"Whether you think you can or think you can't - You are right" Henry Ford

What type of mindset do you have?

Have you ever sat down and reflected on what kind of mindset you have? Do you have a growth and positive mindset towards sports but a fixed and closed mindset towards subjects such as Mathematics? All throughout my educational career I had a fixed mindset that I was not good at math, that I would not succeed at it and that I was not a math person. This has changed since I have become a teacher candidate. I have seen both types of mindsets in my classrooms and have seen the difference that your mindset can create. If you are not sure what mindset you have click on the link below and check it out! Feel free to comment and let me know what mindset you have!

FOLLOW THE LINK:

https://mindsetonline.com/testyourmindset/step1.php

http://techymathmaniacs.blogspot.ca/2015/03/httpswww.html

This week's online module session had me understand the importance behind having a growth mindset. Your beliefs about learning and about yourself, if positive, can prove that anyone can do well in math. By having a growth mindset you are creating a "positive upward learning path" (week 2 - video). 

From being a student and witnessing the benefits that comes from having a growth mindset, I hope that as an educator, I will be able to relay the importance of a growth mindset to them. I feel that as teachers in the future we have the potential to change so many children's lives. Starting with a growth mindset in mathematics will give them the tools in other areas of their lives to not give up just because a challenge presents itself and that their intelligence can grow. I have attached a great video that goes through how we can help every child reach their full potential by having them change from fixed to a growth mindset! Hope you enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl9TVbAal5s

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Image by Katie Wright, University of San Diego

Image by Katie Wright, University of San Diego

Here is an image that was created on AnswerGarden. This is a great website that can be used, even with the students in your classroom, given that they have a device, to create a bubble of words and phrases that relate to one overall topic. The one above is about growth mindset. You can see words such as positive, growth, better, learn and phrases like "I can do it", "keep on trying", etc. With all the positive words and phrases there is still words like challenge included. This AnswerGarden does not leave out the fact that there may be challenges but regardless one needs to keep on going and grow. Check out the site! https://answergarden.ch

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https://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm

I found a great website https://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm that includes activities for students and educators!!! This website has games, worksheets, quizzes for students and resources for teachers that can help show students how fun math can be! Many students automatically associate math with boring and hard. By showing them the fun that can be had throughout their mathematics classes, they can learn to love math and work hard to succeed instead of just saying they're not a math person and giving up! Let me know how you like the resource and if you have any others you would like to share with me! :)

Thanks for checking in this week! I look forward to reading your comments about your results and experiences with figuring out your mindset! Have a fabulous week and remember that YOU CAN DO IT!

Emily