The following are recommended readings for individuals in the ITLC Mentorships program, either as mentor or mentee.

Read about the research: How mindset affects learning

The Mindset Kit was created by The Project for Education Research that Scales (PERTS), a research center in the psychology department at Stanford University. Our goal is to create a place where educators and parents can learn about and find the most effective learning mindset materials available. All of our resources are based on research that has been carefully translated into lessons and practices intended to improve students’ mindsets and make them better learners.^[1]

PERTS Mindset Kit

Strengths-Based Development: Starting With a Growth Mindset

As coaches, the mindset we adopt greatly influences our clients’ attitude toward failure and their ability to achieve transformational results. A big factor in adopting the right mindset is how we approach the difference between talents and strengths. Talents are not the same as strengths. In fact, strengths-based development is all about investing in talents to create strengths.^[2]

Gallup

What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means

…“growth mindset” has become a buzzword in many major companies, even working its way into their mission statements. But when I probe, I often discover that people’s understanding of the idea is limited. Let’s take a look at three common misconceptions.^[3]

Harvard Business Review

10 Steps to Effective Listening

In today’s high-tech, high-speed, high-stress world, communication is more important then ever, yet we seem to devote less and less time to really listening to one another. Genuine listening has become a rare gift—the gift of time. It helps build relationships, solve problems, ensure understanding, resolve conflicts, and improve accuracy. At work, effective listening means fewer errors and less wasted time.^[4]

Forbes

Communication Skills for Effective Collaboration

This document provides some suggestions for communication practices that educator teams may want to adopt to help build effective collaborative relationships within their professional learning communities.^[5]

PERTS Mindset Kit

The Engaged Feedback Checklist*

*Find the checklist under “DOWNLOADS”.

Brené Brown

Feedback Is Not Enough

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Few managers give feedback that is helpful to employees
• Managers need to shift from past-focused feedback to future-oriented coaching
• Great coaching conversations are a two-way street^[6]

Gallup