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Gayle Cole

TED-Ed | Subjects - 0 views

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Gayle Cole

Gever Tulley: Life lessons through tinkering | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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    @cookout70 @eramosp There's a place called Tinkering School! #hacking #problemsbecomepuzzles http://t.co/M0wSx3xctF
Jill Bergeron

TEDxMarinette Talk - Why Antibullying Approaches Need to be Scrapped | The Hero Constru... - 0 views

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    Be a hero, rather than not being a bully.
Jill Bergeron

Why do people get so anxious about math? - Orly Rubinsten - YouTube - 0 views

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    This TED Talk posits that math anxiety is a real disorder and that overcoming it can be helped by breathing techniques, physical exercise, play and a growth mindset.
Jill Bergeron

Teach Kids to Use the Four-Letter Word | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Today's classrooms are notorious for handing students the basic skills to live in the world while denying them the strength of character to transform it.
  • By shifting the focus of our feedback to effort as opposed to outcome, we leave students with the feeling that their best is yet to come.
  • Duckworth’s research is heir to the work of Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck (2) on mindsets. Believing that we can succeed even after suffering repeated setbacks (what Dweck calls a "growth mindset") can actually re-wire our brains -- and rewrite our fortunes.
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  • Angela Duckworth (1), an associate professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, studied (among others) the performance of West Point cadets during basic training. She discovered that the most powerful predictor of success -- acceptance into the academy -- was grit. Duckworth calls grit "the tendency to sustain interest in and effort toward very long-term goals."
  • Every Friday, my students cap a week of learning with self-rating journal entries like "Something New I Learned" or "This Week's Memorable Moment." To test their grit, I've added a new prompt: "Something I Struggled With."
  • Finally, create a forum for class-wide discussion about grit at community meetings. These are scheduled, relaxed opportunities for students to sound off on issues affecting their class and their world
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