Program: Mid East Suffolk Teacher Resource and Computer Training Center
Audience: All staff members - new, veteran, classroom, and all special area teachers welcome
Dates: 3/8/2023 to 4/12/2023
Online
"When people reflect on what it takes to be mentally fit, the first idea that comes to mind is usually intelligence. The smarter you are, the more complex the problems you can solve-and the faster you can solve them. Intelligence is traditionally viewed as the ability to think and learn. Yet in a turbulent world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn.”
Let's take our experiences, specifically during this time of turbulence, and transform our thinking and teaching through the study of excerpts from the fascinating book, Think Again, by Adam Grant. Adam Grant is an Organizational Psychologist whose expertise is on opening our own minds, in order for us to open the minds of others by embracing the joy of being wrong, dealing with charged conversations, and building schools and workplaces of lifelong learners.
Participants will be involved in activities and discussions that will develop and teach mental flexibility which will translate to how you model and teach students to be reflective, lovers of learning.
This course is appropriate for all staff members - new, veteran, classroom, and all special areas throughout the district. The virtual 1.5 hour meetings will take place weekly (7.5 hrs) with asynchronous assignments (7.5 hrs) in Google Classroom. A personal Google account is required to access course materials.
Please note: District approval is needed for in-service credit. The hours listed for asynchronous assignments are simply placeholders to reflect the hours of work in the course. (15 CTLE Hours)