Growth Mindset Tuesday 3 rd February 2015

A sense of self worth Lifelong Learner Social Being

Responsibility Resilience Reflectiveness Respect Buckstone Values Resourcefulness

‘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

Leads to a desire to look smart…… Leads to a desire to learn…. Intelligence is static Intelligence can be developed..avoids challenges ……give up easily ……embrace challenges ……persists in the face of setbacks Ignores negative feedback Learns from feedback Feels threatened by the success of others Find inspiration in the success of others

FIXED Vs GROWTH MINDSET

WHAT DO FIXED MINDSET AND GROWTH MINDSET TALK SOUND LIKE  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 ACTIVITY LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES OF MINDSET TALK AND HOLD UP YOUR LEFT HAND FOR FIXED MINDSET AND YOUR RIGHT HAND FOR GROWTH MINDSET

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  Groups provided with statements Introduction – Do Pupils recognise a fixed and growth mindset?

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  Recognise  Positive – I Can Do  Negative – I Can’t Do  Some in between What happened  NO INPUT from Teacher

P4/5 Experience  Negative – Fixed Mindset What type of learner are you? Often in between  It depends;  Positive - Growth Mindset

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  Recognise many advantages - including How can we get there ? Have a learning partner

P4/5 Experience  Recognise many advantages - including

P4/5 Experience  Recognise many advantages - including

P4/5 Experience  Develop co-operation / negotiation skills New Learning Partner each week Some weeks easier than others

P4/5 Experience  Created some plays - we would like to share Demonstrate Understanding How Learning partners can help improve our mindset A few edited highlights

P4/5 Experience  Look for some key ideas they have identified Lewis’s ? - “What have you learnt?” LIVE performance- I Can’t Do IT

P4/5 Experience  Believe in yourself and others  Learn with a partner  Be proud of your achievements  Have FUN! Key points

P4/5 Experience  Come along tomorrow Do they put this into practice? P4/5H partnered with P5F  Plays just seen  Powerfully demonstrated recently  Working on this presentation

P4/5 Experience  Tool to help empower pupils learning  To energise them and make them curious to learn  They also teach me  Have Fun! My personal experience

Learning Partners  Pupils talk more than teachers  Co-operatively discussing  Answering questions  Learning from each other

Mixed Ability Learning  Inclusive  Values every input  Pupil 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, esteem- boosting 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