{"id":5359,"date":"2022-07-18T22:41:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T22:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech2\/?page_id=5359"},"modified":"2023-11-16T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:15:08","slug":"optimism-kibo-examples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/devtech\/research\/palette-of-virtues-in-practice\/optimism\/optimism-kibo-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimism in Practice – KIBO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Example #1:<\/strong> A child says \u201cI think this is going to work!\u201d in reference to a program she designed.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #2: <\/strong>At the end of a lesson, a child exclaims that he will be able to build a longer program next time.<\/td><\/tr>
Example #3: <\/strong>A child tells her peer that she is excited to run her program for the class when it is share time.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Examples of Children Practicing Optimism<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Teacher Insights on Practicing Optimism<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following excerpts were taken from interviews with teachers who were asked to describe instances in which their preschoolers practiced optimism<\/span>, as well as times in which the teacher personally practiced optimism<\/span> while implementing the Coding as Another Language-KIBO curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was very intentional, because you want a positive learning environment, and I am a stickler about that. Because when we come into the classroom the kids already go through enough, so I wanted to make sure [KIBO] was a positive learning environment\u2026 because we had some behaviors in the classroom, and pretty sure you’ve seen [them] before, and we have some heavy behavior in our classroom, so [we] made sure that everybody knew the expectations and that we’re slowing down to understand and to make this the most positive thing ever. We have to make it the best that we possibly can.<\/p>\n– Mike, Pre-K Teacher<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Watch Optimism in Practice<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rooting for KIBO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A child tells KIBO “You can do it!” while waiting for his teacher to scan the blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guided Questions for Observation<\/summary>
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\u2022 How does the teacher further promote the child\u2019s optimism?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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