Module 1

Developing a growth mindset

Participants must learn the essential qualities of a growth mindset. To communicate or foster a growth mindset a teacher must first operate their classroom with growth mindset qualities.

After completing this unit the learner should have been able to:

Reflect on Individual Classroom Mindset
Define Growth and Fixed Mindset
Research professional articles in support of a growth mindset
Identify key personality traits of a growth mindset.

Module 2

Communicating with a growth mindset

After a teacher learns how to embody a growth mindset, they need to project a growth mindset. The goal is for learners to improve how they communicate with students. This means changing motivational techniques used to improve a student's academic behavior, mindset, and perseverance.

After completing this unit the learner should have be able to:

Define Intrinsic Motivation.
Develop specific student praise techniques
Identify specific classroom feedback techniques
Reflect and change classroom dialog habits

Module 3

Fostering a growth mindset into others

Fostering a growth mindset is the last and most important aspect of this mini-course. In this module, participants learned how to transfer growth mindset techniques and previewed to lessons that helped to inspire this attitude among his or her students.

After completing this unit the learner should have been able to:

Identify the features of a growth-minded classroom
Teach, promote, and encourage Growth Mindset attitudes
Research and Develop Growth Mindset anchor activities

Primary Goal

The primary goal of this mini-course was to help participants to adopt and promote different growth mindset practices in the classroom. Throughout your participation in this course, participants learned about the personal and professional development of a growth mindset. This focus of this mini-course was on three main ideas: learning how to embody a growth mindset, communicating with a growth mindset, and fostering a growth mindset in others. Participants worked through transformative activities, and applications helped the individuals positively influence the world surrounding them on a daily basis. They challenged themselves to look closely into their personal behaviors, communication styles, motivation techniques, and routine activities to improve current practices.

I sincerely hope that you were able to reflect on your instruction style and develop new techniques to foster a productive growth mindset.

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