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25.01.2022 It's not too late to register for the webinar with Infinite Learning tomorrow. Join me online at 4pm UAE / 10pm AEST (Tuesday 16th June). We'll dispel the myths and misunderstandings of the Growth Mindset and create strategies that work!... For details and registration, head to: https://zcu.io/xIFz

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24.01.2022 Unfortunately, common business practices are full of Fixed Mindset Movers. https://bit.ly/3fjpOn1 #growthmindset #growthmindsetculture #growthmindsetorganisations

24.01.2022 It is useful to think of our Mindset as a gut reaction or our default settings. Mindset is part of our unconscious bias; its what guides our actions when we are not paying attention. While we might choose to adopt the words not yet when prompted, if our underlying belief is that we are unlikely to succeed, we will probably feel our resolution fade even as we say the words. What we are seeing is the emergence of what I call the Learned Growth Mindset. Students with a Lear...ned Growth Mindset have learned about Growth Mindset as if it were a topic. They can talk the talk. They have knowledge about Mindsets. But a Growth Mindset is not knowledge about our ability to grow; its a set of personal beliefs we have about our capacity to change. When we teach about Growth Mindset, students may end up with a Learned Growth Mindset. They can talk the talk, but we need them to walk the walk. We need them to develop what I call an Authentic Growth Mindset. An Authentic Growth Mindset guides us towards the growth response as our default. *This text is an extract from my book, The Mindset Continuum. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

24.01.2022 If students fail to climb out of a Challenge Pit, instead of doing some of the climbing for them, we need to fill their backpacks so that they can climb out on their own. Read more to learn more: https://loom.ly/pbr7090

24.01.2022 There is a real danger that we are teaching students to pretend they have a Growth Mindset. As educators, when we observe our students parroting Growth Mindset catchphrases, we may be inclined to think our interventions have worked. We may even evaluate students Mindsets using survey tools similar to the ones Dweck ueses. Students who have been taught about Mindset will have learned how to give the expected answers. From here, it might appear that our Growth Mindset interven...tions are working when, in fact, they are failing to change underlying beliefs. It is useful to think of our Mindset as a gut reaction or our default settings. Mindset is part of our unconscious bias; its what guides our actions when we are not paying attention. While we might choose to adopt the words not yet when prompted, if our underlying belief is that we are unlikely to succeed, we will probably feel our resolution fade even as we say the words. Similarly, although we might like to tell ourselves we have a Growth Mindset, we may still feel judged and fearful of comparison when we see someone performing at a higher standard than our own. *This text is an extract from The Mindset Continuum. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

23.01.2022 Not all Mindset Movers push us towards the growth end of the Mindset Continuum. While positive Mindset Movers reinforce the belief that we are capable of change, negative Mindset Movers reinforce the belief that we are incapable of change, pushing us towards the low-growth end of the spectrum. Negative Mindset Movers might include a lifetime of regularly being categorised and labelled, or putting in lots of effort for no reward, or constantly being compared to other people, ...to name a few. Where we find ourselves on the Mindset Continuum at any point in time is the sum of all the positive and negative Mindset Movers weve experienced in our lives. Our focus in schools needs to be less on teaching about Mindsets and more on teaching for a Growth Mindset, using Mindset Movers. The question then becomes: if we want to move students along the Mindset Continuum towards a more growth-oriented Mindset using Mindset Movers, what should those Mindset Movers look like? *This text is an extract from The Mindset Continuum. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

23.01.2022 Join us today to learn about The Power of the Growth Mindset Continuum with James Anderson!!! Sign up here: https://thepowerofpurposefulparenting.com/Kristin

22.01.2022 #AgileLearners thrive in the most #challenging and unpredictable environments. They recognize that they can develop their most basic #abilities and increase their #talents and #intelligence. Learn how to be an Agile Learner: http://bit.ly/3pXxgsx

21.01.2022 August brings two new learning opportunities with The Learning Landscape and The Growth Mindset Master Class Workshops. These workshops have been packaged so you can access all the resources online at your own pace or with group coaching sessions with each session repeated to cater to your time zone and busy schedule. For further details and registration, head to: ... https://www.jamesanderson.com.au/education See more

