Conferences are opportunities for growth but also an opportunity for what I call the 3Rs, reflect, recharge and renew. I attended an excellent session with Debbie Silver who I have followed over the years. Teaching kids to succeed was the focus of the session. Her approach to education is one in which children are not afraid of challenges, failure and being risk takers. Using motivational theory and appropriate strategies, we can develop environments in our classroom that empower students. Classrooms can be a place where students can accept challenge, accept failure as a path to learning and become confident and willing to be life learners. Her latest book, Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8, offers a wealth of strategies educators can apply in their classrooms.
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