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Welcome to my workshopGrowth Mindset Maths
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Starter Activity
Think /Pair Share
Position the green cards in the Venn diagram by deciding if they are characteristics of a growth or fixed mind-set.
Believe that talents can be developed and great abilities can be built over time.
Are fearful of making mistakes
Think about how they learn
Believe that talent alone creates success
Well behaved pupils Reluctant to take on challenges
Resilient Prefer to stay in their comfort zone
View mistakes as an opportunity to develop
Believe that effort creates success
Higher Attaining Pupils Think it is important to ‘look’ smart in front of others
Believe that talents and abilities are set in stone, you either have them or you don’t.
Lower Attaining Pupils Hard Working Pupils
Growth Mind-set Fixed Mind-set
Growth Mind-Set
Fixed Mind-Set
View mistakes as an opportunity to develop
Think about how they learn
Higher Attaining Pupils
Hard Working Pupils
Believe that effort creates success
Resilient
Believe that talents can be developed and great abilities can be built over time. Prefer to stay in
their comfort zoneAre fearful of making mistakes
Believe that talents and abilities are set in stone, you either have them or you don’t.
Believe that talent alone creates success
Think it is important to ‘look’ smart in front of others
Reluctant to take on challenges
Lower Attaining Pupils
Well behaved pupils
Mindset is often more important than your initial ability in determining whether you succeed in the
long run.
Statement
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
You are either good at Maths or you aren’t and you can’t change it.
You can only do well in Maths if you are clever.
Your memory affects how good you are in Maths.
Learning new mathematical skills does not mean you are changing your ability.
You can do a lot to change how clever you are.
You can do a lot to change how well you understand mathematics.
If you can answer a question quickly you are good at Maths.
How many answers you get right on a test shows how good you are at Maths.
Practice exercises are the best way to learn new mathematical skills.
Watching a teacher do examples is the best way to learn new mathematical skills.
Trying a problem you don’t know how to solve is the best way to learn new mathematical skills.
The set you are in tells you how good you are at Maths.
I prefer to work on questions that challenge me rather than questions that I find easy.
Why I became interested in growth mind-set
• Underachievement among our pupils• 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
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.
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
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.
Success Stories – Who is this?????
Target Grade D
Year 10ATL 3Unit 2 exam result UProjected grade E
Year 11ATL 6November Exam CProjected Grade B
If Dan can do it, so can you!
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.’
GROWTH MINDSET
Promotes a fixed mindset Promotes a growth mindset
Praising pupils for being smart
Formative comments that emphasis achievementPraising students for achievements that come easilySpending time documenting intelligence and abilityDirecting pupils to which tasks to completeBoosting self esteem
Place importance on grades / levels rather than learning
Which Mindset do you model in your classroom?
Promotes a Fixed Mind Set Promotes a Growth Mind-Set
Praising pupils for being smart Praising effort and strategies
Formative comments that emphasis achievement
Formative comments that emphasise effort and application
Praising students for achievements that come easily
Building robust self confidence
Spending time documenting intelligence and ability
Spending time developing intelligence and ability
Directing pupils to which tasks to complete
Giving pupils a strong voice in the learning process and a sense of purpose
Boosting self esteem Providing constructive criticism
Place importance on grades / levels rather than learning
Place importance on learning rather than grades / levels
Which Mindset do you model in your classroom?
What fixed mind set pupils might say What we could encourage them to say
I'm so stupid.
I'm brilliant at this.
I just can’t do Maths, I’ve never been any good at Maths.
This is too hard.
I’m happy with my current grade
You didn’t explain it properly.
What grade / level did I get?
Changing your Mindset
If you have a fixed ‘Minsdet’ now, don’t worry, you can change your ‘Mindset.’
If you hear yourself thinking
I can’t do this…
Tell yourself
I can’t do this yet…
If you hear yourself thinking
I’m no good at this…
Tell yourself
I can become better at this…
If you hear yourself asking
What grade did I get?
Ask instead
What can I do to improve…
Developing a growth Mind-Set through the use of learning journeys
'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)
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.
ShapeSpaceMeasure
I understand and can explain the difference between area and perimeter.
I can find the area and perimeter of shapes by counting squares.
I can find the area of rectangles, squares, triangles, compound shapes and circles using a formula.
I can find the area and circumference of semi-circles. I can calculate the volume and surface area of cuboids.
I can calculate the volumes and surface area of prisms and cylinders.
I can calculate the volume of cones.
I am confident that I could explain to someone else ________________
I want to be able to develop my understanding of _________________
AB
CD
E
F
G
H
My Favourite MISTAKES MeansI Start To AcquireKnowledgeExperienceSkills
A mistake that moved my learning on……