21.01.2022 Carol Dweck has said, Mindsets are just beliefs. They are powerful beliefs, but they are just something in your mind, and you can change your mind. This statement makes it sound as though changing your Mindset is as easy as changing your mind about what you are having for dinner. As teachers, we have taken it to mean that we can simply tell our students to believe they can change their most basic characteristics, and they will. But, as well see in a moment, changing long-...held and often unexamined beliefs and assumptions isnt that easy! There is a real danger that we are teaching students to pretend they have a Growth Mindset. As educators, when we observe our students parroting Growth Mindset catchphrases, we may be inclined to think our interventions have worked. We may even evaluate students Mindsets using survey tools similar to the ones Dweck uses. Students who have been taught about Mindset will have learned how to give the expected answers. From here, it might appear that our Growth Mindset interventions are working when, in fact, they are failing to change underlying beliefs. *This text is an extract from my book, The Mindset Continuum, How to Implement Growth Mindsets and Increase Learner Agency. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

20.01.2022 Are you getting better? Or just getting busy? #AgileLearners understand how to translate their #GrowthMindset into actual #growth. Learn how to be an Agile Learner: http://bit.ly/3pXxgsx

20.01.2022 Join me online next week, Tuesday 16th June at 4pm UAE with Infinite Learning as we dispel the myths and misunderstandings of the Growth Mindset and create strategies that work! For details and registration, head to: https://zcu.io/xIFz

20.01.2022 The #AgileLearner shows teachers not only how to create the #GrowthMindset, but also how to translate that #mindset into actual growth in their student’s abilities. Check it out here: https://loom.ly/dkKRhpc #MindfulByDesign

19.01.2022 Join me for the FREE online series - The Power of Positive Parenting. In the FREE online series, youll hear from an incredible panel of 23 experts, gaining insight to help you become a more confident, calm, and joyful parent! Listen to my interview. I'll be sharing some tips and insights for how parents can help develop their child's Mindset.... Stay and listen to the other experts share their insights into many aspects of parenting. And please feel free to share this opportunity with your parent community. For more information and to register, go to: https://bit.ly/3dwaotg

19.01.2022 As you prepare for the fall, check out these 16 colourful bookmarks featuring the Habits of Mind, ideal for years 3-8. Simply print, trim and use with your students-- we've listed some ideas here: https://buff.ly/31cp667

19.01.2022 Experiencing growth and the lack of growth can be powerful influences on our Mindset. Indeed, I suspect that ultimately, they are likely to turn out to be the biggest single influence on our Mindset. However, they are not the only influences. We learn about our ability to grow or not to grow in many small ways every day. I call these experiences Mindset Movers. Examples of Mindset Movers might include: ... Parents who encourage their children to keep going with a task when they are struggling, instead of substituting the task with something they could succeed at more easily. Students being taught strategies to get past the point of difficulty, rather than seeing their time and energy spent for no gain. Helping students recognise the new abilities they develop as they work through difficult periods, ensuring they attribute these abilities to their efforts. These are small examples of positive Mindset Movers. Each tells the learner a little about their ability to change their most basic characteristics. These and many more Mindset Movers add up over a lifetime to move a person along the Mindset Continuum. *This text is an extract from The Mindset Continuum. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

18.01.2022 How to Create a Growth Mindset culture of becoming Of course, there aren’t only two types of organisations: those with a Fixed Mindset culture and those with a Growth Mindset culture. https://bit.ly/3fjpOn1 #growthmindset #growthmindsetculture #growthmindsetorganisations

17.01.2022 Do you wonder why so many #GrowthMindset #strategies fail and how you can change your #students #mindset? Join me as I answer your questions in this #insightful webinar: http://bit.ly/2NblMmx

16.01.2022 When your own experience of growth leads you to a personal understanding that you are capable of growth, you have what I call an Authentic Growth Mindset. There, is of course, a corresponding Authentic Fixed Mindset. In Dwecks research, she records many examples of people with a Fixed Mindset, none of whom had heard the term Fixed Mindset, and presumably had never been explicitly taught a Fixed Mindset. Similar to the Authentic Growth Mindset, an Authentic Fixed Mindset c...omes from putting in effort and experiencing no growth. It is the Authentic Growth Mindset that we must develop in schools, not a learned one. Even more importantly, the recognition of the Authentic Growth Mindset helps us better understand and develop effective school-based Mindset interventions. We must draw our lessons about how to teach FOR a Growth Mindset in our classrooms, from how individuals developed their Authentic Growth Mindsets before we had posters and online programs. *This text is an extract from The Mindset Continuum. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

16.01.2022 The Learning Landscape is a powerful metaphor that helps students understand the learning process. It teaches them how to be active learners in charge of creating their own talents and abilities. I've packaged up The Learning Landscape so you can access all the resources online! Topics include:... -Bring Learning to Life in the Learning Landscape -Challenges 4 Different Challenge Pits -Filling Your Backpack Habits of Mind -The Climb Mistakes and Practise -Effort Focusing on Efficacy -Mindset How You See Yourself as a Learner -Learner Agency Whether you're wanting to explore the Learning Landscape on your own, with a small team, or as a whole school, there's an option for you! For more details, head to: https://bit.ly/exploring-the-learning-landscape

