February 14, 2016 - 19:02
Ed 200 Spring 2016 Guidelines for Class Community (created by our class)
Allow people scope to change their minds -- something a person says isn’t necessarily their last word -- ideas can be revised
On the other hand, hold yourself accountable for what you say if you make a mistake -- work to re-establish trust
Before you say something, see about saying where it is coming from (“based on my understanding of X” or “at my old school, we . . . “) -- on the other hand, hard to quickly boil down complexity.
Get to know where everyone is coming from to have context behind what people are saying -- follow up one people’s comments with questions about their context.
Be engaged as you would want your students to be/let your students be if you were a teacher
Recognize various (intellectual and personal) goals for being here
Give each other and yourself permission to not always perform as a student
Try as much as possible not to perform -- be honest about your thoughts rather than say what you think is expected
Respect different ways of being present
Check in with the trajectory of the conversation -- collaborate in the conversation
Allow trust to grow with active engagement productive conflict, reassurance, encouragement, risk