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2. Why I became interested in growth mindset • Underachievement among our pupil • What their teachers were saying What we did…. • The big launch • Improving their skills as learners • Praising Progress • Talking to them about the progress of their peers

3. Year 11 Engagement – The Big Launch To be a better Maths learner you need to develop these attributes:- Team work Resilience / Determination Problem Solving Risk Taking / love of challenge Motivation Creativity

4. The big launch • We asked pupils to reflect on their experience in Maths lessons and provide their teachers with some constructive criticism of what we could do to improve our teaching. They did this by completing ‘what went well’ and ‘even better if’ spider diagrams. • We then asked pupils to reflect on what they could do to improve their skills as learners by completing the same spider diagrams. • We then got them to take part in team building activities and discussed how their Maths lessons were going to be different in future, what we as teachers would do differently and what we expected of them as learners.

6. Recognising and Celebrating Growth Celebrating progress in assemblies, names and pictures of pupils on displaying the Maths Corridor. Constantly reaffirming that the best students are the ones who make the most progress not necessarily those who attain the highest grade or level Using other pupils as models of a growth mindset.

7. Success Stories – Who is this????? Target Grade D Year 10 ATL 3 Unit 2 exam result U Projected grade E Year 11 ATL 6 November Exam C Projected Grade B If Dan can do it, so can you!

8. Growth Mindset Carol S. Dweck:Mindset ‘IQ tests can measure current skills, but nothing can measure someone's potential. It is impossible to tell what people are capable of in the future if they catch fire and apply themselves.’

9. Guy Claxton – The Learning Powered School Alison Peacock – Creating Learning without limits

10. Mindset is often more important than your initial ability in determining whether you succeed in the long run.

13. Believe that talent alone creates success Believe that talents can be developed and great abilities can be built over time. Reluctant to take on challenges Well behaved pupils Prefer to stay in their comfort zone Higher Attaining Pupils View mistakes as an opportunity to develop Are fearful of making mistakes Hard Working Pupils Think it is important to ‘look’ smart in front of others Resilient Lower Attaining Pupils Believe that effort creates success Believe that talents and abilities are set in stone, you either have them or you don’t. Think about how they learn

15. Which Mindset do you model in your classroom?

16. Which Mindset do you model in your classroom?

18. 'Meaningful learning tasks give students a clear sense of progress leading to mastery. This means that students can see themselves doing tasks they couldn't do before and understanding concepts they couldn't understand before. Work that gives students a sense of improvement as a result of effort gives teachers an opportunity to praise students for their progress. That is, teachers can point out that the students' efforts were what led to the progress and improvement over time.'(Dweck 2010)

19. Sharing Strategies How do you make progress visible to your students?

20. Developing a growth Mind-Set through the use of learning journeys

21. The role of Learning Journeys in promoting a growth mind-set Learning Journeys…. • Give pupils a sense of purpose • Give pupils a strong voice in the learning process • Take pupils out of their comfort zone • Encourage pupils to challenge themselves • Place an emphasis on progress rather than attainment • Indicate to students what skills students need to work on in the future.

22. I am starting the lesson on grade _____________________ By the end of this lesson I want to be able to _____________________

23. A • B • C • D

24. E • G • F • H

25. I am starting the lesson on level _____________________ By the end of this lesson I want to be able to _____________________

27. I am starting the lesson on level _____________________ By the end of this lesson I want to be able to _____________________

30. Changing your Mindset If you have a fixed ‘Minsdet’ now, don’t worry, you can change your ‘Mindset.’

31. If you hear yourself thinking I can’t do this…

32. Tell yourself I can’t do this yet…

33. If you hear yourself thinking I’m no good at this…

34. Tell yourself I can become better at this…

35. If you hear yourself asking What grade did I get?

36. Ask instead What can I do to improve…

37. Progress Pyramid One question I would like answered… Two things I am not sure about yet…. Three things I have mastered…

38. Colour in the arrow, up to the statement which best describes your current understanding.

39. My Favourite MISTAKES Means I Start To Acquire Knowledge Experience Skills A mistake that moved my learning on……

41. Colour in the person that represents your mindset in today’s lesson.