Our Favorite Reads: July 2021
If you’re getting this newsletter, then you’re likely a passtionate educator always looking for inspiring stories. We’re passionate about education, too, and about elevating voices that inspire us. Here are the stories from our colleagues, partners, and networks that we loved this month and hope will inspire you:
How to Foster Collaboration in the Classroom
Tim Needles, Art Teacher
“The greatest learning experiences I’ve been part of in the classroom have been a result of collaboration. Working together with other educators and students, from the local level to the global level, continues to offer a range of different perspectives as we work on engaging projects together.”
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Important Questions to Ask About Education Research
By Timothy Shanahan, Jan Hasbrouck, Douglas Fisher, Erica Michaelson, Mary Eisele, and Daniela Perelli
“Dr. Timothy Shanahan urges educators to be braveabout asking important questions and approaching research with a critical eye. Asking questions about the research builds understanding of how it works, for whom it works, and if you’ll be able to repeat those results with your students, in your classroom.”
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A Playbook for Growth Mindset
By The Character Lab
“Compared to a fixed mindset, a growth mindset encourages you to embrace challenges, sustain effort, and try new strategies — and that’s true for both children and adults.”
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Mathematical Discourse Promotes Educational Equity
By Dr. Lanette Trowery, Sr. Director of Learning at McGraw Hill School and Margaret Bowman, Academic Designer at McGraw Hill School
“Classroom discourse has been shown to support equitable classroom environments, largely because engaging students in math discourse is important as a lever in advancing the mathematical learning of all members of the classroom community”
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