Technology Teacher 08/31/2016

• Actionable Steps to Bring Growth Mindset into the Classroom | Getting Smart

  • “It’s no wonder that many adolescents mobilize their resources, not for learning, but to protect their egos. And one of the main ways they do this…is by not trying.”
  • But when you take this problem and look at it from a mindset perspective, certain details can be seen in a new light. It could be that we have students with fixed mindsets that believe they are not smart (or not good at math, or not a good writer, etc.) and therefore believe there is no point in putting forth any effort.
  • these students (especially boys) would much rather look defiant in not doing the work than look stupid in getting it wrong.
  • iving them failing grades, teachers just confirm what these students already believed about themselves – that they are stupid
  • emphasizing grades as a motivational strategy, we are unknowingly reinforcing the problem that we find so exasperating!
  • Perseverance lives in other subjects as well, whether it’s the scientific process or the constant revision of essay drafts. This quality has been shown as one of the strongest indicators of students success, which Dweck and Paul Tough outline in their books nicely.
  • planning time to design lessons that promote perseverance
  • Someone said once that while we know we can’t reach every student, we don’t know which students we are going to reach and which ones will slip by, so we have to treat every student like we are changing their life.
  • As a coach, I have teachers who are beautifully honest with their student about my role in the classroom, and the students love finding out that their teacher is learning and growing at the same time they are.

• 4 Ways to Encourage a Growth Mindset in the Classroom | EdSurge News

  • Some of the very brightest students avoid challenges, dislike effort, and wilt in the face of difficulty.
  • And some of the less bright students are real go-getters, thriving on challenge, persisting intensely when things get difficult, and accomplishing more than you expected.
  • A person with a fixed mindset believes that his or her intelligence is static, while a person with a growth mindset believes that his or her intelligence can be developed
  • It is a critical factor separating high achieving students from those who struggle in the classroom, and is thus often discussed in the context of its applications for education.
  • A growth mindset has been repeatedly identified as a robust predictor of academic success; it increases students’ motivation, grades, achievement, and test scores.
  • The good news: a growth mindset can be taught. Dweck found that when students undertook an intervention to move them from a fixed to growth mindset, they immediately began performing at higher levels and achieved greater academic success.
  • It is accordingly well-documented that the most successful countries in the world base schooling on growth mindset messages and beliefs.
  • Design classroom activities that involve cooperative--rather than competitive or individualistic--work.
  • Students feel a sense of responsibility to the group to try their best, and thus will experience the positive feedback loop of effort and success, encouraging the development of a growth mindset.

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