FIS Teachers Activity 3 by Kristin Daniel https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p The notetaker from your Breakout Session should share some of the key resilient examples (anonymously) from your group discussion. en-us 2020-09-30 22:06:10 UTC 2020-10-02 08:13:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Breakout Group Notes https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797034778 - Providing emotional and academic closure for students  -- in the face of overwhelming logistical and health-related odds
- Managing the mental stress and frustration of a demanding job and being able to accept that perfection is not the priority at the moment
- Acceptance, Adaptation and Learning (given difficult situations) - what are the most essential things for students to know? is socio-emotional development more important when it comes to student resilience?
- Reassessing priorities: family and self before work during the DLP and setting clear boundaries to compartmentalize spheres of life 
- How do we define being the "best teacher" during a pandemic? -- the weight of uncertainty has led to appreciation (the 'little things') and acceptance of "waiting" (for normalcy? what is normal?)]]> 2020-10-02 07:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797034778 Breakout Group Notes https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797034936 One of the big topics across our group:

-> Social emotional component of teaching:

- interaction with students had changed massively and gave a very different outlook on the teaching profession
- facilitating of technology and tasks took over and human interaction really got into the background 
- huge challenge in approach and self -understanding: focus on positives and contact time ]]> 2020-10-02 07:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797034936 Breakout Group Notes https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797035306 1. Seeing students floundering in the DLP but feeling helpless to support them or help them. Continued emailing to support and realizing when there was only so much you could do and being able to let go and communicate that to the student. 
2. Finding the balance between supporting your students but also supporting your own children. When DLP first started we gave everything to our students, often to the detriment of our own families, and finding a way to balance that was very difficult. We had to acknowledge what was happening and admit it was hard and figure out how to move forward. We really needed to set boundaries to make it sustainable for the long haul. 
3. We became more empathetic towards the students. Seeing the students at home, with their parents working, struggling to deal with everything and do their work without the support they are used to. We had to adjust our teaching styles and expectations. We had to be able to constantly "pivot".
4. Generating enthusiasm in the kids took so much energy. As the time went on, it became harder to stay upbeat and engage the students in unique ways. 
5. Dealing with the stress is one day at a time and relying on friends to help you through. 
6. Having a baby one week into the DLP and having to teach from the hospital while trying to take care of the baby and help my wife. 

]]> 2020-10-02 07:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797035306 Notes https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797036904 --still ongoing, hasn't been that long of a time (even though it feels like it)
--feels like it will be ages before it changes
--biggest challenge: changing roles in the school, Zooming in with very young children, varied reactions and engagement amongst the students
--had to rethink our "usual" go-to tools and find new ones, so a lot of reading and learning as a teacher, though pushed to one's limits
--spurred on by a great team leader and supportive leadership, strong team
--difficult not having students around, colleagues and teams made changes that affected one's work who did not have a class of their own
--possibility of a sudden DLP is always on one's mind... still in the middle of it
--feel lucky here relatively speaking
--one of us didn't mind Zoom because it allowed for sharing materials and letting students guide themselves (US students IB and 9th and 10th graders), allowed for teaching as a guide
--difficult when we returned from DLP to have day on/day off bc students considered it an actual "day OFF", complicated and messy
--struggled to be a "pioneer" in new practices and trying to make it engaging and not really having any strategies or resources to fall back on other than my "old school" techniques (which I'm not proud of and never felt very good about); figuring what is now "best practice" in the DLP and hybrid conditions; going from being a confident, competent teacher to feeling wobbly about everything I was doing every day

]]> 2020-10-02 07:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797036904 Break Out Notes https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797037415 1. Life roles all colliding at once. Parenting, teaching, spouseing- felt ineffective in each role whilst trying to navigate balancing them all at the same time. None of the roles were done to the best of my ability. Drinking was the answer to help cope- if DLP happened again, priority would be on finding 'me time'. 
2. Juggling of different schedules at home, made things difficult. It became survival mode...as an educator, felt that sometimes letting the ball drop is OK. We are human- we don't need to be perfect!
3. Fear of the unknown! Moving jobs during uncertain times was a challenge as such an organised person. As an educator, learned that 'what will be will be', I will find a different path. Live in the moment! 
4. Feeling of inadequacy, not able to help students or colleagues who I knew were struggling due to restrictions etc. 
5. Positive of DLP- quality time with loved ones]]> 2020-10-02 07:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797037415 Notes from Group https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797037479 1. Graduating families have suffered stress due to IB students not scoring well on the IBs and then not getting into the colleges that they wanted.  Student reached out to her teachers for help.  Cultivating resilience alone is difficult, but when we band together and reach out, things get easier.  
2.  New families don't have the outreach as they normally have due to the absence of get-togethers.  The lack of social contacts has mad it difficult to settle in; however when reaching out, people have been creative so that people can get together to help people settle in.  

