Growth mindset: practical tips you may not have tried yet

(The Guardian) By Bradley Busch — Schools and teachers across the world have embraced Carol Dweck’s theory of growth mindset in the hope of helping students to fulfil their potential. Popular strategies include tweaking the way teachers give feedback, encouraging self-reflection through questioning and, crucially, praising processes instead of natural ability. But many educators feel they could be doing more. A […]

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Survey Results: What Teachers Think of Test Prep

(The74)  By Jon Alfuth– A few weeks before the beginning of each teaching year, I would sit down to create my lesson calendar. When I taught a tested subject, I first had to account for the time dedicated to test preparation. I’d learned quickly during my first year of teaching that I needed to account […]

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