Brandon's Brainwork

New Series

During the Fall we spent 12 weeks looking at the 12 Touchstones of Good Teaching by Bryan Goodwin and Elizabeth Ross Hubbell.  For the rest of the Winter we will have a series called Brandon's Brainwork.

The goal of this series is to get you to reflect and think about your teaching practice.  Each week will end with a variety of questions for you to consider and think about.  Feel free to interact in the comments section.

Week 1

Mindset, Mindset, Mindset

If I only could give one book recommendation for educators, Mindset would be the book I would choose!  Why Mindset?  Because, in my opinion, the difference between a good and great teacher is their mindset.  What is a mindset?  Watch the short video below to explain the difference between a growth and fixed mindset.

Brandon's Brainwork Questions
1. Which mindset do you have?
2. If you answered a growth mindset, do you really have a growth mindset?
3. Watch the video again, which areas can you get better at?  How will you get better at these areas?
4. How does having a growth mindset make you a better educator?
5. How do you instill the growth mindset into your students?

Ending Quote

"It's for you to decide whether change is right for you now.  Maybe it is, maybe it isn't.  But either way, keep the growth mindset in our thoughts.  Then, when you bump up against obstacles, you can turn to it.  It will always be there for you, showing you a path into the future." (Dweck, p. 246, Mindset)