Brain-Based Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies

Chapter Six of the textbook (Willis & Mitchell, 2014) discussed strategies to increase active participation and responsive students in the classroom. One barrier to active participation and responsive engagement is “mistake fear.” After reading the textbook, describe a time when you experienced mistake fear. As you describe your experience, think of the description as a picture you need to paint with vivid details to help us understand your experience. After describing the experience in detail, use the strategies suggested in the textbook to discuss how you can help students (through instructional design or facilitation/teaching) who may also experience this phenomenon (mistake fear).