
States of Mind - growth in flexibility
Intentional reflection
Administrator Perspective:
The reality of the last year
Change models essential for systemic change
Focused goals - time-bound - accelerate and deploy support
Intentional use of times and supports
Listening to the individual, whole group
Keep the focus the focus
Time is a gift. Educators are heroes and we need to not take anything for granted.
Trust, rapport, and then get to the focus
Video coaching - Webex, Edthena, phone - reflection space
Innovation across the system - not bound by time or space, they meet more and are more cohesive
Innovation = clarity of purpose/shared sense of purpose
One pandemic per lifetime
Take nothing for granted moving forward
Bring our new instructional practices and innovation forward into the coming years
Connect with Dr. Diane Lauer
Twitter:@MrsLauer
Connect with Dr. Sean Corey
Twitter:@LegacyElem
Connect with Kelly Addington
Twitter:@MrsKellyAdd
Connect with Mandy Warren
Twitter:@4thwmrswarren
Connect with Nicholas Meyer
Twitter:@meyer4th
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