Category: Growth Mindset
Coaching
Have you ever had the opportunity to be coached?
Are you open to the idea?
What would make you hesitant to engage with coaching?
What do you think are the benefits of having a coach?
Carol Dweck on growth mindset
Here is an interview on radio 4 with Carol Dweck
A short summary of growth mindset
Here is a short briefing on what a growth mindset is from the TES:
https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/30-second-briefing-what-growth-mindset
Growth Mindset
Here is a link to an interview with Carol Dweck on false mindset but other resources to support growth mindset
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/12/16/new-carol-dweck-interview-on-having-a-false- growth-mindset/
Here is an article from the TES about metacognition. This supports growth mindset as it encourages students to think about the process of learning
https://www.tes.com/us/news/breaking-news/meta-learning-what-it-and-how-it-can-help- students-succeed
And a bit of growth mindset for teachers – deliberate practice and how it makes you a better teacher “For example: Simply hitting a bucket of balls is not deliberate practice, which is why most golfers don’t get better. Hitting an eight-iron 300 times with a goal of leaving the ball within 20 feet of the pin 80 percent of the time, continually observing results and making appropriate adjustments, and doing that for hours every day – that’s deliberate practice.” Geoff Colvin, ‘What It takes to be Great’
How cognitive load theory can affect your teaching
An understanding of cognitive load theory has changed this teacher’s practice and it is in 4 tweaks we can all try.



