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Beyond Working Hard: What Growth Mindset Teaches Us About Our Brains

Teaching practices around growth mindset have come a long way in the last few years. Common pitfalls have emerged, as well as strong examples of programs that work. And through it all, educators need support in developing their own growth … Continue reading

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A source for teaching inferring…

Although this is geared toward teachers, I thought it had a good deal of information to help parents as well. Click here to visit minds in bloom.      

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Free Online Book Group

I will be starting a free online book discussion, which will last from Feb 1st to March 21st. The book we will be sharing is Cynthia Rylant’s Gooseberry Park . It will be limited to 10 participants, and they must be … Continue reading

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Formative Assessment Used to Its Greatest Advantage

This is a great article about formative assessment, and is one that we prescribe to here at Hackley.  The reading observations we make during the Fountas and Pinnell Assessment, guided reading, book clubs and conferring times all drive our instruction in making … Continue reading

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Improving students with every test

Another great post by Annie Murphy Paul. What if every test students take included an exercise intended to help them grow as learners and as people? I’ve been thinking about this question ever since I read an academic paper published … Continue reading

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The power of…… yet (Carol Dweck)

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Last Online Literacy Circle!

The last online literacy circle is about to start, so if you would like to enroll your child please contact the summer program office at 914-366-2675. We will be sharing the book Rain/Reign by Ann Martin, which has received phenomenal reviews. … Continue reading

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Reading success test at 3 y.o?

Many thanks to Jed Dioguardi for passing this along this AM! http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/07/21/423260864/the-test-that-can-look-into-a-childs-reading-future I think that this can be a piece of the puzzle, and could see it also making sense for children that have focus issues; as this would be … Continue reading

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Examples of our current online literacy circle….

I am currently leading a literacy circle with Hackley students, and we are sharing A Wrinkle in Time. These are a few excerpts of postings that have been made so far, and I hope they give you a better idea … Continue reading

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Where has all the logic gone?

I was recently on a hunt in my local Barnes & Noble for some logic books to use with some of the children that I am seeing this summer. I did not think this search would be difficult; I know … Continue reading

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