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Bullying has Life-Long Consequences

Posted on August 28, 2019
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True Story… Sadly… In the late 50’s and early 60’s, popular TV shows — Combat, Rat Patrol, 12 O’clock High, and the omnipresent war movies and documentaries — made it difficult for me, a small child. You see, to some of my peers, I was the Kraut and, sadly, to...Read more

Problem Solving

Posted on August 21, 2019
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Fixed mindset and uncertainty avoiding behaviours are both obstacles to problem solving. So, how do we overcome these? By scaffolding their problem solving processes. I tell my students this as I encourage a disciplined approach to problem solving that is nicely summarized by the mnemonic G*R*A*S*S: What is Given? What information...Read more

Whole-person feedback in BrightSpace

Posted on August 19, 2019
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On the Instructional Leadership page, I affirm that “I believe we should build competencies — skills and knowledge of the curriculum — and the positive attitudes, ethical behaviours and growth mindset to be successful in life.” Feedback is an essential part of this. Nottingham and Larsson (2019) ask teachers to consider...Read more

Hodinohso:ni` values

Posted on August 12, 2019
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On arrival at the Six Nations Polytechnic STEAM Academy, it became immediately apparent that this a different school. The level of respect and collegiality is much higher than anything experienced in public schools that I taught at. Underpinning the school culture are Hodinohso:ni` values.Read more

Mindset and school culture

Posted on August 12, 2019
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An important observation regarding growth mindset is that “[learning outcomes] were muted when the peer norms in a class or school did not value challenge-seeking.” So, consider classroom and school culture when promoting growth mindset. In the article, the link to growth vs fixed mindset appears in Geert Hofstede’s uncertainty...Read more