Lesson from the Fire Truck: Choose one of the lessons from the fire service that apply to education and write about why this lesson is importantfor you, for you students, and/or for your colleagues.
When the bell rings (fire or school) we have to be ready for game time. As teachers, we have each others back and support each other in the ups and downs. In a small school, we sometimes team teach and definitely bounce ideas off of eachother. It is important for us to show the kids the camaraderie and how important working together is. We set the example for them and also expect teamwork in our class. We need to teach the students to have each others back as well. When one student has an "emergency" (could be coming from a bad situation at home, etc) we need to let the students know it is ok to help that student with encouraging words or a friendly smile. If we don't have our colleagues back, we are definitely not going to have our students backs!
The lesson that really sits heavy with me is team work. I find too often we try to change education with just one person. We need a team and a team with the same goals. When the whole staff works together for common goals, I feel we truly could change the culture for our students and be the best school we can be.
I we cannot get the whole staff, then start with departments. Have same goals, best practices for students and overall assessment goals. If a department is strong then the relief of easy and hard teachers is eliminated.
One lesson from the fire service that really applies to School Counselors and those working in education is the importance of staying calm and flexible in high-pressure situations. I appreciate this because, as we often say in our office, we work like firefighters, having to put out whatever comes our way. Flexibility in our schedules is incredibly important, and being prepared for a variety of scenarios that could arise at any moment is something we must do in School Counseling. Of course, not the same, but similar to what firefighters do, in different ways. When students come to us with urgent or sometimes emergency situations, we must remain calm. It’s our job as School Counselors to provide support, encouragement, empathy, and attentive listening while helping students find the best solution for their situation. This lesson reminds me that adaptability, and a steady mindset are essential, not only in our effectiveness, but also as we created a safe and responsive environment for students and in supporting my colleagues in the same way.
Teamwork and camardie is something that plays a part every single day. We have got to figure out the best way to work together for our students and their families. We all should be working on goals that have been established and not be afraid to ask others a manner in which to get to the goal. I am constantly looking for new lessons or changing ideas from one class to the next in order to make a lesson run more effectively. I know that corrective feedback is a helpful component to learning and growing. I am always flexible with my schedule when I can be, too. When classes get invited to different programs or events in the community over the time I am to have the class, I try to change times. I know that they are also flexible and will work with me if my schedule of a sudden changes due to an emergency situation or a call to another building.
I feel that if people start to divide and have an us versus them mentality and it can really put a damper on the culture and climate of a building. I try to maintain neutrality and work with everyone in the same manner as I am about what will work for the student. I do not want to get involved in “drama” as that takes away from the mission of the school.
Teamwork & Camaraderie is crucial in school leadership by driving students and improving student and teacher performance. Working together allows schools to move faster towards common goals. Working together gains deeper insights into student's strengths, weaknesses and learning styles. This understanding helps teacher methods to help personalize learning experiences for each student.
The lesson from the fire service that is important to me is decision-making. With the group of students I have in my classroom, the scenarios can change on a dime and I need the support of both my boss and the administrator to have my back when I have to make a decisions in the moment, to allow my classroom to get back on track. I also need to allow my students to make course correction, right or wrong when they are having a melt down. I need to teach them to make this decision without the approval from me. As for my colleagues we need to allows all of us to make those snap decisions in the middle of an emergency without question asked.
The lesson that is important to me is teamwork and camaraderie. Working in a smaller district you do not have multiple teachers for each grade, so you need to work together across grades towards a common goal. To ensure consistency in student learning I go to previous teachers and ask questions and then I pass this information along to the next years teacher. Having a smaller school environment you develope a closer connection with students, too. We like to do Pre-K through 5 activites in our building. The teachers collaborate and plan and them we mix them all up and enjoy learning from each other.
The lesson that is most important to me is teamwork. Teamwork and having the voices of all stakeholders is crucial when making important decisions. Building that trust with families, that you have the best interest of their child, and communicating with them not at them. With our teachers, giving collaboration time to work together to work on pacing guides and to share strategies and tools that have worked or where they could use suggestions. Our students, our students need to be able so share there voice with there feedback being used to move forward with lessons/reteaching etc. All voices need to be valued , heard, seen and this will help build the trust when emergencies arise that the important decisions will be made for the students and staff.
