Your mindset works like your autopilot, quietly guiding your default learning behaviors.

Think about an airplane’s autopilot. It quietly guides the plane’s actions without the pilot even noticing. Your mindset works the same way – subtly directing your learning behaviors based on deeply held beliefs. Understanding this autopilot, and how to adjust it through mindset movers, is essential for developing Learnership.

Next Steps

1. Read this section of the book to dive deeper into these ideas and explore the examples that will help you bring them to life in your school.
2. Listen to the audio summary below for a quick overview of these key concepts.
3. Use the activities provided to explore what this means for your school.

How to Explore These Ideas With Your Team

1. Observing Mindset Movers (45-60 minutes)

• Have team members carefully observe your school environment
• Watch and listen for the most common mindset messages
• Pay special attention to identifying the “greatness gap”
• Share observations and discuss implications

2. Exploring the Mindset Continuum (45 minutes)

• Have team members review the Mindset Continuum
• Discuss where their own beliefs, as well as those of teachers and students, tend to fall along the continuum
• Identify specific examples of how these beliefs manifest in your school
• Consider how to nurture more growth-oriented beliefs

3. Valuing Backstories (30 minutes)

• Share examples of success stories from your school community
• Analyze how these stories are typically told
• Practice reframing these stories to emphasize journey, practice, and development
• Discuss how to make backstories a more prominent part of your school culture

4. Growth Mindset ‘Nudges’ (45 minutes)

• Review common phrases and practices in your school
• Identify where these might inadvertently create fixed mindset messages
• Practice using ‘nudges’ to reshape these messages
• Create a plan for implementing these nudges school-wide

Reflection Questions

• What mindset movers do you notice most often in your school?
• How might your own mindset be influencing your school’s culture?
• What “greatness gaps” exist in your school community?

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Ready to Continue Your Learnership Journey?

Now that you understand how mindsets form the foundation of your learning community, you’re ready to discover what Learnership actually looks like in practice. In Part III, we’ll explore what it means to raise the status of learning from an act to an art in your school.