Throughout my years of teaching I have often tried to think of things from my students' point of view. The DLL program I am currently enrolled in has shown me that thinking it and living it are two completely different experiences. Living the learning experience is definitely allowing me to gain insight into what my students go through. The growth mindset outlined by Carol Dweck has definitely transformed my outlook on my personal learning. In the past I have fallen into the trap of viewing effort as "an admission of weakness". (Dweck, 2008, p.83) After reflecting on Dweck's work, I now realize that effort is what leads to success. Some of us may need to exert more effort than others in certain areas, and that is OKAY. This leads me to the concept of 'failing forward' outlined by Dr. Thibodeaux. We are all going to fail at something in our lives sooner or later; the failure does not define you, how you react to that failure does. Failing forward makes failing seem a little less scary; it allows you to learn from the experience and take action to grow in that area. The COVA (choice, ownership, voice, authenticity) model used in the DLL program gives me much freedom as a student, which can be exciting but also rather intimidating at times. The COVA model can seem intimidating because the lack of precise expectations can be perceived as having a bigger chance of failing. As I continue my journey through this DLL program keeping the growth mindset in mind and looking at those failing forward strategies will make me more receptive to the COVA model. Being more receptive to the COVA model will give more meaning my learning which will in turn give more meaning to my teaching.
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Brianna Crowley defines a Professional Learning Network as “a vibrant, ever-changing group of connections to which teachers go to both share and learn.” (2016) Prior to taking my first graduate course in the Digital Learning and Leading program, I was involved with two of the PLNs listed, but I did not realize that is what they were. I will admit that I have not been a very involved member of my PLNs, I do a lot more learning than sharing. The Facebook group for AVID teachers is the one that I use the most as I am the only AVID elective teacher on my campus and this connects me to AVID elective teachers all over the nation. I go to this group to see examples (in picture or video format) of team building activities other teachers are using and occasionally ask questions when I face difficulty finding resources on my own. The technology department in my district has a twitter account and they host twitter chats a few times per semester. I participated once did not return because I was frustrated with the twitter app; I will admit my fixed mindset took over and instead of viewing the hashtags/handles/retweets as a challenge I could grow from, I gave up. I recently discovered the Teaching Channel and I am very intrigued by it because it offers video sources and gives teachers a space for Q&A over any topics.
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