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Being a Growth Mindset Facilitator

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From usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com - April 13, 2015 11:01 PM
I was asked recently why I have a strong interest and innate understanding of the growth mindset. I believe it comes from a background of being an adventure educator, and even though it was not lab...
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Jackie Gerstein shares her thoughts on what beliefs a growth mindset facilitator will have. From my experience we seem to have a growing number of learners whom may struggle with growth mindset. As an educator you may find some suggestions that you could incorporate into your classroom.

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Gary Harwell's curator insight, April 14, 2015 6:55 AM

Hmmmmm!
Lorraine Danton's curator insight, April 20, 2015 5:00 PM

Students can grow--we need to be there to gently push them past their limits with the the understanding that there will be failure and it is okay.
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Learning Needs a Context

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From usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com - March 24, 2015 10:12 PM

"This is a follow up to a post I wrote, How Do We Learn? How Should We Learn?  The he purpose of these posts is to encourage educators to examine practices they take for granted, implement without deep reflection of their efficacy. This post discusses the instructional practice of asking students to memorize information."

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Is the memorization of information an effective way for learners to retain information? According to brain research the answer would be no. It is critical that connections be made. This post by Jackie Gerstein discusses the need for:

* Context

* Increase context and relevancy

In the section on increasing context and relevancy you will find a visual of an Authentic Learning Matrix as well as a number of links to additional resources.

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Kent Kessler's curator insight, March 25, 2015 7:44 AM

interesting insight

 
Maruja Romero's curator insight, March 27, 2015 8:49 AM

Contexto en la enseñanza, es una necesidad pero cada vez vemos muchos vídeos y lecciones que aparecen de la nada y no están contextualizadas ni en un programa, ni motivadas por unos objetivos ni su relación con un currículo. 
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