changing the culture of learning<\/a>, we are getting there.<\/p>\n![\"Amp_Oct_ProDev_1280\"](\"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/derekdoucet\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/22\/files\/2015\/01\/Amp_Oct_ProDev_1280-300x169.jpg\")
One my hats at the school is as a Head of House, I am responsible for a group of 24 young men from Grades 9-12. One responsibility of the senior students is to add an inspirational quote to our board everyday. The timing of this quote was perfect in so many ways.\u00a0He chose the following quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n
“If you can’t fly, then run,\u00a0if you can’t run, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward”. We’re all in this together, the change is real and in the right direction in my opinion. So let’s find time, or better yet make time, to learn and grow together.<\/p>\n
Questions for you:<\/p>\n
What have missed? Are there other challenges that present bigger obstacles to these goals? What are others seeing in their schools?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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funny to hear what teachers have to say about professional development. Some love it, and some really dislike it, and to those who hate it, you’re doing in wrong! ! I always try to see it from\u00a0a student’s perspective, many of whom only get choice of which course to take\u00a0and the content is… well, what it is. I wonder how they feel? I may be optimistic or even naive, but I want students to want to learn, to be intrinsically motivated and vested in what their learning for better reasons than getting good grades. So how about teachers? What’s in it for them? Aside from AQs, there is no monetary value added to keep learning. Perhaps chasing titles is a motivator but what happens when you get to the top? How do we empower educators\u00a0to want to continue to hone their craft? These are the things that I want to explore more deeply.<\/p>\n