Modeling a Growth Mindset

07/01/2021 - 09/30/2022

Admission

  • Free

Location

Online

Description

Virtual Learning Opportunity for Wisconsin Educators!
 

Obtaining and modeling a “growth” mindset, rather than a “fixed” mindset, is one of the most powerful things teachers and leaders can do to lay the foundation for innovation and achievement at their schools, particularly as they seek to implement and sustain online and blended programs. What is a growth mindset? According to Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, individuals with a growth mindset believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others); whereas, people with a fixed mindset believe their talents are unchangeable, innate gifts. When an entire organization embraces a growth mindset, people are much more likely to embrace challenges, persist through setbacks, and sustain the effort necessary to become a better version of themselves.

 

Course Attributes:
  • Online
  • Asynchronous
  • Self-paced
  • Rolling enrollment through August 31, 2022
  • Course must be completed by September 30, 2022
  • Addresses NSQOL Standards - C
  • Some activities require interaction with learners
Learning Targets:
  • Modify existing online course expectations to support a growth mindset. (Example: retry grading policy)
  • Determine how to enhance your student feedback to encourage a growth mindset in your online/blended classroom.

 

   
   

Micro-courses allow learning in small steps and are designed to both teach and model competencies and skills related to high-quality instruction. Our micro-courses are typically a combination of online coursework and practical application. Each micro-course may take up to 15 hours to complete. Enrollment is rolling due to the self-paced nature of the course. Districts also have the option of creating their own cohort of participants.

This micro-course is part of a statewide initiative to build capacity for, and expand access to, high quality online instructional resources and provide training for Wisconsin educators in the provision of online and remote instruction. It is being offered at no cost* by the Institute for Personalized Learning, a division of CESA #1, to Wisconsin educators only.

   
   
Questions?
Course content: Kate Sommerville / ksommerville@institute4pl.org / 262-787-9500 ext. 9536
Registration: Monica Sepic / msepic@institute4pl.org / 262-787-9500 ext. 9572
   
   
*This project is supported by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program to serve all Wisconsin public, tribal, charter, and private schools serving students in grades 4K-12 and Institutes of Higher Education and licensing centers for pre-service educators.