{"id":567,"date":"2020-05-04T19:18:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/socialwork\/?p=567"},"modified":"2020-07-02T16:37:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T16:37:06","slug":"digital-dialogues-issue-1-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/socialwork\/2020\/05\/04\/digital-dialogues-issue-1-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 1.6 Celebrating Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to Digital Dialogues!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

With the Online Quarantine Queens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We hope that this newsletter has been a support for you through this difficult semester.\u00a0 We have loved hearing responses and knowing that you care about your teaching and your students.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Teaching Tip<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Celebrating Our Successes<\/h2>\n

As I look towards the end of the semester in this last week of classes, I find myself reflecting on what I have accomplished, or in many cases, what I have left undone in the wake of a pandemic.\u00a0 Many of our students may be feeling this same way- proud to have made it through a difficult semester, but also mourning their losses through sacrifices they\u2019ve made at this time.\u00a0 Ann reminded us last week that we should be \u201crecognizing all that [students] have overcome and accomplished, reminding them of their strengths.\u201d<\/p>\n

And yet, as teachers, we have made great sacrifices as well, and today\u2019s article is about celebrating YOU and your successes during this unprecedented semester!\u00a0 Arne Duncan said:\u00a0 \u201cTeaching is hard, hard work–and even the best teachers have heartbreaking frustrations and disappointments.\u201d\u00a0 I know that for many, this was a semester of frustrations and disappointments, but I also know that you were strong, and worked hard to overcome those challenges in your online teaching in order to support your students in the midst of your own personal struggles.\u00a0 Let\u2019s celebrate those successes together!<\/p>\n

Try this:<\/h2>\n
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  • This week, spend a few minutes writing down your successes this semester.\u00a0 This might be trying a new tech tool that you hadn\u2019t used before, or connecting and supporting your students in novel ways through a different course modality.\u00a0 Any success, large or small, should make it onto your list!<\/li>\n
  • Share one (or more) of your successes with someone in your life: your students, a partner, a colleague or a friend.<\/li>\n
  • Email a colleague and share something that you admire or want to celebrate about their teaching.<\/li>\n
  • Reply to this email to share your success in online teaching with me by Thursday at midnight- I will compile them to share with our group for next week\u2019s newsletter.\u00a0 Feel free to share an image, or just a short written message: whatever is easiest.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Resources<\/h1>\n

Secretary Arne Duncan gave this amazing commencement address<\/a> in the wake of hurricane Katrina to graduates of Xavier University who were graduating into the 2010 recession. It honors student success, and the value of teachers, in the midst of disaster, and felt particularly relevant for us today.<\/p>\n

Parker Palmer wrote the beautiful book, Courage to Teach<\/em>, that lists one of its goals as helping teachers \u201creconnect to one\u2019s identity and integrity\u2014identifying and honoring gifts and strengths, and acknowledging limits.\u201d\u00a0 You can read the first chapter of that book here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Please stay in touch with us as you wrap up the semester; we are here to help!
\nBecky Cottrell: rcottrel@msudenver.edu<\/a>
\nAnn Obermann:\u00a0aoberma1@msudenver.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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