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241. What Smart Teachers Do Before a PD Event (So It Actually Sticks) · Teacher Approved: Elementary Teacher Tips & Strategies

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Heidi: This is episode 241 of Teacher Approved.
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You're listening to Teacher Approved, the podcast helping
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educators elevate what matters and simplify the rest. I'm
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Heidi.
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Emily: And I'm Emily. We're the creators behind Second Story
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Window, where we give research based and teacher approved
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strategies that make teaching less stressful and more
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effective. You can check out the show notes and resources from
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each episode at secondstorywindow.net.
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Heidi: We're so glad you're tuning in today. Let's get to
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the show.
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Emily: Hey there. Thanks for joining us today. In today's
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episode, we're talking about how to get the most out of teacher
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winter talks, which is our upcoming audio summit happening
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in just a few days, and we're going to share what to do
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before, during and after the summit, so you actually walk
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away with the strategies that you want and that you'll use.
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We've also got a teacher approved tip for how to keep
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your best ideas visible so they don't end up in the forgotten
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idea graveyard.
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Heidi: But first, let's start with try it tomorrow, where we
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share a quick win that you can try in your classroom right
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away. Emily, what is our suggestion for this week?
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Emily: This week, we want you to write a thank you note. It could
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be to a student, a co-worker, your most supportive parent,
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your custodian, or even a specialist who makes your day
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better, anyone who's made an impression on you lately. This
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is obviously just a nice thing to do, but it matters beyond
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that, because psychologists have actually demonstrated that
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expressing gratitude, especially in written form, produces a
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lasting boost in happiness and it reduces stress.
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Heidi: So this is good, not just for the person receiving it, but
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also you as the person doing it.
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Emily: Yeah, it deepens connection, and it helps you
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feel better. And the beauty of thank you notes is that it's so
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simple. They don't require any grand effort. You just have to
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take some time and give some attention to write a few
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sentences and that's it.
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Heidi: And if you want to take this further, you can involve
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your students too by having them choose someone to write a thank
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you letter to. It could be another student, a teacher,
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someone at home. This type of activity helps to build that
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gratitude habit early. And your students need all of that good
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payoff too.
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Emily: Right, and you could do it often throughout the year. It
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doesn't have to just be once, and it's such a simple thing
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with a big payoff. So if you like this idea or anything else
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we share on the podcast, would you take a second and give us a
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five star rating and review in your podcast listening app?
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If you're listening to this episode, chances are you are
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somewhere in the middle of the school year where your routines
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are set, the excitement has worn off a little or a lot, and
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teaching might feel more like a grind than a calling, and if
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that's you, you are definitely not alone.
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Heidi: No, you're not alone. But we do have some good news. In
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just a few days, teacher winter talks is kicking off, and it is
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designed for this exact moment of the year. It is an audio only
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summit, which is an important choice, because no video means
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yes, pajamas.
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Emily: Yes. That is literally on our registration page, and we
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stand by it.
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Heidi: And this summit is full of short, practical sessions
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that you can listen to on the go. The goal of this event is
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simple. We want to help you reconnect with what's working,
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find a few fresh ideas and maybe even fall back in love with
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teaching again.
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Emily: Plus we're gonna have a ton of fun at the same time,
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because we don't do boring around here.
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Heidi: No, we don't. And today's episode is all about how to get
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the most out of the summit, what to do before it starts, how to
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listen in a way so that these new ideas actually stick, and
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what to do afterwards, so that those good ideas don't disappear
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into a folder that you never open again.
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Emily: Oh yeah. We have all been to conferences and summits where
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we feel so inspired in the moment, and then a week later,
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we can barely remember what we picked up. All of our good ideas
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are a thing of the past.
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Heidi: Oh, yep, yep, okay, I got a story about this. So years ago
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I got to attend the International Reading
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Association conference in Chicago. It was like a big deal.
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My school was receiving an award, so they sent a few of us,
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and it was amazing. I came home with my notebook just bursting
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with ideas. I had sticky notes everywhere, and I was so fired
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up.
