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How To Implement A Growth Mindset In Schools

ByBeverly Payne

Introducing and Supporting Growth Mindset strategies Last fall I realized that if I wanted to continue to build this website and start a new site based on making and crafting, I would need to take my own photos and videos.  The prospect both excited and mildly distressed me.  And it gave me an opportunity to see…

Making Changes

ByBeverly Payne

When I was still in the classroom, I wanted to be the best teacher I could be.  I spent a lot of time reading about new strategies and new philosophies, developing units, lessons, and activities based on this research.   This morning a family member, who is also a teacher, shared on Facebook an excerpt…

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Personalized Education Means Good Core Instruction

ByBeverly Payne

I remember early in my career when the term ‘personalized education’ was being bandied around the teacher table at lunch.  Being new to the profession, I stayed quiet, hoping to learn what this might mean for me and my classroom.     Some colleagues discussed how personalized education meant that teachers would have to write…

Planning a Successful Community Event

ByBeverly Payne

Many times Central Office people are removed from the after school programs and events that school-based administrators and teachers plan and attend regularly.  But once in a while, the school district decides to host an event for the community, and that’s where you, a central office administrator, come into play.   I recently found myself…