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Thomas Michael Conroy

I teach sociology at Lehman College and advise our department's Sociology Club

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    CUNY Learning Mindset Modules Group

    Thomas Michael Conroy replied to the topic 1.6 Cultivate a Growth Mindset in Yourself First (Required to earn certificate)

    I’m thinking that I can model a growth mindset in ways such as the following:

    a.) attitude – making sure that I convey the idea that the content and structure of my teaching is open to possible revision and challenges. Noting is carved in stone. There are things that I know/understand and there are things that i may still be exploring. So,…[Read more]

    9 months, 3 weeks ago
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    Thomas Michael Conroy replied to the topic 1.5 Fixed Mindset Characteristics

    As I reflect on my own experiences, I think that I have long had a bit of a mix of mindsets. I believe that I got to experience a growth mindset when I was learning outside of a lot of the formal structure of education, such as when i was reading things of interest onĀ  my own or participating in informal learning activities. I think that within…[Read more]

    9 months, 3 weeks ago
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    Thomas Michael Conroy replied to the topic 1.3 Learning Mindsets

    Hi Rachel,

    I just wanted to say that these are very good, insightful comments and underscore the idea that learning can be, and hopefully, is a life long pursuit. I also agree with the notion of mistakes as learning opportunities and probably need to remind myself of this more often, as our culture seems to emphasize results more than process.

    9 months, 3 weeks ago
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    Thomas Michael Conroy replied to the topic Live Workshop Reflection

    Good to hear everyone’s comments and challenges. I am thinking that the idea of engaging students in thinking about relevance and purpose is something I am going to want to give more attention to and perhaps have this be a focus as I start the semester with my students. I can prepare a bit of anecdotal info on sociology and social science to make…[Read more]

    10 months, 1 week ago
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    Thomas Michael Conroy replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote

    Good point. Success is motivating. And failure can be a good learning experience.

    10 months, 1 week ago
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    Thomas Michael Conroy replied to the topic 1.1 Inspirational Quote

    I agree.I can also draw upon my own personal experience from through my life. Failure can cause you to rethink how you approached a task and try a different approach.

    10 months, 1 week ago
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