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Emily: Oh yeah, I remember, you were so jazzed after that.
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Heidi: It was all so good. But here's the problem. This
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happened in May. By the time we got back and I had, you know,
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shaken off the jet lag, I had maybe three weeks left in the
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school year, and so I looked at all these big ideas, and I
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thought, well, it just be a waste of energy to try and
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implement anything new right now, so I'm just going to save
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all this for the start of the next year.
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Emily: And let me guess, did that ever happen?
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Heidi: No, fatal mistake. By August, of course, when I'm
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setting up my room again, I had completely lost the momentum,
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like I came across my notebook at some point and flipped
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through it, I barely remembered why I'd been so excited about
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half of it, the ideas all just felt disconnected. The key
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details were fuzzy. The spark was just dead.
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Emily: Oh, yes. So then those ideas went to the forgotten idea
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graveyard.
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Heidi: Yep, that's exactly what happens. And we don't want it to
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happen to anyone listening to teacher winter talks. So today
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we are going to give you a framework for getting the most
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out of the summit, before, during and after, and after
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today's episode, you will walk away prepared to use at least
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one strategy that you picked up from the summit.
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Emily: Okay, so let's start with before the summit. You've got a
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few days left to get ready still, so what should teachers
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be thinking about, Heidi?
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Heidi: Well, the first thing, and this might sound obvious,
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but it does make a huge difference, is to decide what
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problem you want help with. Go into the summit with one or two
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current pain points in mind.
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Emily: Yeah, because when you know what you're listening for,
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the right ideas are going to stand out so much faster.
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They're going to find you easier, and it gives you a
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filter to work through all the new information you're going to
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get.
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Heidi: Right. So instead of trying to absorb everything, you
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can scan for what applies to your situation. And our summit
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covers four main areas, classroom management and
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behavior, literacy, instruction. and teacher wellness.
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Emily: So ask yourself, Where am I struggling most right now?
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That is your filter for the whole weekend.
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Heidi: And then once you know your filter, you can preview the
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session lineup with confidence that you will hear the exact
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tips that you need right now.
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Emily: And that's really important, because there are
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over 25 sessions. We want you to start by scanning the session
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titles and star the ones that speak to your needs right now.
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You want to make sure that you set aside time to listen to
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those specific sessions.
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Heidi: So for example, if behavior is your biggest
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struggle right now, maybe you want to prioritize the five step
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behavior reset system for after break, or heart center
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boundaries and consequences.
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Emily: Or if literacy feels stuck, there's the struggling
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reader breakthrough or rebooting reluctant writers.
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Heidi: And if you are running on empty, which, let's be honest,
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most of us are right now, there's five tiny tweaks to help
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teachers survive winter burnout.
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Emily: Oh yeah, that sounds like a must listen.
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Heidi: Oh yeah, for me too. Okay, so you know your problem.
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You scan the sessions. Emily, what else should teachers do
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before the summit starts?
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Emily: Well, consider matching your sessions to your listening
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locations. This is where audio summits really shine, and why we
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were so determined to make this an audio summit, because you can
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multitask, and that is something we love to do when we're
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learning. And since you don't have to watch a screen, there's
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no video, you can think about where you're going to be this
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weekend and where you're going to be listening.
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Heidi: Yeah, are you going to be driving kids to practice for
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whatever sport is in January? I don't even know. I was going to
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say soccer, but...
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Emily: Maybe it depends where you live.
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Heidi: Hockey?
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Emily: There you go.
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Heidi: Maybe you're walking the dog, folding the laundry. When
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you match sessions to low brain tasks, the follow through
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becomes so much more likely. You're not having to carve out
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special time. You're just layering your learning onto the
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things you're already doing. So make a plan for when you might
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want to listen with your weekend plans.
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Emily: And then here's a couple practical tips. You want to
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charge your headphones before the weekend. That is the worst
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when you pop open those earbuds and they're dead. Oh, it's the
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worst.