14.01.2022 One of the less appreciated facts about Dwecks work is that she did not invent the Growth Mindset. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success is full of examples of people with either a Fixed or Growth Mindset. Interestingly, what all these people have in common is that none of them had read Dwecks book before it was published. Theyd certainly never been in a classroom that had a Mindset poster on the wall. It is important to recognise that Dweck did not invent the Growth Mind...set she identified it. All the people she cited as examples had come to their own understandings about their capacity to change their most basic abilities without the benefit of a single lesson or even knowledge of the term Growth Mindset. All Dweck did, initially, was document these peoples beliefs and describe the impact they had on their achievements. A critical question for educators is: where did people get their Authentic Growth Mindsets from before we could give them lessons about Mindsets? *This text is an extract from The Mindset Continuum. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

13.01.2022 Looking forward to sharing some of the key understandings (and clearing up some misunderstandings) about Growth Mindset with the Principals Academy in Singapore on August 21st. Join me in this live free webinar. Details below.

13.01.2022 If you haven't signed up for The Power of Purposeful Parenting or if you missed some of the interviews, you're in luck! Today ALL 23 of the incredible intervie...ws are being unlocked and will be available for you to view for 72 hours! Enjoy this incredible series FREE by signing up at https://thepowerofpurposefulparenting.com/kristin See more

12.01.2022 A Growth Mindset culture allows an organisation to respond to change and disruption more effectively. https://bit.ly/3fjpOn1 #growthmindset #growthmindsetculture #growthmindsetorganisations

11.01.2022 Ive got some news! This week I received recognition as a Certified Virtual Presenter with eSpeakers.com. In the context of the learning journey, the certification highlights that the real achievement is not the certification itself. Like any recognition of this type, the real achievement is the journey, the backstory, that gets you there. I am super proud to be recognised in this way.

11.01.2022 Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on Growth Mindset Parenting!

10.01.2022 Instead of asking for the answer, we should ask for one of the answers. Join me as we discuss the five qualities of Powerful Questions. https://loom.ly/OTz8BIk #HabitsOfMind

09.01.2022 Let’s answer the most common questions #teachers and #school #leaders have. Join me in this short, #insightful, and #practical webinar as discuss #GrowthMindset: http://bit.ly/2NblMmx

09.01.2022 Join me online on Tuesday 16th June at 4pm UAE with Infinite Learning as we dispel the myths and misunderstandings of the Growth Mindset and create strategies that work! For details and registration, head to: https://zcu.io/xIFz

08.01.2022 Explore the Learning Landscape with your entire staff in this extensive mentored package. Details https://www.jamesanderson.com.au/the-learning-landscape-who

08.01.2022 My passion is for helping people, particularly our children, become better learners. A Growth Mindset and developing Learning Agility play key roles in increasing Learner Agency. And most of my work is with teachers and schools. But of course, many of these messages need to be developed in the home as well. Parents play a critical role in helping to nurture an increasingly growth-oriented mindset in their children.... That's why I was thrilled to be invited to speak at the Power of Positive Parenting Online Summit. Where I shared some tips and insights for how parents can help develop their child's Mindset. In the FREE online series, youll hear from an incredible panel of 23 experts, gaining insight to help you become a more confident, calm, and joyful parent! Listen to my interview. I'll be sharing some tips and insights for how parents can help develop their child's Mindset. Stay and listen to the other experts share their insights into many aspects of parenting. And please feel free to share this opportunity with your parent community. For more information and to register, go to: https://bit.ly/3dwaotg

08.01.2022 Join me for the FREE online series hosted by Kristin Bednarz - The Power of Positive Parenting. In the FREE online series, youll hear from an incredible panel of 23 experts, gaining insight to help you become a more confident, calm, and joyful parent! Listen to my interview. I'll be sharing some tips and insights for how parents can help develop their child's Mindset.... Stay and listen to the other experts share their insights into many aspects of parenting. And please feel free to share this opportunity with your parent community. Join FREE here: https://bit.ly/3dwaotg

08.01.2022 Do you have students who get stuck in their learning? Students who find it difficult to grow and reach new standards each year? Check this out to learn how we can help these struggling students continue their growth: https://loom.ly/pbr7090

