Where is YOUR next step?

Love to find little treasures on Twitter. Ran across this one today and thought it worthy to post here today! Have a great President's Day! Remember not to focus on your past failures, but always pick yourself up and look for that step forward (or upward)!

A2:remember what we have that is wonderful, celebrate the + we encounter every day,be + about the future knowing our work matters. #iaedchat pic.twitter.com/iVtbSA7EHO

— Todd Russo (@MrRussoRH) February 20, 2017

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Posted in failure, next step, Positive thinking, success, Todd Russo, Twitter

What is your Mindset?

I love this chart that compares the Growth Mindset with the Fixed Mindset. The creator is Reid Wilson @wayfarepath and reposted from @sylviaduckworth. I truly believe that you can apply this to any work. See what you think:

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Posted in attitude, Challenge, determination, effort, fixed, frustration, grit, Growth Mindset, perseverance, success

My Favorite No (Formative Assessment Idea)

I just love, love this idea shared here from an 8th grade Math teacher. However, any teacher can take this and use it to gain feedback on how students are understanding content. This teacher admitted that she uses this instead of the expensive student response clickers that her school could not afford. I found this on Teaching Channel which is free to join. They have great information for teaching and learning. It would be worth your time to visit.

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Posted in feedback, formative assessment, learning, math, mistake, success, teaching, Teaching Channel, warm up