Great webinar to check out on 2/16!

Changing Mindsets, Motivating Students Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 2 p.m. ET Renowned psychologist Carol Dweck discusses how teachers can use new discoveries in cognitive development to improve student motivation and engagement. Hear about the most common mistakes teachers make in trying to motivate students and discover detailed strategies for promoting a "growth mindset" rather than "fixed mindset" in the classroom. Reaching All Learners: Tools and Strategies for Teaching Diverse-Needs Students

Many teachers today feel overwhelmed by the wide range of their students' learning needs and levels of preparedness. This webinar series is designed to provide background and actionable tips in key pedagogical areas to help teachers better identify and respond to students' unique gaps and capabilities. All sessions will highlight concrete strategies for managing diverse-needs classrooms, developing knowledge and skills, and maximizing students' learning potential. This three-webinar series includes: Making Differentiated Instruction Work for You Reading Interventions: When Core Instruction Isn't Enough Changing Mindsets, Motivating Students Choose one of these vital webinars for just $49, or select all three and pay only $129. View them live or on-demand at any time!

Webinar #3: Changing Mindsets, Motivating Students  Register for this Webinar  Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, 2 p.m. ET

In this webinar, renowned psychologist Carol Dweck will discuss how teachers can use new discoveries in cognitive development to improve student motivation and engagement. Through her intensive research, Dr. Dweck has found that students who believe intelligence is a fixed quality are more likely to avoid challenging tasks, while students who believe intelligence can be developed with effort tend to be more successful. She'll discuss some of the most common mistakes teachers make in trying to motivate students and detail strategies for promoting a "growth mindset" rather than "fixed mindset" in the classroom.

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., author of Mindset: The New Science of Success, is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research focuses on why students succeed and how to foster their success. She has held professorships at Columbia and Harvard Universities and has lectured and worked with schools and other organizations all over the world. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and recently won the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association—the highest honor in psychology.  Moderator: Liana Heitin, associate editor, Education Week Teacher More more information, visit: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=387466&sessionid=1&key=33BEAFA36605A9BE3EADA9EBDA44882E&partnerref=EW-ENL&cmp=ENL-TU-WEBINAR&sourcepage=register.