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Do My Students ‘Own’ Their Digital Portfolios?

Brent Mischnick

To answer this question, I believe you have to ask yourself, Can the students truly take their portfolio with them wherever they go? What if a student leaves a school district? Can they continue building that portfolio to show off their learning? What if they can’t take it with them? Then what? All of these questions need to be considered if we are truly going to understand if we are giving our students a true choice in their learning. My students have their own digital portfolios on Weebly as soon as they start third grade. These websites are created and controlled … Continue reading Do My Students ‘Own’ Their Digital Portfolios?

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Why Am I Writing this Blog Post?

Brent Mischnick

Why? That is the question I have asked myself A LOT in the last few weeks. It might be about, why did I teach it that way or why didn’t think of that before I did it that way? This process of asking myself ‘why’ is not a new concept for me, but I feel like I am reflecting on the process and what the outcome of asking this question is more often now that I am pursuing my M. Ed. and pushing myself toward the growth mindset. Can I improve on this process? Of course. The growth mindset is … Continue reading Why Am I Writing this Blog Post?

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What’s Next?

Brent Mischnick

As my first class in the pursuit of my Master’s degree comes to an end; I find myself wondering what’s next? I started by being reintroduced to the growth mindset and realizing that I really did not know what it was truly about. So I began my first assignment after reading Dr. Dweck’s book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Dweck, C. (2017) and was just chomping at the bit to explain all of the ways to introduce my students to the growth mindset at the beginning of the school year. As I began to list all of the steps in … Continue reading What’s Next?