Posted on March 31, 2015 by collinbrooksie
Teaching students to have a growth mindset has become a trend within education over the past few years. The idea of the growth mindset is based upon research on achievement and success by Stanford University Psychologist Carol Dweck. The growth mindset says your ability to learn isn’t fixed, but rather the harder you try the more likely you are to learn a specific concept or skill. In my physical education program I have worked hard to teach my students to have a growth mindset and embrace life struggles as opposed to trying to overcome them. My… Read More
Posted on March 26, 2015 by Susan E. King
I’ve always told my college students the most profound divider of people is gender, then comes religion, then social class, and finally race. The greatest source of conflict between my husband and me comes from the fact that he is a man and I am a woman, not because he’s white and I’m black. Race is simply the most obvious divider between us. In spite of the difference in our races, we’ve found enough similarities to sustain a relationship. Now consider this: When a black male and a white male approach each… Read More
Posted on March 25, 2015 by Adam Howell
The last several weeks have been quite the whirlwind for me as a physical education professional. There are so many new exciting projects and initiatives that seem to be launching, I can barely keep track. I just finished attending my first SHAPE National Conference and Expo and had the opportunity to put a face to many of the professionals I have connected with digitally. Something that was a recurring theme for me at #SHAPESeattle was the increase in Physical Education content, curriculum, and lesson plans that are available online for us as… Read More
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