Growth Mindset: Praise

Currently I am participating in a county professional develpment course for the next 6 months. The course focuses on Assistive Technology for Special Education Services. It is not only a valuable course for Special Education, but I have found so many ideas to apply to my classroom and everyday life. 

I want to share with you all a video that is based on the Universal Design Learning practices. 

Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. ​

The framework asks everyone to look at the individual who is learning and find pathways in their brain to enhance or expand upon their own expertise or strengths. Watch the video and look for a new way to "praise" children. Please watch the video below and you might be surprised how your whole perspective on how to talk to our children about the good things they choose to do.