growth mindset: in the classroom
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Growth Mindset: an introduction
Shona Schwartz, MA: EducationS2 Training and Development [email protected]
SJI, Singapore
Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset
Intelligence and ability is innate. People are either smart or not. They are born with talent.
Intelligence and ability is developed through effort. Intelligence can be improved. Talents can be learned.
Traits: ● Blames others● Ignores feedback● Gives up● Avoids challenges ● Sees effort as a waste of time
Traits: ● Takes responsibility● Accepts critique and feedback● Persists ● Accepts challenges ● Sees effort as a path to improvement
I can not. I am. How can I? What can I do?
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What to say…
You’ve done your best effort to study You’re smart, you’ve got this
I’m proud that you didn’t procrastinate Of course you’ll be ok, you always do well
I’m sorry you were frustrated, what can you do different next time?
Math isn’t your thing, it’s OK
I noticed that you put in a lot of effort to work collaboratively with others
You’re the smartest one in the group
It always takes lots of practice to learn new things
Here, I’ll do it for you
Give it a try- here’s an idea of a way to do it
No one in our family was ever good at that
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Growth mindset:(On process) Fixed mindset: (On product)
The Research
I didn’t really mean it!
Singapore: learning to fail “This notion of failing and learning fast was raised by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during the launch of the Smart Nation programme... Singapore schools need to imbue students with tech skills as well as the Silicon Valley mindset of "fail fast, learn quickly" so that they can create the technology of the future, he said.”
“ he [Minister for Environment and Water Resources, Vivian Balakrishnan] said Singaporeans need to overcome their fear of failure and be prepared to keep experimenting rather than give up in despair.”
in the classroom implementing a growth mindset
Step 1:
Teach it
Step 2:
Own it
Step 3:
Make it the culture
Step 1: Develop a curriculum
Research on Growth Mindset
Step 1: Develop a curriculum
Classroom Posters
Step 1: Develop a curriculum
Student worksheets
Step 2: Adjust your classroom norms:
Student revisions
Multiple opportunity for mastery
Step 2: Adjust your classroom norms:
Encourage Challenge
Step 2: Adjust your classroom norms:
Room for failure
Step 2: Adjust your classroom norms:
Strategy conferencing
“Praise the effort and the strategy and tie it to the outcome” (Dweck)
Step 2: Adjust your classroom norms:
Feedback loop
Step 2: Adjust your classroom norms:
Self-Evaluation opportunities
Step 3: Make it the culture!
Common language
Step 3: Make it the culture!
School signs/motos
Step 3: Make it the culture!
Parent training
Practical strategies for everyday: “Go To” phrases
Student signs
Rubrics
‘Go To’ phrases - “I appreciate your persistence” - “Not quite right-can you try again?”- “Let’s think of another strategy” - “Who can accept the challenge”
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Student Signs - I need some support- I’m accepting the challenge- I’m going to try again - I need more tools
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Rubrics - Focus on specific and clear standards - Use growth-mindset language in titles - Create space for self-evaluation - Create column titled “strategy for improvement/growth”- Include ‘process’ and ‘product’ side
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Event Date Time Comments Hrs
Workshop for Teachers
3 Mar 2.30pm-4pm Printed slides 1.5
Lesson Training 1
23 Mar (introduce growth mindset)
1.30pm-2.30pm 1
Actual Lesson 1 30 Mar 1.30pm-2.30pm
Lesson Training 2
6 Apr. Research about mindset + famous people
1.30pm-2.30pm 1
Actual lesson 2 13 Apr 1.30pm-2.30pm
Lesson Training 3
14 Apr (student reflection worksheets/classroom posters)
2.30pm-3.30pm Dept 1
Actual Lesson 3 4 May 1.30pm-2.30pm
Workshop GMS in curriculum
5 May 2.30pm-3.30pm Exams for S2-4, Lvl Meeting
1
Workshop GMS in curriculum
11 May 1.30pm-2.30pm 1
