contributed by Rob van Nood and Paul Monheimer My colleague and I took a constructionist approach to teaching the FAME project. Along the way, our middle school students tinkered, failed, learned, and created. Here’s how we did it and the tools we used. “What if this...
Dear Students, Asking For Help Is A Strengthcontributed by Penny KostarasI am a K-12 learning coach. My approach is comprehensive – executive functioning, time management, and academic content. A trend I’ve noticed over my career is a winter influx of bewildered...
10 Ways To Engage In Lifelong Learningcontributed by Andrea LeydenLearning is about reaching your full potential and can help you achieve self-actualization, the highest need identified by Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. However, traditional education generally has a...
Help Your Students See Their Gifts: Create A Class Resumecontributed by Laurel Schmidt, myedexpert.comTeachers don’t get to set the culture of their school, but they do define the world inside the four walls of their classroom.With every word and gesture, they...
Healthy Growth Mindset Lessons From 13 Year Old AGT Winner Grace VanderWaal We love the Growth Mindset thinking in this video by and about America’s Got Talent winner Grace VanderWaal! The idea that you can be perfect or have to be the best is unrealistic and...
25 Alternatives To ‘I Don’t Know’ & ‘I Can’t’ by TeachThought Staff At the core of a growth mindset is the willingness to change. While you might want to ‘change’ (e.g., improve), changing your own thinking patterns...
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