Jo Boaler's Assumptions by Dottie Woodard https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math What Assumptions does the author of the text hold? en-us 2017-09-12 02:06:11 UTC 2017-09-12 14:27:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png You're teaching Math wrong! https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787231 2017-09-12 14:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787231 Assumption https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787500 Boaler believes that Math should be about embracing the mistakes that students make and students will be okay with this thinking.]]> 2017-09-12 14:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787500 By reading this book, we will all believe in the growth mindset https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787632 2017-09-12 14:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787632 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787690 Teachers don't understand how students learn.]]> 2017-09-12 14:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787690 Students are willing/eager to learn https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787824 2017-09-12 14:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787824 That students come to you already with an understanding of the very basics. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787861 2017-09-12 14:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787861 That teachers will know how to dive right into this type of teaching https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787889 2017-09-12 14:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787889 That all students WANT to learn math https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787949 2017-09-12 14:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787949 Mistakes are vital to learning. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787985 2017-09-12 14:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186787985 All students will learn to love math if the growth mindset is applied. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788020 2017-09-12 14:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788020 That it is easy to change the way we teach and to make floor to ceiling problems. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788069 2017-09-12 14:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788069 Change https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788288 2017-09-12 14:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788288 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788364 Anybody can be good at Math.]]> 2017-09-12 14:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788364 Teachers have the time/desire to learn new concepts and methods to teaching math. dwoodard https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788432 2017-09-12 14:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788432 Students want to learn. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788448 She assumes students are willing to share  mistakes, but typically they are hesitant.]]> 2017-09-12 14:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788448 That educators are unaware of the research on best instruction in math slintz1 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788460 2017-09-12 14:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788460 That our math classes are set up to be able to do what she suggests. (The structure of our rooms etc) https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788606 2017-09-12 14:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788606 Confidence is everything. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788633 2017-09-12 14:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788633 That all students are willing to accept mistakes and have the drive to correct them. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788672 2017-09-12 14:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788672 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788747 Everyone can learn math as well as anyone else. They need a growth mindset.

]]> 2017-09-12 14:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788747 That most teachers are teaching math the wrong way https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788748 2017-09-12 14:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788748 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788750 That all students are excited to learn math and have an interest in the subjec]]> 2017-09-12 14:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788750 Fixed mindsets can develop with praise given by parents and teachers cfrantz https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788826 2017-09-12 14:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788826 That there is a common definition of "math brain". https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788853 2017-09-12 14:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186788853 That we have enough class time to allow students to work through this type of learning process. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789033 2017-09-12 14:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789033 Being bad at math is not genetic. Just because your parents weren't good at math, doesn't make you automatically bad at math too https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789066 2017-09-12 14:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789066 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789236 That all students are able to be successful in math no matter what their background is

]]> 2017-09-12 14:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789236 Students who are the highest achieving in math have a growth mindset cfrantz https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789242 2017-09-12 14:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789242 She assumes her research is correct. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789343 2017-09-12 14:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789343 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789370 Math teachers must be willing to have a growth mindset and be willing to change many of their ways of teaching math.]]> 2017-09-12 14:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789370 Parent reinforcement should not be assumed or counted on. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789494 2017-09-12 14:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789494 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789552 That many of the strategies she talks about in the book can be applied across all grade levels--when they really cannot!]]> 2017-09-12 14:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789552 Teachers and parents mold preconceived notions about how hard or easy math is going to be. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789601 2017-09-12 14:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789601 We as teachers have the math foundational skills to think about math a different way. dwoodard https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789606 2017-09-12 14:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789606 big gap between real world math and school math cfrantz https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789623 2017-09-12 14:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789623 Students are not "hard-wired" to be good or bad at math. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789726 2017-09-12 14:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789726 math gets treated different than any other subject cfrantz https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789887 2017-09-12 14:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186789887 That grades do not matter for math and the process is what is important. All would agree this is what is best. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790013 2017-09-12 14:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790013 kids joy of math is easily replaced by rules and procedures cfrantz https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790131 2017-09-12 14:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790131 That students have a good home life and support. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790144 2017-09-12 14:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790144 That all students will change their mindset if teachers instruct math the way she describes in the book. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790166 2017-09-12 14:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790166 Just because someone starts off bad in math, doesn't mean they can't excel at it with hard work and determination. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790378 2017-09-12 14:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790378 That having a growth mindset fixes everything https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790558 2017-09-12 14:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790558 Grades don't matter https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790733 2017-09-12 14:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790733 That wanting change means that we can initiate change. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790868 2017-09-12 14:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790868 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790927 Successful people in general are comfortable being wrong. p.14]]> 2017-09-12 14:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790927 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790951 A students background does not impact their learning.]]> 2017-09-12 14:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186790951 https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186791244 School mathematics are not real life applications. Ch. 3]]> 2017-09-12 14:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186791244 Homework burns students out and is never beneficial. https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186791450 2017-09-12 14:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dwoodard/elem_math/wish/186791450