EdWeek Archives - Debbie Zacarian EdD, and Associates, LLC https://www.zacarianconsulting.com/tag/edweek/ Achievement through access, equity and engagement. Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:54:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.zacarianconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/DZ-Flavicon-32x32.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 EdWeek Archives - Debbie Zacarian EdD, and Associates, LLC https://www.zacarianconsulting.com/tag/edweek/ 32 32 63008953 What is a Growth Mindset and How Can It Be Applied in the Classroom? https://www.zacarianconsulting.com/2015/12/21/what-is-a-growth-mindset-and-how-can-it-be-applied-in-the-classroom/ https://www.zacarianconsulting.com/2015/12/21/what-is-a-growth-mindset-and-how-can-it-be-applied-in-the-classroom/#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:24:37 +0000 https://zacarianconsulting.com/?p=1355 What is a Growth Mindset and How Can It Be Applied in the Classroom?

Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, founder of ‘growth mindset,’ defines the concept as believing that every student can succeed and teaching them to believe in their abilities to: (1) embrace the challenges and complexities of learning; (2) learn the positives of being persistent (3) value effort as a positive; and (4) be inspired to do more (2007).

She contrasts this to a ‘fixed mindset’ where educators believe some students can’t succeed based on their intelligence and circumstance and students may believe the same thing about themselves and others.

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