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Fall 2018 TLC: Empowering Student Thinking - Activity 1 Optional Resources

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Teacher Quality Standards

  • QS I: Teachers demonstrate mastery of and pedagogical expertise in the content they teach.
    • Element C: Teachers demonstrate knowledge of the content, central concepts, inquiry, appropriate evidence-based instructional practices, and specialized characteristics of the disciplines being taught.
  • QS III: Teachers plan and deliver effective instruction and create an environment that facilitates learning for their students.
    • Element D: Teachers establish and communicate high expectations and use processes to support the development of critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
    • Element E: Teachers provide students with opportunities to work in teams and develop leadership.

Many of these resources have been used in previous TLC courses.  If you have taken previous courses, please review as you wish. If you are new to these resources, they are sure to impact your thinking about how to help students understand their thinking and learning!

 

 

Resources

Beyond Working Hard: What Growth Mindset Teaches Us About our brains

Growth mindset is revealed to be much more than a catchphrase in this short article.

 

Encouraging Students to Persist through Challenges

Watch second-grade teacher Maricela Montoy-Wilson as she demonstrates how she has built a classroom culture that encourages and embraces productive struggle.  

It's a Mistake Not to Use Mistakes as Part of The Learning Process

This brief article provides examples of how teachers can take mistakes and turn them into positive learning opportunities.

The Case for Teaching for and with Metacognition

This book chapter in Teaching Students To Drive Their Brains makes the case that teaching about metacognition can help students better understand their learning.

Establishing a Culture of Student Voice

"By co-developing classroom norms and practicing reflection and feedback, you create a culture where students want to be included because their voice matters."