A growth mindset requires noticing present learning or thinking strategy use, analysing, comparing, experimenting, gathering feedback, making changes and implementing new strategies. These ‘executive’ functions need to be in place first before any specific learning strategy training takes place in order for any strategy training to be put into effective […]
Education
Questioning
With all that is happening recently, many of our students will have SO many questions . I am hoping that educators do not judge students by their questions, not unless they (educators) have facilitated the process or art of asking the right questions.Creating an inquiry mindset is essential for students […]
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The Forgotten Gifted
The Forgotten Minority – Gifted Students My interest in gifted education has only recently truly begun and was initially prompted after I met my wife, who is an Early Years and Primary educator with a passion for anything educational psychology related. I recall one-night lamenting over the fact that although […]
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Making Thinking Visible
Activating prior knowledge is fundamental in learning. There are several evidence-based approaches that Strangham, Hall & Meyer (2004) point out that help engages students. In this paper, however, I would like to focus on more recent or perhaps different approaches that fellow educators might like to try in their classrooms, […]
Education
Brain-based Strategies in the Classroom
Brain-based strategies have certainly become a buzz term in contemporary education. With the advent of better technology in the field of neuroscience, education is becoming better informed regarding what teachers can do in the classroom to maximise learning. In my own context, I make extensive use of chunking and reciprocal […]
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Vygotsky and a bit of tech
We are currently busy with a unit that focuses on sustainable development. As a school, the faculty have had significant professional development on the Sustainable Development Goals. Students have a reasonably in-depth knowledge of the importance of SDGs and have explored some of these in two other subjects. There are some […]