The Roadblocks to a Growth Mindset
The concept of a growth mindset is well-illustrated in the video “Growth Mindset Animation.” The video compares a growth mindset and fixed mindset to the story of the tortoise and the hare. It defines a fixed mindset as the belief that your abilities and talents are ingrained traits. Someone with a fixed mindset may simply [...]
NEW FEATURE: Increased Course Editing Abilities
To edit a custom course option to change the appointment type, room number, or change the ‘block self scheduling’ option, you used to have to completely re-create the course. Now, on the Courses and the Admin Adjust Courses page, you now have the ability to edit these options for existing courses. No need to [...]
NEW FEATURE: Change Attendance Type Values
When taking attendance for students, staff can select an appropriate attendance type for students, the default options being Present and Participation, Present not Participating, Absent, and sometimes Cut. We’ve added a new feature that allows admins to change attendance types values for column headers, as displayed on the Student Profile page. For example, if [...]
NEW FEATURE: Block Dates for Single Periods
Go to Settings, and select School Calendar. Now, when blocking a date, you can select single or multiple periods if your school uses more than one Flex period. This way, if you want to block a day only for a certain period, maybe because of a school assembly during that period, for example, it [...]
Good School Culture Starts with Staff
Do as I say, not as I do, generally doesn’t go over well when you’re tying to lead others. What does work well is setting a good example. People will be more likely to do what you ask of them if it’s something you do yourself. People talk a lot about building a positive [...]
How a Flex Block Goes Hand In Hand With Genius Hour
Passion is a crucial part of successful learning. Why? Because when students care about what they’re doing, their learning will improve. For one, it helps students to be more creative thinkers. They can find a purpose and gain confidence in their school experience — something that may especially benefit otherwise apathetic students. But how [...]