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Heidi: Or the kids have run off with them.
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Emily: Yes. And then make sure you know how to access the
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sessions, which will be on the podcast feed. Or we have a free
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members area, if it would be easier for you to listen from
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your laptop or your computer. And then here's an important
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detail, with a free ticket, each session is available for only 24
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hours. So you do want to think about which sessions you're
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going to prioritize each day in case you run out of time to
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listen to them all.
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Heidi: However, if you grab the max pass, you have lifetime
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access to these sessions. You can listen to these whenever is
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convenient or as often as you want. So there really is less
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pressure that way. But even then, a loose plan helps ensure
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that you actually check out the content that's most relevant to
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you.
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Emily: And the times that I've upgraded my summit ticket, when
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I've gone to lots of different summits, I've been the most
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successful when I plan to consume as much of the content
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as possible, when everybody else at the summit is, even if I have
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extended access. Because otherwise you lose any kind of
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urgency, and it feels like I'll just listen to that sometime,
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and then you don't. So I think if you can, prioritize doing at
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least some of your listening this weekend, even if you have
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the max pass.
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Heidi: Yeah, there's so much energy when everyone is getting
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in it together, really creates a sense of momentum to help you
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want to keep going and move things forward. And it's
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sometimes really hard to summon that energy when you're on your
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own.
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Emily: For sure. And then the last thing you want to do before
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the summit is set up a simple capture system. So decide how
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you're going to jot down ideas. And let's be honest, you
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probably won't be sitting at a desk with a notebook during this
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summit. You'll probably be washing dishes or grocery
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shopping.
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Heidi: So in that case, your options might be a notes app on
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your phone, a Google Doc, I love a Google Doc. A few sticky
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notes, or even, you know, voice memos to yourself while you
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listen. Find a method that's effective for what you're going
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to be doing, even if it's not elegant.
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Emily: And then set a realistic goal for yourself beforehand,
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something like, I'm going to pull one idea that I can try
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next week, or I'm looking for one tip for making test prep
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more effective.
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Heidi: Lowering the bar for what you're expecting of yourself
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actually increases the chance that you'll use what you learn.
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If you go in thinking that you need to implement everything,
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you'll probably end up implementing nothing. You know,
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ask me how I know about that.
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Emily: I think everybody who's listening before knows that we
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are all or nothing people, and we're constantly fighting that
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tendency. And then one more thought, you might want to tell
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someone that you're planning on listening. You could invite a
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colleague or a teacher friend to join the free summit with you,
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because this gives you some built in accountability and
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someone to share ideas with later.
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Heidi: Or, you know, at the very least, tell your spouse, who
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will just nod absent mindedly, even though they have no idea
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what you're talking about.
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Emily: Yep. And if you don't feel like you have anybody you
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can invite, or anyone you want to talk to about this, that's
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where the community will be there to support you. We will
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help you get that accountability from all of us in the community
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of the summit as well.
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Okay, so that's before the summit. Now let's talk about
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what to do during the summit. And our big theme here is listen
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like a teacher, not a student.
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Heidi: Yeah, that's such an important tip. You're not
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expected to implement things exactly as the presenter
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describes. You're not taking a test on this later. You are
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listening for concepts that fit with your personality and that
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you can adapt to your students in your classroom.
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Emily: I think sometimes we hear an idea and we're just like,
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well, that wouldn't work for my class in that way that they
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described it. And so then we just dismiss it.
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Heidi: Right, but you know, the presenter's context isn't your
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context, and that's okay. Try to listen for the principle behind
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the strategy and then make that yours. This is about finding
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your comeback story, not copying someone else's.
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Emily: All right, so we're listening for ideas to adapt.
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Now let's take a look at the note taking. Because again,
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you're probably multitasking, which means long, detailed notes
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might not be realistic. So instead of trying to write
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everything down, try to capture key phrases. Don't sweat trying
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to copy down the whole paragraphs.
