Title: Six ways to foster a growth mindset - ASCD Inservice
Headings: Six ways to foster a growth mindset
Six ways to foster a growth mindset
Content: It can highlight how students’ efforts and perseverance have led to success. You can share learning histories with a whole group: “ Remember the beginning of the year when we struggled to agree and disagree respectfully in conversations? You just did it effortlessly in that Socratic Seminar!” Or, you might share a learning history privately with an individual student: “ I’ve noticed that in your writing, you have learned how to explain why the evidence you selected matters. Your elaboration makes it much easier for readers to follow your argument.” This strategy is even more powerful when we ask students to analyze the reasons for their progress (“What helped you learn to agree and disagree respectfully?”) Model a growth mindset. It can be powerful for students to see what a growth mindset looks like in action.