R- Relatable
Identify Talents & Dreams
Let's not just say, "You have so much potential,." but we must specifically identify that potential in the learners we serve. Call out their talents and help foster them.
Have students create Dream Catchers via Google Slides, Seesaw, or plain pencil and notebook paper. Be sure to revisit the list later.
Paul has incredible resources to help begin passion projects in the classroom. Check out his website.
Have students take selfies and add emojis, words, images, etc. to express their interests via Seesaw, Snapchat, or Google Slides.
REAL Talk Treasures
Being relatable is more than just smiling in the hallway. It requires that we take time to see a situation from another person’s perspective and that we show empathy. Being relatable means that we cannot avoid tough conversations because they might take more time or lead to questions to which we do not have the answers. If we shy away from being REAL in our interactions with those we serve, we miss opportunities to see their point of view. Enduring thirty minutes of a tough conversation might make life impacting differences for not only the one whom you are visiting with but also to all of those whom they interact with from that point forward.
Here are a few REAL Talk Treasures I've learned over the years by watching influential communicators in my life. The treasures listed below are not new ideas, but they are worthy of revisiting. In truth, I often refer to them when mentoring and seeing to multiply the talents and strengths of those I serve.
Be REAL: Educate From the Heart (pgs 30-35)
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More of That Twitter Stuff
Set up your Twitter account and get connected. Learn how to use Twitter as a professional development platform for educators.
Grow your Professional Learning Network (PLN) or in my opinion (PLFamily). Start by following the Dave Burgess Consulting Inc. authors. Click the button and follow on Twitter.
Ready to host a Twitter Chat? No problem. I've got all the tools you need to get started.
REAL + Innovators' Compass
For directions on how to use this communication tool to discover your learners' professional and personal aspirations, click the image below.
Be REAL: Educate from the Heart, pg. 56-64
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Books Referenced in Part 1
Lead Like a PIRATE
Are You a Treasure Seeker?
Pirates are on a constant quest for riches, but PIRATE leaders seek even greater rewards: amazing schools, engaged students, and empowered educators who know they are making a difference. In Lead Like a PIRATE, education leaders Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf map out the character traits necessary to captain a school or district. You'll learn where to find the treasure that's already in your classrooms and schools--and how to bring out the very best in your educators.
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Multipliers
We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains intelligence, energy, and capability from the people around them and always needs to be the smartest person in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, the diminishers of talent and commitment. On the other side of the spectrum are leaders who use their intelligence to amplify the smarts and capabilities of the people around them.
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Teach Like a PIRATE
Based on Dave Burgess's popular "Outrageous Teaching" and "Teach Like a PIRATE" seminars, this book offers inspiration, practical techniques, and innovative ideas that will help you to increase student engagement, boost your creativity, and transform your life as an educator.
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The Innovator’s Mindset
Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions. How you, as an educator, respond to students’ natural curiosity can help further their own exploration and shape the way they learn today and in the future.
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