Category: growth mindset

  • ADL Journey Synthesis

    ADL Journey Synthesis

    This page is a final synthesis of all my work completed throughout the ADL program, and includes a compilation of work from the capstone EDLD 5320 course. I progressed significantly in my learning over the course of this journey. Get started by learning a bit more about me, my learning philosophy and the annotated bibliography…

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  • Contribution to Learning

    Contribution to Learning

    THE LAST ONE. I am in a little bit of shock that I am here at the end of my ADL program journey. It all felt so overwhelming at first, I couldn’t even imagine having completed all the courses. I am incredibly proud of the work that I have done and grateful for the personal…

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  • COVA Reflection and Application

    COVA Reflection and Application

    IN THE BEGINNING with COVA… In my first two classes of the Applied Digital Learning program, I was plunged into the deep end of the COVA approach (Harapnuik et al., 2018). In those first classes, I was asked to create an e-portfolio using whatever platform I wanted and to develop an innovation plan idea that…

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  • Contribution to Learning

    Contribution to Learning

    EDLD 5317 – Score 93 In my ADL journey, I have realized that deep learning is not a solitary endeavor but a collaborative process involving several elements. These include working with peers, taking and applying feedback with a growth mindset, completing the assigned readings and supporting resources, like videos and infographics, and engaging in self-reflection.…

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  • Implementation Design

    Implementation Design

    Getting Started with Reading Horizons Discovery – Year 1 Professional Learning Course The above video provides a thorough walkthrough of the Getting Started with Reading Horizons Discovery – Year 1 PL Course. The follwing questions were addressed in the video. Where does the Overview/Introduction/Start Here module fit into the overall course map or design? The…

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  • CSLE & Growth Mindset Reflection

    CSLE & Growth Mindset Reflection

    Striving to create significant learning environments means that every aspect of the environment must be considered. While growth mindset is one environmental aspect, it is only one part of the whole. Interestingly, in a recent meta-analysis at Case Western Reserve University it was “found that the overall correlation between growth mindset and academic achievement is…

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  • A New Culture of Learning

    A New Culture of Learning

    In my first career, I worked as a Recreation Therapist in an eating disorder treatment center and then in an addiction recovery program. I designed treatment plans for patients with the goal of helping them rediscover and connect with what brought them into a flow state (Csikszentmihalyi, 1991). When I heard Douglas Thomas (2012) discuss…

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  • Onward and Upward

    Onward and Upward

    “I don’t know what lies around the bend, but I’m going to believe that the best does” (Montgomery, 1992, p. 330). This life is such a journey! As I complete my last writings for this semester and for this year, I can’t help but reflect on how life never turns out how you plan. In…

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  • Minding the Mindset

    Minding the Mindset

    A GROWTH MINDSET PLAN At Reading Horizons (RH) there is an organizational focus on mindset that shows up in everything we do. From being impact driven to the overall RH mission to eradicate illiteracy to the RH Way, we strive to learn, grow, face challenges head-on, support each other and work hard with a common…

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  • Growth Mindset Spectrum

    Growth Mindset Spectrum

    Since beginning the ADL program I have put real effort into honestly analyzing my own mindset. I have seen Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset video five or six times now. I am making my way through her book as well. The graphic in this post also helps me to understand where I fall on the spectrum…

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