In this podcast, Professor Carol Dweck talks about how certain students think their intelligence is shown. Some thought that their intelligence was shown by their performance. Others thought their intelligence was developed over their lifespan. To see which group was correct, they were sent to two different workshops.
One group was sent to a study skills growth workshop. The other was sent to a growth mindset workshop. The students in the study skills workshop did not do well. They were not motivated. The students that were sent to the growth mindset workshop did great. They were taught to apply the skills learned to their schoolwork.
So growth mindset was proven to work a lot better than optimal performance. Professor Dweck went on to say, "you can't be a good manager without growth mindset." This concept, according to the professor, is a much needed key to being successful in our careers. I would definitely apply this in my classroom. It would help the students become more motivated in their studies and is something they can take with them when they enter the workforce.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
About Video Podcast K-5
I watched "Total Solar Eclipse" and "What Is a Planet?" by NOVA. I enjoyed both of them. I finally found out why Pluto isn't considered a planet anymore. One of the reasons is because it hasn't cleared Neptune from it's path. It also leads others to ask if Neptune hasn't cleared Pluto from it's path, so should it still be considered a planet? Anyway Pluto is called a dwarf planet. WOW!
I think these particular sites would definitely be helpful in my classroom. They would help the students better understand the our solar system and how everything operates. I especially like the explanation of the solar eclipse. It was very clear and the visual was great.
I would definitely use these sites or others like them to help explain the workings of the solar system to the students in my class. I also like the way they explained the planets and what makes a planet. The visuals on this site was great as well.
iTunesU/WGBH
I think these particular sites would definitely be helpful in my classroom. They would help the students better understand the our solar system and how everything operates. I especially like the explanation of the solar eclipse. It was very clear and the visual was great.
I would definitely use these sites or others like them to help explain the workings of the solar system to the students in my class. I also like the way they explained the planets and what makes a planet. The visuals on this site was great as well.
iTunesU/WGBH
About Mr. Sullivan's Presentation
I really enjoyed the presentation given by Mr. Sullivan. I didn't know there were so many devices and programs geared to help make the web as accessible to the handicapped as were shown. I think the Voice Recognition Software is great. I really liked the Screen Magnification Software. I think that was a great idea. There is so much out there to help every person to be as computer savvy as they like. It's good to know if I had a student with these disabilities, there are resources available to help me teach them.
About AVL (Alabama Virtual Library)
AVL, the Alabama Virtual Library, is a website started to help students, as well as others, have direct access to tools normally found in the library. These are magazines, journals, etc. This way if you are unable to get to the library, they have made it easy for to get the information you need through their site.
I think it is very helpful. There are many different sites to visit. One is Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia for the people who just refuse to go and find someone who still has encyclopedias. There is the Oxford English Dictionary to make sure you've spelled a word right or look up a definition. There is also the Auto Repair Reference Center so we can keep those cars running as long as we can without having to go to the mechanic.
http://www.virtual.lib.al.us/about/index.html
I think it is very helpful. There are many different sites to visit. One is Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia for the people who just refuse to go and find someone who still has encyclopedias. There is the Oxford English Dictionary to make sure you've spelled a word right or look up a definition. There is also the Auto Repair Reference Center so we can keep those cars running as long as we can without having to go to the mechanic.
http://www.virtual.lib.al.us/about/index.html
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
At MLK Middle School in Berkeley,CA, Beth Sonnenberg is the gardening teacher. She and her students have a garden in the school's yard. They include science and social studies in this class. Alice Waters of a local restaurant came up with the idea to help improve the food the kids were eating in the cafeteria. The teachers for this class are especially trained for this type of teaching.
At Heifer ranch in Perryville, AR, students and teachers stay the night at a different type of ranch. This ranch has different homes that are similar to the ones in Zambia, Thailand and Guatemala. They are also have to make fire for themselves to keep warm as well as many other things they are not used to doing. It definitely sounds like a night they won't soon forget.
The skills shown in these podcast show how different techniques can be used to get students to learn and love it. The garden class is very interesting. Here the students were not couped up in the class all day. They were outside, something a lot of kids today don't seem to do much. They were also learning about nature and survival. It's nothing like being able to grow your own food. You could definitely save a lot a money doing that yourself.
The Heifer Ranch is a great idea to get children to learn about different cultures. They can see first hand what it i like to live in another country that is not as fortunate as our own. They can learn it from the books, but it seems to be more interesting when a teachers can show can help you see it up close and personal.
itunes/edutopia
At Heifer ranch in Perryville, AR, students and teachers stay the night at a different type of ranch. This ranch has different homes that are similar to the ones in Zambia, Thailand and Guatemala. They are also have to make fire for themselves to keep warm as well as many other things they are not used to doing. It definitely sounds like a night they won't soon forget.
The skills shown in these podcast show how different techniques can be used to get students to learn and love it. The garden class is very interesting. Here the students were not couped up in the class all day. They were outside, something a lot of kids today don't seem to do much. They were also learning about nature and survival. It's nothing like being able to grow your own food. You could definitely save a lot a money doing that yourself.
The Heifer Ranch is a great idea to get children to learn about different cultures. They can see first hand what it i like to live in another country that is not as fortunate as our own. They can learn it from the books, but it seems to be more interesting when a teachers can show can help you see it up close and personal.
itunes/edutopia
Itunes assignment 1
On the EdTech Weekly broadcast they were talking about the Tech crunch. The guys said that Web 2.0 has been declared dead. (The business part) They said that they would change their way of operation. They said that Ebay would possibly be laying off 10% of their workers. They said that it would not be as bad as the "dotcom bust" of previous years.
In Macbreak Weekly, the guys were vocal on the about the new computers that were coming out recently. They seemed to be very focused on price. They really went into detail about the decriptions and features on the computers. KidsCast was done by children. They really just summed up the week in kiddie movies.
On the Smartboards Lesson, they were discussing students interaction on the web. They were discussing the students making their own icons. I thought The Bubble wrap idea was very interesting. They also talked about the different people using the board on their facebook.
itunes.com
In Macbreak Weekly, the guys were vocal on the about the new computers that were coming out recently. They seemed to be very focused on price. They really went into detail about the decriptions and features on the computers. KidsCast was done by children. They really just summed up the week in kiddie movies.
On the Smartboards Lesson, they were discussing students interaction on the web. They were discussing the students making their own icons. I thought The Bubble wrap idea was very interesting. They also talked about the different people using the board on their facebook.
itunes.com
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