tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26229866621373844102024-02-06T19:38:12.322-08:00BISD Classroom ConnectionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712165666182081720noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622986662137384410.post-62070916066279610062016-08-19T11:39:00.001-07:002016-08-19T11:39:03.807-07:00Building Relationships and Instructional Strategies<div style="text-align: center;">
What an amazing week it has been! We had a blast presenting about Building Relationships and Instructional Strategies to Brenham ISD. Click on your campus below to find our presentation. We hope that you walked away with one new strategy to try in your classroom this year. </div>
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Have a great 2016 - 2017 school year and remember: </div>
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Meaningful Relationships + Meaningful Work = Success </div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ece_flU-81AbDWAZYLfyBQEaL-3kqCKRcZahpIC-AFk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">BJHS/BMS Presentation</a></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J8RdgJgT9i0iCiJssfabbQ5vBj2-Ot5tJerYlSkSxpM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">AES/BES/KES Presentation</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712165666182081720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622986662137384410.post-61446416278491255132016-08-10T05:12:00.001-07:002016-08-10T05:12:30.776-07:00Welcome to BISDToday we had the great honor to present to new teachers to Brenham ISD. It is always refreshing to get back to work and feed off of the enthusiasm of teachers. Our presentation focused on 4 survival tips that are a must when starting a new year. As we all head back to work, remember the importance of building relationships, establishing classroom procedures, maintaining classroom discipline, and focusing on standards based instruction. Click <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g3WJI-8QzJ4rdmYheAmA-rLIvXK17cULJtAJo6CHLNA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a> to view the presentation and help start your year off on the right foot.<br />
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We are looking forward to a great year!<br />
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One Brenham...Better TogetherAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08712165666182081720noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622986662137384410.post-79966021635135755612016-04-28T07:34:00.000-07:002016-04-28T07:34:00.260-07:00Now "Reel 'Em" In!To "piggyback" off of last week's post, once you set the "hook" you gotta "reel 'em" in! Keeping our students attention after an engaging introduction should be an easy task, but not quite so with all those we have "hooked." One such area where we may lose a few is asking questions and expecting responses from most of the class, but only getting a handful to respond. What are the others doing during this time? Are they staying focused, are they understanding the lesson/concept, are we not finding out until we give an assignment? Today my focus will be on engaging our ELL students during questioning...although this strategy can help with all students. ELLs seem to struggle with participating for so many reasons. Give them tools to help them use and practice the academic language and be a part of the group without feeling intimidated or left out. Set that "hook" and be prepared to "reel 'em" in!<br />
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One of my favorite experts in the field of ELL learners is Joanne M. Billingsley, known as the "Vocabulary Magic" lady. She has a real passion for sharing strategies that have a positive and lasting impact on teacher effectiveness and student success. Her book, <i>Making Words Real...Proven Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary Fast</i>, is a must for a reference of proven strategies that are really easy to implement and fun! Very tasty "bait", I might add! According to her book, Joanne found that ELL learners were very often not called on to share their ideas verbally with the class. In fact, she observed that most teachers were reluctant to call on them. Being curious about why the teachers were so apprehensive about calling on ELLs, she asked hundreds of teachers to share their ideas.<br />
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Here is a partial list of responses found in the book:<br />
<b>I think teachers are reluctant to call on ELL students because...</b><br />
1. Their language skills are weak, and they don't want to embarrass them.<br />
2. It can take a long time for ELLs to compose a response, and it wastes a lot of class time.<br />
3. They may not understand the question.<br />
4. They do not volunteer answers, and other students do raise their hands to respond.<br />
5. They are less likely to provide a high-quality answer.<br />
6. They get upset if I ask them to speak on the spur of the moment in front of their classmates.<br />
7. Teachers have to frequently coach ELLs as they answer, and this causes others to become bored and lose focus.<br />
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Next, she asked ELL students why they thought their teachers might be reluctant to call on them.<br />
<b>I think my teachers are reluctant to call on me (an ELL student) because...</b><br />
1. I am quiet and shy so they don't really notice me in class.<br />
2. They know other students have better answers so they call on them first.<br />
3. They mostly call on smart students.<br />
4. They call on students that are not paying attention, and I usually listen during class.<br />
5. I don't raise my hand to answer in class.<br />
6. They know I struggle with English, and other students may not understand me.<br />
7. They think other students might make fun of the way I speak.<br />
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After these observations and surveys, Joanne goes on to say that no matter the reason, the reality of not calling on ELLs delays their progress significantly as they try to acquire the English skills. Even shy, English-speaking students are penalized. A random system for calling on students is desperately needed...one that eliminates the "reasons" for not calling on certain students. This system tells all students that their thoughts and opinions are valuable.<br />
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Her system is Numbered Heads paired with Scaffolded Questions: Joanne has observed that with this system...class participation skyrockets...or in other words, get your line set to start "reeling"!<br />
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<b>Here is a summary of Numbered Heads with Scaffolded Questions:</b><br />
