https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej This artifact demonstrates my ability to master PLE Standard 4. I am able to embrace a growth and mastery mindset that does not follow a hard line to divide success and failure. en-us 2020-11-03 01:22:57 UTC 2023-11-27 21:45:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f331.png powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886309778 A fixed mindset is when learners do not view learning opportunities with a positive attitude. They are stuck in their negative experiences and do not have the perseverance to continue to improve. Their belief about how intelligence is constructed is fixed and does not develop. 

A growth mindset focuses on the fact that learners do have the perseverance and will to improve upon a prior learning experience. They embrace the opportunity to continue to improve, even when things are difficult. Intelligence can be developed and improved upon as rigorous tasks are practiced. 

"Two Mindsets"- Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
Graphic by Nigel Holmes]]> 2020-11-03 14:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886309778 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886375234 Carol Dweck, a leading researcher in the education field, created the terms fixed and growth mindset. A growth mindset is a belief about learning and intelligence. According to Mindset Works (2017), "when students believe they can get smarter, they understand that effort makes them stronger. Therefore they put in extra time and effort, and that leads to higher achievement." Learners recognize that rigorous learning experiences lead to this development in intelligence. ]]> 2020-11-03 14:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886375234 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886585209 Dweck, C. S., & Holmes, N. (2017). Two Mindsets [Graphic]. Mindset Works. https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/Impact]]> 2020-11-03 15:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886585209 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886597002 Mindset Works. (2017). The Growth Mindset - What is Growth Mindset - Mindset Works. https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/Default]]> 2020-11-03 15:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886597002 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886684644 This field experience focuses on learners in PreK-5th grade. Teaching students to value effort and making improvements in their learning can make the difference in a child's view of their ability to learn. If a child develops a fixed mindset at a young age, it will be more challenging to make gains towards developing a growth mindset towards learning. On the other hand, students that have a growth mindset at a young age have the ability to put forth effort to achieve mastery in the learning contents. ]]> 2020-11-03 15:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886684644 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886766974 Retakes and recovery are essential for learners to have another chance at looking over concepts that they might have missed the first time around. Students can be pulled into specific small groups to receive instruction on a concept they did not fully understand with a new instructional strategy. Giving students this second chance to demonstrate their learning is crucial. However, don't forget to celebrate the wins too! Most of the time, students are recovering when they have mastered 60-70% of the standards. This deserves to be acknowledged and used to track progress towards growth and mastery mindset. ]]> 2020-11-03 16:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886766974 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886767415 Students can establish goals to make progress towards their content area success. They can also make goals in how they are going to shift from a fixed mindset to a growth and mastery mindset. Students can put in goals about effort, positive word choice, establishing perseverance, etc. Look below for some links to goal setting cards focused around growth mindset for learners from Pre-K to 5th grade.
PreK-2nd goal cards
3rd- 5th goal cards

]]> 2020-11-03 16:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886767415 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886767936 Feedback and correction should be done consistently in any classroom. Just-in-time direct instruction that meets students where they are at and maximizes the concepts taught allows for students to continue to develop their conceptual knowledge. Just-in-time direct instruction should be done after introduction and review, modeling, guided practice, closure of the lesson, and independent practice. This will give the teacher a pretty good lens on where students are at and where students need to move to on the direct instruction ladder. Praise the process and improvement that students are using, not just getting correct answers. Doing this will help students see the value in the effort. According to Briggs (2019), "when we recognize the effort and persistence behind a good result, rather than attributing it to innate qualities, our feedback is more meaningful, and encourages the recipient to revisit those positive behaviors when faced with their next challenges." Additionally, feedback and correction on how students are progressing on their growth mindset goals will help continue to establish a classwide community focused on growth mindset.  ]]> 2020-11-03 16:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886767936 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886787710 Frequent formative assessments in the classroom allow for teachers and students to monitor progress routinely. Teachers are able to check in with students and help them continue to practice skills that need to be reinforced or extend their practice to a higher level of thinking. Using these in the classroom help students pinpoint their strengths and weaknesses. Using this as a strategy in the classroom can help learner struggles by catching the mistakes quickly. ]]> 2020-11-03 16:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886787710 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886788690 Grading in the traditional sense used to mean a red pen that would markup a page to highlight everything that was wrong on an assignment. This can produce a low sense of self-esteem in students. There is a new strategy going around for grading that celebrates the mistakes and praises the process. Teachers can mark mistakes with smiley faces and where students tried to work out the problems. Drawing positivity towards these mistakes will encourage students and remove the stigma that paints mistakes in a negative light. ]]> 2020-11-03 16:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886788690 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886791626 Carol Dweck coined the idea of the power of yet. She came across this when a high school in Chicago used the grade "not yet" if students could not master the units required.  
Implementing the power of yet in a school or classroom can help students learn that although they might not yet have mastered the concept, there is still a possibility that they can and will later on. Look below to hear more about Carol Dweck's idea of the power of yet. ]]> 2020-11-03 16:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886791626 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886801000 At Manning Oaks, we use read alouds to teach growth mindset. One of the read alouds that teaches this well is, "The Thing Lou Couldn't Do." It focuses on when things are difficult, you might not be able to do that thing yet. However, this is potential to grow in this area of difficulty. Look below for a list of read alouds that teach how to develop the power of yet and other growth mindset strategies.

