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Vermont’s move toward more personal and proficiency based learning in public education is an enormous shift from the traditional model that we have been using for many years. While Vermont is extremely innovative inside the classroom and offers its teachers quite a bit of autonomy compared to many other states, the overall structures and systems in public schools rely …
I have been actively implementing the English language arts common core standards for three years while at the same time learning and implementing research based strategies to increase growth mindset in our students. I recently completed a very close study of both the math and English standards while I was simultaneously teaching a course on growth mindset. There is an …
What does it mean to be “smart”? I began my educational experience in a Montessori program where student voice, choice and individual learning pace was valued. When I was in third grade, I moved to a public school setting. Initially excited to finally be in a “normal” school, I quickly realized that I might not be “normal”. During these early …
Angela Duckworth defines “grit” as the ability to persevere combined with an ability to pursue interests and passions over a long period of time to attain goals. She argues that this learnable quality is a predictor of success. More recently, her research has led to a focus on self-control as the underlying skill needed to become gritty. Check out her …
There is quite a bit of recent research pointing to the idea that psychological interventions in learning environments can have a great impact on achievement. Eric Jensen summarizes some of this evidence in his article Your Students’ Number One Life Skill. While the idea of social emotional learning is complex, there are some easy ways to implement these ideas in …