Unit 3: Instilling growth mindset on the secondary level
An Overview
Within this unit, we will discuss how to foster a growth mindset with older students. Much of the research and resources provided for teachers benefit young learners, what about our older ones? Here, we will determine how we can instill a growth mindset with age appropriate activities and ideas.
Growth Mindset in Secondary
Growth mindset in the secondary classroom provides opportunity for students to increase accountability, ownership, and responsibility as learners. But how do we reach students that have become comfortable in their routine?
Importantly enough, students must be able to build their own knowledge. As educators, we know that questioning is an important tool to use when building student knowledge. Utilize the questions found here to help aid you in your planning.
Promoting Growth Mindset
Review the chart To promote students' growth mindset, teachers and schools can found on page 2.
Resource 1: Article 1 Middle School
Critique
How can this be a beneficial article for students?
What next steps should the teacher take to benefit student understanding? (be specific)
Resource 2: Neuroscience Video
Critique
How can it be beneficial for students to understand neuroscience when discussing growth mindset?
What next steps should the teacher take to benefit student understanding? (be specific)
Resource 3: Novel List
Critique
How can novel studies benefit teachers and students when discussing and strengthening growth mindsets?
What next steps should the teacher take to benefit student understanding? (be specific)
Resource 4: Example Lesson
Critique
How does this lesson promote growth mindset?
What steps does the teacher need to take to promote a growth mindset?
How does this lesson compare to the lessons outlined in the elementary section? What does this make you think about when planning growth mindset lessons?
Next Steps
Record your reflection on the provided lessons. Use the template found in the Google folder.
Reflection
Growth mindset is a classroom culture that builds student confidence and capability, no matter the age group.
Effective growth mindset lessons usually instill:
1. An ability to effective identify one's weaknesses
2. Focus on the problem instead of the last result
3. Foster the ability to accept criticisms
4. Embrace and reward effort over correctness. There are many more facets to Growth mindset that can be found here.
Reflect on the exemplars we have linked here. Do they have these ideas embedded in the lessons? What do these lessons have in common? How can these lessons better support students' growth mindsets?
Resources
Developing a Growth Mindset among High School Students. Practitioner Brief. (2014, October 15). Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED561249.
Unit 1: An Overview of growth versus fix mindset
Unit 2: Instilling growth mindset on an elementary level
Unit 3: Instilling growth mindset on the secondary level