March 2018

� To have a better understanding of what growth mindset is.

� To understand what we do in school to support growth mindset.

� To understand how you can support your child/children at home.

Fixed

� I was never any good at maths

� I can’t draw

� It’s too hard

� I can’t do it

� I’m giving up

� You’re so clever.

Growth• I love challenges• I’m going to try again• I’m not giving up• I listen to and observe other people to help me to improve

• I know where to look if I am stuck

• You’ve really worked hard.

People who have a ‘growth mindset’ believe that anyone can improve by listening to experts and working hard; it gets easier the more you do it.

People who have a ‘fixed mindset’ believe either you are good at something or you are not. This can not be changed.

� https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNWA3ZwJdLk

� Brief basic intro

� https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh0OS4MrN3E

� Khan and Dweck

� http://www.teachertube.com/video/how-we-learn-the-brains-neural-pathways-392241

� Neural pathways

All children answered a questionnaire with questions such as:

� Children really worry about getting things wrong in front of the class, they worry they will look stupid.

� Many children only like doing what they think they were good at.

� Children are quick to ‘give up’ if they are doing something they believe they are ‘not good at’.

� There is a display in each room to reinforce vocabulary used.

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� Whole school assembly

� Use of vocabulary

� Taking risks

� Enjoying challenge

� Not being afraid of making a mistake

� Thinking about what they learned instead of how many they got correct

� The power of ‘yet’!

� Think about the vocabulary you and your children use at home…

� Encourage children to focus on the process not the result.

� Never give up

� Practice makes perfect

� Lucas says things like…� I’m rubbish at maths� I don’t get it� This is easy� I got 15 out of 15 in spelling

� Lucas has a ‘fixed mindset’.

� Olivia says things like…� I love a challenge� That didn’t work, now I’m going to

try…� Today I learned that…� I improved on my spelling, I think

practising in the car helped.

� Olivia has a ‘growth mindset’.