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How can we use Growth Mindset to create meaningful and effective learning experiences for all (excelling & underperforming) students, while being considerate of their individual contexts, in order to encourage these students to become life long learners?
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Hi, my name is Myken Carew, I have been working to complete my degrees in kinesiology and education at the University of Lethbridge. I have been given the opportunity to enhance my teaching skills through learning in depth about the concept of growth mindset, through the completion of my "personal inquiry project" (PIP). I am excited to be able to share my knowledge with you through providing both background knowledge on the topic, strategies of implementation, resources for potential use, and research based on the scientific components of growth mindset. I hope you enjoy, and are able to learn more about your own growth mindset!
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Why I Chose This Topic
When starting my final professional semester of teaching, I knew I wanted my final project to be something other teachers would actually be able to implement in their classrooms. As I became acquainted with the school, and through talking with colleagues I began to see that there was an increasing amount of students in the school who were not willing to participate for fear of embarrassment, fear of failure, fear of being made fun of, etc. I knew at this time I wanted to research the power of ones mindset, which lead me to the perspective of having a growth versus fixed mindset. After researching more on the topic I came to quickly realize that these students were stuck in a cycle of having fixed mindsets, believing that success is impossible, regardless of their efforts. I knew I wanted to be able to influence their experiences while at school making them more positive, even in the slightest. In creating this website, my goal is to have an impact on a student, teacher, or parent who may benefit from refraining their mindset and taking a new lease on life.