Ever wondered how to truly unlock your students' potential? Join Lesley Painter-Farrell as she delves into the world of "teaching for success." In this session, we'll explore practical methods to enhance a growth mindset, focusing on memory retention, community building, and managing cognitive overload.​

Lesley Painter-Farrell invites educators to adopt an asset-based mindset to improve student success by recognizing and leveraging each student's strengths. She advocates for a collaborative classroom relationship, fostering compassion, empathy, and cooperation to create a sense of belonging and community.​

Techniques such as spaced repetition, active recall, and associative learning can improve memory retrieval. Lesley shares her experience and research, offering insights into managing cognitive overload and creating a supportive learning community to boost classroom engagement and student motivation.​

Here're the chapters!
00:00 – Introduction and presentation ​
06:05 – Teaching for success​
15:06 – What is a community?​
22:21 – Reflective practice and reflexivity​
25:41 – Positionality​
20:48 – Practice for learning ​
34:58 – Reflective learning ​
41:51 – Questions

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