From The Brilliant Report: How To Give Good Feedback Monday, March 18, 2013 When effectively administered, feedback is a powerful way to build knowledge and skills, increase motivation, and develop reflective habits of mind in students and employees. Too often, however, the feedback we give (and get) is ineffectual or …
“GOOD JOB!” And Other Things You Shouldn’t Say or Do with Jennifer Lehr at The Knowing Garden Community School Tuesday, June 4, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT) This is a free community resource and donations are accepted. The Knowing Garden warmly welcomes Jennifer Lehr author of …
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” ― Mother Teresa WHO ARE WE? We are actors. There has been on-going student interest in the wedding play, including those who are not involved yet. Early in the week the bride turned into a zombie! Sprouts shared …
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” ― Maya Angelou WHO ARE WE? We are a community. Last week we held student teacher conferences and they were a hit! Madison enjoyed it so much she wanted them to happen every week. …
“Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education.” ― Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) WHO ARE WE? WHO ARE YOU? Let’s explore! Last week we started a class meeting folder. If anyone has a problem they want to bring to the group they can write it in our notebook and we …
Get your Nails ready for Summer! The first friday of every month is a TKG fundraiser day at Riviera Nails in Redondo Beach. Stop by anytime this Friday – and every first Friday of the month – and a portion of your treatments will be donated to The Knowing Garden. …
Teachers Embrace ‘Deep Learning,’ Translating Lessons Into Practical Skills PBS Newshour from the transcript: “Now a different approach to teaching that’s catching on in some schools. It’s less focused on testing, per se, and more on making sure that students are picking up skills they can apply in the real …
“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” ― Socrates We have a Parent Meeting next week, February 9th at 10am. Looking forward to re-connecting! Who are we? Our sprouts are learners who take perspectives, experience empathy and prove time and time again that they can think divergently, or, flexibly. At our …
“Character is created by encountering and overcoming failure.” By ANNIE MURPHY PAUL Published: August 23, 2012 in The New York Times Most readers of The New York Times probably subscribe to what Paul Tough calls “the cognitive hypothesis”: the belief “that success today depends primarily on cognitive skills — the kind …
