"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
- Albert Einstein
Creating a growth mindset culture in the workplace requires careful consideration of all the diverse learners involved in the process. Their needs and accommodations need to be taken into account. When designing our new teacher academy, we want to incorporate opportunities for collaboration and feedback with fellow new teachers as well as our instructional coaches. This will allow them to self-reflect on what is working in their practices and what needs tweaking and support. Creating a positive and adaptable environment requires us to shift our attitude to be positive during setbacks and to welcome constructive feedback. Our goal is to instill in our program the importance of setting realistic yet challenging goals, to push ourselves to be the best educators we can be for our students. By aligning our curriculum with real-world applications, we aim to create a significant learning environment that nurtures a growth mindset culture. By instilling a growth mindset culture in our learners, we aim to significantly influence how they bring this mindset to life in their own classrooms. When teachers teach their students that their actions and activities in class contribute to their learning goals, the students will be more motivated to put more effort into their long-term success. By using a blended learning model, we want our teachers to reflect on instructional videos and strategies and, in turn, grow from the experience. While feedback is often seen as negative, our teachers with a growth mindset can view it as feedforward and use it to improve their success. Challenges can become growth opportunities. To prevent the growth mindset from becoming a passing trend, we must engage in thoughtful planning, ongoing collaboration, and self-reflection. Continuous professional learning with growth mindset values in place will help us create that culture. How does a focus on learning and creating significant learning environments impact or influence your innovation plan?As I was developing my innovation plan, I realized that new teachers are eager to learn and ready to put their hearts and souls into their students. As an instructional coach, I decided to use a blended learning model to support our new teacher academy. This model allows new teachers to meet and learn new strategies, and then share their implementation through videos and discussions with others who have varying levels of experience.
By using blended learning, new teachers can document their growth journey, reflect on what they liked, identify areas they would like to change, and bring blended learning techniques into their classrooms. The continuous feedback and collaboration facilitated by the blended learning platform will support ongoing improvement and individualized learning goals. Overall, blended learning will contain the essential components to foster a growth-focused and personalized learning culture.
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