I was so happy I joined the #ecet2 twitter chat and discussed not only the negative connotation with vulnerability, but how it is necessary as well as important for teachers! Thank you to everyone who participated and taught me something special.
@nathan_stevens @ECET2natl I enjoyed your input on this topic, as well as how you related it to something personal. Students need teachers who aren’t afraid. Thanks for all of the encouragement! #ECET2
@nathan_stevens @ECET2natl Rejection is frightening. We try to stay away from situations that could have the potential for rejection. However, if we do stay away from situations like this, we will never know the reward from taking risks. #ecet2
A3: Change can make some people feel uncomfortable due to its unknown effects on their lives. This makes us vulnerable when faced with new and unexpected challenges! Vulnerability when paired with change propels us to take risks. #educ331#ecet2
A2: Being a vulnerable learner means you are willing to embrace your mistakes and learn from this. This is will help you as a teacher as you prepare for mistakes and embrace others’. #EDUC331#ecet2
A1: Vulnerability is necessary in growth. It’s teaches you about yourself and can show that you are willing to prioritize your emotions in a situation you are passionate about. #EDUC331#ecet2
A6: An influential quote from this reading is, “with their vast locus of influence on students in both the academic realm and the area of emotional intelligence, teachers will be the keystone of healthy educational systems”. -Michael Soskil #EDUC331
A5: Empathy is what drives us to be teachers in the first place in my opinion. The need to help students and take their burdens as our own as we get through these tough years together is a sacrifice all teachers make. #EDUC331
A3: Technology is rapidly consuming the world of education and if we cannot keep up with it as educators, how will our students know how to adapt and change along with their surroundings? It is our job to model that for them. #EDUC331
A4: Technology is making the impossible, possible! This means it is teaching out to students who may not have had the same resources or opportunities before technology incorporated the SAMR model. #EDUC331
A3: We are learning how to incorporate technology as a way to make it more convenient for students as well as relevant. Technology is always changing, therefore the way we teach must parallel this advancement. #EDUC331
A2: I would respond and say that children deserve our best, which is not always given to them. Their well-being should be our priority and teachers should think about this in every detail of their instruction.
#EDUC331