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 Lisa Durff

Giving Good Praise to Girls: What Messages Stick | MindShift - 0 views

  • s really about praising the process
  • “Mother’s praise to their babies, one to three years of age, predicts that child’s mindset and desire for challenge five years later,”
  • “It doesn’t mean it is set in stone, but it means that kind of value system — what you’re praising, what you say is important — it’s sinking in. And the kids who are getting this process praise, strategy and taking on hard things and sticking to them, those are the kids who want the challenge.”
 Lisa Durff

5 Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) for Educators | MindShift - 0 views

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    Sarah Bernard's post about PLN, why we need it and how to create one
 Lisa Durff

When Kids Have Structure for Thinking, Better Learning Emerges | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

  • Some teachers discuss metacognition with students
  • “When we have a rich meta-strategic base for our thinking, that helps us to be more independent learners,”
 Lisa Durff

Rethinking Intelligence: How Does Imagination Measure Up? | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

  • question the entire premise of the education system, which is based on IQ as the single measure of intelligence and cognitive ability.
  • “People who scored really highly on our imaginative test show greater brain connectivity between these brain networks that are talked about a lot in the literature as being at odds
  • imaginative, creative people are good at disconnecting the attention network in order to enter a flow state when they generate ideas
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  • FOUR PRACTICES TO CULTIVATE CHILDREN’S CREATIVITY
  • solitary reflective time
  • harmonious passion
  • diverse set of experiences
  • reset their mindsets
 Lisa Durff

What Types of Sound Experiences Enable Children to Learn Best? | MindShift | KQED News - 0 views

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    " Two years of music instruction in elementary and even secondary school can trigger biological changes in how the brain processes sound, which in turn affects language development."
 Lisa Durff

Good Read: What We Can Learn from the Smartest Kids in the World | MindShift - 0 views

  • Paul’s book review discusses Ripley’s study of three cultures’ perspective of education: Finland, South Korea, and Poland.
  • In an
  • global economy, kids needed to be driven; they need to know how to adapt, since they would be doing it all their lives. They needed a culture of rigor.’”
 Lisa Durff

In the Digital Age, How to Get Students Excited About Going Outdoors | MindShift - 0 views

  • student gardens
  • childrens’ literature that encourages empathy and love toward nature
 Lisa Durff

Should Schools Teach Social Media Skills? | MindShift - 0 views

  • means acting impulsively, without showing due restraint, in a way that’s aggressive or plays up another personality trait.
  • Disinhibition
 Lisa Durff

Can Students 'Go Deep' With Digital Reading? | MindShift - 0 views

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