Name: Growing Together: How Nurturing Educator Mindsets Can Lower Stress
Start: 2021-11-11T16:45:00-0500
End: 2021-11-11T17:45:00-0500

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EVOLVING BEYOND CRISIS–CONNECTING TO THE FUTURE

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Growing Together: How Nurturing Educator Mindsets Can Lower Stress

Carol Dweck's (2008) work shows how a Growth Mindset can positively impact student academic performance. Less focus has been put on the importance of the educator mindset in this context. Recently it has been found that instructors' mindsets about their students' abilities and themselves affect student academic, belonging, and purpose mindset. In this session, educators will 1) learn about current developments in mindset research and associated brain research 2) explore the impact their mindsets have on their work and life and 3) share creative and mindful awareness practices that can help reshape mindsets during times of increased demands and stress.

Presenters

Stefanie Baier

Director, Graduate and Postdoc Teaching Development, Michigan State University

Dr. Stefanie Baier is the Director of Instructional Development of Graduate Students and Postdocs at the Graduate School at Michigan State University. In her role she is in charge of Teaching Assistant (TA) training and supports the professional and career development of graduate... Read More →