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Section 4: Inquiry Research and Exploration
Research/Professional Learning (Identify two articles that have informed inquiry focus. Provide title, URL or citation, and statement of what was learned.)
Research Every Teacher Should Know: Growth Mindset This article helped to take much of the wordiness out of typical research articles, and
By Bradley Busch present the most important bare bones to its readers. What I liked reading the most
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher- was the breakdown of the concrete positive results of implementing Growth Mindset in
network/2018/jan/04/research-every-teacher-should- the classroom effectively. As it states in the article, Growth Mindset is focused less on
know-growth-mindset what is being taught, and instead focuses on what is being said while different concepts
are being taught. Students responded greatly to how their teacher spoke to them, to
the point that it changed their future learning choices as well. The article also does well
to provide references to other research that has been conducted on Growth Mindset,
which provides the reader with a chance to conduct further research to strengthen their
understanding.
What We Know About Growth Mindset from Scientific
Research While more traditional in its language and formatting, this article does well to compare
By Carissa Romero Growth Mindset concepts with Fixed Mindset, thereby providing concrete examples of
http://mindsetscholarsnetwork.org/wp- what can be said and done in the classroom to switch not only the students’ mindset,
content/uploads/2015/09/What-We-Know-About- but the teacher’s as well. This article also provides statistics demonstrating the
Growth-Mindset.pdf effectiveness of using Growth Mindset language in the classroom, which would come in
handy for convincing parents of its purpose and effectiveness.
Colleagues (Summarize how two colleagues have addressed similar leadership roles OR the status of the issue at department/school/district level.)
This teacher created a professional development opportunity as well, using the NBPTS
and Teacher Model Standard focuses above to provide a learning experience for all of us
about leveled reading groups. The teacher found a website (Read Works) that greatly
helped her to provide leveled reading for her students. These leveled reading articles all
managed to focus on the same topic, but could be changed from a seventh-grade
reading comprehension level, all the away to a ninth-grade reading comprehension level.
Teacher Best Practices
After using the website a few times in order to have a sense of mastery of it, the teacher
8th Grade Teacher
created a quick digital presentation for all of us, in which she walked us through step by
step how to navigate the website, and how to find relevant reading passages for our age
level’s curriculum. Short, sweet, to the point, and effective, this presentation helped for
me to feel much more comfortable about my ability to share something new to my
colleagues as well.
This teacher has been a Mentor for new teachers multiple times in her career. She not
only embodies the NBPTS and Teacher Model Standards focused in this ILP, but she
embodies all of the NBPTS and Teacher Model Standards listed. This teacher is a Mentor
for us all, never holding back, never hiding information, and always ready to share her
knowledge to anyone willing to listen. She is knowledgeable, but does not act as if she
Mentoring New Teachers
knows more than you, and understands how to present information in such a way that it
2nd Grade Teacher
is applicable to adult learners. By acting as a Mentor to new teachers, she takes on a
leadership role that not everyone is always willing to embark upon, and she does so with
a sense of grace and understanding that is not always seen in even the best of Mentors.
She is my inspiration of how to become a Teacher Leader as I continue my profession,
and I am eagerly waiting for her feedback on my presentation on Growth Mindset in
order to better my practice.
Section 5: Results and Reflection
Revised Suggestions for Moving
CSTP Element Initial Rating Evidence/Rational for Rating
Rating Forward
To move to INNOVATING level: Consider how to
Promoting critical thinking Teacher asked questions of analysis and evaluation. increase complexity of task beyond a single lesson
T – Applying T – Integrating
1.5 through inquiry, problem Students answered questions that included all levels of Bloom’s. Students created their so that there are continuing opportunities for
S – Exploring S - Integrating
solving, and reflection own math problems. students to engage in inquiry in complex problem.
How could you extend lesson into PBL?
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After working time and time again with parents
and students’ families, Teacher created a
presentation that works to help other teachers Teacher should create a
Working with
bridge the gap between educator and parent. parent-focused
families to
Growth Mindset focuses on using language to presentation on Growth
6.4 support Innovating Innovating
help both students and their parents build Mindset and set up a parent
student
resiliency and allow for failure to build success. night in which this
learning
Teacher recognized the need for parents to information can be shared.
learn more about Growth Mindset, so started
with sharing information with the teachers first.
