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Aaron Davis

The perils of “Growth Mindset” education: Why we’re trying to fix our... - 0 views

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  • By now, the growth mindset has approached the status of a cultural meme.
  • Regardless of their track record, kids tend to do better in the future if they believe that how well they did in the past was primarily a result of effort.But “how well they did” at what?
  • even some people who are educators would rather convince students they need to adopt a more positive attitude than address the quality of the curriculum (what the students are being taught) or the pedagogy (how they’re being taught it).
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  • An awful lot of schooling still consists of making kids cram forgettable facts into short-term memory. And the kids themselves are seldom consulted about what they’re doing, even though genuine excitement about (and proficiency at) learning rises when they’re brought into the process, invited to search for answers to their own questions and to engage in extended projects.
  • the most salient feature of a positive judgment is not that it’s positive but that it’s a judgment; i
  • the first problem with this seductively simple script change is that praising children for their effort carries problems of its own, as several studies have confirmed: It can communicate that they’re really not very capable and therefore unlikely to succeed at future tasks. (“If you’re complimenting me just for trying hard, I must really be a loser.”)
  • what’s really problematic is praise itself. It’s a verbal reward, an extrinsic inducement, and, like other rewards, is often construed by the recipient as manipulation.
  • books, articles, TED talks, and teacher-training sessions devoted to the wonders of adopting a growth mindset rarely bother to ask whether the curriculum is meaningful, whether the pedagogy is thoughtful, or whether the assessment of students’ learning is authentic (as opposed to defining success merely as higher scores on dreadful standardized tests).
  • the series of Dweck’s studies on which she still relies to support the idea of praising effort, which she conducted with Claudia Mueller in the 1990s, included no condition in which students received nonevaluative feedback. Other researchers have found that just such a response — information about how they’ve done without a judgment attached — is preferable to any sort of praise.
  • We need to attend to deeper differences: between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, and between “doing to” and “working with” strategies.
  • Dweck’s work nestles comfortably in a long self-help tradition, the American can-do, just-adopt-a-positive-attitude spirit.(“I think I can, I think I can…”) The message of that tradition has always been to adjust yourself to conditions as you find them because those conditions are immutable; all you can do is decide on the spirit in which to approach them. Ironically, the more we occupy ourselves with getting kids to attribute outcomes to their own effort, the more we communicate that the conditions they face are, well, fixed.
  • It isn’t entirely coincidental that someone who is basically telling us that attitudes matter more than structures, or that persistence is a good in itself, has also bought into a conservative social critique. But why have so many educators who don’t share that sensibility endorsed a focus on mindset (or grit) whose premises and implications they’d likely find troubling on reflection?
  • the real alternative to that isn’t a different attitude about oneself; it’s a willingness to go beyond individual attitudes, to realize that no mindset is a magic elixir that can dissolve the toxicity of structural arrangements. Until those arrangements have been changed, mindset will get you only so far. And too much focus on mindset discourages us from making such changes.
  • Aaron Davis on 11 Feb 16
     
    "An awful lot of schooling still consists of making kids cram forgettable facts into short-term memory. And the kids themselves are seldom consulted about what they're doing, even though genuine excitement about (and proficiency at) learning rises when they're brought into the process, invited to search for answers to their own questions and to engage in extended projects. Outstanding classrooms and schools - with a rich documentary record of their successes - show that the quality of education itself can be improved. But books, articles, TED talks, and teacher-training sessions devoted to the wonders of adopting a growth mindset rarely bother to ask whether the curriculum is meaningful, whether the pedagogy is thoughtful, or whether the assessment of students' learning is authentic (as opposed to defining success merely as higher scores on dreadful standardized tests). "
Aaron Davis

