As you’ve perhaps heard, the Teaching & Creativity Center’s theme for 2016-17 is “Cultivating a Growth Mindset.” But just what is a "Growth Mindset"?
In her commentary,
“Carol Dweck Revisits the 'Growth Mindset'”, Dweck explains that she and her colleagues “found that students’ mindsets — how they perceive their abilities — played a key role in their motivation and achievement, and we found that if we changed students’ mindsets, we could boost their achievement. More precisely, students who believed their intelligence could be developed (a growth mindset) outperformed those who believed their intelligence was fixed (a fixed mindset).”
Yes! That’s what “Growth Mindset” is about. Thanks, Carol!
Please join us -– your MCC TCC (Teaching and Creativity Center) Brighton and Damon colleagues –- as we explore the concept of “Growth Mindset” throughout this year.
Here’s the first one!
Brighton Campus
Monday, Sept. 19, 12:12:50 TCC Room (12-201)
A Primer on Growth Mindset
Facilitated by April Daniels (TRS) and Beth Wilson (PSY)
The second conversation will be at Damon during College Hour on Monday, October 7.
See the Trib and the following link for future dates at both campuses:
https://www.monroecc.edu/mccannou.nsf/WebDisplay/CAE40CB100CE9F1885258026004A85D2?OpenDocument
Your TCC Faculty Chairs:
Brighton Campus
Amy Burtner (English/Philosophy)
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mailto:aburtner@monroecc.edu>
Damon City Campus
Joe Sturnick (Law/Criminal Justice)
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mailto:jsturnick@monroecc.edu>