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<h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">0.2.1 Assignment: “Why I’m Here” Letter</h2>
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<p>In this section, we’ll ask you to write a short, private note to us, and then share your thoughts with some trusted colleagues about your goals, questions, or motivations. Help them understand who you are, and what this work means to you. </p>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">We’re interested to learn about why our learners are taking this course. Reflective writing is also a great chance to set your intention for this course and for your work. Write a letter in the text box below that addresses some of the following points:</p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 1em;"><strong>Your motivation:</strong> What were your goals in signing up for this course? What are you hoping you’ll be able to do at the end that is a challenge right now? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 1em;"><strong>Your strengths:</strong> What attitudes, talents, or aptitudes can you bring to this work that you think will help you succeed? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 1em;"><strong>Your concerns:</strong> Becoming a more equitable educator is hard, sensitive work! What questions, concerns, or worries do you have about engaging in this work or taking this course? </span></li>
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<p>Now that you’ve established your intentions and concerns, reflect on how you might start to address them: </p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 1em;"><strong>Your community:</strong> With whom can you share your work with? With whom can you share your excitement, challenges and new ideas? Think about your network and find someone who seems to have similar goals, context, or concerns as you. We encourage you to reach out to them throughout taking this course with your reflections and questions. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 1em;"><strong>Weekly goals:</strong> When do you plan to do the work in this course (what days in the week)? How many hours? Do you plan to write in a journal? </span><span style="font-size: 1em;">How can you hold yourself accountable? (Electronic reminders? Accountability buddy? Updates to your professional learning network?) </span></li>
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<h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">0.2.2 Building a Supportive Learning Community</h2>
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<p>We hope you enjoyed this past reflection exercise!</p>
<p>As a learner in <em>Becoming a More Equitable Educator</em>, we wanted to share some tips for building a supportive learning community in your context: </p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 1em;"><strong>Be respectful</strong>. It’s essential to respect your fellow peers. </span></li>
<li><strong>Be open to new ideas and perspectives</strong>. Doing equity work often requires us to “unlearn” things we’ve been taught, either explicitly (like in a teacher training program) or implicitly (through cultural expectations or norms). Curiosity, open-mindedness, and humility will serve you well on the journey of becoming a more equitable educator, as will a tolerance for uncertainty, non-closure, and discomfort.</li>
<li><strong>Reject perfection and be prepared to make mistakes</strong>. We all have room to grow when it comes to tackling inequities in education — even experts in this topic! Give yourself space to be an imperfect learner. This means you may make mistakes. If that happens, try to receive any feedback from your peers graciously. Reflect on what happened, and if there’s any harm that needs to be repaired (because things said with good intentions can still cause harm). Be mindful of the emotions that come up for you. Then, allow yourself to “fail forward” by learning from the experience and trying a different approach next time. </li>
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