Building Learning Power & Growth Mindset Year 7 Curriculum Evening 11 September 2014
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Building Learning Power &
Growth Mindset
Year 7 Curriculum Evening
11 September 2014
Ms Skertchly, Co-ordinator of teaching and learning initiatives
Think for a minute about the kind of learner you want your son or daughter (or yourself if you are a student) to be when they / you leave Haydon.
able to work effectively in a teamthoughtfulenquiringconfident and happyindependentpro-activenot afraid to take risksflexiblecurious about the worldopen to different ideasquestioningable to stop and think before taking action
Brain is like a bucket and is a fixed size
Brain is like a balloon and can expand
Fixed MindsetGrowth Mindset V
“What steps can I take to improve?”
“I’m not the sort of person who……”
Perseverance pays offIf you have to try you’re not that bright
You’ve either got it or you haven’tSuccess is a result of effort
Growth Mindset: You make things happen
Fixed Mindset: Things happen to you
Adopting the practices of successful learners, i.e. using the Learning Habits, puts you in charge of your future, where you take positive action to improve and develop.
Building Learning Power
Which learning habit did you use today?
Student planner Pages 20 & 21
You Make Things Happen
Make things happen
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