WE'RE ALL ABOUT GROWTH MINDSET!!!

As mentioned in an earlier post, we have started learning about developing a growth mindset  to help us be the best learners we can be! We have come up with some ways to develop a growth mindset, effective praise (the teacher can give) to develop a growth mindset (because who learns anything from "good job"?!) and ways toe develop a growth mindset in maths. Check it out! BECAUSE HOW YOU THINK = HOW YOU LEARN!

 

 

DEVELOPING A GROWTH MINDSET

AT ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL

 

INSTEAD OF THINKING… (FIXED MINDSET)	WE CAN THINK… (GROWTH MINDSET)
I can’t do this	I can achieve success
This is too hard	I’m going to give this my all
I hate maths	I’m going to train my brain to learning in maths
I’m so good at this	I’m going to challenge myself to extend my learning
I’m finished my work	How can I progress even further?
I don’t want to do this	This is difficult, but I can learn and I can succeed
They are so much better/ smarter than me	What can I learn from them to achieve success?

 

EFFECTIVE PRAISE FOR DEVELOPING

 GROWTH MINDSET

YOU HAVE WORKED VERY HARD ON THAT

I CAN SEE YOU HAVE USED DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM

YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK

YOU HAVE BEEN PRACTICING

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOUR HARD WORK

YOU ARE WORKING HARD TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS

YOU ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE PROGRESS/ IMPROVEMENTS

THAT LOOKS INTERESTING, TELL ME ABOUT THAT

I LIKE THE WAY YOU HAVE…

 

 

DEVELOPING A GROWTH MINDSET IN MATHS

INSTEAD OF… (FIXED MINDSET)	TRY THINKING… (GROWTH MINDSET)
I can’t do division	I know I can train my brain to learn division
I don’t like fractions	I find fractions challenging but I know I can achieve success
This problem is too hard	This is going to take some time and effort
I don’t get it	I will try a different strategy
I’ll never learn all my times tables	Learning my times tables is challenging but achievable
I’m not good at maths	I learn from my mistakes and look for ways to improve