Presentation Teaching with an Asset Mindset

We wonder why many of our students are disengaged and fail to see how our classes relate to their lives, but much of the education they receive relies on an outdated banking model of education that focuses on what they lack and treats them as empty vessels waiting to be filled with information. Using an asset mindset and a constructivist model, we can develop strategies to tap into their interests, incorporate their experience into our subjects, and perhaps even rekindle a love for lifelong learning.

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This presentation was recorded at Washington's Annual Canvas Conference 2023.

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What is a deficit mindset? How to move beyond it? by the Black Sheep Institute

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