Growth Mindset Tuesday 3rd February 2015 Lifelong Learner Social Being A sense of self worth.
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Growth Mindset Tuesday 3rd February 2015 Lifelong Learner Social Being A sense of self worth Buckstone Values Respect Resilience Resourcefulness Responsibility Reflectiveness ‘Fired from a newspaper for ‘lacking imagination’ and ‘having no original ideas.’ Was demoted from her job as a news anchor because she ‘wasn’t fit for television.’ He wasn’t able to speak until he was 4 years old and his teachers said he would never amount to much. Arrange these famous people in order of intelligence…. Albert Einstein J K Rowling David Cameron David Beckham Oprah Winfrey John Hattie High Impact Learning • Assessment literate students • Classroom Discussion • Teacher Student Relationship • Feedback • Meta-cognitive Strategies The Growth Mindset: “…………..talents and abilities can be developed through passion, education and persistence. For people with a growth mindset it’s about commitment to learning-taking informed risks and learning from the results, surrounding yourself with people who will challenge you to grow, looking frankly at your deficiencies and seeking to remedy them.” Carol Dweck Intelligence is static Intelligence can be developed Leads to a desire to look smart…… Leads to a desire to learn…. ..avoids challenges ……give up easily ……embrace challenges ……persists in the face of setbacks Ignores negative feedback Feels threatened by the success of others Learns from feedback Find inspiration in the success of others FIXED Vs GROWTH MINDSET WHAT DO FIXED MINDSET AND GROWTH MINDSET TALK SOUND LIKE ACTIVITY LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES OF MINDSET TALK AND HOLD UP YOUR LEFT HAND FOR FIXED MINDSET AND YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR GROWTH MINDSET I LOVE CHALLENGES MISTAKES ARE OUR FRIENDS I CAN’T DO THIS HOMEWORK IT’S HARD FOR ME TO LOSE WEIGHT. I’M NOT GOOD WITH NUMBERS. I’M NOT A GOOD ATHLETE. I’M NOT CREATIVE. I MAKE A MISTAKE AND CAN’T FIX IT I LIKE TO TRY NEW THINGS THIS MATHS IS TOO HARD How does your brain work? Integrating meta-cognition Learning Muscles Don’t give up Concentrate Be co-operative Be curious Have a go Use your imagination Keep improving Enjoy learning Focus Areas Growth Mindset Learning Partners Mixed Ability Learning Establishing a Growth Mindset Helping children develop growth mindset through praising effort, setting learning goals and creating a safe environment. P4/5 Experience Share some of the experiences – introducing the growth mindset? P4/5 Experience Introduction – Do Pupils recognise a fixed and growth mindset? Groups provided with statements P4/5 Experience Asked to discuss and see if could sort P4/5 Experience Shared their discoveries with others Adjust based on feedback P4/5 Experience What happened Recognise Positive – I Can Do Negative Some – I Can’t Do in between NO INPUT from Teacher P4/5 Experience What type of learner are you? Negative – Fixed Mindset Positive - Growth Mindset Often in between It depends; P4/5 Experience The Pickled Mindset Where do you want to be? P4/5 Experience Created posters to show understanding Complete = with spelling mistakes opportunities to improve P4/5 Experience How can we get there ? Have a learning partner Recognise many advantages - including P4/5 Experience Recognise many advantages - including P4/5 Experience Recognise many advantages - including P4/5 Experience New Learning Partner each week Some weeks easier than others Develop co-operation / negotiation skills P4/5 Experience Demonstrate Understanding How Learning partners can help improve our mindset Created some plays - we would like to share A few edited highlights P4/5 Experience Lewis’s ? - “What have you learnt?” LIVE performance Look I Can’t Do IT for some key ideas they have identified P4/5 Experience Key points Believe Learn Be in yourself and others with a partner proud of your achievements Have FUN! P4/5 Experience Do they put this into practice? Come along tomorrow Plays just seen Working on this presentation Powerfully demonstrated recently P4/5H partnered with P5F P4/5 Experience My personal experience Tool To to help empower pupils learning energise them and make them curious to learn They Have also teach me Fun! Learning Partners Pupils talk more than teachers Co-operatively discussing Answering questions Learning from each other Mixed Ability Learning Inclusive Values Pupil every input ownership Increase pupil self-belief A Growth Mindset needs: No comparative rewards Praise focused on achievement & effort Mixed ability so we learn from each other Teachers who like me To know I can grow my brain How can children establish their own growth mindset LEARN, LEARN, LEARN –it is more important to learn than to get good grades, focus on learning and improving. REALISE HARD WORK IS THE KEY – putting a lot of effort into learning and working hard is key, seek challenges, focus on strategies, effort, struggle and persistence despite setbacks. SET FEEDBACK– capitalise on mistakes, confront deficiencies, reflect on different strategies that work and do not work, focus on learning and improving. MIXED MESSAGES Messages About Success • “You learned that so quickly! You’re so smart!” “Look at that drawing. Martha, is he the next Picasso or what?” “You’re so brilliant, you got an A without even studying!” If you’re like most parents, you hear these as supportive, esteemboosting messages. Another message……………the ones that children hear: • “If I don’t learn something quickly, I’m not smart.” “I shouldn’t try drawing anything hard or they’ll see I’m no Picasso.” “I’d better quit studying or they won’t think I’m brilliant.” HOW CAN PARENTS HELP CHILDREN ESTABLISH A GROWTH MINDSET PRAISE EFFORT HELP SET LEARNING GOALS PROVIDE A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN