In baseball, a batting average of 0.333 (a hit 1/3 of the time) is considered great!

I agree with the quote and this is especially what is stressed with Growth Mindset – it is through failure that we can grow and ultimately succeed.

Good point Denise! We’re growing too! It’s important to let our students know that their work and effort shapes further versions of our courses. We are (we should be) continually reshaping our assignments and evaluations in response to who are students react to different methods, techniques and approaches.

Hi Denise,
It’s great when students take advantage of the opportunity to work on something that interests them. You can see the passion in the writing when they care about the topic. And plagiarism is less of an issue because students don’t want to copy an assignment from elsewhere when it’s meaningful to them to investigate and discover it.
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It’s important to see ourselves as going through the same process as our students – learning something new and applying new techniques to our development that we can use in our future “careers.”
I tell my students that my courses are still a work in process – I’m learning from them how to do this better and they shape future designs of the…[Read more]

Hi Carrie, I have done a considerable amount of research in genealogy and family history and I find the stories of my ancestors to be so fascinating!

What can be more personal, relevant and individualized than a student’s own experience? Showing students that their story has value and they should express it, analyze it and use it in their work…[Read more]