A growth mindset is the understanding that success comes from time and effort rather than some innate ability. Growth mindset is contrasted against the fixed mindset that believes a person has innate ability that is unchanging (Dweck 2008). The vast majority of people have a mixed mindset, with many…

Research shows that students who have a fixed mindset can believe themselves incapable of learning or performing and, as a result, such a mindset can have a negative effect on their resilience in an education setting. As educators, our job is to ensure that students stay positive about their…

Educators did not understand how to fully implement a growth mindset as this is a long process. This led to a wave of false growth mindsets across the nation as a counter to the failed self-esteem movement. In reality, the growth mindset was used to perpetuate the feel good…

My Purpose “Everything I do is to prepare students for success in life” The Process “By using the science course of astronomy to train them on how to achieve the skills for success” The Result “I create students that can be self-directed learners that have the capacity to reason”…

This page is to identify a list of books, articles, and resources that will be helpful to understand how to incorporate blended learning and station rotation in a classroom for emerging adults.

This Innovation plan walks through the process of implementing student directed blended learning in a station rotation for the purpose of learning astronomy that is geared towards emerging adults in high school for the preparation of higher education or workforce entrance. Content Objectives will be an overview of what…

Even though I have no intention of bringing this concept to my classroom this semester as many of my fellow classmates have indicated, I know that I will implement this concept in the coming years. I am hesitant to rush into this based upon the survey responses of college…