172: Stop Planning Lessons and Start Planning Experiences

Shelley Jeoffroy, a 5th-grade teacher from Irving, Texas, shares her experiences in education and the importance of embracing diversity in the classroom. She discusses how her travels and teaching overseas have opened her perspective and inspired her to bring innovation and creativity into her teaching. Shelley emphasizes the need to have authentic relationships with students and create a welcoming and respectful classroom environment. She also highlights the value of making connections between students and finding common ground. Ken Ehrmann and Dr. Ramon Benavides discuss the challenges of building relationships with adults and the importance of being genuine and caring in all interactions. The conversation explores the importance of authenticity and building relationships in education. It emphasizes the value of allowing authentic moments and recovering from mistakes. The guests discuss the significance of being intentional about building value and relationships based on value, as well as the power of owning mistakes and apologizing. They highlight the impact of modeling authenticity and humanity for students, and the importance of creating memorable experiences in the classroom. The conversation also touches on the balance between providing meaningful experiences and meeting professional responsibilities, and the role of assessments in gauging growth.

Takeaways

• Embrace diversity in the classroom and recognize the value that different experiences and backgrounds bring to education.

• Teaching overseas can provide valuable insights and inspiration for bringing innovation and creativity into the classroom.

• Authentic relationships with students are key to creating a welcoming and respectful classroom environment.

• Finding common ground and making connections between students can help foster a sense of community and acceptance.

• Building relationships with adults, such as colleagues and parents, requires genuine care and effort.

• Apologizing and taking responsibility for mistakes is important in maintaining trust and repairing relationships. Allowing authentic moments and recovering from mistakes is important in education.

• Building relationships based on value and owning mistakes can have a powerful impact on students.

• Creating memorable experiences in the classroom helps students learn and retain information.

• Balancing meaningful experiences with professional responsibilities is crucial.

• Assessments play a role in gauging growth and demonstrating knowledge.

  Twitter: @ShellJeoffroy

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