Smart is something you GET not something you

Smart is something you GET, not something you are!

FIXED MINDSET: The belief that your basic qualities, such as intelligence or talent, are fixed traits.

GROWTH MINDSET: The belief that your basic abilities can be developed through effort and hard work.

The wrong kind of praise create self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn. Carol Dweck

Learning “rewires the brain” by growing NEW DENDRITES!!

MIRROR NEURONS Are receptors in our brains that cause us to unconsciously mimic the actions of those around us--NOT only yawns and smiles, but anxiety, engagement, optimism, stress, confidence, and boredom. • We are hardwired for inception!

INTELLIGENCE: The ability to think and solve problems. -Howard Gardner

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES THAT IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING MCREL 2011

Objective and Goals When students know what they are learning, their performance, on average, has been shown to be 27 PERCENTILE POINTS HIGHER than students who do not know what they are learning.

Learning Pyramid Average Retention Rate Read 5% Hear 10% See 20% See & Hear 30% Discuss with Others 50% Direct Experience 75% Teach to Someone Else 95%

TEACHER LEADERSHIP “is the process by which teachers influence their colleagues, principals, and other members of the school community to improve teaching and learning practices with the aim of increased student learning and achievement. ”

SERVANT LEADERSHIP “The servant-leader is servant first. Becoming a servant-leader begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. ” Robert Greenleaf

Servant Leadership Test “Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? ” Robert Greenleaf