Designing flexible seating with students. Plus: learning problem solving and growth mindset in a makerspace

Designing Flexible Seating With Students; Learning Problem Solving and Growth Mindset in a Makerspace; Learning Math by Seeing It as a Story |

View Online April 17, 2019 Credit: Courtesy of Tom Deris Designing Flexible Seating With Students A veteran elementary teacher shares what he's learned from eight years of building a student-centered environment. Credit: George Lucas Educational Foundation Learning Problem Solving and Growth Mindset in a Makerspace Makerspaces build students' cognitive abilities while fostering independence, perseverance, and self-regulation. Credit: ©Shutterstock/Evgeny Atamanenko Learning Math by Seeing It as a Story An English teacher co-teaching trigonometry asked students to explain an equation to a child and to turn discrete problems into a story. Credit: ©Alamy Stock Photo/Gabe Palmer More Talking in World Language Classes Fostering an environment where it's OK to make mistakes is step one in getting students to speak a new language. Credit: ©Alamy/ZUMA Press, Inc. Modeling Writing and Revising for Students A high school history teacher demonstrates the writing process for students by composing and editing an article while they observe. Don't Miss How a Literacy-First Program Revived a School A Look at Implicit Bias and Microaggressions Using Reading and Writing to Do Math 5 Ways to Incorporate SEL in Middle School Tips for Teaching Realistic Optimism FOLLOW EDUTOPIA         ABOUT   •   PRIVACY   •   CONTACT To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add news@edutopia.org to your address book. You can always unsubscribe.   © 2019 George Lucas Educational Foundation PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912

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