School Twitter

A way to keep parents posted - foolproof.



http://www.slideshare.net/robertojosephgalvan/school-twitter-an-alternative-pns-foolproof

Embodied Knowledge: Classic experiment by Held and Hein

Embodied Knowledge: Classic experiment by Held and Hein

Also found in this link:

http://psychtutor.weebly.com/held-and-hein---kitten-carosel.html


How movement is related to learning.  If a learner is passively receiving information, this experiment showed that, the learner perception is stunted while a learner who can orient and move around the perceived world benefits more from his perceptions.

Highlights the value of active learning for students.

The Science of Happiness

Does success lead to happiness or happiness leads to success?







I remember this box of tacks and the candle on the board experiment from one of the vids I may have seen at TED sometime.

My take though is that happiness or peace of mind will eventually lead to success - achievement of a goal or lead to solutions to a problem.

Happiness leads to a better chance of success which spirals to a better positive affect or greater happiness.  But if you fail, that's I guess when the choice comes in, to choose to be happy, growth-mindset or optimism, despite the challenges.

hmmm. easier said?

Victor Frankl said something like, to take man as he should be, the ideal, and we make man better. Just like pilots when they land, they aim a little farther than the target to factor in draft (in real life, metaphorically the same as the challenges, temptations, obstacles one may face) and eventually land on target.

Be perfect like your father is perfect, or something to that effect, sounds like that, nuh?

The "Principals" of Building Trust - Epping, NH, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators

The "Principals" of Building Trust - Epping, NH, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - A Professional Networking Community for Educators

Grit

Perseverance and passion towards a long term goal.

grit can be taught. good distinction between perseverance and grit and resilience.  resilience being able to bounce back but grit attaches this to passion to make up what grit is.

Optimism is actually similar to growth-mindset, and it is also a fuel for grit.

wow. grit it is.

how great it is to have grit, work to have grit, nurture grit. talk about character formation? grit is a big part of it.

on the side, Angela Duckworth is such a pretty mind.

goo





Here's Prof. Angela with more on teaching grit: