Join a Virtual Book Talk Nov. 18: Learning From Mistakes in Kindergarten

The University community is invited to join a webinar/book talk on Thursday, Nov. 18 from 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m., “From Oops to Aha: Portraits of Learning from Mistakes in Kindergarten” with author Maleka Donaldson, assistant professor of education and child study at Smith College. 

• Learn how teachers from four public school kindergarten classrooms – urban, charter, Montessori, and suburban – respond to mistakes and interact with students.
• Examine how teachers’ beliefs, intentions, and instructional practices play out in context during daily life.
• Discuss the nuanced way teachers respond to mistakes in the moment and policy implications.

Maleka Donaldson recently was assistant professor of education in the College of ENHP. Her courses focus on the learning sciences and on STEM teaching methods at the elementary level. In her research, she studies teacher and student responses to making mistakes, including how classroom interactions shape instruction in real-world contexts. 

The webinar is sponsored by the Montessori Training Center Northeast and the University of Hartford’s Center for Montessori Studies.

Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4820812449127809552?source=UHart