Special Emphasis (Teacher Leader Model Standards or NBPTS Core Propositions
Key Learnings and New Skills/Knowledge Developed by Contribution to
Product(s) Generated
Teacher Others/Department/School/District
If it was not for this assignment, I honestly never
would have volunteered to lead a professional
development opportunity for my fellow teachers.
There were multiple products that were
Naturally, I am not a very outgoing person unless it
both generated and purchased to aide in
comes to teaching in front of my students. I prefer
the success of this project. I created a
to learn from others rather than put myself out All of the teachers who attended
PowerPoint presentation that can, and
there with the possibility of making a fool out of this professional development
has been, shared with other teachers
myself. However, as a teacher, I know that Growth opportunity agreed that it was a
who would like to hold onto the
Mindset revolves around everyone employing a beneficial contribution to their
information for future reference. Also,
mindset of resilience and persistence – not just my growth as educators. These
handouts, presentation notes, and
students. So I put myself out there, took a chance, teachers were the main
surveys were all generated to help
and found out that first of all, presenting about benefactors of this information,
support the information presented in the
something you genuinely believe in helps the public but due to their expanded
project and support my further learning.
speaking process. I was so excited to share the knowledge and understanding of
To help flush out the information being
concepts of Growth Mindset that I found myself Growth Mindset, their students
presented, I purchased multiple books on
being less nervous than I ever thought I would be. will benefit as well. A few of the
Growth Mindset. Two were teacher
As it turns out, I have a knack for public speaking (or teachers who were there have
manuals, one that explained Growth
so I have been told – I still do not fully believe this). been working with students who
Mindset and its positive effect in the
I am lucky enough to be surrounded by extremely need a lot of emotional and social
classroom, and one that provides month-
supportive teachers who work to lift each other up, support. They told me afterwards
by-month lesson plans for teachers of
especially when we have to get up and talk in front that they sometimes struggle with
students of all ages. These two books
of one another. finding a balance between
proved to be essential for ensuring
I also learned a lot about teaching to an adult providing support while still
audience understanding of “where to go
audience. They love hands-on activities, do not teaching resilience and
from here” once the presentation was
respond well to lectures, and at any opportunity perseverance without teacher
through. I already have a list of
possible, prefer to have real resources in front of help. These teachers were
colleagues who would like to borrow the
them to flip through. There is a saying that teachers planning on implementing Growth
books for reference over the summer
are the worst listeners, and this definitely came into Mindset concepts immediately in
and into the next school year. I also
play a few times during the conversation. However, hopes of helping their students
purchased a series of Growth Mindset-
it was not that my audience was disengaged or reach their true potential at the
focused children’s books to share with
ignoring me, it was more that they were so end of the year. Likewise, other
my fellow primary school teachers.
intrigued by the concept of Growth Mindset that teachers said that they planned to
Being able to flip through the pages and
they could not keep their talking points and share components of my
learn more help to open up of the minds
questions to the assigned slides! This led to yet presentation with the parents of
of some of the teachers who were
another discovery – organic conversation is always their students during difficult
originally on the fence as to whether or
better than a structured presentation for adult conversations or conferences.
not they could truly see themselves
learners. Once I let go of “getting through the Through helping the teachers, this
being able to implement this theory into
slides,” my audience became even more engaged presentation also indirectly helped
their classrooms on a regular basis. All of
and interested in the topic and materials on hand. students, parents, and therefore,
these products, whether generated by
Overall, presenting in front of my peers was a much the entire school community as a
me or purchased through other
better and more rewarding experience than I ever whole.
resources, were essential in helping the
thought it would be. They are even already asking
presentation be as successful as it turned
me to plan another learning session about Growth
out to be.
Mindset, and our principal is wanting me to create a
presentation night for parents. I have grown
tremendously in both of my Special Emphasis
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Standards (NBPTS Proposition 5 and TLS Domain 1),
and it is all in thanks to this assignment. I now see
myself as more of professional, instead of just the
new teacher in town, and I believe it has given me a
meaningful opportunity to share some of my gifts
and talents with my colleagues as well.
Mentor Feedback
Directions: The Mentor should Identify strengths and areas of improvement in each of the following areas.
