It must have been a wonderful experience to grow up surrounded by such encouragement. I can see how that would lead to confidence. Are there concrete ways you encourage students that contribute to a growth mindset? Are there ways you approach that encouragement systematically?
I love this! I think being able to use feedback to grow is a great example of growth mindset. Are there ways that you have used this with students? I try to incorporate this into reflection / metacognitive assignments that follow the completion of a larger course project, so students can consider how they might continue to grow (and…[Read more]
I love your emphasis on time and development! Are there ways you might also reframe “mistakes” in terms of a growth mindset? In my composition I course, I focus on the language of lessons or learning when I ask students to reflect. Instead of asking them what mistakes they made in their essays, I ask them to identify specific instances…[Read more]
I love that you’re focused on using growth mindset strategies to facilitate communication between educators and students. Do you offer examples of growth mindset messaging when you encourage them to examine negative self-talk?
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