One of the 1/2 day sessions I went to discussed the emerging blended competencies. You can find a link to those by looking at the iNACOL resources. The mindset part, which surrounds the rest of the thinking, is what I found interesting. Here is the mindest iNACOL looks for in blended teachers (which I think works well for online, too...):
Mindsets -
New vision -
- teacher led to student centered
- collaborate with various stakeholders
- create flexible, personalized, data-driven environment
- model growth orientation
- entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, imagination, and drive
Orientation toward change:
- embrace change
- embrace ambiguity
- change in response to student’s needs
The document moves to qualities, which includes:
Qualities -
Grit
- Persevere
Transparency
- open and frequently share successes, failures, challenges
Collaboration
- balance individual with team and proactively seek to learn from and with others
We ask for a lot of these qualities from the students. I'm glad iNACOL brought up some of these qualities and mindsets needed from the teacher perspective. In particular, the ability to embrace ambiguity and be flexible strikes me as important. Embracing ambiguity means not seeking to order everything too quickly, and being okay with multiple interpretations of an event and a little bit of flux. This goes against our nature - we want to organize - to look at clouds and see things we understand.
Here is a video from IDEO about embracing ambiguity:
What stands out to you about the qualities and mindsets? Let me know - I think this is an interesting conversation...
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