How do inquiry teachers….teach? | Justwondering - 0 views

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  • The planning and the teaching are certainly deeply connected but – too often, inquiry seems almost synonymous with ‘units’.   The cringe-worthy phrase “we do inquiry” usually means: we fill in an inquiry planner using a cycle/framework of inquiry
  • Inquiry is not just about knowing how to plan – it’s about how we teach
  • 1. They talk less
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  •  2. They ask more.
  •  3. They relate
  • 4. They let kids in on the secret
  • 5. They use language that is invitational and acknowledges the elasticity of ideas.
  •  6. They check in with their kids – a lot
  • They remain open to possibility…
  •  7. They collaborate with their students. They trust them!
  •  8. They use great, challenging, authentic resources
  •  9. They are passionate and energetic.
  •  10. They see the bigger picture
  • 11. They invite, celebrate and USE questions, wonderings, uncertainties and tensions that arise from their students.
  • Good inquiry teachers know how to get more kids thinking more deeply more of the time.
  • Programs and planners don’t make inquiry happen. Teachers and learners do.
  • Aaron Davis on 22 Feb 14
     
    A great post from Kath Murdoch in which she outlines how inquiry teacher teach. What I really liked about it is that even if you don't 'do inquiry' you can still take some of the facets of an inquiry teacher.
KRISTY ELLIS

A Maths Dictionary for Kids 2013 by Jenny Eather - 0 views

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  • Christie Barnes on 26 Nov 13
     
    Interactive, animated maths dictionary for kids with over 600 common math terms explained in simple language. Math glossary with math definitions, examples, math practice interactives, mathematics activities and math calculators. © Jenny Eather 2001-2012.
  • KRISTY ELLIS on 26 Nov 13
     
    Interactive, animated maths dictionary for kids with over 600 common math terms explained in simple language. Math glossary with math definitions, examples, math practice interactives, mathematics activities and math calculators. © Jenny Eather 2001-2012.
Manisha Saini

Kids Pages - 0 views

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    Free printable ESL flashcards, worksheets, coloring pages, alphabets for teachers, parents and children.
Nicholle Russell

Studyladder, online english literacy & mathematics. Kids activity games, worksheets and... - 0 views

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  • Andrea Miles on 12 Sep 13
     
    Graded according to year level. Mainly for Literacy and Numeracy but all subjects covered. Tutorials, videos, interactive activities, assessments, worksheets.
  • Nicholle Russell on 26 Nov 13
     
    Used by over 70,000 teachers & 1 million students at home and school. Studyladder is an online english literacy & mathematics learning tool. Kids activity games, worksheets and lesson plans for Primary and Junior High School students in Australia.
KRISTY ELLIS

Kids Stories, Songs, Games, Videos & Educational Activities | Speakaboos - 1 views

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  • KRISTY ELLIS on 26 Nov 13
     
    Children's website for reading and literacy - Kids online stories, videos, educational activities, games, worksheets, printables, coloring pages, arts & crafts and more. Got a Fairy Tale theme in mind Foundation teachers? Here is the pot of gold at the end of that rainbow!!!
jarod summers

Story Starters - 1 views

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  • jarod summers on 11 Sep 13
     
    A great website that kids can access if they want, or you can so that you can come up with some great writing ideas!
Brooke McKerracher

A Maths Dictionary for Kids 2013 by Jenny Eather | Maths Resources | Maths Online Dicti... - 0 views

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  • Brooke McKerracher on 26 Nov 13
     
    An interactive, animated maths dictionary with over 600 common math terms and math words explained in simple language. Math glossary with math definitions, examples, math practice interactives, mathematics activities and math calculators. © Jenny Eather 2001-2011.
fiona houston

Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies - 0 views

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  • fiona houston on 26 Nov 13
     
    Into the Book focuses on eight reading comprehension strategies for grades 1-4. Kids area has interactive activities for each strategy, teacher area features teacher guides, lesson plans, posters, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
Aaron Davis

danah boyd | apophenia » TIME Magazine Op-Ed: Let Kids Run Wild Online - 0 views

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  • Aaron Davis on 21 Mar 14
     
    Interesting piece by Danah Boyd challenging the belief that we should track our children and wall their digital wall.
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