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Growth Mindset workshop with Carol Dweck

Posted on August 29, 2016 by corney

Negative stereotypes, deficient thinking, ‘Can’t do this coz I’m dumb’… This type of attitude is not new in schooling but I discovered a new term for it a few years again when I first came across the concept of Growth … Continue reading →

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Google Education Roadshow

Posted on October 23, 2015 by corney

As part of a promotional tour around NZ by Cyclone, an IT hardware and software provider, I went along to Merivale School on Wednesday afternoon to see what the latest and greatest was. It started off well with a free … Continue reading →

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GAFE Summit 2015 – in absentia

Posted on April 14, 2015 by corney

After really enjoy the GAFE Summit last year, I was keen to register and head back to Albany Senior High School to get some more ideas and meet some more interesting educators. Unfortunately I was too lastminute.com and missed out … Continue reading →

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Teaching for a Growth Mindset

Posted on April 28, 2014 by corney

The next section in the Stanford course is about teaching for a growth mindset. The stimulus video had a long section taken from a maths class and we were asked,  “What teacher moves did you see and find interesting that … Continue reading →

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Improving Academic writing

Posted on January 31, 2013 by corney

To start the new school year off, TBC hosted Dr Ian Hunter. Ian was a university professor, now a publisher, with a special interest in teaching writing. He was invited to the College as many subject face similar challenges with … Continue reading →

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