Happy Wednesday!
Looking for new ways to cultivate a classroom culture that
embraces a growth
mindset? This week’s coach tip includes several resources for you to add
to your toolbox related to growth mindset in the classroom. Maybe you will try something new in
the last few days of school, or use the resources to plan for next year!
Growth Mindset: a belief that suggests that one’s intelligence
can be grown or developed with persistence, effort, and a focus on learning.
According to Mary Cay Ricci in her book, Mindsets in the
Classroom, “An educator with a growth mindset believes that with effort and
hard work from the learner, ALL students can demonstrate significant growth and
therefore all students deserve opportunities for challenge. Add to this belief
an effective teacher armed with instructional tools that differentiate, respond
to learner’s needs, and nurture critical thinking processes, and you have a
recipe for optimum student learning.”
Looking
for a little summer reading? This
book, Mindsets in the Classroom, is full of helpful ideas in an easy to
read format. There is also a compatible resource book making new ideas easy to implement.
Additionally, this video “Praising the Process”,
demonstrates how process praise helps students to develop growth mindsets. The
video is specifically focused in the area of writing, and is well worth the 6
minutes to watch! In the video, Ms. Stewart shares tips for how teachers can
begin to use process praise in their classrooms.
Finally, if
you haven’t already checked out the Class Dojo videos related to growth
mindset, you’re missing out! They are a perfect way to help elementary students
to see themselves as learners, cultivate a growth mindset, and start classroom
discussions.
No comments:
Post a Comment