Rubik’s Resilience: Growth mindset and SPHE
“I have found the course so useful and love the practical element of the Rubik cube in teaching about the growth mindset and perseverance” Participant
Course Information and Key Themes
The Rubik’s Cube is the most popular puzzle of all time. Solving the Rubik’s Cube can be a difficult, frustrating and overwhelming endeavour. Many children will put down the cube after a few minutes and say, “I can’t do it!”. This course explores the concepts of ‘Resilience’ and ‘Growth Mindset’ so that we can teach children to pick it back up and say, “I can’t do it yet!”
This course offers a very clear procedural method for participants to use and solve their own Rubik’s Cube at home, making the ‘impossible’ possible. However the real value of this course is within the journey. The course modules, which bring you along the journey, are framed by key messages of Professor Carol Dweck’s landmark research and book, ‘Mindset’ and is heavily linked with the Social, Personal and Health Education Curriculum Strand Unit of ‘Self-Identity’. This course aims to instill within us the knowledge and understanding of the ‘Power of Yet’…. a message, a skill and a challenge to bring back to class in September!
Course Overview
Course Outline
Module 1 - Defining and Exploring ‘Mindsets’
- explore the concept of a Growth and Fixed Mindset
- introduce participants to the Rubik’s Cube
- explore the basic notations and pieces of the cube
Module 2 - Defining and Exploring ‘Resilience’
- explore the concept Resilience
- draw links between the areas of Mindset and Resilience
- engage with Steps 1 and 2 of the procedural steps of solving the Rubik’s Cube
Module 3 - Defining and Exploring ‘Grit’
- explore the concept Grit
- draw links to the Primary Curriculum and the teaching of Growth Mindset and solving the Rubik’s Cube
- engage with Steps 3 and 4 of the procedural steps of solving the Rubik’s Cube
Module 4 - Defining and Exploring ‘Self-Talk’ and ‘Automatic Negative Thoughts’
- explore the concept of Self Talk
- explore the concept of Automatic Negative Thoughts
- explore the concept of Self Empathy
- engage with Steps 5 and 6 of the procedural steps of solving the Rubik’s Cube
Module 5 - SPHE and Reading Books as a tool to promote Wellbeing
- explore the use of Books in promotion of Wellbeing and delivery of the SPHE curriculum
- explore the use of books to focus on Growth Mindset and Resilience
- engage with Steps 7 and 8 of the procedural steps of solving the Rubik’s Cube
Course Author
Colm Conlon
“Considering the prominence of ‘Resilience’ in the new National Curriculum Guidelines, participants will be ahead of the curve upon completion of this course!”
Bio
Colm Conlon is a Principal teacher of a small country school in Longford. Colm has also worked as an Advisor with ‘Oide’ in the area of Health and Wellbeing and, following a Master’s Degree in Education, has particular expertise in the SPHE Curriculum and its delivery. Colm lectures with Hibernia College and has created SPHE Resources for Schools.
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