Not every teacher knows how to respond to or what to do when their students make mistakes. In addition, students often think that mistakes equal failure. Turn that thinking around so that students understand through effort and hard-work, learning and growth occurs. Students need to learn resilience so that they can face adversity and challenges and remain successful. Participants will be given tools to teach a growth mindset, and learn how to give feedback so students thrive. They will also learn strategies to encourage peer feedback and self-reflection so students understand through hard-work and persistence improvement occurs. 

Aurore Risdon

Aurore Risdon is a teacher at the International School of Latvia for two years, She has taught both general and special education, and has been a special educator administrator.

She has extensive experience teaching students with behavior challenges as well as English language learners in both the public and international school settings. She has been a mentor teacher, a team leader and has provided coaching to educators on various topics.

Most recently her professional interests have included student facilitated class meetings, fostering a growth mindset in learners and proactively dealing with challenging student behavior.