How do you grow your brain and learn?
• Believe that all students can learn to high levels, and we all take our own paths to do so.
• Make mistakes! More synapses fire when you work your way through a challenging problem, make mistakes and learn new information. Struggle is good!
• Ask questions! Wonder to yourself or out loud to others, "Does that make sense?"
• Think about topics in a variety of ways - visually, numerically, with language, with our bodies
• Prioritize depth over speed. The person who thinks long about 1 task gains more understanding than the person who speeds through many tasks, only skimming the surface of what can be learned.
• Remember that school is about learning, not performing. It takes time to learn. Effort is essential.
These ideas are derived from the work of Jo Boaler and her poster "Positive Norms in the Math[s] Class".
• Believe that all students can learn to high levels, and we all take our own paths to do so.
• Make mistakes! More synapses fire when you work your way through a challenging problem, make mistakes and learn new information. Struggle is good!
• Ask questions! Wonder to yourself or out loud to others, "Does that make sense?"
• Think about topics in a variety of ways - visually, numerically, with language, with our bodies
• Prioritize depth over speed. The person who thinks long about 1 task gains more understanding than the person who speeds through many tasks, only skimming the surface of what can be learned.
• Remember that school is about learning, not performing. It takes time to learn. Effort is essential.
These ideas are derived from the work of Jo Boaler and her poster "Positive Norms in the Math[s] Class".