Workshop on Growth Mindset

“The strongest people are not those who always win, but those who do not give up when they lose”
Cultivating a growth mindset in students can be quite tricky and educators all over the world have been trying their best to inculcate this among students.
Mr. Mohammad Imran, growth mindset educator at IISJ took the initiative to organise a workshop on developing growth mindset among students.
On 26th April, 2015, 100 odds students of classes XIB3&B4 gathered in School’s auditorium to participate in this unique workshop.
The event started with recitation of few verses from Holy Al-Qur’an by Master Abdullah of grade XIB4, followed by introductory note by Master Rami Latheef of grade XIB3.
The session was carried on keeping in mind the following objectives:
  • Intelligence can be developed
  • The brain is malleable
  • Doing challenging work is the best way to make the brain stronger and smarter
The workshop was divided into three parts:
Part 1: In this part, the students were shown the video on “Growing Your Mind” by Khan Academy and “Neuroplasticity” by Sentis. After showing the videos, discussions were hold on both the videos regarding how brain muscles can be developed and how the brain can be rewired as we learn and think differently.
Part 2: In this part, Mr, Mohammad Imran, discussed his life experience how he overcame a struggle in written and spoken English and learned to get over with it. Respcted Headmaster, Mr. Noufal P, also narrated a success story of his younger brother where with growth mindset how he could become a successful professional.
Part 3: It was the last part of the workshop, where student were given a test on checking their mindset and finally the contrast between fixed mindset and growth mindset were discussed. The students were also guided on the ways of developing growth mindset.
Headmaster, appreciated the idea and congratulated at the initiation of the workshop.

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