My building had some PD on the growth mindset earlier this year, but today was really the day that I connected that to technology (even though that seems like it should have been an obvious connection). In order to instill a growth mindset in our students, we as educators must show that we too have that mindset.
Technology terrifies some educators. What if we mess up? What if our students sees that we do not, in fact, "know it all"? What if the technology fails? So what? We can show students how to succeed despite roadblocks if technology fails. We can give students the chance to be an expert by asking them to show us how to troubleshoot technological errors. By showing that we are willing to and survive making mistakes, we model a growth mindset. This is what we need to showcase more often.
