• Model a growth mindset for students to inspire and motivate them effectively while considering systemic factors that influence their ability to succeed;
• Empathise with others’ feelings to foster understanding and connection;
• Adapt to obstacles and challenges by employing appropriate strategies within relevant situations;
• Collaborate with colleagues to promote and sustain an inclusive growth mindset culture within the school.

• Critically analyse educational models and frameworks which integrate growth mindset strategies into classroom practice;
• Explain different techniques, strategies and challenges for fostering a growth mindset in students, addressing common challenges and misconceptions;
• Understand the different growth mindset relevant to students in terms of culture and individuals;
• Assess the social, environmental and systemic factors influencing the growth mindset;
• Critically discuss the ethical considerations relevant in promoting growth mindset, ensuring that practices are effective, inclusive, fair, and do not reinforce systemic biases.

• Demonstrate different strategies to encourage students to develop interpersonal skills that support their growth mindset;
• Practice coaching and mentoring techniques to support and guide students to develop a growth mindset, fostering resilience and self-efficacy;
• Embed problem-solving skills by identifying strategies in order to overcome barriers to growth mindset;
• Instil the ability to persevere and learn from one’s own mistakes;
• Practise giving constructive feedback to facilitate a growth mindset.

This module will be assessed through: Forum; Presentation.

Core Reading List

1. Brock, A., & Hundley, H. (2017). The growth mindset playbook: A teacher’s guide to promoting student success. Ulysses Press.
2. Goldberg, G. (2016). Mindsets and moves: Strategies that help readers take charge. Corwin Press.
3. Kroeper, K. M., Fried, A. C., & Murphy, M. C. (2022). Towards fostering growth mindset classrooms: Identifying teaching behaviors that signal instructors’ fixed and growth mindsets beliefs to students. Social Psychology of Education, 25, 371-398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-022-09689-4
4. Nottingham, J. A., & Larsson, B. (2018). Challenging mindset: Why a growth mindset makes a difference in learning – and what to do when it doesn’t (1st ed.). Corwin Press.

Supplementary Reading List

1. Boaler, J., Munson, J., & Williams, C. (2017). Mindset mathematics: Visualizing and investigating big ideas, grade 6. Jossey-Bass.
2. Briceno, E. (2017). The power of belief: Mindset and success [TED Talk]. TED Conferences. [Online video]. Retrieved from: https://www.ted.com/talks/eduardo_briceno_the_power_of_belief_mindset_and_success
3. Ricci, M. C. (2013). Mindset in the classroom: Building a culture of success and student achievement in schools. Prufrock Press.