Developing a Growth Mindset

• After going back and revisiting my Growth Mindset, there are a few things I can improve to get my team and students to switch to a growth mindset. Some factors that I kept in mind that need to be considered when developing the growth mindset are that everyone doesn’t get motivated the same and need an extra push. Changing your students and team mind to develop a growth mindset takes a lot of time and patience. Modeling the growth mindset means as an educator you are not afraid to make mistakes. You are open to students feedbacks and you have to model that to them. Students need to understand that even though they don’t get the concept now, doesn’t mean they won’t ever. It just means they haven’t retained the lesson yet. Yet gives hope and motivation that although it's not happening right now, it will eventually. To really have the power of “yet” you have to have a growth mindset. Just because you can not do something doesn’t mean you are incapable, you just haven’t gotten there yet. A person has to believe in their own success and be able to change their mind and know that they can achieve what they set their minds to. When having a growth mindset you are willing to receive all criticism and willing to accept and try some of the suggestions people give. When a student doesn’t have a growth mindset, they take all feedback, bad grades, or comments as negative. Feedback and feedforward not used to harm or discredit a person, but to help them enhance and increase learning. The growth mindset is a great start, however it is not enough. To have, develop, and keep a growth mindset you must stay consistent. You must want to grow for yourself and not just for peers or to get good grades.

Please check out my previous blog post and my growth mindset plan from earlier in the year.