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Below are questions to guide you in developing a student’s behavior plan with the student.
BEFORE (Developing My Plan of Action)
Am I aware of when I am doing this behavior?
Am I willing to work on changing this behavior?
Why am I really choosing to do this behavior? What is it I really need? (Attention? Power? Improved skills?)
How can I get this need met in a more positive way?...
In 2000, cognitive scientists and cognitive psychologists combined their knowledge in a book titled, “How People Learn.” (National Research Council 2000) A key finding in their research is that “a metacognitive approach to instruction can help students learn to take control of their own learning by defining learning goals and monitoring their progress in achieving them.” The implication...
Student need to self-assess their own progress as an individual learner as well as their work as a team member in group work. While self-assessment as an individual seems to be a more common practice it is important that one of the key skills students will need beyond school is the ability to collaborate and collectively solve problems and work toward common goals.
Before getting started...
Here are a couple of great ways to celebrate growth mindsets in your school or classroom:
School Wide Celebration: At a school I work with, they give out two People Respecting Others (PRO) Awards each week and two Growth Mindset Learners (GML) Awards each week. All week, anyone in the school can nominate someone for respectful behavior or growth mindset behavior inside and outside the...
Carol S. Dweck is a psychologist from Stanford University. Her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, has caught the eye of educators, the U.S. Department of Education, corporate coaches, and anyone who works with humans’ developing potential. We won't go over the nitty gritty of her work, but in a nutshell, here are some powerful pieces of her ideas and research that can impact...
In November’s issue, we shared common characteristics for identifying two types of students – Attention Seekers and Power Seekers. Below are effective strategies for working these students in the classroom.
Attention Seekers
Keep in mind that needing attention is not a negative behavior. There are lots of adults in the world who enjoy and need extra attention and have found an appropriate...
Understanding a student’s cultural background is essential for designing an effective classroom that responds to and honors our student. We can actively plan for our student’s orientation toward collectivist or individualist structures when we understand their background culture. This vital but little known sense of culture is imperative.
Collectivist cultures are common among Chinese, Korean,...
Do you know how your students learn best? The best way to get to know them as learners is to do a Mulitple Intelligence or Learning Style survey with them. Go to the Free Resources/Surveys and you’ll find lots of easy-to-use surveys appropriate for your grade level.
Once you’ve done the survey, collect the data on index cards (see example). Then you’ll have the data at hand as you...
Students are goal-oriented and all behavior has a purpose. Their primary goals are to belong and to feel significant. They might have mistaken ideas on how to achieve these goals and behave in ways that result in the opposite of their intentions; for example, they may want to be liked but behave obnoxiously in their awkward attempts. You, as the teacher, will feel differently about...
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This is the refrain that teachers who attend Inspiring Learners workshops remember the most. Why, because we made it sticky. You may have learned these in college as input, process and output, but CHUNK, CHEW and CHECK is stickier! And at Inspiring Learners, we know that if you want learning to stick,...
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