{"id":51,"date":"2016-11-19T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T20:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/suzannenewell\/?p=51"},"modified":"2016-11-19T20:16:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T20:16:19","slug":"pictures-turn-into-a-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/suzannenewell\/2016\/11\/19\/pictures-turn-into-a-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures turn into a plan!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have to admit, I was nervous to come to the second Cohort 21 session. I was nervous because I did not have a concrete problem that I wanted to explore over the next 6 months. I had a “seed” of an idea; however, by no means, did I know exactly where I wanted to take it.<\/p>\n

I soon discovered that I worried unnecessarily. This “seed” of an idea was soon grown into a lovely flower that was encouraged and fostered with the help of my colleagues and team leaders. The power of 35 minds was inspiring!<\/p>\n

I love the idea of the “magic 8.” This is a strategy in which you brainstorm 8 different things that could possibly help you to solve your problem (under a time constraint). The interesting part is that you have to draw your solutions. Taking your thinking down to this basic level freed me to draw things that I might not have written. It is a thinking strategy that I will definitely take to the classroom. And…it is perfect for students who may not feel comfortable with wrting their ideas down on paper. It puts everyone on an even plane when it comes to design thinking.<\/p>\n

I feel very supported to take my action plan in the direction that I want to take it. I feel that I have been gently scaffolded to work on a problem that is important, authentic and manageable. What seemed like a massive undertaking has now been broken down into manageable steps – they may be picture steps – but, they are still steps.<\/p>\n

The message that resonated with me the most during our second face-to face session is the message that I want to instill in my students: It is okay to fail. I will persevere with this problem until I find a solution that works.<\/p>\n

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