Character

Learning to deep learn, armed with the essential character traits of grit, tenacity, perseverance, and resilience; and the ability to make learning an integral part of living.

Building Character (Elementary) - Deep Learning

Bonnie Caminiti of St. Leonard School shares how she builds the character of her grade 3 students through self regulation and design thinking. Source Link.

Building Character (High School) - Deep Learning

Lili Bastianelli shares how she and the St. Pius X High School Math Department as a whole are able to help students build character through learning mathematics. Link Source.

Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success. Source Link.

The Growth Mindset

Stanford University’s Professor Dr. Carol S. Dweck discusses her fascinating research into the “self-conceptions (or mindsets) people use to structure the self and guide their behaviour”, and how you can apply a Growth Mindset at home, at school and in your career. Source Link.

Growth Mindset

A simple summary of growth mindset concepts.

A good video to share and unpack with students.

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Web links

Inclusive Education: Developing self regulated learners.
Learning to learn SPOTLIGHT resource. This resource from NZC Online explores the learning to learn principle, supporting you to help students reflect on their own learning processes and to learn how to learn. Find short videos, group activities, and opportunities for personal reflection.
Growth mindset SPOTLIGHT resource. In this resource, explore growth mindset and find strategies to help you build a culture of growth mindset in your own classrooms.

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