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Tag: mistakes
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Celebrate mistakes and change how your learners think about getting things wrong, what failure means, and why trial and error matters
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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How to help your learners better understand their feelings and fears around learning, so they can own them, share them, and help you differentiate in the process
General Introduction This blog is part of my Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching Knowledge Base. I use the terms differentiation and adaptive teaching synonymously. To me, they are the same, as…
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Is it worth using written feedback to focus on mistakes? (Spoiler alert: Yes)
One area on which you might like to focus your written feedback is mistakes. This can take two forms: praising learners and suggesting where they could make improvements. In the…
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Save time, increase learner independence, and speed up progress with this simple technique that puts mistakes front and centre
Mistakes are a key part of learning. They give access to information we can use to change future efforts. Trial and error is built on the premise that we learn…
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Four simple techniques for using mistakes as a meaningful basis for your verbal feedback
Mistakes are one of the main ways in which we learn. They often present information that helps us to make significant alterations to our thinking and the ways in which…
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What does growth mindset questioning look like and can you give me 175 exemplar growth mindset questions I can use in my own classroom?
It looks like this, and yes I can! Here are 175 questions, all designed to help you promote growth mindsets. There are seven sections: Each is based on a different…
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Seven strategies you can start using right now that will subtly shift how learners think about your feedback
Focussing on processes means giving learners feedback about how they think and the things they do when creating work. Processes are inherent to learners; the products they produce are external…
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Two of the simplest strategies any teacher can use to help learners see mistakes as great opportunities to learn
Mistake Logs Mistake logs let teachers and learners keep track of mistakes over time. This also means the results of those mistakes can be tracked. Why is this a good…
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Three strategies and 12 examples of how to reframe the way learners talk about mistakes
Reframing is where we take something learners say, something they think, or something with which they are familiar, and cast it in a different light. It is a semantic exercise,…
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How can changing the way learners perceive mistakes and failure help them develop a growth mindset?
If a learner believes intelligence, talent and ability are fixed, then they may be more inclined to perceive mistakes and failure in a negative light. This, in turn, may make…