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Anna Akuretiya
Jul 23, 20223 min read
Final ADL Contribution to Learning
This was a really challenging semester. Not necessarily because of the workload for the two classes, but because I was trying to balance...
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Anna Akuretiya
May 7, 20223 min read
Contribution to Learning
EDLD 5318 Instructional Design Online Learning and EDLD 5389 Developing Effective Professional Development have been two of the most...
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Anna Akuretiya
Mar 7, 20223 min read
Growth through discomfort
I have really been pushed outside of my comfort zone this spring semester, and although there were moments of anxiety and tears, I truly...
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Anna Akuretiya
Dec 6, 20213 min read
Self Awareness
So much of this semester has revolved around the concepts of growth and learner’s mindsets. To be able to model and help build growth...
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Anna Akuretiya
Dec 2, 20212 min read
Growth Mindset is EVERYWHERE
I have been thinking and looking for growth mindset everywhere, and now I see it everywhere. I watched Season 3 of Making It, which is a...
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Anna Akuretiya
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Focus on collaboration and process
Margaret Heffernan’s TED talk, “Why it’s time to forget the pecking order at work” drove home the importance of helpfulness and...
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Anna Akuretiya
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Adopting and Modeling a Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck was a really powerful book that challenged not only the way I looked at situations but also how I can...
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Anna Akuretiya
Sep 24, 20212 min read
Learning to Jump into Blended Learning
Ito’s example is incredible and really shows the power of the internet to find information and to connect with people across the world....
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Anna Akuretiya
Sep 12, 20212 min read
Growth Mindset v Fixed Mindset
I think this idea of blended learning is a wildly important goal for me in my classroom. I have been using blended learning in a limited...
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Anna Akuretiya
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Taking Chances in the Classroom
COVA as a learner and COVA as a teacher are a bit intimidating. I remember at our first class, Dr. H told us that we would never stop...
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Anna Akuretiya
Sep 12, 20212 min read
Progressive Education in the 1940s and Now
I was a little shocked when I watched “Progressive Education in the 1940s” because it reminds me so much of the Montessori preschools...
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