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Heidi: Yeah, you'll make yourself crazy that way. And if
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you have the max pass, you can always re-listen later. You have
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lifetime access, but you also get transcripts and
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implementation guides. So you really can just listen and
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absorb without having to worry about capturing every word. You
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can go back to the implementation guides and the
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transcripts to help you recall anything that you might need to
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remember later.
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Emily: I love those implementation guides, because
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it gives you the big ideas and then has some space for you to
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add anything to it that you want to but it's a really good
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starting place to remember what was in a session. And here's
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something I want to add, because I think it's kind of unexpected
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advice, pay attention to your emotional reactions while you're
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listening, because they're actually clues. So try to notice
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when you feel relief or excitement, but also notice if
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you feel any resistance.
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Heidi: Yeah, relief and excitement are obvious. Those
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are clearly green lights. But resistance is interesting too.
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It often reveals what you value or what you aren't ready to
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change just yet, and that's worth paying attention to
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instead of just dismissing.
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Emily: So then one last thing for the during the summit phase,
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pause when something clicks. Audio makes it so easy to pause
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for 30 seconds to just write down a quick note. Engaging that
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way dramatically increases your retention. And we don't want you
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to forget all the good stuff you're going to pick up this
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weekend.
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Heidi: And if a session really resonates, flag it for a second
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listen instead of putting pressure on yourself to catch
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everything the first time.
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Emily: And don't forget to pop into the Facebook community. You
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can share what's resonating, ask questions, connect with other
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teachers or the speakers, and all of us understand how hard
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mid-winter teaching can be, plus, we're just gonna be having
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a ton of fun in there.
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Heidi: Really, it's a good time. Okay, so we have covered before
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and during. Now let's talk about after the summit, because this
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is where most people drop the ball. You know, where the good
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ideas go to die.
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Emily: Yeah, that poor forgotten idea graveyard, we're going to
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avoid that. One suggestion is to sort your notes into three
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buckets. After the summit, maybe on Monday, since that's a
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holiday, you can do a quick 10 minute pass through whatever
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you've captured, and then label each idea as one of three
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things—try soon, save for later, and good to know.
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Heidi: So try soon is the stuff for the next week or two. Save
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for later are ideas you want to try, maybe in the spring, maybe
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next year, and good to know are those helpful perspectives, but
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maybe they're not something that you need to act on right now.
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Emily: Most ideas will land in save for later or good to know,
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and that's fine. You can't change everything in your room
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at once. This sorting process just helps you see clearly what
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actually belongs in try soon so you can focus your limited
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energy there.
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Heidi: Okay, so once you've sorted your notes, now, pick one
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thing to try right away, maybe a new transition routine, or a
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phrasing change, or a small scheduling shift. So the summit
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ends Monday, and if you are in the US, that's actually a
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holiday. So that makes Tuesday your launch day.
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Emily: And we are serious about choosing one thing to try on
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Tuesday and not leaving it as a I'll do that soon, because
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sometime soon is how ideas end up in the graveyard. So the
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longer you wait, the more that great idea fades. Attach your
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one thing to a real moment, like I'm going to try this right
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after morning meeting, or I'll use this during writing time on
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Tuesday.
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Heidi: And this is where I wish I could go back and talk some
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sense into Chicago Heidi, because I had three weeks. Those
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were three weeks I could have tried something. And in fact,
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trying something would have been a great fit for the end of the
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year, because I could have just tested things out without having
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to fully commit to them.
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Emily: Yeah, or even just tried part of something.
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Heidi: Yeah, like I didn't need to overhaul my whole reading
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block. I could have tried one new data tracker or one
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different way of doing partner reading. But it was just easy, I
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was tired, I convinced myself it wasn't worth doing any of it
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because I couldn't do all of it, the story of my life. And then I
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lost everything.
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Emily: So please, we're begging you, commit to this. Help us
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help you by starting something on Tuesday, even if you can only
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do part of the idea, even if you can't fully implement the new
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routine yet, you can try one suggestion from one presenter.
