You Matter!
(This is step two in the free Teacher 2.0 course/"experience" at Mightybell - participate at https://mightybell.com/experiences/3ff5259e1c4d9948-Teacher-2-0.)
As Angela Maiers says, "you matter!" (http://www.angelamaiers.com)
What is something that you are good at? If you are feeling particularly confident, you can list several things!
Some questions to ponder:
- How does doing them make you feel?
- Do your students/children know what these are?
- Do you know what your students'/children's talents are?
- How do you help others recognize that they matter?
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Permalink Reply by Laura Gibbs on -
Well, I am good at ENTHUSING. When I see things I like, I get excited and I am good at sharing my excitement. I'm not sure if it's a talent, or a habit... or sometimes even a bad habit (my poor husband has to put up with a lot of my jumping up and down, clapping of hands at things that I like, etc. when we are watching a movie or sports on TV, ha ha).
Anyway, this helps me a lot in interacting with my students. I teach a project-based course and I get really excited about my students' projects, each and every semester. If the day comes when I don't get excited, well, I guess that means I need to find a different job! But somehow I don't think that is going to happen: for better or worse, ENTHUSING is a talent that I have and it is something that helps me a lot in my job as a teacher. I like to think that everybody appreciates a good dose of positive enthusiasm: when I get sincerely excited about what my students are doing, I hope that helps them realize that all their good work matters to me a lot! :-)
I am a cheerleader of the mind, ha ha:
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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on -
Yes, I think this is a GREAT talent of yours!
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Permalink Reply by Leanna K Johnson on -
I love this! Exactly how I feel lots of times :-) Enthusiasm will convince half a room quickly that they are doing something very cool. The day I quit feeling this way, I will retire. That's a long way off!
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Permalink Reply by Justin Schwamm on -
Laura, I love the image of you as "cheerleader of the mind!" So true! :-)
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Permalink Reply by Alice Keeler on -
I am good at taking charge of things.
I feel productive and helpful.
I think my students see that about me.
I try to recognize my students talents and interests so they can incorporate that into their projects, I have no less expectation than that they will change the world!
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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on
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You ARE good at taking charge of things, and that makes you very productive and helpful. :) Hey, check out my Teacher 2.0 course/"experience" at Mightybell - https://mightybell.com/experiences/3ff5259e1c4d9948-Teacher-2-0 - which is where this post came from. I think you in particular are going to love this.
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Permalink Reply by Alice Keeler on
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Way ahead of you! That is where I found this post :)
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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on
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You are always ahead of me--no huge surprise, then!
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Permalink Reply by Paulino Brener on -
I am a thespian and I am good at motivating my students with songs, verses, games and drama games with lots of enthusiasm!!
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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on
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Awesome. And how tall is very tall?
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Permalink Reply by Van Weringh on -
I'm creative. I'm good at creating cool lessons and fun activities. I'm good at creating a friendly and relaxed atmosphere in my classroom. I help others recognize that they matter by respecting them, by treating my students as REAL people, by listening to them.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on
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I love how so many of the talents being described relate directly to educating. You sound like a GREAT teacher.
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