by Lu Gerlach I have a tendency to build up ideas together until your brain wants to explode and then work backwards to an easier starting point. I don’t know why I do this and you’d think I’d learn by now. It’s just how I’m programmed as a learner. I guess I like to have a big picture of how everything works and then plan the first steps towards getting there. We’ve unpacked the three levels of action. Actually, I don’t like calling them levels of action, because they are all unique in their own purpose. I think of the different types of action as a scaffold towards the next. This reminds me of the Golden Circle that we talked about in the first podcast. We begin with the type of action at the heart of what we believe and work ourselves outward towards simple steps on how to achieve it. As A reminder, the Golden Circle is a construct that helps us to focus on why we are doing something and how and what we must do to obtain it. We ask ourselves these questions:
If I were to classify the types of action by levels, here’s how it would correlate with the Golden Circle.
Let’s try to apply this with an easy example first. I know what you’re thinking...you are doing something that’s easy? Is this stuff ever easy? Probably not, but it’s definitely worth a try. I’m secretly chuckling right now, because this is not going to be easy, but I keep telling myself it is. WHY - Lifestyle Choices
HOW - Doing: Making the world a better place through our actions
WHAT - What can I do that is tangible?
Here’s a review of my thinking process. It’s a bit all over the place, but it came to be beautiful in the end.
As an adult, this process took me about 10 minutes to complete. We will definitely need to slow this process down for our students to probably an hour, but the result will be magical. You are laying the groundwork for meaningful action to happen in your classroom. I’m super excited about this expanded vision of action. It’s more relevant, timely, and meaningful for our students. Yay! I can’t wait to get started with a class right away!
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