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Common Core State Standards?
English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Mathematical Practice and Content for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects and Mathematical Practice and Content define what students should understand and be able to do.
establish high expectations for student learning and achievement that will enable all students to be competitive on a district, state, national and global scale. ensuring every student is college and career ready at the end of high school.
They demonstrate independence. They build strong content knowledge. They respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline. They comprehend as well as critique.
They value evidence. They use technology and digital media strategically and capably. They come to understand other perspectives and cultures.
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Model with mathematics. Use appropriate tools strategically. Attend to precision. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
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Chalk Talk What is going well? What could we do better? Suggestions…
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Motivation Why do you think your child struggles with motivation? How do you try to motivate him/her? Affinity Protocol
The task must have value. There must be beneficial outcomes. The student must believe they have the skills to accomplish the task. They need to be able to set goals and apply strategies for success.
Attainment – identity Utility – usefulness now and in the future Intrinsic – interest and relevance
EITHER the person enjoys the activity OR they value the outcome/by-product And hopefully they do BOTH
Help your child to see the long term benefits - explain why it is important Focus on strengths and interests Relate it to the real world – make it real Encourage self-advocacy – choice
Review growth and improvement Compete with yourself Encourage challenge Provide specific feedback Understand that success is built on effort!
No matter how much intelligence you may have, you can always change it quite a bit. You can do things differently, but the important parts of who you are can’t really be changed.
FIXED I need to look smart If I have to work hard, I’m not smart A bad grade is because I’m not smart enough – I will now avoid that kind of challenge. GROWTH Learning more important than good grades The harder you try, the better you become Even geniuses have to work hard for their great accomplishments
A failure is an opportunity to learn. Mistakes are problems to be solved. “Great accomplishments are typically the result of years of passion and dedication not something that flows naturally from a gift.” Carol Dweck
Praise effort over intelligence. Be specific about our praise. Encourage challenge and growth. Tell success stories that emphasize hard work
Please turn in an Exit Ticket with your thoughts.