It is recommended that this strategy be used approximately every fifteen to twenty minutes during direct instruction...can be shorter intervals depending on the grade level and content. Each Numbered Heads question serves as a "mini" formative assessment, allowing the teacher to randomly collect immediate feedback from multiple students. It stops the teacher from talking and starts the students thinking!<br />
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* Students in class are assigned a number from 1 to 4.<br />
1.<b> Pose and post</b> the question.<br />
2. Post the <b>sentence stem/sentence starter</b> (includes academic vocabulary)<br />
3. Have students <b>gather/share information</b> with a partner or group. (This can include a written response.)<br />
4. Teacher<b> models a response</b> for students.<br />
5. Select a number at random and have all students that are that number<b> stand to share</b>. (1, 2, 3, or 4)<br />
6.<b> Assess, stretch,</b> and <b>clarify</b> responses.</div>
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The questions should be open ended requiring more thought and reflection. The first could have a quick and easy response and subsequent scaffolded questions can build up to more complex thinking.<br />
<b>When any struggling students or ELLs are the numbers chosen to share, be sure not to call on them first. Give them a chance to hear other responses and build their confidence in the answer they will share.</b><br />
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This teaching tip can work with any subject/level. Contact your instructional coach for more tips on using this strategy with your students. We can help design your questions to "hook 'em" and be sure your line stays taut and ready to "reel 'em" in!<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622986662137384410.post-63747847207450491592016-04-21T09:44:00.007-07:002016-04-21T09:48:05.798-07:00Hook, Line, and Thinker!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As the school year pulls to an end and the "natives become increasingly restless", we are often scratching our heads, wondering "Why won't my class just stop talking and pay attention? They have already checked out." You can bet, once the STAAR test is over, "checked out" will be a minor term, right?.....no matter the grade level! Every year we are reminded of the importance of continuing to teach to the very end. Don't move into a relaxed schedule too soon, because this is often the very cause of students taking free reign of the classroom. A simple way to help our teaching remain strong to the very end , and therefore hold the attention of our students, is to "hook 'em" ( that means fish hook, you Longhorns out there!) and then " close 'em". Let me explain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a power burst session, earlier in the year at our campus, on the importance of using a good hook at the beginning of a lesson. A hook can be as simple as a powerful question that gets the students thinking or as involved as a short " one man" skit! An interesting piece of realia, a song, short video, or even an unexpected piece of clothing or accessory worn by the teacher are all examples of powerful lesson hooks. The point is, we want to use a hook <span style="background-color: white;">as a way of</span> pulling the students in, helping them to frame their thinking and focus on the information at hand. Engagement! Once you grab their attention in this way, it's hard for them to let go, <b><i><u>if</u></i></b> they are hooked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The closure is just as important as the hook. <span style="background-color: white;"> Our closure</span> is the activity that ends a lesson and creates a lasting impression. I might add that it is best if the students do most of the intellectual work here, NOT the teacher. Thus, a closing is seen as the "thinker". The cool thing about a good closure is it doesn't have to be boring! You might want to check out these great closure activities , especially when you are feeling the end of year chaos:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An added bonus of keeping your hooks and closings strong is your principal will be really happy as well since these are also two components of a powerful lesson cycle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Did you incorporate small group instruction into your classroom? </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.tasb.org/getattachment/c6c3e65e-958b-4d6f-a089-2584054db270/a-t-tess-prep" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://www.tasb.org/getattachment/c6c3e65e-958b-4d6f-a089-2584054db270/a-t-tess-prep" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next year, a new teacher appraisal system will be adopted by several districts across Texas. </span><a href="https://teachfortexas.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, T-TESS,will have three measures of teacher effectiveness: observation, teacher self assessment, and student growth. Teachers will be required to map out a plan to achieve their goals under the new system. The plan could include all forms of professional development not just the traditional courses or district whole staff professional development. Now, professional development includes working with professional learning communities (PLCs), with an instructional coach, administrators, and other teachers working on improvement goals. Take a proactive stance. Start preparing yourself for the new appraisal system and taking steps towards self evaluation, goal setting, and developing a plan of action to achieve your goals.</span></span></div>
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When thinking about your classroom, is majority of your day student-centered or teacher-focused? As teachers, we are always working to move towards a student-centered classroom. Having students "do" the work increases learning and engagement in our classrooms. This time of year is always a hard time to keep students engaged. What can you do to make your classroom more student-centered? Check out these wonderful resources from <a href="https://twitter.com/friEdTechnology" target="_blank">Amy Mayer</a> to reflect on your classroom: <span class="js-display-url" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.26px; outline: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://buff.ly/1OUyoGs" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/NZ9i5fR78O" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #23b088; font-family: arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.26px; line-height: 32px; outline: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank" title="http://buff.ly/1OUyoGs">buff.ly/1OUyoGs</a><span style="line-height: 0px;"><span style="color: #23b088;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "cherry cream soda"; font-size: 18.666666666666664px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Been There, Done That</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">...We have all </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">viewed, created, assigned, graded, borrowed, and/or stolen</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> slideshow presentations. We have selected eye-catching photos, chosen</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "luckiest guy"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">dynamic fonts, used our favorite colors</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and backgrounds, spent valuable time searching for the cutest clip art, all to produce a presentation for the ages, BUT have they really been effective...did they really benefit our audience or our egos? