The most challenging habit for me is, begin with the end in mind. I am not typically a goal setter, at least not in writing. I make mental goals which are still goals but safer. How are they safer? If its not in writing, no one knows if you failed. I have issues, I know. The good news is I created a Learning Contract and wrote down my goal. I even emailed it to the facilitators so I must be improving! I'm also a bit of a procrastinator...but I do meet my deadlines.
The easiest habit for me is, accept responsibility for your own learning. I take advantage of MISD's staff development classes regularly. I am currently taking on-line classes with Lamar University. (That's why I am so late starting on this class.) I enjoy technology and I'm very excited about the new skills I'm going to learn in this class. I can't wait to use them in my class next year!
I think the most important habit is to have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner. Negative thoughts will block your thought process and make learning harder. You have to believe in yourself as others do. Parents send their children to us with confidence that we will teach. So you must also have the confidence that you too can learn. Besides, learning technology is fun. Kids will think you're cool when you show off your new skills and use the buzz words.
I think you're right about those negative thoughts - they really can hinder your learning. Being open to new ideas and confident that you CAN do this is extremely important in a class like this.
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