2/8/18 Parenting for Potential: Using Praise to Foster a Growth Mindset Presented by: Naomi Church, Program Specialist Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System, Exceptional Student Learning Support What is FDLRS? The Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System (FDLRS) provides diagnostic, instructional, and technology support services to district exceptional education programs and families of students with disabilities. Service centers include 19 centers that directly serve school districts in the areas of Child Find, Parent Services, Human Resource Development (HRD), and Technology. www.fdlrs.org 1
2/8/18 Naomi Church Take Off (Yes – Stand Up) Touch Down (No – Sit Down) 2
2/8/18 • Guess the person based on the clues! • Type it in the chat pod when you know it! Who is it? Thomas Edison Danny Glover Agatha Christie Walt Disney Harriet Tubman 3
2/8/18 Thomas struggled with math, did not read until 12 years of age. His teachers told him he “wasn’t smart.” Walt Disney did not learn to read until he was nine. He drew pictures to help him remember what he was learning . 4
2/8/18 “The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of an idea which has been impressed on them in very tender years.” – Agatha Christie Agatha had a learning disability called dysgraphia, which prevented her writing from being legible or easily understood. She had to dictate all 100-plus of her novels, stories and plays . “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have feed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” – Harriet Tubman As a teenager, Harriet Tubman suffered a traumatic brain injury that caused a lifetime of seizures. 5
2/8/18 “If we talk about literacy, we have to talk about how to enhance our children’s mastery over the tools needed to live intelligent, creative, and involved lives.” - Danny Glover Danny was placed in a class for students with cognitive difficulties until he was in high school. He did not learn to read or write until after he graduated. What do all of these people have in common? 6
2/8/18 “mindset” (noun) a set of beliefs or a way of thinking that determines one’s behavior, outlook, and mental attitude. Language Matters 7
2/8/18 Dweck’s research has shown that most people have one of two Mindsets: Fixed Mindset or Growth Mindset Avoids challenges Embraces challenges Gives up easily Persists in the face of setbacks Sees efforts as fruitless See effort as path to mastery Ignore useful or Learns from criticism negative feedback Finds lessons and inspirations Feels threatened by in the success of others the success of others Plateau early; achieve less Reach higher level of than their full potential achievement Results in 8
2/8/18 “You o only h have t to kn know o one t thing: Yo You can learn anything.” -Kh Khan Academy 9
2/8/18 Mindset isn’t just about believing! Write d down a a c commonly u used p praise s statement. 10
2/8/18 Video - Research on Praise and Mindset 11
2/8/18 Review Y Your P Praise Stateme ment • Rewrite if needed to be growth-mindset inducing . Praise R Risk-Taki king a and E Effort 12
2/8/18 I CAN’T DO THIS YET! 13
2/8/18 Teach s students t that j just l like ke b building m muscles, c carving n new neural p pathways T TAKES T TIME a and R REPETITION. Praising O Others Fixed Growth That’s p perfect! You p pay s such c close a attention t to d detail! You a are s so sm smar art! You w work h k hard i in t this cl class ss and i it s shows! What s strategy d did y you u use t to make ke t that Your d drawing i is w wonderful; y you a are s so drawing l look s k so r realistic? talente ta ted. You a are a a n natural a athlete. Y You m might b be t the I f find y your d determination on t that f field next L LeBron J James. in inspir irin ing! Keep p practicing, a and you w will s see great r results! You a always g get g good g grades; t that m make kes m me You s should b be p proud o of t the e effort y you p put hap appy. forth t to e earn t those g grades! 14
2/8/18 Creating a Supportive Learning Environment Requires Beliefs and Actions A parent’s mindset impacts his or her actions. A parent’s actions impacts a child’s mindset. A child’s mindset impacts his or her performance. What Message Are You Sending? When we say… They think… - “You learned that so quickly! - ”If I don’t learn something You’re so smart!” quickly, I’m not smart.” - “Look at that drawing. Martha, - “I shouldn’t try drawing anything is he the next Picasso or what?” hard or they’ll see I’m no - “You’re brilliant, you got an A Picasso.” without even studying!” - “I’d better quit studying or they won’t think I’m brilliant.” 15
2/8/18 Supportive Environment Building a Growth Mindset Provide meaningful work for our children. Provide an appropriate stretch for our children. Emphasize progress and improvement as well as success. Praise students for hard work, the learning process and effort rather than for being smart. Acknowledge that sometimes learning isn’t fast. Emphasize that the best and deepest learning can take time. Frequently use the word “yet.” When a student says they can’t, add the word, “yet.” Help children become aware of where they are, where they need to be, and how they can get there. Take Chances, Make Mistakes, Get Messy! 16
2/8/18 How Can We Create a Community that Values Effort? -Teach them to take responsibility -Teach them to start over -Foster curiosity -Teach them to innovate -Let them cry, whine, and complain -Teach them to care -Emphasize humility The Gift of Failure: 50 Tips for Teaching Students How to Fail Well (Chesser 2013) With Math I Can http://withmathican.org 17
2/8/18 Beautiful Oops Try Everything! 18
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