Learning Mindsets & Skills

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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.

Course Enrollment

By clicking enroll you are indicating that you would like to sign-up for an online course.

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. 

Ben Daley is the chief academic officer for High Tech High. He is a member of the fifth class of the Aspen-Pahara Education Fellows and a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
John has been working as an educator for over ten years in various capacities. He most recently has founded Latitude High School in Oakland, California. John is a former teacher at High Tech High Chula Vista where he taught humanities and a graduate of the High Tech High Graduate School of Education.
​Over the last ten years, Judy has worked as a math educator in Cambridge, MA and San Diego, CA. She is passionate about creating meaningful learning experiences that challenge all of her students. She hopes to leverage her experiences ​to help ​her students​ find success in all facets of their lives.

Additional Course Resources

These resources are mentioned in the emails you receive after enrolling into the course. 

Email 1: Introduction To The Course
Email 2: Learning Mindsets & Skills Explained
Email 3: Assessing Learning Mindsets & Skills
Email 4: Reflection & Dialogue
Email 5: Wrap-up