MED661 Creating a Growth Mindset Culture (3 cr.)

In this course, learners explore how to create a healthy and more positive climate and culture in the classroom and across the school. Learners discuss strategies to intentionally foster intrinsic motivation in students and then create a unit of lessons to implement in their classroom which teach students to be growth mindset-oriented, thus increasing their engagement.  Through reflection, learners develop their own mindset and analyze their impact on student learning. 

Upon completion of this course, the learner is expected to be able to do the following:

1. Articulate their vision/sense of purpose to foster a healthy and more positive climate and culture in the classroom and across the school.
2. Develop strategies to implement in their lessons to foster intrinsic motivation and increased student engagement.
3. Create a unit plan to facilitate growth mindset lessons to students.
4. Reflect on growth and fixed mindset scenarios to determine solutions to potential situations which could occur in the classroom in which a mindshift is necessary.