K-12 Consulting, Coaching and Professional Development
K-12 Consulting, Coaching and Professional Development
In the recent blog post “Empowering Young Minds: SMART Goal Setting for Elementary School Students”, we explored easy ways to start goal-setting with your students. SMART goals are usually appropriate for long-term goals (quarter, semester, whole year) and they could […]
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Goal Setting, Growth Mindset, Self-Directed Learning
Elementary school teachers have a unique opportunity to instill valuable life skills in students from an early age. One such skill that can set them on a path to success is SMART goal setting. It’s also a fantastic tool for
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Goal Setting, Growth Mindset, Self-Directed Learning
Administrators and instructional coaches can encourage their teachers to set up learning stations in their classrooms. Incorporating learning stations is an effective way to encourage self-directed learning by providing students with the autonomy and flexibility to explore topics, engage with
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Growth Mindset, Self-Directed Learning
I frequently come across many great quotes on growth mindset. I created ten wallpapers and now they are in rotation as the background on my computer! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Here is one of
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Growth Mindset, Instructional Leadership, 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 forming informed decisions are at the heart of inquiry-based learning and the result is a deeper understanding of the content through direct
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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 adulthood, we start a steady but inevitable neurological decline (Wilson, 2020). A significant breakthrough occurred in the 1980s when researchers
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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 strategies, and help from others”(Dweck, 2016, p.7) Carol Dweck’s theory of growth mindset has been welcomed by educators and parents alike. Dweck
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Growth Mindset
Characteristics of Effective Feedback Levels of Feedback Level 1 This is the most commonly used feedback and it is used in the early stages of learning as it relates to task completion. It is usually corrective in nature (Walsch, 2022).
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Formative Feedback, Growth Mindset
Recently I conducted a professional development session to K-8 teachers on the topic of providing effective formative feedback. Using Mentimeter, I asked the question “What adjectives would you use to describe the word feedback?”. The #1 adjective that emerged from the responses
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Formative Feedback, Growth Mindset