In a few past posts, I have mentioned that I am making a determined effort to incorporate a growth mindset into our classroom environment. One of the attributes that is key to a growth mindset is to have “grit.” While reading this article on Edutopia, I came across a link for a great Prezi by … Read more
On Monday’s post, I told the story of my year as a “poser” – pretending that I was a mathematical genius during my 9th grade year in Algebra 1. Miraculously, this inadvertent deception resulted in inspiring great confidence in my abilities on the part of my teacher. Subsequently, her faith made me see myself in … Read more
My daughter, 11, is a synchronized swimmer. She also, recently, has become deeply interested in archery (along with most females her age who have read The Hunger Games). So, it was providential when I ran across this video this weekend right after our Regional Synchronized Swimming Meet. Last year, one of the routines my daughter … Read more
I’ve been collecting more and more resources on developing a “Growth Mindset.” Today I wanted to share with you some videos that could be used to teach students about the value of embracing challenges and finding a way to learn from mistakes. A little bit more advanced (vocabulary-wise) than the book, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, this … Read more
Have you ever tried to teach origami to a large group of first graders? It can be a challenge, to say the least. Every year, when my 1st graders study Japan, I attempt an origami project. Every year, I do it differently. And every year I berate myself for doing it wrong. No matter how … Read more
One of my student’s parents made a request for me to talk more about mindsets with my first grade GT class. I’ve been sending information home to the parents about fixed and growth mindsets, and infusing my own language with “growth mindset” phrases, but I haven’t done any explicit mindset lessons for the K-2 crowd. … Read more