Lesson from the Fire Truck: Choose one of the lessons from the fire service that apply to education and write about why this lesson is important for you, for you students, and/or for your colleagues.
Preparedness and hard work. Too often I hear and witness the fact that teachers wing it. They don't study their curriculum and/or they don't do the work necessary to make sure that the students are getting the best from them - this has included me during certain times of my 30 yrs plus of teaching and coaching. There is the burn-out factor and there's a balance, but it's important to watch during those times to not get stuck in that rut and to bounce out ASAP. In other words - be relentless. Go one more round!
The lesson that is most important to me is pride. You need to be proud of the kind of teacher you are, and your students need to know that you are proud of them. We are in charge during many difficult situations everyday. As teachers, we need to be able to respond to these situations knowing that we did all we could to help our students, and that we are proud of the way we handled it. The school, the students, and the parents are counting on us to be the best we can be. We need all of them to be proud of us too!
One lesson from the fire service that applies to education is that when situations arise, we need to fall back on our training and experiences. This is important to me as an ECSE teacher because unexpected situations can happen quickly in the classroom. Students may become dysregulated, unsafe behaviors can occur, or a plan may not go the way I expected. In those moments, I rely on my training, experience, and the strategies I have learned to respond calmly and effectively. This is also important for my students because they depend on adults to provide structure, safety, and guidance. When I remain calm and follow the strategies I know work, it helps students feel secure and supported. It also reminds my colleagues that preparation, teamwork, and trusting our training help us respond to challenges in the best possible way.
Lesson from the Fire Truck: Choose one of the lessons from the fire service that apply to education and write about why this lesson is important for you, for you students, and/or for your colleagues.
One lesson that really stood out to me was when Brewer failed, he did not give up. He was determined to do better next time and not let he colleagues down. I think this is a lesson for anyone and everyone. As teachers, our lessons may fail or flop. For me, sometimes I have a really tough class. How I react is all my choice. For example, I have a really tough 5th grade class this year. The don't like any of my games or activities. They are constantly complaining, and honestly just have bad attitudes about school. I could easily just throw in the towel and not give much effort with them anymore. Let them sulk and be miserable. But no! I refuse to give up on them. I want them to find little joys throughout the day. Find things that are fun and exciting at school. I am going to be persistent and have a positive attitude with them, because honestly, they need to have someone cheering for them right now!
The lesson from the fire service that applies to education is teamwork. In education we need many people to be part of the team to help kids find success in school. For kids to be successful, they need teachers, other staff, parents/guardians, counselors etc to work together and communicate. I agree with the saying, “ It takes a village to raise a child”.
The lesson from the fire service part in the book that applies to education and to my particular field in my role is where he got the opportunity to respond to his first fire call but as he was getting in the house and getting ready to help put out the fire, he realized he forgot half of his gear. This is something that stood out to me because working with students who have behavioral issues daily, we are constantly putting out dumpster fires. However, there are situations where we often jump into action without thinking about the steps we need to follow such as coming in calm, presenting with a supportive and empathetic stance, and working together to find a solution. Then the fire is still going in fact possibly getting stronger if we're not checking with ourselves before hand. In order to put out fires in an organized and effective way, we need to make sure we're checking with ourselves first to make sure that we don't respond in a way that could not only hurt the student but also hurt that rapport with the student.
As I was reading this chapter, I couldn't believe the similarities to a Firehouse and Classroom are. There are emergencies going on every single day in our classroom. I would take Pride from the firehouse. I want to always be the best I can be in teaching. Furthering my education and training, not leaving one student behind and just always doing my best. I take pride in my job and I wish more teachers in our school took pride in our jobs and realized the urgency. The other way pride comes in is in our classrooms and our actual school building. I wish my school worked together to feel the pride and take care of our school for ourselves and our students.
Being prepared and having a clean and orderly room. I strive to be prepared daily with my lessons etc.. but with running a behavior room, sometimes you just have to go with the flow and assist a student with their emotional needs in that moment. I also like to have a clean and orderly room. Everything in its place, so students know where all materials are and the expectation is to pick up and keep our room clean.
