growth mindset
Save The Planet–Starting Today
If we have a list of the issues that will shape the future--an earth owner’s manual--when and how should we introduce them to young people? What does it mean to be really ready and why should we be encouraging young people to engage with the world’s most important issue? Tom Vander Ark answers these questions and more.
Two KC Schools That Use Projects to Engage and Transform
We recently visited these two Kansas City area elementary schools combining personalized and project-based learning to help young people develop valuable knowledge, skills and dispositions.
Creating Change-Agents: The Intersection of Critical Thinking and Student Agency
By: Jenny Pieratt. As educators, we know that in order to develop the next generation with the skills to innovate and improve our world we can no longer teach students what to think. We must teach them how to think.
Implementing Restorative Practices In The Classroom
History shows that suspension and expulsion of students does more harm than good, so my school has chosen to implement a new form of school discipline called Restorative Practices. Here are my observations on this approach so far.
Student-Centered Design Focused Learning at a Student-Led School
One Stone students and educators share their thoughts on what really sets this student-led and directed nonprofit high school apart and what they feel really worked for them this first year.
Why Every 10-Year-Old Should Know Maslow’s Hierarchy
By: Alice Pendlebury. My fifth-grade classroom this year is full of perfectionists. Getting students to raise their hands unless they are 100% sure of the answer is a daily battle, so I use Maslow's Hierarchy to help inspire a growth mindset.
Superhero Mindset Man Sparks Enthusiasm for Growth Mindset
By: Michael Wilson. By relying on growth mindset students can achieve what they once thought they couldn’t, and our school's own superhero "Mindset Man" is there to help students tap into their potential to learn.
What Students (and Schools) Can Do if We Stop Ranking Them
By: Rhonda Broussard. Are we preparing every student for the world they are entering, or are we investing in a factory model of education designed as an assembly line? The old model of education is under question, and we have some hard decisions to make.
EdTech 10: Smart Cities
It's officially Smart Cities Week, and we're celebrating with a blog sharing the 7 key attributes of “cities that work for everyone,” a Smart Cities book giveaway and ten new edtech stories.
Celebrate the Flops (Then They Don’t Hurt So Much): 7 SEL Mindset Tips
Mistakes are part of the learning process, and when we treat them as such through an SEL mindset, they give us reason to celebrate. Here are seven tips for turning flops back into flips.