Growth Mindset Read Alouds]]> 2020-11-03 16:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886801000 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886801445 Persistence is a key component to developing a growth and mastery mindset. Students who practice persistence model positive talk, a willingness to approach challenges, are determined to master concepts, and have a high self-efficacy. 
Use the graphic within in the link below titled, "How to Encourage Students" created by Carol Dweck (2015) to hang in your classroom or share with your grade level to change how teachers speak with students. See how you can adapt this graphic to model how students should speak to other students to encourage growth and mastery mindset in the learning environment.

]]> 2020-11-03 16:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886801445 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886825308 This website provides articles, videos, and podcasts about the different aspects of growth mindset. It walks through each step of what it is, how to build a culture of growth mindset, provides suggested reading, articles, and podcasts, and next steps. ]]> 2020-11-03 16:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886825308 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886878252 Ragan, T., & Belser, A. (2020, June 21). Growth Mindset - What it is and how to build it. The Learner Lab. https://thelearnerlab.com/growth-mindset/]]> 2020-11-03 16:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/886878252 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/887417268 An professional development program filled with online lessons, resources, and practices to foster a growth mindset in your learners. This program was created by a research center in the psychology department at Stanford University named the Project for Education Research that Scales (PERTS). It is geared towards teachers, parents, and mentors that are interested in instilling growth mindset values. ]]> 2020-11-03 18:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/887417268 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/887579274 Dweck, C. (2020, April 2). Carol Dweck Revisits the “Growth Mindset.” Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/09/23/carol-dweck-revisits-the-growth-mindset.html?qs=carol+dweck]]> 2020-11-03 19:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/887579274 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/887580739 Class Dojo is most widely known for its communication features to keep parents, students, and teachers connected. It is also very useful for classroom management and establishing a positive reward system. There is also a series of growth mindset videos that Class Dojo and Stanford's PERTS research department collaborated on. It is a great resource to use in your classroom to support development of growth mindset. ]]> 2020-11-03 19:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/887580739 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/922816338 Briggs, E. (2019, July 16). How to Give Feedback With a Growth-Mindset Approach. NeuroLeadership Institute. https://neuroleadership.com/your-brain-at-work/feedback-strategies-growth-mindset/]]> 2020-11-14 15:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/922816338 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/922914357 Read Aloud Kids Book Time. (2019, January 19). THE THING THAT LOU COULDN’T DO Read Aloud Book for Kids [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/WLdAXyZ7_iQ]]> 2020-11-14 16:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/922914357 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/922917042 Stanford Alumni. (2014, October 9). Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ]]> 2020-11-14 16:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/922917042 powellam https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/922922010 Wilson, D., & Conyers, M. (2017, January 18). Helping Struggling Students Build a Growth Mindset. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/helping-struggling-students-build-growth-mindset-donna-wilson-marcus-conyers]]> 2020-11-14 16:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/powellam/vafri64rht090zej/wish/922922010