Domain Two: Qualities
Grit, Transparency, and Collaboration
Much like being in the right mindset, teachers need to embrace the appropriate qualities to help ensure that this new endeavor has the best chance of success!
Embracing the qualities of grit, transparency, and collaboration will help teachers be more successful. Teachers should be deliberate, intentional, and persevere.
Setting goals is important when it comes to accountability but we must take it a step further. The goals we set must be specific, intentional, and measured in order to gain momentum and be effective.
The two-minute video below shows a lesson that is geared towards students and the immense power in setting S.M.A.R.T. goals. Take time to watch the video and consider how intentional and specific goal setting can help you become more successful in your endeavors.
Edutopia [Video Image]. (2014). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9xMTGjsZPo
Click on the image above and watch the video to learn more about setting S.M.A.R.T goals.
Video Length - 2 minutes, 2 seconds
Click on these additional articles and read more about grit, transparency, and collaboration:
Educators Need Grit Too! by Thomas R. Hoerr
Patterns of Student Collaborative Learning in Blended Course Designs Based on Their Learning Orientations: A Student Approach to Learning Perspective by Feifei Han & Robert A. Ellis
Now that you have learned about Domain Two, complete the chart on your reflection sheet based on your understanding.
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