Objectives for this section:

• Prospective Students will be able to identify the five Relay GSE teacher mindsets.  

• Prospective Students will be able to reflect on their existing strengths and areas for growth.

• Prospective Students will be able to plan how the mindsets will come to life in their work as a teacher.

Mindset: the mental attitudes you bring to work; the attitudes that determine how you will interpret and respond to the situations you encounter each day in your work as a teacher.

1. High Expectations - having resolute confidence in the potential of every person and in yourself, expecting excellence from all students

2. Personal Responsibility - we can impact those things within our locus of control

3. Intentionality - operating with deliberateness in all you do - from the organization of the room to the manner in which you build relationships with children

4. Continuously Increasing Effectiveness - the belief that continuous learning leads to improvement and better teaching

5. Respect and Humility - recognizing the values, beliefs, and efforts of those with whom we work - students, families, colleagues, school leadership, community members, and Relay faculty and staff

Pause and Reflect: Which mindset is your strength? Which mindset is your area for growth?

1. Acknowledge and embrace imperfections.

2. Cultivate a sense of purpose. 

3. Celebrate growth with others.

4. Provide regular opportunities for reflection.

5. Visualize what you want and how to make it happen.

Make a Plan for Personal Growth

• Choose "mindset area" from the list above that is an area of growth.  Craft a visualization statement that changes the narrative about your mindset area of growth.

Example: Continuously Increasing Effectiveness

I push past meeting a short-term goal and think about ways I can keep getting better. It's not just about getting students to score well on the end-of-the-week quiz, but about determining trends on what they understand to go deeper and what they need more support to reteach.