Tuesday 20 September 2016

GROWTH MINDSET THINKERS

For the 21st Century, we need to develop teachers and students that

 have a "Growth Mindset"!

What is that? 

Find out by watching this great video posted on the Ontario Ministry of Education web page.

Click Here: Growth Mindset

 (Also posted to Webcasts and PD)

Monday 19 September 2016

SMART PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM

This is an excellent article that looks at how Smart Phones and other
technology can be implemented and used effectively in the classroom.

Read this article and reflect on your pedagogical position.

Click Here: Smart Phones In The Classroom

Sunday 11 September 2016

TRIBES STRATEGIES AND ENERGIZERS!!!

When you start your year, do not forget to set up your classroom climate with researched based 
Tribes Strategies, (Phillips, 2011).  

Gail Phillips has completed research for her Ph.D. in Toronto and has found Tribes to be an effective strategy that makes a measurable difference in developing effective classrooms that are conducive to learning.  

The Tribes Learning Community Web Page is found at: Tribes.com

Here is a connection that is an amazing resource of: Learning Tasks and Energizers

This NEXT connection takes you to TRIBES and an overview of the Program. Tribes Overview!

At the bottom of the entry is the very important learning  task called Life Maps.  Life Maps!

Tribes is an effective strategy for new and seasoned teachers and administrators.

See the classroom management tab above for more information. 

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