Technology Blog #2: Chapter 6
After reading Chapter 6 in The Connected Educator it heavily focused on the idea of creating a good connected community. It explained early on how they were formed and even how to evolve. I think the more important topics that were discussed within chapter six were providing roles and responsibilities, selecting a passionate leader to lead the community, and simply just building trust within each other. 
Source: https://action4connection.org/
David Lee created something called the "4L model" which focused on how people of the community "self selected" their roles by the ways they chose to participate. The 4L's were Linking, Lurking, Learning, and Leading. The linkers were focused on working together and joining forces with others while the lurkers took more of a back seat and hesitated on sharing their ideas. The learners were always getting involved and loved to add to the community as much as possible just alike the leaders. Being a leader takes a lot of time and courage but often times came natural to a few in the community who were driven and wanted to share their knowledge with the rest of the group.
To continue, selecting a passionate community leader is crucial to the success of anything especially in my future career as an elementary school teacher. I really enjoyed the idea of having split leadership roles because its not something you usually see. It can be challenging to share the leadership role with someone who's egotistical or tends to go on a power trip. Having the split roles in my field (elementary education) would look like co- teaching. Having a co teacher is extremely beneficial to all parties; it allows the students to have more one on one attention or assistance. The teachers are also allowed to bounce off one another with new topics or ideas one may not have been aware of. This will prevent the burn out teachers all over the nation are facing. Having a passionate leader truly make a difference in everyones lives and they are strong and compassionate for anything and anyone along the way.
Source: https://www.esparklearning.com/blog/a-districts-guide-to-effective-co-teaching/
Hi Skylar!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the focus in your blog on the 4L model and how you directly correlated it to your future teaching strategies. Having split leadership roles could definitely be beneficial in the classroom, as having someone to bounce ideas off of makes processes like creating lesson plans and activities so much easier and fun. It also gives the co-educators the opportunity to work more closely together and expand their networks. I look forward to hearing more about your education journey!
I like how you mentioned the 4Ls of this chapter. I think it’s important to take into consideration the different types of ways people may participate in a community. Then connecting this to teaching in a classroom, like split leader ship roles how the classroom may benefit from co teaching. So just noticing the types of ways of approaching leadership can be beneficial to creating a strong community and leadership skills. Very well written, This it made me think a little more deeply about this chapter!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy how you included the 4L model, this is important to incorporate when building a community and becoming a member of one. As an elementary school teacher, collaborating with other teachers and having a co teacher will be helpful for you and the future of teachers’ mental health.
ReplyDeleteI like how you connected the chapter’s ideas to co-teaching in elementary education and included the 4L model. As someone who did study education at one point in my college career, I feel as if the 4L model is really great when looking at it from an educator's perspective. Your point about shared leadership helping prevent burnout stood out to me the most. I feel like the best leaders don't have all the weight on their shoulders but rather share their strengths with others and guide people in their direction.
ReplyDeleteHi Skyler, I really liked how you brought up the “4L Model” and connected it to your future career in elementary education. Your explanation of how co-teaching mirrors the idea of shared leadership made a lot of sense. I agree that having two teachers collaborate can really benefit students by offering more individual attention and a wider range of teaching styles. It also ties perfectly to the book’s idea that trust and shared responsibility are what make connected communities excel.
ReplyDeleteHey Skyler, I found it interesting how you emphasized the importance of a good leadership and even the efficiency of split-leadership roles. Professional burnout is rarely managed, and your analysis on the 4L's makes applying these tactics to sustain our careers is very clear.
ReplyDeleteHi Skyler,
ReplyDeleteI really like how you connected Chapter 6's ideas about community and leadership to your future career in elementary education. Your point about being a passionate community leader and sharing leadership within a classroom is so important. I agree that co-teaching is a great way to split responsibilities while actively being able to share new ideas/topics with one another. This is a great way to not only benefit teachers but also the students when wanting to create an engaging learning environment. Overall, I believe your overview and connection of chapter 6 was great!