In yesterday’s episode of TED Radio Hour, “Nudge,” one of the featured talks was by Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code. In her TED Talk, Saujani speaks of our nation’s bravery deficit, saying that, “Our economy, our society, we’re just losing out because we’re not raising our girls to be brave.” I listened to Reshma … Read more
An article I wrote called, “25 Creative Ways to Incorporate More Project Based Learning in the Classroom” has just been published. There are lots of great resources – even if you aren’t ready to try PBL quite yet. You can check it out here.
UPDATE 11/6/2021: This site does not seem to be working. Searches don’t show another site address, so I’m not sure if this is a temporary or permanent issue. For a list of great math websites, I recommend this collection. Jo Boaler, Professor of Math Education at Stanford University, and Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology (also … Read more
Class Dojo recently released a series of Growth Mindset animated videos that are great for elementary school students. Last night, Season Two’s first video was published – “Katie Discovers the Dip.” Season Two continues to teach about Growth Mindset, showing students how to use a Growth Mindset to deal with disappointments and challenges. For all of … 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
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