Articles About Praise and Effort

Praise Can Make Children Feel Worse
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/lavishing-kids-with-praise-can-make-them-feel-worse-about-themselves/282772/

Praise for Effort
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/14/science/praise-children-for-effort-not-intelligence-study-says.html

Teachers are trained to praise Students
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/12/report-teachers-arent-trained-to-praise-their-students/282190/


Inflated Praise and Low Self-esteem
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/inflatedpraise.htm


Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets that Shape our Lives
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/

Presence, Not Praise
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/23/stephen-grosz-examined-life/

Debunking the 10,000 Myth
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/01/22/daniel-goleman-focus-10000-hours-myth/

Podcast stuff

Here is the podcast I built with Emily Newton. It's about how she uses Twitter in the classroom. This particular podcast was modeled after 99% Invisible (which has an emphasis on design).

Here is a great episode about money design.

For all the pop-culture and comic fans, I give you Superman.

And this is a student favorite about a broken window.


Another big podcast that I go to on a consistent basis is Radiolab. This podcast tends to delve into science topics more so than 99%.

Here is one about Beethoven. It's an inquiry about the tempo markings in his music. How fast did he really intend for the pieces to be played?

Here is another one from Radiolab about Noel Blanc. He's the voice for Bugs Bunny, Pork Pig, and Tweety.

Podcast Episodes

1) Names---- "Say My Name, Say My Name"
2) Outside interests and conversations--- Getting personal----rapport
3) Creating a Safe space (use of language)
4) Mindset--- Effort based praise
5) Outside resources--- parents, teachers, students---- creating community outside the classroom

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Early Release Brainstorming

To go with the visual that was provided below of the last time we met, here is the list we came up with:

Teachers Should

• Learn each student’s name
• Have a personal conversation with each student every six weeks
• Learn at least one outside interest of each student
• Tell other teachers about students’ success
• Create a safe space
• Avoid derogatory language
• Give students specific praise about effort
• Make positive phone calls home
• Share their own interests/learning styles

Students should

• Call each other by their given name
• Call the teacher by their name
• Feel comfortable asking questions
• Honor the safe space
• Avoid derogatory language
• Not be afraid of wrong answers

**For our next early release meeting, we will be evaluating the items we brainstormed above for importance in the classroom as well as decide on a final product we will create. See you soon!**

Grit...

Enjoy.

Mouse and Cracker = Grit

Productive Meeting

I know we typed it up, but I thought everyone would want to remember the work we did on the white board.

I realize that creating a infographic might in the end be too difficult, but if you were still at least interested in what an infographic is, check out my Pinterest board of infographics.

Grit

After reading the book "Mindset" by Carol Dweck, I have been continuing my search on ideas that get people and students in a growth mindset. Growth mindset being the idea that through effort and hardwork we can continue to grow out intelligence and ability.

One of the reserachers I have found doing this work is Angela Duckworkth. Here is a link to her TED talk on grit.Angela Duckworth: Grit

I pose these questions to our group:
How can we be grittier in our work?
How can we set up a classroom culture where grit is part of the culture?
How can we help our students to become grittier?

Here also is a picture of the conversation I had about grit with my AP Chem students: