Education and the study of learning touch every aspect of human activity. At the Smith College Department of Education and Child Study, we believe teaching and the study of how people learn are central to the health and future of our rapidly changing and diverse society.
Since 1871, Smith College has been preparing teachers and educational leaders who understand what it takes to create classrooms where students learn to engage their world critically, imaginatively and reflectively. Our alumni, faculty and students work on the most pressing social and human question of our time: How can educators create settings where all children can learn and flourish?
Project Coach Leaders Present at The Partners in After School Education Conference in New York City
On Tuesday, July 30, Sam Intrator, Andy Wood, Don Siegel and Kayleigh Colombero presented at the Partners in After School Education Conference in New York City. The conference, which drew 400 leaders from the after school world was focused on leadership and the impact of after school programs on youth development.
The presentation was titled Making Youth Development Principles Work in Sports-Themed Programs. The presentation focused on research being done in the Project Coach out-of-school program run by Smith Faculty and students in Springfield. Project Coach is a core element of the Smith College Urban Education Initiative, a program that provides Smith students the opportunity to engag in the scholarly study of urban educational policy, reform and practice by taking classes and working in urban educational contexts.
Mindsets: Helping Students Fulfill Their Potential
Thursday, September 19, from 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Sweeney Auditorium, Sage Hall
Dr. Carol S. Dweck, Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University
Mindsets affect your motivation and achievement. A "fixed" mindset can turn you off to learning and make you not even want to try. It can also make you less resilient in the face of setbacks. Dr. Carol Dweck will show how the wrong kinds of praise (praising intelligence!) can create a fixed mindset, and how developing a growth mindset can make you more challenge-seeking and resilient. Her research has implications for women's achievement in areas in which they confront negative stereotypes, and she will examine that as well.
Sponsored by Smith College Department of Education & Child Study, Department of Psychology, Urban Education Initiative, Wurtele Center for Work & Life, Fort Hill CECE, Smith College Campus School, Springfield Renaissance School, Mind & Life Institute.
