We all give plenty of feedback to our students but do we take the time to recieve feedback from them? Chaise Mielke discusses his tips for getting regular feedback so that he models growth and change on a regular basis. Read more here.
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We all give plenty of feedback to our students but do we take the time to recieve feedback from them? Chaise Mielke discusses his tips for getting regular feedback so that he models growth and change on a regular basis. Read more here.
Want to optimize your student's learning? Cognitive load describes the capacity of our brain’s working memory (or WM) to hold and process new pieces of information. Find out whether you are flooding your students minds here.
This entry from D Culberhouse's blog discusses key questions around institutional systems change. Read it here.
Robert Talbert discusses Linda Nilson's ideas around grading students and why he recommends dropping traditional grading systems. Read more here.
Steve Wheeler discusses his sixth learning theory as he explores the work of Mihály Csikszentmihályi on Flow Theory and how it can be applied to education. I am sure all of us can think of times when we are really in the zone which is what the basic idea of flow theory is about. Wheeler says "in simplistic terms, being in the flow is where students find themselves in that narrow channel between disinterest and fear". Read more here.
This test created by Dr Jennifer Davis Bowman is designed to help you examine what motivates students, with links to resources on how to improve student motivation. See it here.
Tovia Smith as an educator among others who is teaching kids to see struggle as a normal part of learning. This is based on the work of Angela Duckworth whose research focuses on two traits that predict achievement: grit and self-control. Read further here
