Every year during the fall semester our school district celebrates College Week. During the 2016-2017 school year, in order to prepare for this week, my AVID elective classes worked on a project in which they had to research information about different universities and present this information to their classmates. In an effort to raise college awareness school wide, I had their Power Points streaming during all lunches that week. Something that took me by surprise was how excited the students were to have their final projects displayed during lunch. As I walked by the cafeteria I could overhear the students eagerly talking about their projects with other students; it was beautiful.
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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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