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Welcome to my workshopGrowth Mindset Maths

@helenhindle1

Starter Activity

Think /Pair Share

Position the green cards in the

V

enn diagram by deciding if they are characteristics of a growth or fixed mind-set.Slide2

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 PupilsSlide3
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View mistakes as an opportunity to develop

Think about how they learn

Higher Attaining Pupils

Hard Working Pupils

B

elieve

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 zone

Are 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 pupilsSlide5
Mindset

is often more important than your initial ability in determining whether you succeed in the long run. Slide6

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.

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Why I became interested in growth mind-set

Underachievement among our pupilsWhat their teachers were sayingWhat we did….

The big launchImproving their skills as learnersPraising ProgressTalking to them about the progress of their peersSlide8
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.Slide9
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

CreativitySlide10
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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.Slide12

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!Slide13
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 MindsetSlide14

Promotes

a fixed mindset

Promotes a growth

mindset

Praising

pupils for being smart

Formative

comments that emphasis achievement

Praising

students for achievements that come easily

Spending

time

documenting intelligence and ability

Directing

pupils to which tasks to complete

Boosting

self esteem

Place importance on grades / levels rather than learning

Which

Mindset

do you model in your classroom?Slide15

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?Slide16

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?Slide17
Changing your Mindset

If you have a fixed ‘Minsdet’ now, don’t worry, you can change your ‘Mindset.’Slide18
If you hear yourself thinking

I can’t do this…Slide19
Tell yourself

I can’t do this yet…Slide20
If you hear yourself thinking

I’m no good at this…Slide21
Tell yourself

I can become better at this…Slide22
If you hear yourself asking

What grade did I get?Slide23
Ask instead

What can I do to improve…Slide24
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Developing a growth Mind-Set through the use of learning journeysSlide26
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'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)Slide28
The role of Learning Journeys in promoting a growth mind-set

Learning Journeys….Give pupils a sense of purposeGive pupils a strong voice in the learning

processTake pupils out of their comfort zoneEncourage pupils to challenge themselvesPlace an emphasis on progress rather than attainment

Indicate to students what skills students need to work on in the future.Slide29
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Shape

Space

Measure

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 c

alculate 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 _________________Slide31

A

B

C

DSlide32

E

F

G

HSlide33
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My Favourite MISTAKES

Means

I

S

tart

T

o

A

cquireKnowledgeExperience

Skills

A mistake that moved my learning on……Slide36
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