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Change is Inevitable

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How can we guide students through change? 

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How can we guide students through change? 

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How can educators seek out opportunities for growth?

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How can educators seek out opportunities for growth?

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In Boy Meets World, this episode shows how Mr. Turner was able to build a connection to his students. Show that the assignment and the students interests were one in the same. In the scene, the main character yells out: "finally a cool teacher," when Mr. Turner assigns an X-Men comic for homework.

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Students could feel like they are on their own. They could feel like they try their best and have to keep starting over. Students could feel joyful, upset, stressed, shut down, and eventually understands or accepts the change. Getting them to the point where they "see something they can't take away."

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"Yes, and no, and you all get As or Fs, and there is no test and you all failed it and you all get As. Who cares? "

Educators when faced with change may feel very similar to how this educator, Chidi Anagonye, feels in the show The Good Place. Here we see Chidi going through crisis because he is facing a change. Chidi doesn't do well with change. Often when faced with change it shakes our foundation of what we know. It can give us fear and confusion as we try to reconfigure things now.

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Chidi Goes Insane and Eats Peeps Chili - The Good Place (Episode Highlight)

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"But times change, and so must I."

"We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be."

Understanding that change will happen and it is okay. That change is good. It's how we deal with the changes and how we move forward that matters.

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Matt Smith regeneration (Speech of Change)

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When trust is the norm and people know they are supported, taking chances seems less “risky”—for learners, educators, and leaders.

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Create environments of competitive collaboration, where educators at all levels push and help one another to become better.

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"I've been having a hard time adjusting"

"I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying"

"They told me all of my cages were mental
So I got wasted like all my potential"

"I have a lot of regrets about that
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
Fell behind on my classmates, and I ended up here"

The lyrics above show how a student might feel when they struggle with change. It also shows how they need to be supported. Often times when students act out or shut down the behavior might be seen as disrespect. When it could be the student "trying" and "having a hard time adjusting."

"They told me all of my cages were mental
So I got wasted like all my potential"

The idea of change can put mental cages on students or educators helping students work through these mental cages is needed so they don't fall behind their classmates.

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Each character comes across a challenge. Something that makes them want to give up at some point. Then we see each character change how they view the obstacle in front of them. They innovate their thought process to achieve their goal. Growth looking differently in each case but achieving their goal by changing in their mindset.

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💙 Not Giving Up Just Yet! | Bluey | Disney Junior UK

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Collaborating with Co-workers on how to reach students even if it feels silly can help open in growth as an educator. It can better connect you to your coworkers and could help you see things from a different perspective. For example, Gregory learns why his students keep asking if the turkeys are pregnant. It's something he didn't think about and his fellow co-workers explain why its an important question that he shouldn't just dismiss.

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Barbara and Melissa Give Gregory Teaching Tips - Abbott Elementary

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Sometimes new technology can bring about feelings of anger. As we see in this clip Ron Swanson, just gives up and throws the computer away.

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ron swanson Throw Computer in Trash Meme

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Fear of failure is not the only fear that can come up when involving change.

"Sometimes, the real fear is of success. If something works, other educators in the building would be expected to do it, thus creating more work for everyone."

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Change isn’t something that comes with a checklist.

Change will not be the same everywhere or in every situation. Change can be technology for example when the current school I"m working at switched computer systems to Powerschool. Leaving teachers struggling to figure out how to enter grades and write referrals in this new system.

It could be learning new strategies to help students succeed in class. It could be a curriculum change that shortens the amount of time you have for an area of study.

Change will not look the same everywhere. It will depend on age group of students, demographics, accessibility and accommodations. Ultimately it is about creating something better than there was before.

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We have to lift up our educators and our students. Our educators have to feel they can be able to innovate for the good of their students. Our students have to feel they are safe and allowed to think outside the box without getting into trouble for not following the rules of conformity.

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Lift Me Up - From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From and Inspired By

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Lift Me Up - From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From and Inspired By