When the bell rings (fire or school) we have to be ready for game time. As teachers, we have each others back and support each other in the ups and downs. In a small school, we sometimes team teach and definitely bounce ideas off of eachother. It is important for us to show the kids the camaraderie and how important working together is. We set the example for them and also expect teamwork in our class. We need to teach the students to have each others back as well. When one student has an "emergency" (could be coming from a bad situation at home, etc) we need to let the students know it is ok to help that student with encouraging words or a friendly smile. If we don't have our colleagues back, we are definitely not going to have our students backs!
ReplyDeleteThe lesson that really sits heavy with me is team work. I find too often we try to change education with just one person. We need a team and a team with the same goals. When the whole staff works together for common goals, I feel we truly could change the culture for our students and be the best school we can be.
ReplyDeleteI we cannot get the whole staff, then start with departments. Have same goals, best practices for students and overall assessment goals. If a department is strong then the relief of easy and hard teachers is eliminated.
One lesson from the fire service that really applies to School Counselors and those working in education is the importance of staying calm and flexible in high-pressure situations. I appreciate this because, as we often say in our office, we work like firefighters, having to put out whatever comes our way. Flexibility in our schedules is incredibly important, and being prepared for a variety of scenarios that could arise at any moment is something we must do in School Counseling. Of course, not the same, but similar to what firefighters do, in different ways.
ReplyDeleteWhen students come to us with urgent or sometimes emergency situations, we must remain calm. It’s our job as School Counselors to provide support, encouragement, empathy, and attentive listening while helping students find the best solution for their situation. This lesson reminds me that adaptability, and a steady mindset are essential, not only in our effectiveness, but also as we created a safe and responsive environment for students and in supporting my colleagues in the same way.
Teamwork and camardie is something that plays a part every single day. We have got to figure out the best way to work together for our students and their families. We all should be working on goals that have been established and not be afraid to ask others a manner in which to get to the goal. I am constantly looking for new lessons or changing ideas from one class to the next in order to make a lesson run more effectively. I know that corrective feedback is a helpful component to learning and growing. I am always flexible with my schedule when I can be, too. When classes get invited to different programs or events in the community over the time I am to have the class, I try to change times. I know that they are also flexible and will work with me if my schedule of a sudden changes due to an emergency situation or a call to another building.
ReplyDeleteI feel that if people start to divide and have an us versus them mentality and it can really put a damper on the culture and climate of a building. I try to maintain neutrality and work with everyone in the same manner as I am about what will work for the student. I do not want to get involved in “drama” as that takes away from the mission of the school.
Teamwork & Camaraderie is crucial in school leadership by driving students and improving student and teacher performance. Working together allows schools to move faster towards common goals. Working together gains deeper insights into student's strengths, weaknesses and learning styles. This understanding helps teacher methods to help personalize learning experiences for each student.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson from the fire service that is important to me is decision-making. With the group of students I have in my classroom, the scenarios can change on a dime and I need the support of both my boss and the administrator to have my back when I have to make a decisions in the moment, to allow my classroom to get back on track. I also need to allow my students to make course correction, right or wrong when they are having a melt down. I need to teach them to make this decision without the approval from me. As for my colleagues we need to allows all of us to make those snap decisions in the middle of an emergency without question asked.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson that is important to me is teamwork and camaraderie. Working in a smaller district you do not have multiple teachers for each grade, so you need to work together across grades towards a common goal. To ensure consistency in student learning I go to previous teachers and ask questions and then I pass this information along to the next years teacher. Having a smaller school environment you develope a closer connection with students, too. We like to do Pre-K through 5 activites in our building. The teachers collaborate and plan and them we mix them all up and enjoy learning from each other.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson that is most important to me is teamwork. Teamwork and having the voices of all stakeholders is crucial when making important decisions. Building that trust with families, that you have the best interest of their child, and communicating with them not at them. With our teachers, giving collaboration time to work together to work on pacing guides and to share strategies and tools that have worked or where they could use suggestions. Our students, our students need to be able so share there voice with there feedback being used to move forward with lessons/reteaching etc. All voices need to be valued , heard, seen and this will help build the trust when emergencies arise that the important decisions will be made for the students and staff.
