Mindframes for Students
Students’ mindframe is their ability to control and direct their behavior, emotions, and thoughts. It is important that students are able to do this while working towards long term goals. These are habits that need to be supported and practiced.
The authors of The Distance Learning Playbook for Parents organized the learning sciences into six statements.
Know their current level of understanding. Students are aware of their performance and understand that their current level of understanding can change.
Know where they’re going and are confident to take on the challenge. Students understand that there is more to learn and they are willing to take risks to get there.
Select tools to guide their learning. Students understand the ways learning tools work and they use them as needed.
Seed feedback and recognize that errors are opportunities to learn. Students seek out feedback. They also learn from mistakes.
Monitor their progress and adjust their learning. Students recognize that their learning is a marathon and not a spring.
Recognize their learning and teach others. Student know when they learn something new and are willing to share that information with others.
It is imperative that students learning virtually develop and practice mindframe skills. Situations where you can support students’ growth mindset:
When your child does not know an answer
When your child makes and error
When your child experiences failure
When your child is anxious
Helpful Hints:
Do not tell your child that you were bad at math, writing, art, or anything they are trying to learn. Students need to have the foundation that they can learn anything and are not predisposed to struggle with a subject.
Focus more on the process rather than the final product or grade. What are the next steps of learning?
