If you don’t know Kayden, just look at her picture above as she experiences rain for the first time. We wanted our participants to leave the camp filled with a renewed hope, enthusiasm and empowerment to bring back and share with their staff and students. Lesson number three was to “Be like Kayden”. And although it was a long weekend, filled with a lot of learning, people were enthusiastic and on fire to put their new knowledge to use, and that is powerful. There is power in sharing our stories and we witnessed that power over these last two days. the conversations flowed, the ideas sparked and the enthusiasm was contagious. In these more intimate setting provided through CUE Rock Star Camps. We all witnessed that there is power in pulling educators together that work with like populations, who have common environments and needs. The positivity and laughter was contagious. I believe that all in attendance would agree that not only was there tremendous learning but an incredible amount of fun. The second CUE Rock Star Lesson was: All learning is play…even for teachers. They shared about things that they planned on taking back to the classroom to implement the next day or how the ideas and people within the camp spoke to them. This was one of the best parts, for me…it was amazing to witness. On day two, we opened up the floor to those who wanted to share their learning or “aha moments”. Not only did we overhear amazing conversations, but we were able to see visible learning via Twitter. One of the biggest pieces of the CUE Rock Star camps is the empowerment that the participants ARE the rock stars. It was great to be with like minded educators, and learn from them too! – Helen Kamali & Jackie Knudsonīeyond the faculty and the sessions, there were three lessons that we hoped our participants took away from the camp. All took on extra “lunch and learn” sessions or were involved in collaborating and connecting during “unstructured time”.Īnother wonderful thing about these two days was that the learning and growing went both ways. They went above and beyond just presenting in their scheduled sessions. The passion, enthusiasm, and professionalism were apparent in everything they did. The camp was lead by an amazing CUE Rock Star faculty who acted as “activators” within and beyond their sessions. Words that I heard repeatedly were: inspired, hope, empowered, energized and excited. They were appreciative to finally have some great professional learning opportunities focused specifically on their students and needs in mind. The chatter throughout the whole camp was the appreciation of the participants and presenters. To me, this is key! It is not only what happens during the camp, but what continues…forward. Through these experiences, a camaraderie was formed and relationships were built that will transcend beyond the two-day camp. There were hallway conversations, lunch and learn opportunities, whitespace, and after-hours gatherings. The beauty is, that these things were not only happening within the sessions but throughout the whole two days. As I reflect back over the last two days, my mind is blown! I witnessed new learning, new connections, many “aha” and “switch flip” moments. Where else would you see 100+ educators enthusiastically dancing to Pop See Ko, but at the inaugural CUE Rock Star Primary Edition? We just closed out an amazing two days of fun, learning and connecting wrapped around our littlest learners. We have to model the fun to bring the fun! Lots of laughs from the CUE Rock Star Primary Edition faculty!
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