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ReplyDeleteLesson from the Fire Truck: Choose one of the lessons from the fire service that apply to education and write about why this lesson is important for you, for you students, and/or for your colleagues.
ReplyDeletePreparedness and hard work. Too often I hear and witness the fact that teachers wing it. They don't study their curriculum and/or they don't do the work necessary to make sure that the students are getting the best from them - this has included me during certain times of my 30 yrs plus of teaching and coaching. There is the burn-out factor and there's a balance, but it's important to watch during those times to not get stuck in that rut and to bounce out ASAP. In other words - be relentless. Go one more round!
The lesson that is most important to me is pride. You need to be proud of the kind of teacher you are, and your students need to know that you are proud of them. We are in charge during many difficult situations everyday. As teachers, we need to be able to respond to these situations knowing that we did all we could to help our students, and that we are proud of the way we handled it. The school, the students, and the parents are counting on us to be the best we can be. We need all of them to be proud of us too!
ReplyDeleteOne lesson from the fire service that applies to education is that when situations arise, we need to fall back on our training and experiences.
ReplyDeleteThis is important to me as an ECSE teacher because unexpected situations can happen quickly in the classroom. Students may become dysregulated, unsafe behaviors can occur, or a plan may not go the way I expected. In those moments, I rely on my training, experience, and the strategies I have learned to respond calmly and effectively.
This is also important for my students because they depend on adults to provide structure, safety, and guidance. When I remain calm and follow the strategies I know work, it helps students feel secure and supported. It also reminds my colleagues that preparation, teamwork, and trusting our training help us respond to challenges in the best possible way.
Lesson from the Fire Truck: Choose one of the lessons from the fire service that apply to education and write about why this lesson is important for you, for you students, and/or for your colleagues.
ReplyDeleteOne lesson that really stood out to me was when Brewer failed, he did not give up. He was determined to do better next time and not let he colleagues down. I think this is a lesson for anyone and everyone. As teachers, our lessons may fail or flop. For me, sometimes I have a really tough class. How I react is all my choice. For example, I have a really tough 5th grade class this year. The don't like any of my games or activities. They are constantly complaining, and honestly just have bad attitudes about school. I could easily just throw in the towel and not give much effort with them anymore. Let them sulk and be miserable. But no! I refuse to give up on them. I want them to find little joys throughout the day. Find things that are fun and exciting at school. I am going to be persistent and have a positive attitude with them, because honestly, they need to have someone cheering for them right now!
The lesson from the fire service that applies to education is teamwork. In education we need many people to be part of the team to help kids find success in school. For kids to be successful, they need teachers, other staff, parents/guardians, counselors etc to work together and communicate. I agree with the saying, “ It takes a village to raise a child”.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson from the fire service part in the book that applies to education and to my particular field in my role is where he got the opportunity to respond to his first fire call but as he was getting in the house and getting ready to help put out the fire, he realized he forgot half of his gear. This is something that stood out to me because working with students who have behavioral issues daily, we are constantly putting out dumpster fires. However, there are situations where we often jump into action without thinking about the steps we need to follow such as coming in calm, presenting with a supportive and empathetic stance, and working together to find a solution. Then the fire is still going in fact possibly getting stronger if we're not checking with ourselves before hand. In order to put out fires in an organized and effective way, we need to make sure we're checking with ourselves first to make sure that we don't respond in a way that could not only hurt the student but also hurt that rapport with the student.
ReplyDeleteAs I was reading this chapter, I couldn't believe the similarities to a Firehouse and Classroom are. There are emergencies going on every single day in our classroom.
ReplyDeleteI would take Pride from the firehouse. I want to always be the best I can be in teaching. Furthering my education and training, not leaving one student behind and just always doing my best. I take pride in my job and I wish more teachers in our school took pride in our jobs and realized the urgency. The other way pride comes in is in our classrooms and our actual school building. I wish my school worked together to feel the pride and take care of our school for ourselves and our students.
Being prepared and having a clean and orderly room. I strive to be prepared daily with my lessons etc.. but with running a behavior room, sometimes you just have to go with the flow and assist a student with their emotional needs in that moment. I also like to have a clean and orderly room. Everything in its place, so students know where all materials are and the expectation is to pick up and keep our room clean.
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