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  1. Oct 2025
    1. Project-Based Learning: This approach naturally fosters critical thinking by allowing students to evaluate evidence, collaborate, and reflect. Students can select topics, formulate research questions, and gather and evaluate data, thereby connecting personally with science and practicing critical thinking at every stage.

      Project based learning that can actually allow the student to get creative with the assignment have usually been the assignments I have both learned from and enjoyed the most. the key part about project based learning in my opinion is giving students plenty of choices

    2. Fostering Active Engagement and Curiosity: Teachers should actively encourage students to choose to engage with learning, even when the material isn't inherently exciting. They can invite students to see the "beauty" and "greatness" of the subject by demonstrating their own awe, interest, and enthusiasm, which can be contagious. This helps students cultivate their own desire to learn, rather than relying on external motivators.

      I've found that the best teachers in my memory are the teachers that have tried to see how other students perceive the subject, not just how they themselves perceive it. This helps them relate to their students a lot more and thus helps them teach better

    1. This highlights how even a subtle intervention, like two emails at critical times, can motivate FG students and support their academic performance and engagement.

      It really only takes the right thing at the right time to dramatically change someone's mindset or outlook. And that makes it very easy to change someone's life for the better

    2. Persist: When faced with difficulties, respond with constructive thoughts like "Maybe I need to change my strategy or try harder," rather than giving up. Perseverance is a hallmark of a growth mindset

      I've always held the belief that you should set commitments to yourself and your goals and you should do whatever you can to fullfill it.

    3. : Growth mindset messaging that focuses only on effort (e.g., "you just need to try harder") or positivity

      I think effort is required in a growth mindset, it requires concious thinking which means you have to really think about what your saying and doing. However I've experienced this before where I feel like if I fail something it is due to the fact that I did not try hard enough

  2. Sep 2025
    1. Understanding their own strengths and weaknesses

      I think knowing which strategies work best for you and which ones don't makes you a much more efficient learner

    2. Self-questioning

      Questioning everything is really important for growth, as is shows that you want to understand more. Questioning yourself falls under this advice as it can help you understand what you need to learn and how your perceive/ learn new topics/ideas

    3. A metacognitive student will analyze a graded test, reflect on study strategies, and plan a revised approach for the next test.

      I use this a lot with test heavy classes, I analyze the mistakes I make in my test and try and understand how I got that wrong. Then I try and correct my way of thinking so that I do not make those mistakes again