Tag Archives: PD
Growth Mindset workshop with Carol Dweck
Negative stereotypes, deficient thinking, ‘Can’t do this coz I’m dumb’… This type of attitude is not new in schooling but I discovered a new term for it a few years again when I first came across the concept of Growth … Continue reading
Google Education Roadshow
As part of a promotional tour around NZ by Cyclone, an IT hardware and software provider, I went along to Merivale School on Wednesday afternoon to see what the latest and greatest was. It started off well with a free … Continue reading
GAFE Summit 2015 – in absentia
After really enjoy the GAFE Summit last year, I was keen to register and head back to Albany Senior High School to get some more ideas and meet some more interesting educators. Unfortunately I was too lastminute.com and missed out … Continue reading
Teaching for a Growth Mindset
The next section in the Stanford course is about teaching for a growth mindset. The stimulus video had a long section taken from a maths class and we were asked, “What teacher moves did you see and find interesting that … Continue reading
Improving Academic writing
To start the new school year off, TBC hosted Dr Ian Hunter. Ian was a university professor, now a publisher, with a special interest in teaching writing. He was invited to the College as many subject face similar challenges with … Continue reading
