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Remember what Daniel Pink had to say: Autonomy, Mastery, Performance. As a teacher get out of the way of the students autonomy so they can take control. Similar to the success of Phil Jackson, when we let the student take control they will find a solution and even engage at a new level.

Emily

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You are exactly where you should be. Keep learning and striving and take time to pause. Try new things. Commit to others and attempt to see their special gifts and beauty. Trust your intuition, empower others by seeing their strengths. And drink more water.

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Dear future Yannick,    Remember that it is always about the students. All students coming into our schools seek to be noticed, recognized and valued. Continue to get to know every student that sets foot in your classroom or that you coach soccer to. Listen to their hopes and dreams, their interests and their needs. Doing so will help you continue to put your students first. Putting them first means allowing them to be owners of their own learning. Remember that you are here to empower your students by providing them with the opportunity to choose, by encouraging collaboration with their peers, by allowing them to reflect on their own learning and by asking them for their input.            

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Dear future Yannick,    Remember that it is always about the students. All students coming into our schools seek to be noticed, recognized and valued. Continue to get to know every student that sets foot in your classroom or that you coach soccer to. Listen to their hopes and dreams, their interests and their needs. Doing so will help you continue to put your students first. Putting them first means allowing them to be owners of their own learning. Remember that you are here to empower your students by providing them with the opportunity to choose, by encouraging collaboration with their peers, by allowing them to reflect on their own learning and by asking them for their input.            

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It is Ok to give up ownership. This leads and fuels the drive for empowerment and engagement. The students will thank you and remember you for it :)
Evelin Niemiec

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Remember the world before the virus? It was a hopeful time. You were committed to your students and had personal relationships with them and encouraged them to be excited about something. Now that all interaction is online, don't forget to continue doing that. Give your students the (online) tools to find their passions, and give them that (air) high five when they're excited about something new. One day, you'll be in a real classroom again.

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Remember that if you are doing all the work, the students are not learning. Students must be accountable for their learning; therefore, empowering them and giving them the tools to problem solve is essential for their survival. Let go of the reigns because you would be surprised at what students are capable of!

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You're now somewhere I've never been.
Seen some stuff that I'll not see.
Become someone I couldn't be.
And I hope that you learned some of  that from me.
But if you feel I stood in your way
I hope you'll accept the fact one day
that your future self will likely say ...
the exact same thing.

Be well,
Cluff

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Remember what that eleven year old boy would have thought if he knew the places this journey would have taken him. Remember what Babe Ruth said “never let the fear of striking out stop you from play the game”, therefore get moving get involved. Remember what Malcom X said “education is our passport to the future for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”, therefore your hard work and sacrifice will pay off for you in the future. A wise person named William Arthur Ward stated that “the mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates but the great teacher inspires”. Sheldon you must continue to inspire in order to create the type of outcomes and relationships that you will be proud of.

Sheldon

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Pedro, you must continue to: Put your students first, even when  someone else does not think so.  Remember that today the only goal is to be/do better than yesterday.  Embrace the challenge without fear of failure.  Empower students to see in them the gifts they already possess.  Model hope, empathy, kindness, understanding, perseverance, acceptance and the desire succeed. Remind students that they have got a friend in you for the journey.  Have high expectations of your students, but do not abandon them to meet them on their own.

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Pedro, you must continue to: Put your students first, even when  someone else does not think so.  Remember that today the only goal is to be/do better than yesterday.  Embrace the challenge without fear of failure.  Empower students to see in them the gifts they already possess.  Model hope, empathy, kindness, understanding, perseverance, acceptance and the desire succeed. Remind students that they have got a friend in you for the journey.  Have high expectations of your students, but do not abandon them to meet them on their own.

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Remember that even during the most difficult times in your career; reverting back to overly structured and controlling behavior through praise never helped you or your students in the long run. What helps the most is being open minded, empowering students with tools to learn themselves as you had to do for yourself at their age. Be patient and be open to their hopes, desires and ideas.
-Curtis

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“‘Empowerment’ is about helping students figure out what they can do for themselves.”  (George Couros)  Remember, students need to take ownership in their learning and need to see the value in what they are learning.  You are there to facilitate a journey of discovery that is theirs, not yours.  Help them explore, to gain resiliency and grit to overcome stumbles, and to enjoy the process of learning.

Geoff

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Empowering Modern Learners ~ Nebal Sakran:

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Empowering Modern Learners ~ Nebal Sakran:

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http://www.peelschools.org/aboutus/21stcentury/Pages/default.aspx

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Dear Future Self,
There was a time when you were a fresh-faced English teacher educating a group of Year 7 students who hated reading. After two years of consistency, T was reading bigger chapter books than you've ever read!

Remember, when you empower students you'll want to teach them about a growth mindset so that they never feel like they can't. Instead empowering is providing the tools (both thinking and learning) and being available to guide, redirect, pick back up and praise.

Everyday won't be easy, but as long as their excited to learn, then you've got this!
Farhana

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In empowering someone, I am helping them  find the power within themselves...the power to be all they can be.  Trust it. Support them. Mentor them.

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In empowering someone, I am helping them  find the power within themselves...the power to be all they can be.  Trust it. Support them. Mentor them.

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- Deana Ho-Yan

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I would remind myself that when students are empowered, it's because the content and classroom is relevant and meaningful for them. They are not only engaged but they are actively self-regulating, advocating and working on their meta-cognition to solve problems and works towards increasing understand of material.
- Azima Thakor