Growth Mindset Presentation

Use the following scenario for context:

As part of your school, district, or organization’s plan for improvement, the leadership team is considering a book study focusing on the concept of growth mindset. In the past, professional development opportunities have focused on servant leadership. Maintaining a culture of servant leadership remains a significant goal. The goal of the book study is to focus on a topic that supports servant leadership and transformational leadership while igniting the staff in a new and different way.

In order to introduce staff to the concept and book study plan, you have been asked to research the concept of growth mindset and to develop a brief presentation that you will share with the team as a way to ignite interest, enthusiasm, and a collective ownership for the book study.

To prepare, first view Carol Dweck: The Power of Believing That You Can Improve (Links to an external site.) on growth mindset. Select two of the three articles on growth mindset from the following choices:

Watch the video, What Is Transformational Leadership? (Links to an external site.) on the importance of how this type of leadership impacts others. Evaluate how growth mindset and transformational leadership connect.

Create a professional presentation meeting the content and written communication expectations below:

Content Expectations

• Definition Slide: Use a visual that captures the “spirit” or idea behind growth mindset. Provide a definition of growth mindset.
• Values & Benefits Slide(s): Describe the value and benefits of having a growth mindset and how maintaining a growth mindset can impact everyone in the school, office, or organization.
• Servant Leadership Slide(s): Provide an explanation of how the concept of growth mindset relates with and supports the school’s or organization’s focus on servant leadership.
• Example Slide(s): Provide an example of how growth mindset is or has been exhibited in the workplace scenario you are focusing on and how it aligns with the characteristics of leaders as well as one or more principles of servant leadership.
• Connection Slide(s): Explain how practicing a growth mindset could lead to improvement in teaching and learning. Include considerations on how a growth mindset connects with transformational leadership.

Written Communication Expectations

• Page Requirements: Six to ten slides, including the title and references slides.
• Syntax and Mechanics: Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.
• APA Formatting: Use APA formatting for title and references slides.
• Source Requirement: Reference Lopez (2015), Dweck (2014), and the authors of the two articles you selected and read on transformational leadership and growth mindset from this week, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the references page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.