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Heidi: Yeah, partial start is a million times better than a
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perfect plan that you never begin. So the goal is simple, by
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Tuesday afternoon, make sure you have taken one action connected
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to what you've learned.
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Emily: And if you want to create some more accountability, share
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what you learned with a teacher friend or your students and tell
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them I heard something really cool at this summit. I want to
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try it.
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Heidi: Sharing your intention increases your commitment to
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actually following through, plus, you might inspire someone
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else or get some helpful feedback.
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Emily: And we want to hear about it in the summit Facebook group
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too. That community is there to support you through putting
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these ideas into action.
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Heidi: And then, this is really important, give yourself
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permission to let some good ideas go. Not everything needs
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to be implemented right away.
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Emily: Yeah, even if it's a great idea, if it isn't right
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for this season, you can just consciously put it in that save
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for later bucket and release it without guilt.
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Heidi: Yeah, our goal isn't to use everything. It's to use what
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fits where you are right now.
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Emily: And remember, if you have the max pass, those sessions
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aren't going anywhere, you can come back to them in March or
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May, or whenever you're ready.
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Heidi: And speaking of the max pass, there is another bonus I
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want everyone to know about for after the summit. Anyone who
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upgrades gets to join us for implementation week in the
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Teacher Approved Club.
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Emily: I'm so excited about this. We're going to help you
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take your favorite ideas from the summit and make a plan and
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put them into action with some accountability and
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encouragement. It will be the best way to put a bow on the
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whole summit experience, and it will also be low lift. We're
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just going to be doing a little bit that week. We're not going
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to make you commit to hours every day to get stuff done. It
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will just be a little task every day to help you put these ideas
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into action.
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Heidi: Okay, let's do a quick recap. Before the summit, know
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your problem, preview with intention, match your sessions
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to your listening spots, and set up a simple capture system.
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Emily: And then during the summit, listen for ideas to
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adapt, make notes manageable, notice your emotional reactions,
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even the resistance. Pause when something clicks, and connect
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with us in the community.
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Heidi: And then after the summit, sort your ideas into
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three buckets. Pick one thing, start it Tuesday, even if you
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can only do it partially, and then share it out loud for
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accountability and you can just release the rest.
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Emily: So if you haven't registered yet, grab your free
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ticket at secondstorywindow.net/teacherwintertalks.
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This runs January 17 through the 19th, and we will put a link to
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the show notes as well.
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Heidi: And if you want lifetime access, plus bonus sessions and
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implementation guides, plus your access to implementation week,
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grab that Max pass. You will see all of the details after you
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register.
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Emily: Now for our Teacher Approved Tip of the Week, where
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we share an actionable tip to help you elevate what matters
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and simplify the rest. This week's tip builds on something
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we've been talking about, how to keep what matters visible so
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that your ideas don't disappear.
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Heidi: Well, the biggest reason summit learning fades isn't
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because our notes weren't good enough. It's that we never look
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at those notes again. Raise your hand if you're guilty here.
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Emily: It's just us raising our hands.
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Heidi: You know, a week later, we can barely remember what we
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listened to. The notebook goes in a drawer, the Google doc gets
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buried, and that's the end of it. So here is how to beat that.
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First, choose one home for your best ideas. Pick a spot that you
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already look at regularly. Maybe that's your plan book, you can
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put a sticky note on your desk, a notes app, if you actually use
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your notes app, or you could even send yourself an email.
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Emily: The key is already look at regularly, because if you
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don't naturally see it, you won't use it. And then create a
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try this soon shortlist. This is different from your raw notes.
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Pull three to five ideas from the summit and rewrite them as
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actions. So instead of writing, "invite questions," write, "end
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lessons by asking students what questions they have." This turns
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inspiration into something your brain recognizes as doable.
