2.1 - Evaluating Last Year

Evaluating Last Year

 

Welcome back to When the Wind Blows...an Epic podcast for parents, teachers, leaders and anyone vested in the world of education. I am Erin Barnes, host of the show...and today’s co-hosts are

1. Who are you and what is your role in Epic?

We build up understanding through our experience in the world. The process of reflection helps us to develop our understanding more deeply and to make our intuitive knowledge shareable with others. ... It provides the opportunity to step back and take a look at what our work means to us and our communities.

1. What kind of questions do you ask when you are looking to truly evaluate the ups and downs of the year?
2. What are you avoiding? 
3. What are you focusing your energy in?
4. How are you helping your colleagues achieve their goals?
5. How are you not helping or even hindering their progress?
6. How might you be contributing to your least enjoyable relationship at work?
7. How could you have been more effective in a recent meeting?

 

1. What was the hardest truth you ever uncovered during your reflection?

Add to that that I thought a couple of years of super hard work deserved me getting promotions over other people. I’ve come to realize that I’m still only a 12 year old educator and there are probably things I still don’t know. And what a great realization to realize you don’t know everything and that you can still learn

1. Do you have a moment of reflection that brought you to a place of humility?

Tune in next week where we are rethinking how leadership and education can better prepare the next generation for a rapidly evolving world