From Barriers to Growth Opportunities: Overcoming Fixed Mindsets, with Dr Justin Coulson

Join Dr Justin Coulson, in Sydney as he unpacks the real impact of Growth Mindset in classrooms.

Since Carol Dweck’s ground-breaking book on growth mindsets, educators have been quick to embrace the Growth Mindset doctrine to boost motivation and achievement in students. Despite this, some sceptics find the growth mindset ideas a little shallow, and too easily based on ‘positive thinking’. After all, you can’t ‘growth mindset’ your way out of a learning disability. Moreover, because Growth Mindset has been so widely embraced, many educators have been given incomplete information about Mindset, how it works, and the extent to which it is helpful.

As one of the only people in Australia to have conducted mindset experimental research on real participants, Dr Justin Coulson has uncovered the facts (and the myths) about growth mindsets – including what works and what doesn’t in real classrooms.

In this session you’ll discover everything you didn’t know you didn’t know about Growth Mindset. You’ll unpack how feedback shapes motivation and achievement, and find out how praise and grades can undermine the very learning we are trying to promote. Plus you’ll work on strategies to accelerate growth and mastery rather than performance and achievement – with amazing results.

Dr Justin Coulson is the co-host and parenting expert on Channel Nine’s “Parental Guidance” and the founder of happyfamilies.com.au. He holds a PhD in Psychology and is one of Australia’s most trusted parenting experts.

Agenda:

• 2:45pm - Registration and welcome refreshments. 
• 3:00pm - Wellbeing Walk, Ravenswood School for Girls.
• 3:40pm - Workshop: From Barriers to Growth Opportunities: Overcoming Fixed Mindsets, Presented by Dr Justin Coulson,
• 5:00pm - Networking. 
• 6:00pm - Event finishes.
  

Arrival Details: Please enter the school via Gate 1, Henry Street gates. Refer to the map here. 

Parking: Limited parking is available on Henry Street and Ravenswood Ave. Alternatively there may be parking available in Gordon Train Station Park &  Ride car park. We encourage you to use public transport where possible.

Public transport: Gordan Train Station is 500m from the school, just a 6 minute walk. We encourage and recommend you to use public transport.