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GROWTH MINDSET PARENT WORKSHOP Wednesday 1 st February 2017

GROWTH MINDSET PARENT WORKSHOP Wednesday 1 st February 2017. Today’s objectives. To share Carol Dweck’s research To explain the term ‘Growth Mindset’ To discuss why we believe teaching about ‘Growth Mindset’ at Leavening Primary is so important

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GROWTH MINDSET PARENT WORKSHOP Wednesday 1 st February 2017

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  1. GROWTH MINDSET PARENT WORKSHOP Wednesday 1st February 2017

  2. Today’s objectives • To share Carol Dweck’s research • To explain the term ‘Growth Mindset’ • To discuss why we believe teaching about ‘Growth Mindset’ at Leavening Primary is so important • To share how we are embracing this concept here at Leavening Primary School • To invite you to support the concept in the home, too.

  3. IntelligenceDiscuss what it means. Leavening Primary School

  4. Carol Dweck’s Self Theories • Carol Dweck has conducted research over the last 35 years with children and young adults. • She is particularly interested in how pupils view themselves as learners. • Their self-theory is likely to have a major effect on their self belief, motivation to learn and resilience. • Her theory is simple yet profound. • Her research is world renowned and adopted by parents, teachers, business leaders, relationship experts and sports coaches.

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  7. Which mindset do you believe to be closest to yours? Your children? Which mindset do you model?

  8. Those pupils with a ‘fixed mindset’ • Research shows more girls have a fixed mindset than boys in maths • ‘Higher ability’ pupils often have a fixed mindset; having always received praise for being ‘smart’, they won’t take on further challenges for fear of losing that ‘smart’ label • ‘Lower ability’ pupils with a fixed mindset perceive themselves as ‘not smart’ and only ever capable of tackling ‘easy’ tasks • These children see ‘failure’ as something to be avoided, so stay firmly in their comfort zone

  9. Believe that talent alone creates success Believe that talents can be developed and great abilities can be built over time. Reluctant to take on challenges Well behaved pupils Prefer to stay in their comfort zone View mistakes as an opportunity to develop Higher Ability Pupils Are fearful of making mistakes Hard Working Pupils Think it is important to ‘look’ smart in front of others Resilient Lower Ability Pupils Believe that effort creates success Believe that talents and abilities are set in stone, you either have them or you don’t. Think about how they learn

  10. How are mindsets created?

  11. What would you do? Nine-year-old Libby was on her way to her first gymnastics competition. Long-limbed, flexible and energetic, she was just right for gymnastics, and she loved it. She was a little nervous about competing, but she was good at gymnastics and felt confident about doing well. She had even thought about the perfect place in her room to place the trophy she would win. In the first event, the floor exercises, Libby went first. Although she did a good job, the scoring changed after the first few girls and she lost. Libby also did well in the other events, but not well enough to win. By the end of the evening, she had received no trophies and was devastated. What would you do if you were Libby’s parents? • 1. Tell Libby that you thought she was the best. • 2. Tell her she was robbed of a trophy that was rightfully hers. • 3. Re-assure her that gymnastics is not that important. • 4. Tell her that she has the ability and will surely win next time • 5. Tell her that she didn’t deserve to win.

  12. Messages children hear “You learned that so quickly! You’re so clever!” Child hears If I don’t learn something quickly, I’m not clever

  13. Messages children hear “You are brilliant! You got an A without studying.” Child hears I’d better stop studying or they won’t think I’m brilliant.

  14. Messages children hear “Look at that drawing! Is he the next Picsasso or what?” Child hears I shouldn’t try drawing anything hard or they’ll see I’m not.

  15. Messages children hear “Look at that drawing! Is he the next Picasso or what?” Child hears I shouldn’t try drawing anything hard or they’ll see I’m not.

  16. Fixed mindset labels: Smart Cute Great Fast Best Pretty Well behaved Amazing The best Better than…………………..

  17. The good news is…..mindsets can be changed! Ceres Primary School

  18. Model a Growth Mindset Carol Dweck suggests the following 4 step plan Step 1: Learn to hear your fixed mindset “voice” Step 2: Recognise that you have a choice. Step 3: Talk back to it with a growth mindset voice. Step 4: Take the growth mindset action.

  19. Ceres Primary School

  20. Praise effort, perseverance, motivation and strategies – Process Praise Our language tells children what we believe and what we value. Well done – you’re learning to ……………….. Good – it’s making you think – that’s how your brain is growing! Every time you practice, you’re making the connections in your brain stronger. Be brave. Have another go. Maybe this time you could…….. You’ve worked hard on this and you’ve succeeded because of…..x,y,z (success criteria) That picture has so many beautiful colours. Tell me about them. You can use this mistake. Think about why it didn’t work and learn from it.

  21. If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way their children don’t have to be slaves to praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence. Dr. Carol Dweck

  22. Parents should not shield their children from challenges, mistakes, and struggles. Instead parents should teach children to love challenges. They can say things like, “This is hard. What fun!” or “This is too easy. It’s no fun.” They should teach their children to embrace mistakes.”Ooooh, here’s an interesting mistake. What should we do next?” And they should teach them to love effort: “That was a fantastic struggle. You really stuck to it and made great progress” or “This will take a lot of effort –boy will it be fun!” Dr. Carol Dweck

  23. Be curious. Show an interest. Ask questions. • Tell me about it. • Show me more. • How did you do that? • How did you figure that out? • How many ways did you try before it turned out the way you wanted? • Are you pleased with it? • What do you think will happen if?

  24. Observe and comment ……….. • You did it! • You put your own shoes on. • Your brother gave you a huge smile when you shared the bricks. • Those clouds are really big. • You have added lots of detail to the faces. • I noticed you are getting better at dribbling the ball. I remember when you couldn’t do that yet. • You worked out a way to share and play together.

  25. Have learning conversations……………. Take time for parents and children to share what they’ve learned that day. What did you practice today at football? What did you learn today in gymnastics?

  26. Encourage positive self talk Yet

  27. Chilli Challenges “I like choosing which level of work to do because you can make it harder for your brain or start off easier to get more confident first.”

  28. Examples of Effort, Perseverance and Setbacks “My secret is practice. I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more.” David Beckham

  29. Learning Journals The things that went well were, animation, fact finding, word art and background. We did well with co-operation, we listened to each other, we shared the work and NO ARGUMUNTS! I now know that teamwork is everything! When Miss Skelton told us we’d be learning about division I had a fixed mindset but then I thought come on give it a try and I found I started a growth mindset.

  30. Children’s LiteratureTeaching growth mindset through Literature Little by Little by Alison Stewart and Layn Marlow Perfect story to introduce growth mindset. About a little otter who wants to learn to swim. Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, Joann Deak This book explains how intelligence is expandable. Everyone can Learn to Ride a Bicycle, Chris Raschka The child in the story learns to ride a bike, by getting up time and time again, after a fall. Giraffes can’t Dance by Giles Andrae and Guy Parker-Rees The Dot, by Peter Reynolds The story of a child who believes she can’t draw, but her teacher tells her to ‘make a mark and see where it goes.’ Rosie Revere Engineer, by Andrea Beaty The story of a child who invents something that fails Ryan the Spy: and the Superhero Secret, by Jason Rago Talks about hard work and practice being the keys to success

  31. Web Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXhbtCcmsyQ#t=14 Watch Carol Dweck, Young Minds, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN34FNbOKXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqo4c-FlFGE#t=13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXopVpQwivY

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