07.01.2022 Join me for the FREE online series - The Power of Positive Parenting. My friend and colleague, Kristin Bednarz, is hosting this FREE online series, The Power of Purposeful Parenting, featuring 23 amazing experts, including myself! Topics range from Growth Mindset through to many other aspects of parenting. In the FREE online series, youll hear from an incredible panel of 23 experts, gaining insight to help you become a more confident, calm, and joyful parent!... Listen to my interview. I'll be sharing some tips and insights for how parents can help develop their child's Mindset. Stay and listen to the other experts share their insights into many aspects of parenting. And please feel free to share this opportunity with your parent community. For more information and to register, go to https://bit.ly/3dwaotg

07.01.2022 A workplace culture that expects people to grow and change is one where employees are more agile. https://bit.ly/3fjpOn1 #growthmindset #growthmindsetculture #growthmindsetorganisations

07.01.2022 In The Learning Landscape, our learning journey uncovers new knowledge and understandings. As we move through the learning landscape we learn new things and we encounter challenges in the form of pits. Learning Challenges demand that we climb just a little higher each time. So, over time, as we succeed at Learning Challenges, we climb higher and higher. We begin to climb towards the summits of the mountains of expertise. For me, the mountain I choose to climb is one of a Th...ought Leader in the field of education. The challenges Ive taken on have been Learning Challenges and have helped me develop ideas and communicate them increasingly effectively to educators around the world. Ive tried to live the mantra that I espouse today of ensuring I spend as much of my time as possible getting better, not busy. I make it my habit not to simply learn new things, but rather, to attempt Learning Challenges. These challenges force me to learn in new ways, develop my Habits of Mind, and ultimately help me grow. And my journey continues today. As educators around the world know, a shift to an online model of teaching and learning has presented even more challenges. My response to that challenge has again been to grow. Read more here: https://bit.ly/30ToKkE

06.01.2022 Check out the Habits of Mind in action to create mini rollercoasters.

06.01.2022 Beginning next Thursday 6th August, we'll be exploring how to bring learning to life in your classroom with The Learning Landscape Online - Coached Workshop. Topics include: Bring Learning to Life in the Learning Landscape Challenges 4 Different Challenge Pits... Filling Your Backpack Habits of Mind The Climb Mistakes and Practise Effort Focusing on Efficacy Mindset How You See Yourself as a Learner Learner Agency Explore the Learning Landscape with James Anderson as your personal guide with: Weekly group coaching sessions via Zoom for 6 weeks 12 months access to online lessons Accountability of regular classes Recordings of all Zoom calls Unlimited email support Each session is repeated to cater to your time zone and busy schedule. For further details and registration, head to: https://www.jamesanderson.com.au/exploring-the-learning-lan

05.01.2022 Growth Mindset Master Class by Mr James Anderson The Growth Mindset Masterclass is an online course supported by 4 live webinars of an hour each. The online par...t of the course includes significant resources including video lessons, readings and activities which you to complete at your own pace. The live webinars allow you to come together to ask questions, discuss classroom applications and take your learning to an even deeper level. You will maintain access to the online resources for 12 months. Topics covered include: 1. Backstories "The" Growth Mindset Strategy 2. How We Change Mindsets 3. Growth Mindset and Growth 4. Mistakes, Practise and Effort 5. Assessment for a Growth Mindset 6. Nudges Creating Positive Mindset Movers Learn more at www.bit.ly/PAI-GMM

05.01.2022 So very sad to hear of the death of one of my hero's.

05.01.2022 Getting #results is only one reason why we need #AgileLearners in our organisations. Perhaps the greatest reason is that Agile Learners are #antifragile. Learn more about that on @nntaleb's book, #Antifragile Things That Gain From Disorder: http://bit.ly/3jw1L6l #BetterOrBusy

05.01.2022 I've packaged up The Learning Landscape so you can access all the resources online! Prepare your students to recognise and traverse these pits, and to climb out by filling their backpacks with powerful Habits of Mind. Show your students how to embark on learning journeys and climb the highest peaks of expertise! Topics include:... -Bring Learning to Life in the Learning Landscape -Challenges 4 Different Challenge Pits -Filling Your Backpack Habits of Mind -The Climb Mistakes and Practise -Effort Focusing on Efficacy -Mindset How You See Yourself as a Learner -Learner Agency Whether you're wanting to explore the Learning Landscape on your own, with a small team, or as a whole school, there's an option for you! For more details, head to: https://bit.ly/exploring-the-learning-landscape

04.01.2022 The Power of Positive Parenting online series will be available for FREE, beginning Wednesday, July 29 for 72 hours! My passion is for helping people, particularly our children, become better learners. A Growth Mindset and developing Learning Agility play key roles in increasing Learner Agency. And most of my work is with teachers and schools.... But of course, many of these messages need to be developed in the home as well. Parents play a critical role in helping to nurture an increasingly growth-oriented mindset in their children. That's why I was thrilled to speak at the Power of Positive Parenting Online Summit and I've shared some tips and insights for how parents can help develop their child's Mindset. You still have time to sign up and catch these amazing interviews! ALL 23 INTERVIEWS will be available FREE beginning Wednesday, July 29 for 72 hours! Register here: https://bit.ly/3dwaotg Access to these interviews is only free until July 31.

