What are enemies that prevent efficacy from developing and how can teams prevent the enemies from derailing their improvement work? Collective teacher efficacy is a significant belief system that impacts student outcomes. To ensure that collective efficacy remains strong in schools, it’s important to understand what influences a team’s beliefs about what they can accomplish. It’s important to know what strengthens efficacy and factors that weaken it. During this session, Jenni will share ‘enemies of efficacy’ and describe ways to overcome the enemies in today’s schools. Success Criteria Participants will be able to: Describe the relationship between collective teacher efficacy and people’s receptiveness to change. Identify things that hinder the development of collective teacher efficacy. Describe strategies for overcoming the enemies of efficacy. Determine how, when, and why to utilize various strategies for overcoming the enemies of efficacy.
As educators, our own beliefs about our abilities and potential can greatly impact our effectiveness in the classroom and our professional growth. In this session, participants will learn practical strategies to cultivate mindsets for improvement. We’ll explore how to reframe challenges as opportunities, provide constructive feedback that promotes learning and resilience, and create a supportive professional culture that fosters effort, progress, and growth. Building on ideas from session 1, participants will engage in reflective exercises and collaborative discussions to examine their own mindset and learn how to encourage a growth mindset amongst team members. Participants will be able to: Recognize ‘out there’ versus ‘in here’ thinking and how educators get stuck in unhelpful stories. Recognize how mindsets influence behavior and outcomes. Gain a deeper understanding of mindsets for improvement. Practice practical strategies for checking assumptions, biases, and cultivating a growth mindset with colleagues.
Self-efficacy refers to students’ beliefs in their ability to succeed in specific tasks or situations. This mindset significantly impacts their approach to learning and academic challenges. In this session, participants will learn how self-efficacy shapes students’ learning experiences, the contrast between high and low self-efficacy behaviors, and practical strategies to boost students’ confidence in their abilities. Together we will explore how to transform self-doubt into self-assurance, helping your students become more confident, motivated, and persistent learners. Success Criteria Participants will be able to: Identify at least three specific behavioral indicators that distinguish high self-efficacy from low self-efficacy in students (e.g., task approach, response to setbacks, goal-setting patterns). Understand the sources that influence student efficacy-beliefs and identify ways to incorporate sources into learning activities and structured feedback. Identify research-based strategies to help increase student self-efficacy
Self-efficacy refers to students’ beliefs in their ability to succeed in specific tasks or situations. This mindset significantly impacts their approach to learning and academic challenges. In this session, participants will learn how self-efficacy shapes students’ learning experiences, the contrast between high and low self-efficacy behaviors, and practical strategies to boost students’ confidence in their abilities. Together we will explore how to transform self-doubt into self-assurance, helping your students become more confident, motivated, and persistent learners. Success Criteria Participants will be able to: Identify at least three specific behavioral indicators that distinguish high self-efficacy from low self-efficacy in students (e.g., task approach, response to setbacks, goal-setting patterns). Understand the sources that influence student efficacy-beliefs and identify ways to incorporate sources into learning activities and structured feedback. Identify research-based strategies to help increase student self-efficacy