]]> 2020-10-02 07:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797037479 Breakout room 14 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797038453 1. Missing the students was a big theme, when you have a social job, that interaction is an integral part of your day and life but having to do it online presented struggles of spending so much time on a device. 
2. Moving from interacting so much everyday in person to an electronic platform was a very strange experience and there was a lot of adjusting to be done to get comfortable with not having that 'in the flesh' presence with others. 
3. Using the masks all of the time has been a big challenge.
4. The house that usually felt like your own safe space suddenly became the place where all of the work and stress was accumulating and the place where you actually wanted to get away from. Going for walks was helpful. 
5. That feeling of being cut off from family who live in other countries was very stressful and scary. 
6. Depending on where you were, food security was a big issue as some places did not have grocery delivery options so whatever you had at home, had to last. 
7. Without that physical closeness to our students, it was very difficult to anticipate what would be coming next and to help the kids when they were not sure about what was required. ]]> 2020-10-02 07:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797038453 FISW Library group https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797041212 1. learning how to work "without" in times of transition
2. learning to listen to one another and have more emotional connections, and the value of coming closer together in a student-teacher group--having the time to do this
3. Kids are very resilient and find ways to learn independently and solve problems on their own. Giving kids choices was the best way to help students find their strengths.
4. We need more flexibility in our schedules and in the structures to support how much of an impact we can have in our work. Teaching and being with the kids is where the passion comes from and the rewards come from these relationships
5. Keeping the learning going at home/on DLP and utilizing technology (flipgrid) to share this with the larger community and continuing the daily goals and check-ins. Driven on student choice and accountability. 
6. Trying to find balance between home/personal life and our work life and making sure self-care helps to support the work that we do.



]]> 2020-10-02 07:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797041212 Breakout Room 27 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797043304 - Teachers, in general, are pretty resilient. We just get things done. It's stressors in our personal lives which are tougher.
- Covid has required us to really forward think and plan in order to prepare for any future stressors which may test your resilience.
- If on DLP, it is important to allow staff to work from an environment that allows them to be surrounded by things that allow them to de-stress.
- Organisation is key.
- Wine is key!]]> 2020-10-02 07:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797043304 Notes on resilience(s) katrin_hertel1_1 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797044914 - For us, DLP has had rather positive outcomes in terms of exploring and adapting teaching strategies. 
- Hybrid model was stressful in terms of reaching a continuity of learning, to find the right balance - are we reaching all students?]]> 2020-10-02 07:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797044914 Notes on Resilience https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797045556 1. We need to acknowledge that DLP has caused stress on teachers, students and parents. Need to acknowledge the stress and take action to find a way reduce it and find balance in our life. 
2. Teamwork makes the dream work. Collaboration is important. 
3. Learning how to stop negative thoughts in their tracks. Staying positive during stressful times is paramount. 
4. Share your experiences with Admin in a kind, constructive way so they can act accordingly. 
5. FIS  teachers, students, parents are VERY resilient, as everyone stood up and ran the DLP with little complaint successfully. Its when were operating at 150% for an extended period of time and we begin to get 'stretched' so thin (Rubber band metaphor)1 week,  2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks... that we begin to 'snap' (burnout) and thats where Admin should look at the schedule, teacher expectations, student time on zoom objectively in order to reduce the load on everyone and not be 'stretched' and go back to a sense of normality. There is also no absolute resilience. Everyone has a limit.]]> 2020-10-02 07:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797045556 Breakout room 18 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050060 Resilience came from experience - human connections over perfection!
Accepting that life will be difficult at times
Focus on what you can do/ what you have control over
Finding a community/ social group
Perspective
Building relationships
Focus on the now instead of worry about the future
]]> 2020-10-02 07:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050060 Group 6 take aways bradley_philpot1_1 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050063 From the three stories we heard, there seemed to be a theme: Less is more. Covid has taught us to focus on what matters most: our children, friends, passions, etc. ]]> 2020-10-02 07:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050063 Breakout Room Notes https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050143 1. Collaboration makes all the difference
2. Gratitude for relationships built with students before moving to DLP
3. Challenges in balancing personal and professional needs

]]> 2020-10-02 07:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050143 Varying Challenges catherine_thornton https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050254 Challenges varied from individual to individual, but overall we are so lucky as a community to have the reach, resources, and community we do.
For many of us, it was less "challenging" per se, and more making adjustments and modifications to what we were doing when it came to DLP.
Processing complex feelings can be difficult, and everything that's happening in the world is compounding stress levels... we're carrying around many things, not just one issue at a time. Support from colleagues is invaluable.
Although the school espouses taking the time to take care of self and stay balanced, it would be helpful to actually be given more time to do that as educators - put words into action.]]> 2020-10-02 07:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050254 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050839 2020-10-02 07:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797050839 Notes renske_oort1_1 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797052610 Corona times - staying at home and working with students on Zoom allowed us to focus just on students. It took away the "noise" of school and allowed us to be completely with the students. 
Staying with a choice made months ago - looking at the positives of this choice. knowing that "I" made this choice and knew what the consequences - positive and negative would be. ]]> 2020-10-02 07:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797052610 Breakout Notes caprice_schupp1_1 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797052659 Corona times - staying at home and working with students on Zoom allowed us to focus just on students. It took away the "noise" of school and allowed us to be completely with the students. 
not having an easy path on continuing education 
- tested my resolve to continue on my path that will ultimately be better professionally]]> 2020-10-02 07:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797052659 https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797059130 We also need to recognise that not everyone is as well equipped to be resilient, regardless of their immediate personal situation, whether they have family here or not, etc. The article we read from Aguilar addresses the issue of epigenetics in people’s resilience to adversity. It is important that people are aware of how well-equipped they are from the outset. This is something that our school as a whole needs to recognise in both our students and adults.]]> 2020-10-02 08:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797059130 Shared thoughts: https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797060783 2020-10-02 08:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kristinbdaniel/b9aicjcrpnmo5e6p/wish/797060783