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Heidi: That's so important, because it's easy to let a good
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idea get lost in the fog of I'm not sure how to put this into
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practice. So you're going to make a clear, specific step. And
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then third, we want to attach those ideas to what's already
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happening in your room. So try asking yourself, where in my day
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would this fit? Ideas stick best when they are linked to
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something that's already happening. So maybe, I will try
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this new transition when we line up for lunch, or I'm going to
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add this to my Friday reflection time. This way you're not adding
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something new to your to do list, you're just layering on
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what's already there.
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Emily: And finally, set a revisit reminder. Schedule a
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reminder in your phone for two or three weeks after the summit
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to look back at your notes. Fresh eyes can help you catch
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things you forgot about, and you might be ready for a save for
21:16
later idea by then.
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Heidi: And if you have the max pass, this is a great time to
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re-listen to your favorite session with new perspective.
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You're going to hear things that you missed the first time.
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Emily: And the whole point of this tip is to bridge the gap
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between I learned something great to I actually use this
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idea in my classroom.
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Heidi: And please come share your favorite summit takeaways
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in the Teacher Approved Facebook group afterward. We would love
21:39
to hear what resonates with you, and maybe you'll pick up some
21:41
great new ideas from other people sharing what they loved.
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To wrap up the show, we're sharing what we're giving extra
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credit to this week. Emily, what gets your extra credit?
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Emily: I'm giving extra credit to monochromatic coloring books.
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So I got hit with a Facebook ad, as you do, and then it followed
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me all over the internet, until I bought one, and it was a
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Christmassy one, and I, of course, did not use it every day
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in December. I knew that I wouldn't, but I used it a lot,
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way more than I have ever done any coloring recently. What
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attracted me to this was the simplicity of like, you just
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pick one color, and you color that page. Like, I wanted it to
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be mindless, I wasn't really looking for the creativity side
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of it. So this was perfect for me. And then my youngest
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daughter got me a new one for Christmas, so I have a non
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Christmas one waiting for me to use. So this is a fun way to do
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some hands on coloring, doing something with your hands, you
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know, is so much more relaxing. But if you don't want to have to
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make decisions, or you're not in the mood to be creative, this is
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right up your alley.
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Heidi: Yeah, that's been my downfall with coloring. It's
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like, I don't want to have to think about it, just, I want
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something to do that's not scrolling my phone. So, that
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sounds like a perfect win.
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Emily: Yeah. What are you giving extra credit to, Heidi?
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Heidi: Well, my extra credit goes to the hearthbound candle
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from Good Dot Store. This was a Christmas present from Emily's
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daughter, and I love it. The scent is brown sugar fig and
23:00
redwood moss, and it smells exactly like that. It really has
23:04
an amazing scent, but I love that it's not too strong,
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because you know how sometimes it can really give you a
23:05
headache, this is perfect.
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Emily: Yeah.
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Heidi: And it has a wood wick, so it's got that extra cozy fire
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popping noise.
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Emily: I love that.
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Heidi: So I will link to the shop in the show notes. But I
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don't see this particular candle in stock right now, but it's
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definitely something to keep an eye out for. And if you aren't
23:23
aware, Good Dot Store is John and Hank Green's online shop,
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where all the profits go to funding a maternity hospital in
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Sierra Leone. So not only do you get an amazing product, you're
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actually doing a lot of good when you buy it.
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Emily: Yes, I love it. So good.
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Heidi: That is it for today's episode. Use the before, during,
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and after strategies we shared today, and we promise you will
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walk away from our summit with ideas that you actually use, not
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just, you know, inspiration that fades, another notebook in the
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notebook graveyard.
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Emily: Teacher Winter Talks runs January 17 through 19th, and we
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really hope to see you there. The link is in the show notes,
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so go grab your free ticket.
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Heidi: We hope you enjoyed this episode of Teacher Approved. I'm
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Heidi.
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Emily: And I'm Emily. Thank you for listening. Be sure to follow
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Heidi: You can connect with us and other teachers in the
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Teacher Approved Facebook group. We'll see you here next week.
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Bye for now.
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Emily: Bye.