The latest “Be Together. Not the Same” video from Android looks at the relationship among Rock, Paper, and Scissors in a completely different way. What if they actually use their differences to help others out? The resulting story delivers a cute message about standing up to bullies and embracing your uniqueness. The music from St. Elmo’s Fire … Read more
Class Dojo is creating a series of animated videos for young students to promote a Growth Mindset. “The Magic of Mistakes” is the second video to be published, and I think it has a great message for your students. While we don’t want our students to be afraid of making mistakes, we need to be careful … Read more
Powerball tickets can’t be printed fast enough right now. Everyone has hopes of winning that big prize, of suddenly being in the enviable position of never having to worry about how to pay the bills again. Many people like to dream about what they would do if they woke up one day to learn they have … Read more
I have raved about Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls site several times on this blog. The work this former Saturday Night Live and Parks and Rec actress/comedian is doing to inspire girls and give them positive role models is phenomenal. Now the site offers a new video series that pairs girls with the creators of The Sims … Read more
In my GT class, each grade level meets with me once a week. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders do a cooperative blog post for our class blog at the end of each their GT days. A couple of months ago, one of my students wrote this: “GT today!” is what we yelped happily this morning. We … Read more
Modeling and teaching my students about the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset has resulted in huge shifts in thinking in my classroom over the past few years. I have witnessed amazing changes in some of my students who often avoided risks because they were fearful of appearing unintelligent. Those who have been … Read more