{"id":40,"date":"2015-04-16T12:44:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T12:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/bethnichols\/?p=40"},"modified":"2015-04-16T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T12:53:15","slug":"power-in-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/bethnichols\/2015\/04\/16\/power-in-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Power in the People – Final Reflections on my Action Plan and Cohort 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

My action plan is here<\/a>, in the form of a Google Slide Presentation.<\/p>\n

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In writing up my presentation for my action plan for next week, I realized that I had much more to say than I could fit into my slides. I decided that I needed a full blog\u00a0post to expand on my reflections, so here it is.<\/p>\n

The most powerful part of my journey with Cohort 21 has been the support that I\u2019ve gotten from my fellow 21ers.<\/p>\n

Who else knows the pain of pouring yourself into a new initiative only to find that the students just aren\u2019t feeling it? Where else will you find such innovative, creative, passionate teachers who want to share their ideas with you and want you to grow as much as they\u2019re seeking out growth for themselves?<\/p>\n

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For me, this year has been a cycle of inspiration and disappointment (those who know me, know I\u2019m graphing this in my head as a periodic function). It began each time with the inspiration of the work we did at the face-to-face sessions. I would see what lofty goals were achievable when these talented professionals took them on and I wanted to provide the same opportunities to my students. This was followed by self-imposed criticism of my failures to make the changes or in trying to make them and facing challenges I never anticipated. Then something would come along to boost me up again \u2013 another face-to-face, a Google hangout, a casual chat, a Tweet or what gave me the biggest boost of all, a project tuning protocol.<\/p>\n

I hope that everyone got the chance to either participate in one of these or watched the recording. It was a game changer for me regardless of whether I was giving or receiving feedback. Again, it was the people of Cohort 21 who made this for me.<\/p>\n

My action plan followed me through the\u00a0highs and lows of this process and has become something that I know I will use again and again in my classes. My students are finally writing and reflecting in math class. Their first round of blogs after my re-tuning are due tomorrow and I\u2019m back in a state of inspiration about what my students are achieving.<\/p>\n

So thank you 21ers. You\u2019ve made every moment of frustration worth it. In the end, this process helped me grow and supported my students in learning the benefits of reflection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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