teaching grit: persistence, self- control and student success rebecca march—information studies...
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TEACHING GRIT: PERSISTENCE, SELF-CONTROL AND STUDENT SUCCESSRebecca March—Information StudiesMCTC Faculty Development DaysFebruary 28, 2014
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“Experts to discuss Grit—the secret
ingredient to success…”
“Which directions do we give kids to get them in the direction of more grit?”
“Grittier competitors triumph the
National Spelling Bee!”
GRIT
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My interest in this…
Positive psychology
“Learned Optimism”
Outlooks can change
Reframe reactions to negative events
GRIT
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Grit and Success
“What matters is…whether we are able to help (students) develop these traits…” ---Paul Tough in “How Children Succeed…”
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What is Grit?“A passionate commitment to a single mission and an unswerving dedication to achieve that mission”—Angela DuckworthPersistenceResilienceCuriosityConscientiousnessSelf-confidenceSelf -control
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NATUREWho has grit?
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Who doesn’t have grit…
Kids Raised with:Chronic stressAdversityLack of
comfortingDamaged
executive functions
Lack ability to:ConcentrateSit stillReboundFollow directionsDeal with confusion
and unpredictabilityOvercome
instinctive reactionHold several facts
in head at once
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NURTURE
Who does and doesn’t have grit?
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Who doesn’t have grit..
Kids that are overpraised!Shorter task persistenceMore checking in with teacherAnswers have intonation of
questions
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MINDSETS
Is intelligence fixed or can it change?
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“The view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead
your life.” --Carol Dweck, Mindset: the New Psychology
of Success
Fixed MindsetIntelligence is
fixedPersonality is
fixedBorn with itUnchangeable
Growth MindsetIntelligence
malleablePersonality
malleableTraits can
change and be developed
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“Learning is hard. True, learning is fun, exhilarating and gratifying, but it is also daunting, exhausting, and sometimes discouraging.”—Angela Duckworth
FIXED GROWTH
ABILITY Needs to be proven; ability just there, can’t be developed
Ability can be developed through learning
FEEDBACK Only interested in feedback about ability; not interested in suggestions for change or growth
Most interested in feedback that will aid learning; suggestions for growth appreciated
LEARNING Only likes safe, sure topics; motivated by goals
Likes it when things get more challenging; motivated by mastery
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DEVELOPING GRITChanging Mindsets
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Getting Grittier…
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Calibrated Meanness!!!
Take them seriouslyBelieve in their abilities (and get them to believe)
Challenge them to improve themselves
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Take them seriously…Check inAsk questionsHelp with clarityHelp them prepareSelf-authoring
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Believe in their abilities…
CHALLENGE MINDSETS!What is intelligence?What is success?What is thinking?
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Teach them to fail. Teach them to wonder…Take responsibilityProductive persistencePermission to wonder
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What do you do to foster grit in the classroom?
……Let’s talk
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