Developing Mindsets for Success in International Schools

In this 4-hour course, you will explore how to purposefully support non-cognitive skills development in your students; the skills that are at the core of a growth mindset and success in the 21st century. Think lifelong learners!

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Course curriculum

1. Meet Your Instructors - Martin and Steve
2. Learning Log
3. Before You Start... Introducing Our Course Goals
4. Course Goals: A Question to Get Us Thinking
5. Course Timings: Planning Your Time
6. Divers and Thrivers: A cornerstone research paper introducing non-cognitive skills
7. The divers and thrivers study for you to download
8. Introducing the VESPA Model
1. A Team Activity: The 5 'A's (Is VESPA a useful framework for us?)
1. V is for Vision: an introduction
2. High Vision Behaviours
3. Vision Activity 1: The Motivation Diamond
4. Vision Activity 2: Problem, Not Job
5. Vision Activity 3: The Road Map
6. Vision: concluding thoughts
7. Reflecting on Vision: Four questions for consideration
8. The Vision Activities - for you to download
1. E is for Effort - An Introduction
2. High Effort Behaviours
3. Effort Activity 1: Proactive and Reactive
4. Effort Activity 2: 25 Minute Sprints
5. Effort Activity 3: Pre-Made Decisions
6. Effort: concluding thoughts
7. Reflecting on Effort: Four questions for consideration
8. The Effort Activities - for you to download
1. S is for Systems - An Introduction
2. High Systems Behaviours
3. Systems Activity 1 - The Energy Line
4. Systems Activity 2 - The Bottom Left
5. Systems Activity 3 - 1% Planning
6. Systems - concluding thoughts
7. Reflecting on Systems: Four questions for consideration
8. The Systems Activities - for you to download
1. P is for Practice - An Introduction
2. High Practice Behaviours
3. Practice Activity 1 - High and Low Utility
4. Practice Activity 2 - Closed Book Notetaking
5. Practice Activity 3 - Verbal Recaps
6. Practice - concluding thoughts
7. Reflecting on Practice: Four questions for consideration
8. The Practice activities - for you to download
1. A is for Attitude - An Introduction
2. High Attitude Behaviours
3. Attitude Activity 1 - Check Ahead, Check Back
4. Attitude Activity 2 - NAF and NAch
5. Attitude Activity 3 - Learning From Mistakes
6. Attitude - concluding thoughts
7. Reflecting on Attitude: Four questions for consideration
8. The Attitude activities - for you to download
9. Conclusion: Pulling it all Together
1. A Team Activity: Compass Points (What are our strengths, opportunities, challenges, actions?)
1. Implementation Goals - knowing your 'why'
2. How to successfully implement projects in schools: the EEF'S guidance document
3. Knowing Your Why - example Mission Statements
4. Designing a Curriculum - knowing your 'what'
5. Knowing Your What - example curricula
6. Running a Successful Session - knowing your 'how'
1. A Team Activity: Affinity Mapping (exploring and discussing possible curriculum content)
1. Measuring Impact: Using the VESPA Questionnaire
2. Conversations That Encourage Change
3. Conversations that encourage change: 200 coaching questions for you to download
4. Conversations that encourage change: a quick guide to structured conversations for you to download
5. Extend: Reflecting on a Conversation
1. Final Assessment
2. Summary reflection
1. Further Reading and Staying in Touch
2. Our suggested further reading list for you to download
3. Learn more with Martin Griffin & Steve Oakes

About this course

FariaPD course included with FariaLearn subscription
Certificate upon completion
Estimated 2 hours to complete

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