Effective Mindset in the Classroom

Research has shown that student learning will be stifled if we and/or our students are functioning in the fixed mindset often. We want to be encouraging a growth mindset in our classrooms to get them growing and learning. Here are some resources as you develop this understanding:

How do we know this would really work? Best Research:   Carol Dweck 

•  (YouTube videos of her teaching/research on mindsets: http://youtu.be/kXhbtCcmsyQ) 
•  Article summarizing her research

Steps to Creating a Growth Mindset Classroom:
1.  Assess your (or your students') own perspective. Students can tell if you believe in the growth mindset or not. Find out where you are and then see where you can start to shift your thinking.

• Mindset Pre-Assessment

2.  It is very important to teach your students how the brain works so they will believe that they are capable of learning and growing.

• Training modules:  Mindset Works (Brainology)
• wikipedia:  Neuron  
• Eric Jensen books:  Introduction to Brain-Compatible Learning, Brain-Based Learning, . . .

3.  Change how you talk to students/think about students

• Handy notes about mindsets and comments to say or not say to kids.