Recently, I asked a colleague of mine if he was going to submit a proposal to present at an event. He said he planned on it. (Neither one of us did because we ran out of time.) I looked at him as he was replying and he had a very "nonchalant" look on his face. The idea of submitting - not even presenting - TERRIFIED me! He didn't seem to care at all. I cared a lot, so I asked him about it.
I'm a 30 something and I'm still afraid of rejection and judgement. I'm still nervous to put myself out there. Despite the fact that I aspire to be someone that others can look to for #edtech advice, guidance, conversations. If, as a professional, I'm still not 100% comfortable...gosh, what about the kids?!
How can we get them to take that first step? How can we get them to cross that bridge?
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