** This activity is 2 points total with a *required* reflection.

NIST Happy Hour! (with Bill Davis). Cultivating Improvements in Faculty and Student Mindsets.

Description

Let’s talk about faculty and student mindsets! The current pandemic has been challenging for many college students and faculty alike. For some, the pandemic has brought a period of feeling stagnation, or worse, of challenges insurmountable that have led to setback. For others the challenges have been a time of growth. The work of Carol Dweck and other psychology researchers has informed educational practice in the area of mindsets for students, and more recent work has investigated the impact of instructor mindsets related to student learning outcomes. This session will explore low-barrier mindset interventions and communication strategies that can be implemented in large-enrollment classrooms and some preliminary assessment outcomes with particular attention paid to the impact that mindset communication can have on first-generation and PEER students. Participants will be invited to design a mindset-related course intervention and a plan for implementation.

RSVP here with the CLSE and by using this link above. Following the workshop, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Erica Szeyller.1 to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.

This is a *required* reflection in order to get Bio5001 credit for workshop attendance. You can upload your reflection to the Workshop Reflection assignment on Carmen. Within your reflection, please include the event title, a short summary, and the reflection prompts.

 

 

Feel free to address these prompts in a way that is most applicable and useful for you. Some format options include: concept map, essay, or a new or revised assignment with notes justifying your changes.