Sunday, October 11, 2015

Week Four: Final Steps

Final Steps:

For your last requirement, please commit to trying one of the following fieldwork activities this 2015-2016 school year. (Please comment below on which you choose to commit to and any additional ideas or goals you wish to share)


Mindset Language Diary

Keep a personal, language diary/journal for about a week to track the language you use (praise, talent, fails, mindsets).

Accountability Partner

Find an accountability partner and co-visit each other’s classrooms. Observe and listen for mindset cues/clues. Debrief the observations with each other.
Mindset Learning Walk

Learning Walk with the specific objective of recording instances of growth mindset reinforcements and/or instances where you could develop better ones.
Creative Confidence

Participate in a community challenge or contest that inspires children and/or students to develop their creative confidence.
Minority Report

Attend a gathering where you are the minority (religion, political, educations, ect). Use a thinking routine (connect, extend, challenge or “I use to think, now I think”) to reflect.
Explore and More

Look through the tools on http://www.mindsetworks.com/free-resources/ and commit to using some this school year.
Archive Your Strive

Practice something for 100 days and document your growth and mindset with others on Giveit100.com
Out on a Limb-Together

Teach in a different division/area for a full day.
Create some kind of reflection in any media or combination.
“I Coulda Been a Creator”

Write your own. After all this is about developing a growth mindset. Use your creative confidence, power of choice, chose to take a risk and passions.



Also, In order to give final recommendations for 15 credit hours to the Teacher Center, please fill out this Final Survey: Click Here

Week Four: Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Changing Mindsets

Watch the following clip on the power of belief that helps to summarize all that we have read: Click Here.   

After you have finished the book, for your last post, please share why you think Mindsets are so important for educators and share one final reflection about what you have read in this chapter that is worth noting. 

Monday, October 5, 2015

Week Three: Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Parents, Teachers, and Coaches: Where Do Mindsets Come From?

After reading this chapter watch the following news clip:  Click Here  

Also, read the following article: Classroom Strategies to Foster a Growth Mindset, and focus on the different strategies to foster a growth mindset environment. 

Comment on the following:
What are some ways you could put the growth mindset strategies into practice right away?

This chapter offers quite a bit that i am sure as parents/teachers you can relate to. Please take the time to reflect and share with the group any comments you may have after reading this chapter and comment on each others posts as well.

Week Three: Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Business: Mindset and Leadership

Comment on the following:

Do you think leaders are born not made, as in "a born leader"? Why?
Do you have a co-worker who has a fixed mindset? How does it show itself? What are some steps you could take to teach him or her growth mindset?

Comment on each other posts offering suggestions in dealing with a fixed mindset coworker.