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Cultivating a growth mindset is incredibly beneficial for us educators in both our professional development, teaching practices, and approach to student support.

When we adopt a growth mindset, we are more likely to seek out professional development opportunities, collaborate with colleagues, and stay open to new teaching strategies and…[Read more]

Hi Denise,

I completely agree with you! While my role doesn’t involve direct advisement, I often lend a listening ear to students facing various challenges and failures. I naturally tend to see the glass as half full when talking to them, but I find it more difficult to extend the same grace to myself when dealing with my own failures.

I think…[Read more]

Hi Everyone, My Name is Rachel and I am the Program Specialist for Student Engagement for the ASAP Program at QCC. While I am not in a direct teaching role I believe I will gain valuable insights from these modules that I can apply to my everyday work with students.

Regarding the quote “Failure is a greater teacher than success”, I completely…[Read more]