B Pasquale Ed Psych

Intelligence Describe how the teacher develops and promotes true growth mindset in his/her instruction, assessment, and/or procedures.  The teacher has this sign hanging in their room, in addition to having many frank conversations about the kind of mindset each student should be in to be most successful. I love the idea of introducing these ideas to students! A Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset A1 Some people are born to be singers—I’m not one of them. I didn’t start with any singing talent—I’ve had to learn it all. A2 I suck at math. Math has been challenging for me. A3 I’ll never be an artist. I feel really dissatisfied with all of the art I’ve tried to produce. A4 I would never be comfortable offering hugs to strangers. I’m finding it really hard to imagine offering hugs to strangers. A5 I never seem to be able to keep my notes organized. In the past, when I tried to keep my notes organized, I didn’t have much success. A6 I’d really like to learn to juggle, but...

Metacognition in the classroom: I have been very lucky to see a fabulous teacher that is highly aware of what is going on in their classroom, and loves to promote profound education for her students. Here is some of what I've learned and seen- There are three kinds of metacognitive knowledge that we discussed and shared. These are some examples of how I've seen them implemented in the classroom: Declarative metacognitive knowledge: The teacher I watch is keenly aware of many different learning styles. You are able to go into her classroom and see how many can apply even in one class period. She also gives the time to the students to reflect on what went well and what was difficult at the end of each period. That way they can make a choice for how is best for themselves.   Procedural metacognitive knowledge: When Ms. B gives out study guides they are in different forms. That way students are exposed to a variety of ways to learn. They are able to have experiences that...