

Learning Mindsets & Skills
In this self-paced email-based course you will learn the basics of learning mindsets, and the important role they can play in your own academic environment. Learn what they are, how to properly identify them, and what you can do to integrate them into your teaching, classroom, and school.
Deliverables
- An artifact and written reflection that illustrates the assessment of the learning community at the course participant’s school.
- A draft for a plan/change the course participant would like to make within the learning community to support the development of Learning Mindsets and Skills.
- Assignments culminate in a teacher POL where course participants describe their plan for change and how it was implemented.
Course Stats
- Provided by: High Tech High Graduate School of Education
- Platform: MailChimp
- Cost: Free Online Course
- Availability: Self-Paced Course, Always Available
- Language: English
- Duration: Self Paced, minimum 9 hours of work
Materials Needed
Throughout the course, you will need certain materials in order to properly create your comic. They are:
- An Email
- A Video Camera
- A Computer
- Willing Peers To Give Feedback
Course Design By

Patrick is a former classroom art educator at High Tech High Chula Vista as well as an Instructional Designer for the Office of Graduate Education at MIT. Currently Patrick is working with the HTH Graduate School of Education to enhance user experience for all audiences both on, and off, line.



Additional Course Resources
These resources are mentioned in the emails you receive after enrolling into the course.
- Video
- Transcript
- Document
- Comic &/Or Reading
- Models
- Rubrics
- Worksheets
- Tutorials
- Link
- Podcast
Email 3: Assessing Learning Mindsets & Skills
- “Measurement & Assessment For Learning Mindsets” - Video
- Transcript - Measurement & Assessment For Learning Mindsets
- "Measuring Learning Mindsets" by Camille Farrington - Audio
- "Learning Mindsets & Skills" by Eduardo Briceño - Audio
- Gia Truong Discusses Learning Mindsets & Skills - Audio
- "The Effort Effect" by Marina Kakovsky
- Email 3 Student Activity Models
Email 4: Reflection & Dialogue
- “Reflection & Dialogue” - Video
- Transcript - Reflection & Dialogue
- Anna Kawar & Rachel Beattie from Carnegie Foundation - Audio
- Elliot Washer and Carlos Moreno from Bigger Picture Learning - Audio
- "How Not To Talk To Your Kids" by Po Bronson
- "The Perils of Growth Mindset" by Alfie Kohn - Reading
- Email 4 Student Activity Models (Downloadable zip file)