DAY 4: Lighting the Torches

of Others

Peer Coaching Strand - Day 4

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Students need to have the opportunity to do work that:

Is learner-directed (Betts, 2004) They are passionate about (Cooper, 1998) Adapted to their aptitudes (VanTassel-Baska, 2006)

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MORE WORK

Different work

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Betts Three Levels of Curriculum

Student- Differentiated Curriculum

Teacher-Differentiated Curriculum

Prescribed Curriculum & Instruction

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Betts Three Levels of Curriculum

Student-Differentiated Curriculum

Teacher-Differentiated Curriculum

Prescribed Curriculum & Instruction

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The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees

the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill

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Stages of Concern

IMPACTFocuses on exploring broader benefits from the change, including the possibility of major

alterations or adaptations.

TASKFocuses on the processes and tasks involved

in applying the change and the best use of information and resources.

SELFFocuses on the demands of the change and ones adequacy in meeting those demands - centers on ones role in the change process.

AWARENESS Little concern about or involvement with the change is indicated.

Adapted from Hall and Hord, 1987

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be

appreciated. - William James

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He who wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and

sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

-Edmund Burke

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It is not enough to know that they see things differently. If you want to influence them, you also need to understand empathetically the power of their point of view and to feel the emotional force with which they believe in it. -Roger Fisher & William Fry

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Colleague Challenge

You have worked with Ms. Rigeed for several years. She is a good teacher, as her third graders consistently score well on the end-of-year tests. Oddly enough, the only students she reports behavior issues with are her gifted and talented students. In fact, they frequently end up in the principals office or even in ISS - usually for missing work.

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We can all agree that meaningful schoolwork pro-motes students learning of academic content. But why stop there? I believe that meaningful work can also teach students to love chal-lenges, to enjoy effort, to be resilient, and to value their own improvement. In other words, we can design and present learning tasks in a way that helps students develop a growth mindset, which leads to not just short-term achievement but also long-term success.

Why Foster a Growth Mindset?During the past several decades, my colleagues and I have con-ducted research identifying two distinct ways in which individuals view intelligence and learning. Individuals with a fixed mindsetbelieve that their intelligence is simply an inborn traitthey have a certain amount, and thats that. In contrast, individuals with a

growth mindset believe that they can develop their intelligence over

time (Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck, 2007; Dweck,

1999,2007). These two mindsets

lead to different school behaviors. For one thing,

when students view intel-ligence as fixed, they tend

to value looking smart above all else. They may

sacrifice important opportu-nities to learneven those that

are important to their future academic successif those

opportunities require them to risk performing poorly or admitting

deficiencies. Students with a growth mindset, on the other hand, view

challenging work as an opportunity to learn and grow. I have seen students

Even Geniuses Work HardLets give students learning tasks that tell them,

You can be as smart as you want to be.

Carol S. Dweck

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Im keeping my torch, thank you very much and Im using it to

light the torches of others. -Gloria Steinem

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Getting the Game Started1. Download the GooseChase iPhone or Android

app. 2. Signup for a team username (multiple team

members may login under the same account). 3. Join the game by searching for "Peering for

Coaching" from within the app (click the search button and enter the game name).

4. Start completing missions when the game is started!