Third Culmininating Mini-Course for Professional Development(2)

What is our Mindset?

Introduction:

The purpose of this course is to investigate whether there is a growth mindset within and among our Junior High staff and students.

Technology Tools Used for this lesson:

• Twitter.com
• Padlet.com
• YouTube video
• Edmodo, blogger, Ning, or Blogger.com

Guiding Questions:
1)  Do we as a staff model a growth mindset?
2)  How are our student demonstrating innovation in their learning?

Background Prerequisites:
Create a twitter account by going to http://twitter.com

Once you have completed that task please post your twitter handle on our Junior High Padlet by clicking on the hyperlink below. You must also share on the Padlet the Twitter handles for 5 professional sites that you will find helpful in your learning and teaching.  Be sure to add you name to your entry.

https://padlet.com/lindajbuckley5/cyyelwnmdr2w

Definition-Growth mindset is the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. (Carol Dweck, November 2014)

Active Learning-
Please click on the following link in order to learn from Dr. Carol Dweck as she explains the merits and characteristics of Growth Mindset. 
As you view please reflect on where you stand.  Are your tendencies towards a Fixed Mindset?  What are the intended and unintended consequences of your mindset?  Perhaps you lean towards a Growth Mindset.  How does this mindset manifest itself in your classroom?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ&list=PLv6BrJ4P1FAvXMDyp2B7jgS85FQaCbNlV

Personal Reflection-
Create a blog.  You may consider using Edmodo, Ning, Edublog, or Blogger.com

First Post-Contains 2 paragraphs that clearly explains and supports how you identify yourself as a Fixed or a Growth Mindset.

Edmodo  is an examples of a choice to use to begin blogging