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Interconnectedness, my spellcheck informs me incorrectly, is not a word. And yet, lately my life seems to be not a tangled web, but a patterned weaving that any spider would be proud of. I am married and have two daughters because one woman advised the administration that my beloved school in Downeast Maine should be . . . → Read More: #ATMNE16 and the interconnectedness of life Hi Everyone! Sorry for the delay in getting this up online. A certain four year old had her first ever kid birthday party on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came to the talks on Friday. For those who missed the math anxiety talk, I will be speaking again at the ATMNE conference in Manchester on . . . → Read More: #yfinnovate: Reciprocal Stress and Learning Anyone who knows me knows that I can talk for a zillion hours about the negative effects of math anxiety and stereotype threat. However, when I work with schools, the feeling is that only math teachers would or should be interested in the topic. I passionately disagree. We should all care that 93% of our . . . → Read More: #yfinnovate: Math Anxiety, Stereotype Threat, and Cognition So, I’m on my 7th week of maternity leave. I write a lot in my head, but very rarely on paper these days. I hate typing one handed, and I’m always holding some child or another. One thing I’ve been meaning to do for a long time is to add a section to the website . . . → Read More: Growth Mindset is Everywhere! Today was so. much. fun. I spoke at Falmouth High School on the role of emotion (the affective network in the brain, hence why I am always talking about the affect effect) in cognition. I promised to post the slides, so here they are. You can also follow us on Facebook for relevant lay articles. . . . → Read More: Presenting on the Affect Effect at Falmouth High School Here’s the second installment. Mindful Minute At this year’s Learning and the Brain conference, a great deal of time was spent on the benefits of mindfulness work. Lisa Flook’s research with very young children was compelling, but the part that stuck with me was for the middle and high school classes. We all . . . → Read More: Teacher Tips and Techniques for Improving Affect in the Classroom (2) |
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