One of the most powerful strategies teachers can use to increase student growth is visible learning. Visible learning means that students reflect and discuss their own learning. One simple way to integrate visible learning into your classroom is through the E and U. EU does not stand for the European Union–the E and U in…
A Growth Mindset for Beginners
Growth mindset is all the rage in classrooms, schools, professional sports, and social media. What is it and why is it so important to classroom teachers? Simply put, a growth mindset is not a theory or belief, but a proven set of facts about how intelligence and success occur. And those facts are these: it’s…
How to Create a Growth Mindset Classroom in 5 Days
It’s not IQ scores behind your students’ success, and it’s not their socioeconomic background either. The biggest measure for success is resilience, perseverance, and grit. In other words, a growth mindset. If you need help teaching a growth mindset, join my free 30 minute training on “How to Teach a Growth Mindset”. After that, you’re…
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An Authentic Growth Mindset Classroom
Carol Dweck coined the term “growth mindset” in 2006 when she wrote her seminal work, “Mindset“. Since then, thousands of educators, schools, and districts have adopted the terminology of a growth mindset to describe the concept that intelligence is malleable. Children are learning that they can get smarter and stronger brains with effort, practice, and…
Do You Believe What I Believe?
Do you believe what I believe? Do you know your why for your life? For being in education? Your why is the foundation for the choices you make and it directs the path you follow. It’s why you do the things you do. Think about why you became a teacher. Was it to make a…