Author Archives
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Designing for Growth Mindset Across the Curriculum – Corwin Connect
Source: Designing for Growth Mindset Across the Curriculum – Corwin Connect
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Why do we still say things like, “my smart students”?
Below are three excerpts I use in my workshops with parents and teachers. They just scratch the surface of research telling us that we underestimate the potential of students and that our beliefs have a tremendous impact on achievement. What… Read More ›
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5 ways to preview content and access prior knowledge
How do we turn on the brain and get it ready for the day’s lesson? There are a number of strategies to help students connect what they already think or know about a topic — and help us to see… Read More ›
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Teaching students to learn conceptually
Originally posted on Education to Save the World:
Planning is done. You have around 3 – 5 powerful statements of conceptual relationships, a conceptual lens, questions that lead to discovery of the relationships and a list of corresponding facts and… -
Peer Relationships: Their Lives Depend On Them
Originally posted on Education to Save the World:
I always understood that my relationships with students would reduce the number of discipline problems, increase motivation and ultimately learning. But — WOW — I wish I had known more about the… -
What’s next for Ed2S?
Well, we haven’t written in quite some time — we’ve been busy! We are thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of our first two books: Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding. The secondary edition will be out in January and the elementary… Read More ›
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Should we teach students to embrace failure?
Today’s post was written by a 2015 Ed2Save Fellow, Jessie Mouw. Her Fellow’s Project is to promote and redefine the importance of failure as a natural and important part of the learning process. Her words follow: The Case for Failure-Friendly Schools… Read More ›
