What is the most important thing a teacher needs? A growth mindset! A growth mindset allows teachers to continuously learn and become a more efficient educator for their students. This past weekend at the Penn State TLT Symposium, I had the opportunity to participate in my first professional development event. It was a fantastic experience to learn about how Penn State is utilizing and plans to utilize technology in the classroom.
The most exciting thing from the symposium was the keynote speaker Dan Heath. He had talked about how we as educators make ideas stick in our students minds. His speech focused around his book "Made to Stick," that he co-wrote with his brother. I had received this book when I was a Pennsylvania FFA State Officer, but I did not read it. I will be reading it now so I can learn how to make my lessons and course materials stick in my students minds.
The biggest take away from his speech was using concreteness is the language of differentiation. We must speak and present our course using concrete language rather than just saying the equivalent of "Hey..." to our students.
Hi Luke!!
ReplyDeleteGrowth mindset is immensely important in the classroom. The language we use, the actions we take and how we approach failure all is perceived by the students. How do you plan to facilitate a growth mindset in your future classroom?
I have never heard of that book! I hope you post in the future about what you think of the read. If you think it is worthwhile I will add it to my summer reading list.
I look forward to next week and if you can, in your setting, open it up so I can subscribe through email. It says it isn't enabled.
I look forward to next weeks!