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Recommended Resource: Self-Regulation and School Readiness
Recommended Resource: Self-Regulation and School Readiness – Clancy Blair Blair highlights the importance of self-regulation skills to preparing children for successful adjustment at school. The article explores the knowns and unknowns of self-regulation in young children, as well as implications for caregivers. http://ecap.crc.illinois.edu/eecearchive/digests/2003/blair03.html
In the News: Breaking up is hard to do… for girls
In the News: Breaking up is hard to do… for girls This article discusses a recent paper in the Journal of Health and Social Behaviour indicating that when romantic relationships diverge from what they want or expect, the mental health of adolescent girls is affected much than that of their male counterparts. The author of this […]
In the News: The danger of extreme praise
In the News: The danger of extreme praise Carol Dweck and her colleagues have shown that different types of praise influence children’s beliefs and consequently, their behaviour in different ways. Some praise (e.g., “you’re smart”) reinforces a child’s belief that s/he has certain traits and talents. When a child believes s/he has a certain talent, […]
In the News: The Importance of Social and Emotional Factors – Motivation
In the News: The Importance of Social and Emotional Factors – Motivation More than half of students ‘engaged’ in school”—that’s according to a gallop poll that surveyed more than 600 000 students in the US. The findings emphasize the importance of attending to social and emotional factors that affect students’ school experience. Moreover, they highlight the […]
Resource: Secondary Students’ Self-Regulated Engagement in Reading – Deborah L. Butler, Sylvie C. Cartier, Leyton Schnellert, France Gagnon, & Matt Giammarino
Secondary Students’ Self-Regulated Engagement in Reading – Deborah L. Butler, Sylvie C. Cartier, Leyton Schnellert, France Gagnon, & Matt Giammarino In this study, Butler and colleagues examined how self-regulation relates to secondary students’ ability to learn subject content through reading. They found four different profiles of engagement among students that linked with their performance. The […]
Resource: Rubistar – Rubric Making Website
Rubistar – Rubric Making Website This practical tool is useful for teachers to create rubrics for assessment. It provides several templates from which to work or a new rubric can be started from scratch. Reference: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
In the News: Socializing technique helps in academic achievement
In the News: Socializing technique helps in academic achievement Responsive Education is an instructional technique that helps teachers build strong, positive relationships in the classroom. This article outlines some of the key benefits of this approach, including increased achievement, along with improved social and emotional learning. Washington Post: Socializing technique helps in academic achievement You can […]
Resource: Leading and Managing: A Differentiated Classroom – Carol A. Tomlinson & Marcia B. Imbeau
Leading and Managing: A Differentiated Classroom – Carol A. Tomlinson & Marcia B. Imbeau In this work Tomlinson positions differentiated instruction as embedded within classrooms, schools and communities. Written by an experience classroom teacher this book offers many practical strategies for designing environments, tasks and formative modes of assessment that promote differentiated instruction across diverse […]
Resource: Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education – David Whitebread
Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education – David Whitebread This book presents current theories and research in developmental psychology as a framework to inform teaching and educational practices for young children. At the core of this book is the idea that young children can become self-regulating learners, which will have an impact on their emotional, […]
Resource: Developing Self-Regulated Learners – Barry J. Zimmerman, Sebastian Bonner, & Robert Kovach
Developing Self-Regulated Learners – Barry J. Zimmerman, Sebastian Bonner, & Robert Kovach This book provides middle and high school teachers with a guide for “motivating and empowering” students through self-regulatory training and development. Zimmerman, Bonner, and Kovach first outline key principles of self-regulated learning (SRL), then present five-week curricula models, part of regular classroom assignments, […]