Almost two years ago, while teaching at a BIG school, I did some professional development (book club style) by reading "Mathematical Mindsets" by Dr. Jo Boaler.
Although it was a very deep read (she was beyond thorough with her data, discoveries, and opinions). It was a great read. I often found myself copying, making post it notes, AND using some of the ideas from the book....which as an educator is a big deal, we often hear a lot of great ideas, but are not practical to implement.
As I implemented the idea to my students that mistakes are welcomed, it really affirmed a lot of my own personal and professional teaching style and philosophy.
One of the main figures she used in her book has always stuck with me. I got tired of trying to locate it on the webbs and decided to post it here (see above).
I decided I wanted to do more search and found this article which has a more up to date version of the skills Fortune 500 companies find important.
Keep thinking! Keep communicating! Keep learning!
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