Starting class this past week, I felt so anxious and nervous. I read over the materials related to the simulation but didn't quite understand exactly how everything was going to work. It wasn't until we were broken into our groups and starting talking about what each person understood and what to do that the pieces of the simulation started to make sense. Our group had a rough start in the beginning of the simulation and weren't quite sure how to get going. It finally clicked that we needed to take a step back from trying to figure out our successes and challenges and needed to first gather information from our school community and talk to some of the school community members. After the simulation class session was done, our group chatted for a bit to talk about our next steps and how we want to approach the start of the next class. I am excited about where we are going and what we are going to attempt in the simulation next. :)
I also really enjoyed the "Who Moved My Cheese" video and slideshow for this week's assignments. I haven't read the book but am looking forward to it. The Leadership & Management course taught in our department has this book as one of the required readings (obviously I have taught that class yet:) ) As discussed in the "Tune In" discussion board, I was frustrated with the generalizations of the Millennial generation as talked about in the article. I'm sure every generation gets frustrated with the generalizations and stereotypes.
Finally, this is a great blog to follow in regards to leadership, change, technology, and 21st Century learning/teaching. Here is a great post called This is Not Optional Anymore talking about teachers embracing (or not embracing) technology in teaching...and as it says in the blog post title, that technology use in the classroom isn't optional anymore but a must! Check it out!
Becky,
ReplyDeleteI thought the simulation was fun and interesting as well. My group had a rough start also, but once we got some of our people to move we got a little exciting. It was helpful to hear that other groups had some frustrating moments too, and what they did to work through them.
I was quite sure what the "Who Moved My Cheese" video and slideshow were going to be about after just reading the title, but they ended up being pretty good. I liked how the forum asked us which character we thought represented us or colleagues. It really made me think about how I embrace change and who I act like when it occurs in my life.
Becky,
ReplyDeleteI did read your take on the "Tune in" article and also found it a gross misrepresentation of younger folk. The article must have been written by someone from my generation or older, so don't get too offended. I didn't really care for how he/she stereotyped my kind either. I guess the point is we have different perspectives and have to be mindful of the differences to understand each other and move forward in making the best plans for instruction.
Bill - Thanks for the comments on the "Tune In" article....I am visiting my parents right now & talked to her about my frustrations about the stereotypes discussed in the article. She is a "Boomer" and also agreed that many of the stereotypes of her generation are often a gross misrepresentation....Like you said, it is a nice reminder that there are many different perspectives and interesting to see what others perceive.
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