How can we help our students become more resilient, more determined and happier to embrace challenges? What can we do to change how they think about mistakes? And how can we help them appreciate that targeted effort is the number one path to mastery?
In this timely and compelling book, bestselling author Mike Gershon presents you with everything you need to develop growth mindsets in your classroom. Calling on a wealth of teaching and training experience, Mike sets out the different areas of pedagogy you need to focus on, then gives you the practical strategies you can use to make change happen.
With more than 200 exemplar questions and over sixty strategies, activities and techniques, this book is your go to guide for establishing, cultivating and sustaining growth mindsets in the students you teach. It's the starting point for your growth mindsets journey.
Chapters Include:
- Getting the Language Right
- Changing how Students Perceive Mistakes
- Targeting Student Effort
- Giving Great Feedback
- Thinking About Thinking
- Creating a Challenge Culture
- Engaging Parents with Growth Mindsets
Mike is the author of over 80 books and guides covering different areas of classroom practice. His online resources have been viewed and downloaded more than 3.5 million times. You can find out more at www.mikegershon.com and www.gershongrowthmindsets.com
In this timely and compelling book, bestselling author Mike Gershon presents you with everything you need to develop growth mindsets in your classroom. Calling on a wealth of teaching and training experience, Mike sets out the different areas of pedagogy you need to focus on, then gives you the practical strategies you can use to make change happen.
With more than 200 exemplar questions and over sixty strategies, activities and techniques, this book is your go to guide for establishing, cultivating and sustaining growth mindsets in the students you teach. It's the starting point for your growth mindsets journey.
Chapters Include:
- Getting the Language Right
- Changing how Students Perceive Mistakes
- Targeting Student Effort
- Giving Great Feedback
- Thinking About Thinking
- Creating a Challenge Culture
- Engaging Parents with Growth Mindsets
Mike is the author of over 80 books and guides covering different areas of classroom practice. His online resources have been viewed and downloaded more than 3.5 million times. You can find out more at www.mikegershon.com and www.gershongrowthmindsets.com
