I am an Introvert... and that's powerful!

At our last F2F, we watched a TED talk by Susan Cain about the power of introverts. A lot of things she said resonated with me and here are my responses to the 4 reflective questions about it:

1. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
• I would and have for a long time classified myself as an introvert, though many are shocked when I tell them this due to my personality at work and with people where I'm very conversational and bubbly and smiley. 
2. What specific characteristics, qualities or examples support this perception of yourself? 
• I classify myself as an introvert because I am physically exhausted after hanging out with people. I definitely recharge by being by myself and doing individual activities; in fact, my roommate situation works perfectly because I am a Night Owl and my roommate goes to bed by 9pm most nights so I usually stay up later and just enjoy some time to myself and work on stuff. I definitely recognize when I'm getting tired of people and I'm kinda ashamed to admit it, but there have been times where I will come home from a day at work and just bite off my family's heads when they try to converse with me before I've had some time to decompress and recharge. 
3. As an instructional leader, how have you made sure (or in the future how will you make sure) to set up both types of students for success? 
• As a teacher, I have tried to incorporate lots of wait time or write time. I utilize popsicle sticks so I hear from lots of different students and hold them accountable but I also make it a point to say "I'm calling random names for answers at the end of this time, so make sure you have something down" or allowing them to phone a friend if they have nothing. I also provide multiple types of seating choices so students can stand, sit on the floor, at pods, single tables, free-standing chairs, etc based on what they need for themselves. When I do projects in my room, I typically allow the choice of solo, partner, or in a group of three for options of grouping for students when I let them choose. I also have switched my worktime this last year to starting with 15 minutes of quiet, individual, in your seat worktime on an assignment or task before I allow students to move around and work with friends. This gives us a quiet atmosphere for students to focus and get started and ask questions. 
• For extroverts, I have review games that involve movement and competition, group projects, presentations(with video options for those who want it) and lots of other options for that group. 
4. What specific strategies will you make a commitment to use? 
• I will continue utilizing the strategies that I have talked about above. I also think I'm going to incorporate flipgrids so that students can individually share their reflections instead of needing to say it immediately in front of the classroom.