Erin had a vast variety of resources to help support and strengthen her
presentation. Her handouts were useful and provided a space in which to write
personal notes for future reference. The PowerPoint presentation was
organized, visually pleasing, and not overly crowded. It was especially helpful
that Erin included a list of resources and websites for further discovery of
Growth Mindset. Additionally, having materials on-site, including all of her
Effectiveness of resources designed by Candidate, including
presentation, notes, handouts, and other resources.
books, helped to bring the concept to life, as we were able to experience them
ourselves and work to decide how we would like to use them to implement a
Growth Mindset lesson into our own classrooms. One thing that would be nice,
and that would always be nice in every presentation, would be to have more
time to allow for even more hands-on experiences for audience members. We
learned a lot, but we would all like to learn more about Growth Mindset from
Erin in the future.
Erin clearly worked to be very professional in her presenting. She switched
gears from her first-grade students to adult learners with ease, and definitely
strived to incorporate many of the principles for adult learners. Erin recognized
our self-concept, and recognized that we could direct our own learning, and
stepped back from a lecturer role to that more of a facilitator who guided our
conversations and activities instead of leading them. She utilized active
participation, and encouraged us to collaborate and hold discussions as small
groups and partners on multiple occasions. More than anything, Erin truly
Effectiveness of Candidate in teaching and coaching adults.
worked to provide for all of us a positive and supportive learning environment.
(Refer to Adult Learning Principles in FOTIP Handbook
[https://www.fotip.org/adult-learning-theory.html]. She never talked down to us, or made us feel inferior for our Fixed Mindset
pasts. Instead, she responded with care, humor, and a wealth of knowledge
and understanding that would make anyone want to switch from a Fixed to a
Growth Mindset. The main request I would have for Erin is to leave behind the
PowerPoint presentation in the future. While it provides a nice visual and
allows for proper pacing, it at times got in the way of the natural progression in
which the conversations were wanting to go. Once Erin put less of an emphasis
on using the PowerPoint, this aspect of the presentation greatly improved.
Handouts and resources are all we need!
I know for a fact that every educator in attendance for this presentation found
great value in its message. When it was all said and done, we all agreed with
one another that it would be a wonderful presentation to provide for teachers
at the beginning of the year. Additionally, we all think that Erin should go past
just sharing this information with the teachers. The parents at our school need
Value of topic for audience.
to hear about Growth Mindset as well! Erin has been strongly encouraged by
me, our principal, and the other teachers who were in attendance at the
presentation to set her sights on following through in the following years and
expanding her public speaking skills to communicating with the parents and
holding parent nights that are focused on various topics.
As I’ve said before, Erin is extremely professional and gave a wonderfully
engaging presentation to her audience. Everyone was interested, and had a
genuine desire to be present at the meeting. Erin’s tone was welcoming,
encouraging, and positive, which made us all feed into the concept of Growth
Overall delivery by Candidate of the professional development
Mindset even more. In the end we all had positive comments, and pertinent
experience, including audience engagement, pacing, tone, and
response to questions. questions that Erin was able to address thoroughly. More so, she confidently
provided adequate and immediate support and materials to help us further our
knowledge of Growth Mindset. It was wonderful as Erin’s Mentor to watch her
come out of her shell and share her knowledge with her peers. My main hope
is she now continues to present and share her knowledge with others.
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Analysis and Summary of Audience Assessment
Directions: Record assessment data into Assessment Data Table (see end of document). Include copies of assessment tool with submission. Include at least one graph in your summary.
The results of my audience assessment were overall very positive. Audience members felt as if they had either expanded upon their
previous knowledge of Growth Mindset, or grew to understand it for the first time. The two main takeaways for audience members
were learning the importance of language in relation to student success, and learning the differences between Fixed and Growth
Mindsets. All teachers who were present left stating they were “very likely” or “likely” to use various concepts of Growth Mindset in
the future, especially after conducting further research. One teacher suggested that allowing for more time would improve the
presentation, while another mentioned using less words on the slides. In regards to what the strengths of the presentation were, the
most common response was my knowledge and passion as a presenter, which is a very high honor. Other compliments included the
use of visuals, examples, and resources to help support my information. All surveys have been placed into this document below for
further viewing. The following are graphs supporting the results of the surveys.
Previous Knowledge
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Include copy of Google Survey Form assessment tool.
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