How to Give Effective Feedback, Both Positive and Negative
Why is that? One reason is that as people gain expertise, feedback serves a different purpose. When people are just beginning a venture, they may not have much confidence, and they need encouragement. But experts’ commitment “is more secure than novices and their focus is on their progress,” the paper’s authors said. That, of course, is much easier said than done, which is why most of us have such trouble giving or getting critiques. We don’t want to be the bad guy. Early in her career, when she worked at Walmart, she had to tell an employee that she wasn’t doing a good job. Mr. “We say, ‘That was a great piece of work, there was just a small problem,’ ” Mr. The better way, Ms. Research bears that out. While many of us tend to hear what we want to hear, Professor Fishbach says she thinks the problem lies more with those providing the feedback. Some companies have developed their own terminology for feedback. Here’s an example he offers in his book. Continue reading the main story
Some Videos to Inspire at Back to School
I wrote my post asking administrators to inspire us back to school simply because of my own hopes and dreams. I wrote it in the hopes that it would make someone think while they prepared their own meetings and activities, and it seems to have done just that. One question I have then gotten is which videos to show at back to school? And while I had a few in mind, I asked on Twitter and got many great responses. So in no particular order, here are some of my favorites. Brave by Sara Bareilles – I will be showing this video to my students as well, but the message in it applies to everybody; I would love to see how big your brave is! The Fairy Scientist – to remind us how kids wonder and we should cultivate that. Suli Breaks – Why I Hate School but Love Education. Suli Breaks – I Will Not Let an Exam Result Decide My Fate. Rita Pierson – Every Kid Needs a Champion. Diana Laufenberg – How to Learn? Introduction to Genius Hour. Kid President – A Pep Talk. Like this: Like Loading...
Teacher: A student told me I ‘couldn’t understand because I was a white lady.’ Here’s what I did then.
Emily E. Smith is a fifth-grade social justice and English language arts teacher at Cunningham Elementary School in Austin, Tex. She was just awarded the 2015 Donald H. Graves Excellence in the Teaching of Writing award given at the National Teachers of English Language Arts Convention in Minneapolis. Smith created and founded The Hive Society, a classroom that inspires children to creatively explore literature through critical thinking and socially relevant texts. In her speech accepting the award, Smith talked about a seminal moment in her career when she realized she needed to change her approach to teaching students of color, one of whom told her that she couldn’t understand his problems because she is white. Texas fifth-grade teacher Emily E. I’m white.
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Theo Jansen visits the University of Iowa | Research and Economic Development | The University of Iowa
“I like to balance between reality and imagination,” Theo Jansen said Tuesday morning during the breakfast reception of his visit to the University of Iowa. “We have to dream our lives and not just exist.” Jansen came as part of the Creative Matters lecture series sponsored by the Office of Research and Economic Development, seeking to demonstrate that creativity is not only at the core of research and discovery, but is also central to our human experience. His own life’s work is a pinnacle of this philosophy. Called a kinetic sculptor, an engineer, a landscape artist, Jansen has spent 25 years creating his Strandbeest—animals made of plastic tubes and sails, which walk on their own across the beaches of his home in the Netherlands. The Strandbeest came into conception in 1990 when Jansen wrote a newspaper column about skeletons that could build dunes on the beaches to protect the Netherlands from predicted rising sea levels. Jansen talks about the evolution of the Strandbeest.
Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong | by Alina Tugend
Schools Need Introverted Teachers, But Avoiding Burnout a Challenge
It’s generally believed that the teaching profession is better suited to extroverts. While hugely rewarding, it is exceptionally demanding, noisy, chaotic and educators are always under the microscope. But there are many introverted teachers across the country, who, as a recent article in The Atlantic concluded, are more vulnerable to burnout than their extroverted colleagues. Jessica Honard agrees. In your first year in the classroom, were you prepared for the pressures of teaching? Jessica Honard: No. What were the conditions at your school that made it particularly hard for you? JH: I loved teaching. Jessica Honard What kind of support system was in place at your school or were you more or less on your own? JH: The administration did what they could to support the teachers. You just mentioned the constant meetings and demands on your time outside of the actual classroom, which is a challenge you address in the book. As an introvert, however, I was taught to teach as an extrovert.
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Bedtime Math Origami is creative math fun - Bedtime Math
Origami, the ancient Japanese art of folding papers into shapes and artful forms, continues to evolve and attract new artists into the, ahem, fold. Origami requires spatial reasoning skills, thinking in three dimensions. It builds an understanding of geometric shapes and concepts. I look forward to the Origami USA Conference each year so I can marvel from afar as my friend Debi Pfitzenmaier posts photos of her teen son’s amazing creations along with those of other talented folders. Move over soccer moms, Debi is one of a growing number of Origami Mommies. Origami is a hobby that can lead to lucrative careers that require math and modeling. Getting Started Debi advises parents to start children building relatively simple things like airplanes and other basic representations. Libraries and art centers may host origami classes or camps like Debi’s son once attended. Patience, Grasshopper Your child’s early pieces may not be much to look at. Intrigued?
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Viking Theatre, Grand View University 2411 East 14th, Des Moines, IA Shakuntala, tells the story of a young woman, Shakuntala, who is raised in a secluded sanctuary and falls in love with a monarch, King Dushyanta, whom she meets in the forest. Kalidasa is regarded as the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist and Shakuntala is considered his masterpiece. In 1789, it became the first Indian play to be translated into a western language. GDT's innovativeadaptation features a multicultural approach that takes advantage of an ethnically diverse cast by fusing various art forms. For more information visit the Gateway Dance Theatre Web page.
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