WOW, yall did it! It was so exciting to spend the afternoon with 19 SOE bloggers and a few guests working on the 11 tools. We all made great progress and I think everyone walked away with a little more confidence that they CAN DO THIS. I know there were times of frustration and a bit of anger but hang in there- tool #1 really is one of the most challenging.
I wanted to add a bit of reflection about this tool after basically doing it with a class of students, they are adults but still learners. It was so good there were 2 of us there (thanks to April, you rock) because I fear that had it just been me they would not have made it as far as they did. This is something that has to be considered when working with students, there is only one you and possibly 25 of them, plan ahead and be ready for the glitches you might face. Something that happened (often) was after one person "got" the task, they walked others through it. We all know the power in this and allowing it to happen in a classroom is crucial.
I hope some others felt they walked away with some valuable learning, I know I did. Thanks to all of you :)
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