Fostering a Growth Mindset with Brain Bucks
…who’ve learned that mistakes are an important part of the growing process may still be reluctant to try something new or to tackle a challenging assignment. Similarly, students who’ve learned…
…who’ve learned that mistakes are an important part of the growing process may still be reluctant to try something new or to tackle a challenging assignment. Similarly, students who’ve learned…
Imagine yourself as a student in a new classroom during the first week of school. Unless your teacher starts off with at least a few getting-to-know you activities, it might…
…prefer. Then follow my step-by-step directions to guide your students through the activity. Be sure to read the management tip at the end to avoid making the newbie mistake that…
…match what we thought we knew about a topic. When students experience cognitive dissonance, they become eager to learn and open to new ideas, so it’s the perfect time to…
…to solve this problem?” Continue this process until everyone who wants to share a new strategy has had a chance to do so. If you don’t have time to finish…
Field trips can be so much fun for students, and they definitely provide unique opportunities for kids to discover new places and to experience real world learning. But have you…
…but rather spaces strategically organized for students to use as resources throughout the year. This idea of “walls for learning” is not new one, but a key one for teachers…
…and I continued to have questions when I tried new strategies or ran into difficulties. It used to be that we could only seek help from educators we knew personally,…
…own card. Next, they switch task cards and solve the new problem. Finally, they share, check, and discuss their answers. They repeat the steps with two new cards. For more…
…easily modify these games for my new “big kids”. First up… 100’s Game This game can be played in a k-5 classroom. It is perfect for building number sense and…
…rule to your students. If that sounds boring, you don’t know Chris! (Click here for the first article in the series.) Newly Updated WBT Classroom Rules Posters I love to…
…privileges. Ideas?” Top 20 Creative Ways to Encourage Good Behavior There were so many terrific ideas that I decided to compile them into a new article in my Advice from…