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Limitless mind : learn, lead, and live without barriers / by Boaler, Jo,1964-author.(CARDINAL)641508;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-238) and index.Introduction: The six keys -- How neuroplasticity changes... everything -- Why we should love mistakes, struggle, and even failure -- Changing your mind, changing your reality -- The connected brain -- Why speed is out and flexibility is in! -- A limitless approach to collaboration -- Conclusion: Living without limits.From the moment we enter school as children, we are made to feel as if our brains are fixed entities, capable of learning certain things and not others, influenced exclusively by genetics. This notion follows us into adulthood, where we tend to simply accept these established beliefs about our skillsets (i.e. that we don't have "a math brain" or that we aren't "the creative type"). These damaging--and as new science has revealed, false--assumptions have influenced all of us at some time, affecting our confidence and willingness to try new things and limiting our choices, and, ultimately, our futures. Stanford University professor, bestselling author, and acclaimed educator Jo Boaler has spent decades studying the impact of beliefs and bias on education. In Limitless Mind, she explodes these myths and reveals the six keys to unlocking our boundless learning potential. Her research proves that those who achieve at the highest levels do not do so because of a genetic inclination toward any one skill but because of the keys that she reveals in the book. Our brains are not "fixed," but entirely capable of change, growth, adaptability, and rewiring. Want to be fluent in mathematics? Learn a foreign language? Play the guitar? Write a book? The truth is not only that anyone at any age can learn anything, but the act of learning itself fundamentally changes who we are, and as Boaler argues so elegantly in the pages of this book, what we go on to achieve.We tend to accept established beliefs about our skillsets-- you don't have "a math brain" or your friend is "the creative type". Accepting these labels can be damaging, affecting our confidence and willingness to try new things, limiting our choices, and, ultimately, our futures. Boaler reveals the six keys to unlocking our boundless learning potential. She shows how our brains are capable of change, growth, adaptability, and rewiring. The act of learning itself fundamentally changes who we are... and what we can go on to achieve.
Subjects: Learning ability.; Learning, Psychology of.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Never stop learning : stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and thrive / by Staats, Bradley R.,author.(CARDINAL)406259;
We now live in a learning economy, says Brad Staats, and while learning has always been important, the returns on lifetime learning are greater than ever. Our primary focus must be on our ability to learn. We must strive to develop new skills to create more value--or be left behind. As Jeff Immelt, Chairman and former CEO of GE, has noted, "You never hire somebody, no matter what the job you're hiring for, for what they know. You're hiring them for how fast you think they can learn." In Never Stop Learning, Staats outlines the framework that will help you become more effective as a lifelong learner. The steps include: Valuing failure Focusing on process, not outcome, and on questions, not answers Making time for reflection Learning to be true to yourself by playing to your strengths Pairing specialization with variety Treating others as learning partners Replete with the most recent research from behavioral science about how we learn as well as engaging stories that show how real learning happens, Never Stop Learning will become the operating manual for your brain in this new environment.--Includes bibliographical references and index.Becoming a dynamic learner -- Why don't we learn from failure? -- Learning requires process focus, not outcome focus -- Asking questions -- Learning requires recharging and reflection, not constant action -- Being yourself to learn -- Playing to strengths, not fixating on weaknesses -- Specialization and variety -- Learning from others -- Dee-termination.
Subjects: Learning.; Learning, Psychology of.; Learning ability.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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In their own way / by Armstrong, Thomas, Ph.D.;
Subjects: Learning ability.; Learning disabled children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Playful learning : develop your child's sense of joy and wonder / by Bruehl, Mariah,author.(CARDINAL)502495;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index.Parents have a unique opportunity to harness their children's curiosity and channel it into the development of habits of heart and mind that will serve them throughout their lifetime. Playful learning is the magic that takes place when we meld a child's sense of joy and wonder with thoughtfully planned learning experiences.
Subjects: Drama.; Learning.; Creative ability in children.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Quick cups [board game] /
Quick Cups is the fast-and-furiously fun game of matching cups & stacking them up! How fast can you stack your cups to match a picture? Find out with Quick Cups! Each player gets a stack of five cups in five different colors. When a picture is flipped over everyone races to stack or line up his or her cups in the same color order as the picture.Ages 6 and up.
Subjects: Motor ability.; Perceptual-motor learning.;
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How to maximize your child's learning ability / by Bradway, Lauren Carlile.(CARDINAL)735563; Hill, Barbara Albers.(CARDINAL)364450;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-262) and index.Learning styles and lifestyles -- Learning styles in infancy -- Learning styles in toddlerhood -- Learning styles in the preschool years -- Learning styles in kindergarten -- Learning styles in first grade -- Learning styles in fourth grade -- Learning styles in eighth grade -- Learning problems and possibilities.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Teaching; Neurolinguistic programming; Learning ability; Learning disabled children;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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In their own way : discovering and encouraging your child's personal learning style / by Armstrong, Thomas.(CARDINAL)740963;
Bibliography included in "Resources": pages 175-195.Includes index
Subjects: Learning disabled children; Learning ability.; Learning disabled children;
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The lessons of experience : how successful executives develop on the job / by McCall, Morgan W.(CARDINAL)136408; Lombardo, Michael M.(CARDINAL)719121; Morrison, Ann M.(CARDINAL)757113;
Bibliography: pages 201-204.
Subjects: Executive ability.; Executives.; Experiential learning.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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How to maximize your child's learning ability : a complete guide to choosing and using the best computer games, activities, learning aids, toys, and tactics for your child / by Bradway, Lauren Carlile.(CARDINAL)735563; Hill, Barbara Albers.(CARDINAL)364450;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Learning styles and lifestyles -- Learning styles in infancy -- Learning styles in toddlerhood -- Learning styles in the preschool period -- Learning styles in kindergarten -- Learning styles in first grade -- Learning styles in fourth grade -- Learning styles in eighth grade -- Learning problems and possibilities.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Learning ability; Learning disabled children; Neurolinguistic programming; Teaching;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The importance of being educable : a new theory of human uniqueness / by Valiant, LeslieAuthor(DLC)n 91063548 ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.In the age of AI, why our future depends on better understanding what makes us human We are at a crossroads in history. If we hope to share our planet successfully with one another and the AI systems we are creating, we must reflect on who we are, how we got here, and where we are heading. The Importance of Being Educable puts forward a provocative new exploration of the extraordinary facility of humans to absorb and apply knowledge. The remarkable "educability" of the human brain can be understood as an information processing ability. It sets our species apart, enables the civilization we have, and gives us the power and potential to set our planet on a steady course. Yet it comes hand in hand with an insidious weakness. While we can readily absorb entire systems of thought about worlds of experience beyond our own, we struggle to judge correctly what information we should trust. In this visionary book, Leslie Valiant argues that understanding the nature of our own educability is crucial to safeguarding our future. After breaking down how we process information to learn and apply knowledge, and drawing comparisons with other animals and AI systems, he explains why education should be humankind's central preoccupation. Will the unique capability that has been so foundational to our achievements and civilization continue to drive our progress, or will we fall victim to our vulnerabilities? If we want to play to our species' great strength and protect our collective future, we must better understand and prioritize the vital importance of being educable. This book provides a road map.
Subjects: Intellect; Learning ability; Education;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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