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Day 29 (of 2024/25) Learning Leadership session: M&M Icebreaker & spirals

Check in based on M&M candies!

Red = something about yesterday;

Orange = something you do well;

Yellow = something about your childhood

Blue = something you learned last week

Brown = something you can’t live without

Green – something you watch or listen to

So then we shared a couple candies into our hand… of course I got 3 yellows and one blue… but of course I was already preplanning a response to each of these

For me, pre-thinking:

Red = how weird it was to find the borders pretty empty in the direction we were heading – usually anticipate a couple hour wait on Holiday long weekends, but both directions had us pretty much drive right up to Customs!

Orange = we anticipate that NOBODY will choose this one… and even I will deflect and share that I ‘read’ well… nice that it comes easy to me and that I enjoy the synthesis that occurs!

Yellow = having just visited my mom… got a bundle of stuff to look through, and it included “Ian’s Super Cookbook” – a good reminder that once upon a time I was thinking of having a pizza restaurant – yes, my family and friends agree it is ‘must eat dough’ – so I’m looking forward to looking back with embarrassment at some early thoughts

 Blue = learned that there are a couple good comic books being recirculated – Uncle Scrooge and the Infinity Dime and Groo the Wanderer – Minster

Brown = my wife says it’s my tech… it’s been a great equalizer for me, so … resistance is futile!

Green = Howard Stern Show; I am great at listening to podcasts – horrible when it comes to audiobooks… weird, eh?

Spirals of Inauiry folllowup (gonna give a shoutout to Apple Intelligence as I copied and pasted the wordings below from a photo…):

For Students:

1.    Can you name two people in this setting who believe you will be a success in life?
2.    What are you learning and why is it important?
3.    How is it gaing with your learning?

For Staff:

1.    Who are your champions and allies?
2.    Can you name two people you trust and will rely on for support and feedback in this inquiry?
3.    What are you learning from this inquiry and why is it important?
4.    How’S it going?
5.    What are your next steps?

Good thinking from todays learning session!