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Ideas to Create Academic Mindset and Independent Learning from Arundel High teachers!
Ideas to Create Academic Mindset and Independent Learning from Arundel High teachers!
Give students time to reflect on what has gone right and what could be an opportunity for growth for the next quarter
Brain Science
Brain Science
Mr. Hawk reminds students of the brain science behind learning to give them the tools to have an academic mindset.
Absent and Supplies Spot
Absent and Supplies Spot
Students in our science wing are able to have one place to turn in assignments, grab absentee work, and be prepared with any supply they need.
Grading for Equity by Feldman provides strategies that gives students ownership of their grades and shapes ttheir academic mindset.
A prefix and suffix word wall for your content area could help students to determine definitions of words independently.
4 strategies to help guide metacognitive thinking to create a more academic mindset
We asked Arundel High teachers...what does "effective" academic mindset and independent learning look like in YOUR classroom?
We asked Arundel High teachers...what does "effective" academic mindset and independent learning look like in YOUR classroom?
Students are challenged to perform music independently
Students can self-critique and find ways to improve performance.
Students can read music and learn a new song without support
Providing appropriate supports
Make connections for students
Appropriate use of Brightspace established
Routines for lateness/late work that doesn’t require teacher assistance
Easy access to student materials
Provide opportunity for independent thought
Students independently using resources besides teacher (notes, Brightspace, each other)
Student getting started without needing reminders
Knowing where supplies are
Coming up their own project ideas
Self critiquing
Independently coming up with strategies to creative reset
Demonstrating perseverance when work is difficult
No phones, no heads down
Students asking questions
Student to student support
Positive student self talk
Teacher challenges students with higher level questions and thinking activities
Teacher provides positive encouragement and incentives
I do, we do, you do
Patching hole independently in Tech Ed
Using Canva
Creating professional content
Why am I grading this?
Why am I grading this?
Our Arundel High Algebra I and geometry teams this past year read the book Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman. In his book, part of his method to create independent learners is to make sure students understand the WHY behind an assignment. If there is a reason that is explained, they are more likely to complete it. How about grading the assignments? What should you grade? Why do you grade certain assignments and not all? This article delves into the ideas of using grading to help academic mindset and independent learning.
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