Here are some resources and activities that can help us think about the changes we might need to make in our classrooms to support growth mindset in teaching and learning. Thank you to all those you joined us on Wednesday to share and discuss!
Activity 1: Growth Mindset “In Action”
Directions:
- Scan one of the QR codes below and view a video
- Watch the video again. While viewing, list Growth Prompts you might want to use in your classroom (use this Growth Prompts template: Growth Prompts).
- Scan the next QR code and view a new video and repeat steps 1-2.
Praise the Process: Build a Growth Mindset
Encouraging Students to Persist Through Challenges
Activity 2: The Learning Pit
James Nottinghamʻs work has centered on what he calls The Learning Pit or The Learning Challenge. As you can infer from experience, The Learning Pit is that point where students struggle with differences of ideas, assumptions, and current beliefs in order to arrive at deeper learning that will transfer to new understandings. In this video (scan QR code below), he and Carol Dweck talk about the relationship of a growth mindset and The Learning Pit.
Questions to guide your thinking:
- Which of Nottinghamʻs descriptions of growth mindset behaviors and speech patterns resonate with you?
- What do you agree/disagree with what they say about the learning process?
- Nottingham talks about the importance of “collegiality.” Why would going into The Learning Pit with your students be important?
Activity 3: Misinterpreting Growth Mindset
- Scan the QR code below.
- In the top right of your screen tap on the share button.
- If you want to annotate the PDF tap on Notability. If you want to save it to your iPad to read later, tap on Save PDF to iBooks. You will then be able to access it in iBooks at any time.
- As you are reading think about the misconceptions that you or your students might have about growth mindset.
Please share any thoughts you have about growth mindset including your reactions to these activities, things that you are doing, or would like to do in your classroom on our Growth Mindset Mana’o Garden! Or, feel free to comment on this post!