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Archive for August, 2009

“I don’t divide the world into…

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 by admin

“I don’t divide the world into weak and strong, or the successes and the failures…I divide the world into learners and nonlearners”Barber

What is the power and peril of…

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 by admin

What is the power and peril of praise? Found a great article! http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/

Here is the link to my present…

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by admin

Here is the link to my presentations at the KIPP School Summit if you would like an electronic copy: web.me.com/jbinca/KSS_2009/

Been thinking a lot about Mind…

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 by admin

Been thinking a lot about Mindset. Dweck has an online website to access more info: http://mindsetonline.com/

Teachers were sharing how they…

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by admin

Teachers were sharing how they use Twitter- One teacher tweets with other classrooms on projects and displays the posts in his class on LCD

Dweck mentions her online cour…

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by admin

Dweck mentions her online course for students to learn about mindset:http://www.brainology.us/

Getting ready to watch Carol D…

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by admin

Getting ready to watch Carol Dweck speak. If you haven’t already, read her book on Mindset!

How about this one: I once was…

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by admin

How about this one: I once was a wolf pack of one.

One school is called Revolutio…

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by admin

One school is called Revolutionary and their phrase is “I teach in a peanut field and fight for social justice” I can’t wait to ask about it

Of course this makes a great t…

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by admin

Of course this makes a great t shirt phrase: we must be the change we wish to see in the world-Ghandi