ACTIVITY 2
Changes to my teaching practice over this journey
It has been an eye opener to me. I believe that I have travelled on this journey really excited to learn and progress to the next stage of wanting to grow and learn new things that could really help me with my teaching.
The key question is how can I influence my own practise to change in a modern environment where change needs to take place with practical ideas where it is more relevant to work with a changing environment.
Starting this journey at mindlab I was curious to know what kind of growth I will be able to achieve.
Carol Dweck states that "Mindset is a simple idea in decades of research on achievement and success- a simple idea that makes all the difference"
Before change of mindset
The concept of bringing change to the way I have always viewed my own learning and teaching would be a mission as I have always viewed my practise as the only way to teach certain concepts that will allow students to be taught. Understanding that this mindset was set and felt comfortable and there was nothing else that could be achieved. Fixed mindset "believe their basic qualities like their intelligence or talent, simply are fixed traits".
Change of mindset
"believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work- brains and talent just starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment".
working in collaboration to achieve set goals with colleagues that have the the same mindset of growing what I already know and learning how to apply this in my normal everyday teaching practise.
I know teach in a complete E-Learning class where children are using chrome books for everyday teaching. I have been able to adapt my teaching methods to understanding how this looks and feels. through this course I have been open to a taste of what it is to be able to teach in the 21st century.
Reference
Carol S. Dweck, Mindset (2006) retreved from http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/about/index.html
