Employing the Mindsets framework

Based on your orientation evaluations, many of you were interested in expanding on the topic of Mindsets. Given the short time we have within an hour of the orientation to devote to this topic, I thought it might be useful to continue this discussion in this blog.

Given our group conversations and the readings, these are the strategies that I can think of that will allow you to grow your students' mindsets:

- start with assessing your own mindset and what you believe in: remember that great teachers are fascinated by the growth of talent and intellect;
- set developmental goals;
- set high standards for your students and help them achieve these (e.g., aiming for an A instead of a C in a historically difficult class);
- use the praise wisely - try to focus on the processes students used to reach their goal;
- use constructive criticism that challenges students;
- help your students understand that it is okay to make mistakes - this is how you learn!
- help students find joy in their learning - your goals should not be just getting the good grade in the course, but mainly discover the fun in the learning process.

Do you have any more strategies to add to these or specific examples from your tutoring sessions? I welcome your suggestions and feedback.