It's been more than 30 years since psychologist Carol Dweck introduced "growth mindset"—the psychological and motivational effects of believing that a person's ability in any domain is not fixed but ...
In an earlier life stage, I marveled at how my son and his early career schoolteacher friends adapted to their new roles. They quickly became confident and entertaining presenters, cared about ...
The pandemic highlighted the need for current and incoming teachers to understand how to use education technology effectively for teaching and learning. For current educators, those learning ...
A new online professional development (PD) course for teachers aims to encourage “growth mindset” classroom cultures through tweaks to existing pedagogical practices like assignment feedback and first ...
In the words of Carol Dweck, “Becoming is better than being.” As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, we’ve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but ...
The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) is embarking on a major new study that will examine the relationship between evidence-based teaching practices, faculty mindset and student ...
This article originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. All too often, education research falls short of giving educators on-the-ground actionable ...
In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...
Intro -- Title Page -- Introduction -- Section 1: All About Growth Mindset -- Lesson 1: Mindset Assessment -- Lesson 2: What Is Growth Mindset? -- Lesson 3: Change My Words, Change My Mindset -- ...
(This is the final post in a three-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) In Part One, Denise Facey, Sarah Cooper, Dennisha Murf, and Keisha Rembert “kicked” things off. Denise, ...
In this reflection, a case from a teacher training programme in Lagos would suffice. During a multi-month STEM-focused ...