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7th Grade Unit 0: Growth Mindset

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7th Grade Unit 0: Growth Mindset

Unit Driving Question

How does mindset affect the learning of mathematics?

 

Big Ideas

  1. Math is about learning, not about performing.
  2. Math is about making sense.
  3. Math is filled with conjectures, creativity, and uncertainty.
  4. Mistakes are beautiful things. 

 

Resources

Jo Boaler, cofounder of youcubed and professor of mathematics education at Stanford, has worked with a team to provide teachers with lessons on growth mindset.  These lessons are great to start your school year off or to be used at anytime during the year.  Each link below provides five days of lessons and activities that promote growth mindset. You will need to set up a free account to access all of these great resources.


National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, NCTM, has more tasks at the link below that can be used during this week.

Big Idea 1: Math is about learning, not about performing.

 Focus of Understandings

 

  • Students identify their own mindset in math and explain that one of the goals of the math course will be learning how to shift to a growth mindset through practice.

  • Students build and explain the learning norms in the class, and act in accordance with them to support the idea that everyone can learn math to the highest level.

  • Students chunk, change, and connect (or look for structure in) mathematical representations to think like mathematicians and use it to approach problems. Students will be introduced to an instructional routine, Contemplate then Calculate, which can be used throughout the year.

Big Idea 2: Math is about making sense.

 Focus of Understandings

 

  • Students explain that math should make sense and ask questions when math does not make sense.

  • Students use different methods (visuals) to illustrate how they are “seeing” math.

  • Students explain that math takes time because of deep mathematical thinking.

Big Idea 3: Math is filled with conjectures, creativity, and uncertainty.

Focus of Understandings

 

  • Students make conjectures and convince themselves as well as others as to why a conjecture is true; students offer different approaches when a conjecture is not true.

  • Students explain how math can be creative and can give examples of creative math.

Big Idea 4: Mistakes are beautiful things.

Focus of Understandings

 
  • Students set goals, create a plan, analyze results, and reflect on their learning, adjusting as they work toward meeting their goals.

  • Students explain the role mistakes play in learning and growing their brains.

 

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