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Choose BLACK or WHITE! Just as a painter starts with a clean canvas, so should you! You will avoid creating busy and visually confusing slides which are much more difficult to work with. Using a black or white background allows your pictures, charts, graphs, and text to present themselves without unnecessary clutter and visual distractions. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Color: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Color is crucial to your presentation. It sets a tone and helps establish what the audience will expect. It helps communicate what type of journey you will be taking them on. Is it an exciting “journey” or a serious and dangerous one? Pick colors that properly represent you, your stance, your content, and your attitude. When choosing your colors make sure they contrast with your background. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Text: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The decisions to use one font over another, where on the slide to place text, and whether or not to combine it with other slide elements, will have a direct impact on your visual message. Here are a few tips on how to use TYPE to help you in creating strong visual presentations: </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">don’t be </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">shy! For bigger rooms, avoid going smaller than a 36 point font.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "bitter"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I’ve been doing lots of thinking lately about those “hard to teach kids”and why they have such difficulty ever operating independently in the classroom. (I’m sure that will really surprise those of you who know me well!) But seriously, what is that elusive magic trick? What is it we, as teachers , can do to help our struggling students take on the learning and jump on the road to independence? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think we would all agree that there are as many instructional techniques at our disposal as there are, say, phonemes in the English language, all of them claiming to get ‘er done!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>But alas! They do not always prove successful, even when delivered with the utmost skill and efficacy. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 1.38;">So what is a teacher to do?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "bitter"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I keep coming across this notion of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">gradual release of control</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and although it is really not a new concept in the educational world </span> I think the skilled and consistent delivery of the technique may be just the magic we are looking for. Well, at least<i> some</i> of the magic!<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Jerome Bruner, Lev Vygotsky, Madaline Hunter, and Pearson and Gallagher (Your friends and mine!) have each put their twist on</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the use of </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">scaffolding and gradual release </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">as a</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> reliable instructional strategy. </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More recently it has been the work of Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey who are reviving and refining its use. Fisher and Fry suggest a purposeful, yet gradual release of responsibility for learning from teacher to student. To make this transfer of responsibility ( or control) we must give students supports that they can hold on to as they take the lead. It is these supports, along with the perfect pace of gradual release, that they suggest will give us the independent learners we all so desire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Here are the basic components of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">gradual release of control</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">along with some of the suggestions from Fisher and Frey for successfully fine tuning the technique. Think------I do, We do, You do.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1.) Risk Taking - </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be willing to stand in front of your students to demonstrate something that you’re good at. For example, dribbling a basketball. Then explain the next level of competence will never be reached without pushing yourself to the point of making mistakes. Communicate to the children that making mistakes is an opportunity to learn. Smith writes, “I will be better tomorrow because I was willing to to take risks in the classroom today.”</span></div>
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Carol Dweck is known for her work in growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. Here is how she describes the two...</div>
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<i><b>In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount and that's that, and then their goal becomes to look smart all the time and never look dumb. In a growth mindset students understand that their talents and abilities can be developed through effort, good teaching and persistence. They don't necessarily think everyone's the same or anyone can be Einstein, but they believe everyone can get smarter if they work at it. </b></i></div>
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Growth mindset can be a powerful motivator. Teach students that the brain is like a muscle that gets stronger with practice in overcoming challenges. Teachers who incorporate a growth mindset also provide feedback and give students an opportunity to revise work. They create a classroom where students are encouraged to take on challenges, try new strategies and acknowledge and explain their mistakes. These classrooms are safe environments where students feel comfortable taking risks.<br />
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As we work to develop growth mindsets in our students, take time to think about your mindset. Most people are a combination of fixed mindset and growth mindset. How can you create that perfect balance of fixed mindset and growth mindset in yourself?</div>
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