Topic 2: My reflection on motivation and persistence
Many thanks to Dr. Johnson and Dr. Diley Hernandez for the amazing presentations on motivation and persistence. This is an area I […]
Category: Reflections
Reflection Topic 3 Learning Mindset 
I appreciated Dr. Totonchi’s presentation on mindset this was a good reminder of how central this is for learning. I have very […]
Topic 3 Both speakers presented data and information that will be useful for me to implement in my classes. In thinking about […]
Reflection 2: Motivation & Persistence.
I have definitely conflated interest with motivation and fallen into the trap of thinking, “oh, if it’s interesting, students will be motivated […]
Topic 3- Growth Mindset
Since I am mainly focusing my efforts towards improving student outcomes in statistics, dealing with the anxiety that is associated with the […]
Reflection 3:
Self-efficacy and motivation are intertwined concepts. Students’ belief about their own abilities fosters a growth mindset. What really moved me during the […]
Topic 3 – Fostering Growth Mindset and Grit
I have been working on growth mindset and grit (persistence and resilience) in my classroom for years now. It is a subject […]
Growth and Grit
Having a growth mindset is my goal for myself and my students. I want to be that person that they know they […]
Topic 3 Reflection
When Dr. Totonchi showed her slides comparing fixed mindset and learning mindset praise sentences, I instantly knew what to do differently from […]
Topic-3: Reflections on Self-Efficacy & Belief Systems
These have been tough issues for me (not that the other topics have been particularly easy). It try to setup a situation […]