04.01.2022 Where an organisation falls on the Mindset Continuum is the result of what I call Mindset Movers. https://bit.ly/3fjpOn1 #growthmindset #growthmindsetculture #growthmindsetorganisations

03.01.2022 Students with a Learned Growth Mindset have learned about Growth Mindset as if it were a topic. They can talk the talk. They have knowledge about Mindsets. But a Growth Mindset is not knowledge about our ability to grow; its a set of personal beliefs we have about our capacity to change. Consequently, students with a Learned Growth Mindset seem to have a Growth Mindset but are likely to default to their true Mindset when unmonitored. When we teach about Growth Mindset, students may end up with a Learned Growth Mindset. They can talk the talk, but we need them to walk the walk. We need them to develop what I call an Authentic Growth Mindset. An Authentic Growth Mindset guides us towards the growth response as our default. *This text is an extract from The Mindset Continuum. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

03.01.2022 Looking forward to this free webinar with Principals Academy Singapore on 14th of August Every participant attending this webinar will receive a free copy of Mr. James Andersons most recent ebook - The Mindset Continuum: How to implement Growth Mindset and Improve Learner Agency. Register for free admission at www.bit.ly/PAI-GM About the Webinar... Professor Carol Dweck has spent a large part of her career researching the critical relationship a Growth Mindset has to a childs success. A Growth Mindset improves students academic performance, as they embrace challenges, respond positively to mistakes and feedback, place greater value on effort and perseverance. Put simply, a Growth Mindset is a foundational aspect of successful learning. While we understand the importance of a Growth Mindset, more recent research has shown that implementing school-based strategies to change students mindsets is much more difficult than we first thought. With most current interventions failing to produce a significant impact on student learning outcomes. In this webinar, James Anderson will explain the importance of a Growth Mindset to student performance. Hell then go on to explore some of social media myths and misunderstandings about Growth Mindset, explaining why current interventions are failing. Importantly hell show you how to put the growth back into Growth Mindset and begin implementing school and classroom-based strategies that actually work! About Mr. James Anderson James Anderson is a speaker, author and educator who is passionate about helping educators develop more thoughtful students. Originally a teacher and school leader, for the past 20 years, James has been working with schools to make classrooms more thoughtful places. He challenges teachers to think deeply about their own Mindsets and how their beliefs are communicated to students in often subtle and unintended ways. In his 2018 book, The Agile Learner he skillfully combines three key areas of research: Growth Mindset, Habits of Mind, and Practice to create the concept of the agile learner. He is the creator of the Mindset Continuum which gives educators a deep understanding of their role in nurturing a more growth-oriented mindset in their students. His work is both practical and powerful, providing the tools teachers need to ensure their students not only understand they are capable of growth but also understand how to go about achieving that growth! A Certified Speaking Professional and sort after presenter James engages and empowers educators around the world. https://youtu.be/0H8ZEcMGRXM

03.01.2022 Do you have students who always get the same results but never quite achieving what they aim for? Check this out to learn how we can help these struggling students get out of a Challenge Pit and continue their growth: https://loom.ly/pbr7090

02.01.2022 When an idea like Growth Mindset comes along, the most natural thing for teachers to do is learn about it, then teach it to students. This is exactly whats happened in classrooms around the world. But this may have been the wrong thing to do. We have put posters on walls telling students what a Growth Mindset is. We have told them why a Growth Mindset is important and that people with a Growth Mindset tend to do better at school and work. In short, we have taught about the ...Growth Mindset, as if it was a topic to be understood. But knowing what a Growth Mindset is not the same as holding Growth Mindset beliefs. Dweck has said, Mindsets are just beliefs. They are powerful beliefs, but they are just something in your mind, and you can change your mind. The problem with this statement is that it makes it sound as though changing your Mindset is as easy as changing your mind about what you are having for dinner. As teachers, we have taken it to mean that we can simply tell our students to believe they can change their most basic characteristics, and they will. *This text is an extract from my book, The Mindset Continuum. You can download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2Td3ORd

01.01.2022 I share the stories of 8 Habits of Mind Learning Conmunities in my soon to be released online course! Amazing achievements!

01.01.2022 Get your entire school onboard with Growth Mindset and move all your students along the Mindset continuum with my Growth Mindset Master Class Whole School Mentoring package.