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There’s No Such Thing As Being Bad at Math: How Neuroscience Is Changing the Equation

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This belief is wrong. What’s more, it’s harmful to kids as they have their first experiences learning math; the attitude that “I can’t learn math” quickly becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Change the belief that mathematical ability is inborn, focusing on parents’ attitudes and how they are communicated to children.

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Three Career Paths for Educational Innovators—How to Get There and Where the Jobs Are

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We should all have our personal mission and belief system, I know what I want to do and I’m not going to be sheepish about that. Knowing that their work could potentially be seen by others beyond our school community raised the bar for my students in motivation and execution. Innovations in Games-Based Learning video series.

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Automation Will Hit Young People Hardest. Can These Nonprofits Prepare Them for It?

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Beyond race and gender, they’re young people, and so their beliefs, their values and their communities should be centered in the design process. And we use asset-based approaches versus deficit-oriented teaching methods. That’s a huge motivation. Also there’s a game-based learning element to it.