What messages will you give your students about the value of mistakes as we learn? Mistakes, fertile ground for growth. Live on the learning edge – don’t be afraid to make a mistake. The path of learning is littered with mistakes – thank goodness! Mistakes are the stepping stones to learning. If you can’t makeContinue reading “Creating Safe Places to Take Risks for Learning”
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Taking on the Challenge
And the moral of the story is…. Ugh! A didactic tale can fall flat. With little meaningful connection to the story the message is seldom remembered or lost to the reader. You may identify with this. I for one, recognize this didactic interaction not only in books but in my classroom. Lesson 4 of How toContinue reading “Taking on the Challenge”