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 katlowry
September 26, 2021, 9:52 PM
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Achievement Mindset Jensen explains that students act differently with different teachers. This really resonates with me. I have students that will be doing really well in my class but failing another class. A lot of the times they of course blame the teacher. It begs the question, why do students work for some and not others? I think it goes back to the relational mindset. The students will work for who they like. That is their motivator for achievement, but they have to learn that they won’t always like who they are working with in the future. Jensen goes on to explain Invisible Motivators, like defining the task appropriately, providing subskills, identifying stereotype threats but most importantly framing failures so students can grow. I feel like I am a pretty good motivator. I also work with students after school that are not ones I that I actually teach. I definitely want to implement the 3 M process: Where am I? What’s my goal? and How do I get there? I think that would help students in any class. Also, I want to explain what grit is and how students can push through obstacles they may face. The last thing that would help some of my students is giving them “actionable” feedback, to move their learning forward. I am good about giving feedback, but I don’t feel it is actionable. I think it’s more “this is how you do it.” I do think my second-best mindset is Achievement, right behind Relational. In all honesty, I could improve in all the areas. |
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katlowry
September 20, 2021, 12:07 PM
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katlowry
September 19, 2021, 3:25 PM
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Graduation Mindset I am a high school teacher, so the graduation mindset is crucial and definitive for me. Our school has a 92% graduation rate, so it is pretty high. I also think we give more chances than we should, which is fine if the student isn’t planning on going to college, but we have to give those chances to everyone. In the end, I feel like we are not entirely preparing kids for college because there is so many opportunities for them; with quarter recovery and credit recovery. They will not get those things in college, but because we have to offer the opportunity for all students, the higher-level students will understandably take advantage of this. On the other hand, I do think it is important to give opportunities for help and enhancement to students that are trying to move on to the military or a career. Kids that know school really isn’t their thing. I like how Jenson talks about using the arts in the classroom. I try to do that with my projects for my creative people. I think we should also look into partnering with universities and school to work programs. I am pretty sure our school does this, but I don’t think we are that vocal about it happens. Jensen also promotes the need for life skills. Kids want to know how to pay bills and cook. These things are important for kids to know, we have just started doing this in our mandatory freshman orientation class. I also think our school should provide workshops for parents, like Jensen said. We do it for college applications, but maybe we should do it for preparing for what to do next for your adult children. |
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katlowry
September 19, 2021, 3:25 PM
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Engagement Mindset I love to tell stories. This goes back to the relational mindset. I like making connections with students and they find that we have somethings in common. I feel I do pretty well with engagement, especially with my CP Psychology class. I am able took keep my energy up and laugh about goofy things that relate to psychology. Like Jensen says, the secondary students are always bored. If they can laugh at their teacher or relate to one of her stories, they are more likely to stay engaged. I usually have 95% or higher engagement in this class. It is true the more they are engaged the higher their averages will be because they are invested in their own learning. Unfortunately, in my Word History and AP Psychology class I have to get through a certain amount of content. I feel like my engagement percentage falls off a lot more in those classes. I still try to get them critically thinking, but I feel like it’s not as fun. I will try more questioning, like Jensen says, to evoke curiosity, relevance, and reflection among the students. I will also try the reciprocal teaching and have the students talk more about the lesson, than just me shoveling information at them. I do make it a point to explain why information is relevant to them in hopes they will be more invested. That is sometimes hard to do with every history lesson. The Engagement mindset I need to work on more, especially for my content heavy classes. |
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