Over the years, I've written a lot about comfort zones. We've all heard about stepping out of our comfort zones; productive discomfort; and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.
But, how many times do we really have the opportunity to do that? This pandemic definitely forced us out of our comfort zones, but it's safe to say that we didn't have much of a choice in this one! However, as we move forward this school year, I am seeing teachers at every grade level pushing themselves out of their LITERACY comfort zones. Grades K-2 have attended 95% training, grades 3-5 have taken it upon themselves to rethink the way they teach reading so that it aligns with the work of grades K-2. We are giving different assessments, reading different professional books and delivering reading instruction in new ways. You are all the DEFINITION of ELITE! Just ask your K-2 colleagues if you don't know what I mean by that. Over the past few weeks in their district trainings they have witnessed many colleagues from other schools who were resistant to change. Our staff members were shocked by this behavior because that is just NOT how we operate at JW. So, today I say THANK YOU. Thank you for having open minds, thank you for learning new things, thank you for dabbling, dipping toes in and taking risks. Remember I will always be here as the safety net!
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