Reflecting on our group experience, what was most useful in your breakout discussion? What was something that resonated with you? Was there a new idea that stood out for you? Feel free to give a shout out to community members from your session who influenced your thinking.

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• Grit: What does the idea of “grit” permit or disallow when employed as a model for motivating students’ success?

There is much more to explore on learning mindsets, and we invite you to enjoy these videos, then share your thoughts here.

One prominent framework of motivation is the idea of individual grit as espoused by Angela…[Read more]

💬  Share your reflection:

In an effort to model a metacognition exercise, we’re going to pause for a moment here. You just consumed a lot of information about a sense of belonging and we invite you to simply reflect on everything you’ve encountered thus far.

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💬  Share your personal reflection:

How do we begin to explore the ways we can create a sense of belonging? We start with ourselves! It’s always powerful to take a moment and put ourselves in the shoes of our students, because no matter how long ago it was, we were once them. We were once starting college or moving through it and taking courses fo…[Read more]

💬  Reflection/Discussion:

• How does cultivating a growth mindset benefit educators in their professional development and teaching practices? Why is it important to you as an educator to learn about and growth mindsets and apply that knowledge in your teaching?

💬  Reflection/Discussion: 

• Reflect on your own experiences and identify instances where you have exhibited characteristics of a growth mindset or a fixed mindset. How did these mindsets influence your approach to challenges, setbacks, and learning opportunities? What strategies or shifts in mindset have you found effective in cultivating a gr…

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💬  Reflection/Discussion:

• How can you authentically model a growth mindset through your attitude, behaviors, and teaching practices? How can you support and inspire other faculty and staff to cultivate a growth mindset and related behaviors in their academic department and college?

💬  Reflection/Discussion:

• Which specific messaging strategies and techniques do you intend to try in order to create a growth mindset-supportive learning environment?

💬  Reflection/Discussion:

• Which specific policies and activities do you intend to try in order to create a growth mindset-supportive learning environment? Why?

💬  Discussion:

• What is the purpose of higher education? What is its value? What are your thoughts on requiring students to take General Education courses outside their chosen field of study? What purpose does it serve? What is its value?
• What are your thoughts on the sentiment that some students bring motivation with them into their learning &a…

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💬 Discussion:

• To effectively promote learning mindsets to students it is helpful to adopt them & use them in your own life. When you learn how to make value connections in your own work, the easier it will be for you to assist students.
• Think of a time when you had to do something you did not want to and were successful. How did you navigate…

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In your course(s), how do you get to know your students? Share an activity you use, or plan to use, to learn about students’ personal information, interests, &/or goals.

💬 Discussion:

• In your course(s), how can you assist students in connecting the course content to their current & future personal lives?
• How will students connect what they care about to what they are learning?
• How will they actively engage in the process of making these connections?

Creating an Intentional Welcome to the Semester

Part 1: Record the Audio (Required to Earn Certificate)

• We are asking that you record a 2-to-3-minute introductory audio note for your students. The purpose is for you to explore your own voice and consider its cadence as well as what it may communicate to others. (You will not be asked to share…

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Now that you have explored other pedagogical frameworks in addition to learning mindsets, use this Discussion Forum to reflect on how you might like to incorporate or modify GPS with another pedagogical model. You can choose one of the ideas below, or use another concept altogether.

1. Do you already employ Understanding by Design (Backward Desi…

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