Empowering Schools to Build Student Ownership and Stronger Learning Communities
Empowering Schools to Build Student Ownership and Stronger Learning Communities
Administrators and instructional coaches can encourage their teachers to set up learning stations in their classrooms. Incorporating learning stations is […]
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Growth Mindset, Self-Directed Learning
Growth mindset is more than a motivational buzzword in schools — it directly impacts student resilience, classroom engagement, academic confidence,
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Growth Mindset, Instructional Leadership, Self-Directed Learning
This post is the follow-up to the one called Top-Down Rubric Design where I explained that there are two approaches to effective
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Formative Feedback, Rubric Design
There are two approaches to rubric design: top-down and bottom-up. These concepts could be very useful to learn about before we get to
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Formative Feedback, Rubric Design
I recently conducted a presentation for higher education faculty on improving student learning in online courses. The presentation was based
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Instructional Leadership, Online Learning, Self-Directed Learning
Inquiry-based learning is a process where students engage in making real-world connections to content learning through high-level questioning. Asking questions, conducting research, and
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Growth Mindset
For much of the 20th century scientists believed that only young brains can grow and by the time we reach
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Growth Mindset
“Growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts, your
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Growth Mindset
To follow up on my previous blog post Tips for Rubric Design: yes, I gave you tips to write rubrics, but
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Formative Feedback, Rubric Design