Thursday, December 11, 2014

"Kids Do Well If They Can"

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Alex Shevrin in Kids Do Well If They Can: A Strength Based Approach shares Dr. Ross Greene's philosophy and reminds us that students use the skills that they have and when things are not working well, we need to see what skills are lacking.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

How do I Plan Math Tasks for Growth Mindsets?


http://learnteachlead.ca/projects/jo-boaler/?video=0&active=3

Growth Mindset and Math

The Growth Mindset:  Ability grows with experience.
What is your belief about students' abilities in math?


http://learnteachlead.ca/projects/jo-boaler/?video=0&active=0

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

What is Disability?

You will enjoy this poem that may make you re-think "What is a Disability?".
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