"But Dweck recently noticed a trend: a widespread embrace of what she refers to as "false growth mindset"-a misunderstanding of the idea's core message."
"The book "Make It Stick" by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel was published in 2014 and since then has become a widely-accepted source for teachers who aim at improving their teaching and help their students learn better. In the book, the authors introduce different learning principles from Cognitive Psychology. Concrete cases and examples are used to illustrate how the different strategies can be applied in the classroom."
"Here we will explore six research-based learning strategies that Weinstein and Smith teach on their site. If we can work these methods into our instruction, and teach students how to use them on their own, our students stand a much better chance of actually remembering our material."
""If you give effective feedback to students you double the rate of learning," Almarode said. "So here's my argument: cut back on the volume of assignments and increase your feedback on those you grade and you will double the rate of learning.""
"we decided to focus on our use of the term learning instead of the word work. Our goal was to bring our language choices into the spotlight and explore how a more deliberate focus on learning might alter the culture of our classrooms."
"The reproducible pages andĀ supplemental resources referenced in your copy of Tools for Conquering the Common Core can be accessed using the links below."
"Early learning is about more than letters, numbers and colors. It's about building children's brains and engaging them in a new way. That's what we're all about."