Originally inspired by Stephen Covey’s book… might expand later to cover other books as a personal record… Book 1: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Here are a few key sections/quotes/thoughts that I gathered from a very brief flick through Read More …
Tag: growth
Marking and Feedback
Marking seems to take up a stack of my time (I feel slow) and I am passionate about making it a worthwhile learning experience for the students. And so, after considerable time consuming and being shaped by multitude of sources, Read More …
Failure… and growth
“Failure is success if we learn from it.” Malcolm Forbes Some sites etc. that I’ve come across affirming failure as a road to learning/success, not just something to be avoided: http://community.mindsetworks.com/blog-page/home-blogs/entry/if-this-is-wrong-i-don-t-want-to-be-right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYECIjmnQs (Famous failures) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mMioJ5szc (Michael Jordan ad) Here’s a Read More …
Growth Mindset
Quite a bit from the 3p conference with Dan Haesler on the growth mindset. A few weeks later this came across my desk from Sal Khan! It’s good – all about growth mindset versus fixed, seeing how we can learn Read More …
Feedback
Following the 3P conference session with Dan Haesler on importance of feedback – not just grades but say 3 points for improvement for every student. This was part of his “Growing Mindsets for success” presentation – excellent points on feedback. Read More …