EDUO 9760: Teaching Life’s Essentials – Growth Mindset

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Introduction

Welcome to EDUO 9760. This class was created as part of a seven course series entitled Teaching Life’s Essentials. The other courses in the series are:

  • EDUO 9756 Happiness
  • EDUO 9757 Compassion
  • EDUO 9758 Curiosity
  • EDUO 9759 Resilience
  • EDUO 9761 Inspiration
  • EDUO 9762 Tolerance

Isn’t it true that great teachers are born not made? We say “not at all”. With the guidance of the courses in this series, you can take your teaching to a new level; one that brings the highest degree of satisfaction to yourself and your students. Great teachers are remembered not for the knowledge they impart but for the way they encourage and lift their students’ achievement, not just in a subject, but in the important skills of living a fulfilling life. These skills of happiness, of inspiration, compassion, curiosity and resilience are essential for both the learner and the teacher. This course will bring research to inform along with techniques and activities to imbue your delivery of required curriculum with the essence of greatness-both yours and your students’.

Teaching Life’s Essentials – Mindset

Course Description

Through website resources and course assignments the teacher will become aware of how a fixed mindset hinders the growth of many students and how a growth mindset can aid students in acquiring the skill of perserverance.

Course Goal

To help teachers create a growth mindset classroom Dominican University of California – Teaching Life’s Essentials – Growth Mindset EDUO 9760

Course Objectives

The teacher will:

1. Read and study given website resources.
2. Understand how praise can be a step toward a fixed mindset.
3. Strive to develop a growth mindset classroom that will influence the student’s learning habits.
4. Become aware of the influence of Carol Dweck upon educational thinking.
5. Communicate with other class participants about the importance of compassion.

 

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Instructor

Kathy Vining

B.S., M.Ed., Admin; Certificate in Equity & Urban Education

38 years in K-12 and post-secondary education, AVID teacher, Path Specialist, Multicultural Specialist.

AVID staff developer, Equity trainer, REACH facilitator, Equity/TitleIX/Section 504 Compliance, Officer.

My goal is to support teachers as they strive to become more culturally responsive in order to meet the diverse needs of their students.

I enjoy writing, painting, ATV’ing, camping, fishing, and other outdoor activities.