Rouse
to wake up, to bring out of sleep
a cause to be active, startle out of inactivity
“Be clear about what we want.”
Rosenberg
Create a mind map.
What is it that you want for our children?
What is it that you desire for our children?
What is your vision for our children?
What are your hopes for our children?
To think
To negotiate
To be driven
To be curious
To seek opportunities
To express themselves
To hold
a thought
a stance
To debate, discuss
To listen
To hear
To question
To understand
To know
What is it that you want for our children?
What is it that you desire for our children?
What is your vision for our children?
What are your hopes for our children?
Ask yourself
Trust yourself
You know
Children’s learning evolves
Evolution
Grow
Reflect
Adapt
Tweak
Modify
Change
EVOLVE
What can we do to evolve?
What can we do to move forward?
What can we do to learn from first hand experiences?
We can be curious, we can be curious about the space around us.
We can notice.
We can observe.
We can reflect.
We can ask questions.
How do we make sense of it?
Pay close attention inside.
Listen in.
Respond to cues and signals from the body.
Stay connected.
Be curious.
Ask questions.
watch
and
listen
to children
as they move freely
in their environment
and
interact with
their surroundings
through observations
we notice
what they are interested in,
what they are working through,
what they are making sense of
how they share their process with those around them
see them
honor them
meet them
where they are at
in
their
own
journey
towards
meaning making
A note about using we….
I am a leader.
I am a teacher.
I am an educator.
I am a facilitator.
I am a wonderer.
I am a provocateur.
I use we to speak to my colleagues and peers who are on a similar path.
To those who are behind closed doors.
To those who feel isolated.
To those who feel alone
To those who feel silenced.
To those who want more.
To those who are ready for change.
We have the power.
We have the choice.
How do we want our future to be?
Integration
Children and adults
we are all learning
moving towards integration
If we have not integrated,
we are either not ready
or in the process
Be in space where the message can be received
Everything in its time
When the seed is ready, it pushes through
One can hear the message, the teaching
it is different to receive the message
to know it
to embody it