Mindset and Teaching Excellence
Mindset plays a great role in shaping the act of teaching. Teaching excellence depends on the mindset of a teacher. There are two types of mindset; the growth and fixed. Sometimes a teacher may find himself with a fixed mindset depending on their goal. If a teacher believes that abilities are innate, then the belief hinder him from growing and focussing on a growth. An excellent teacher understands that one can get better and has the capability of growing. Besides the general abilities, there are other factors that make one different. For instance, experts are different from novices because they "have acquired knowledge that affects what they notice and how they organize, represent, and interpret information in their environment" (National Research Council, 2000).
Difference Between Growth Mindset and Fixed Mindset
A teacher with a growth mindset is so different from the one with a fixed mindset and this also applies to the students they teach. A teacher with a growth mindset will focus more on the progress of a student and how to improve. In reference to the videos, it is the best midset a teacher should have because it promotes improvement and perseverance. A teacher with a growth mindset has the ability through practice to have a critical reflective thinking. Learning to engage the process helps a teacher to grow, improve and discover better ways of applying in the same situations hence perceive their locus of control internally (Stabile, 2017). The critical reflective can also enable a teacher to change their mindset from fixed to growth. Through it "educators begin to illuminate their assumptions, beliefs, feelings, and opinions" (Stabile & Ershler, 2015). This helps them determine the validity of their beliefs. An effective teacher belief should enable him to focus on how the education will be helpful to the students upon completion rather than the grades they attain.
References
National Research Council. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school: Expanded edition. National Academies Press.
Stabile, C., (2017). Discovering the Great Teacher in You a Guide to Mindset and Practice. Book Locker.
Stabile, C., " Ershler, J. (Eds.). (2015). Constructivism Reconsidered in the Age of Social Media: New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 144. John Wiley " Sons.
