Transform Your Teaching with Evidence-Based Mindset Strategies

The Challenge

You see it in your classroom: some students persevere through challenges while others disengage at the first sign of struggle. Some believe they belong while others question whether they fit. Some connect their coursework to purpose while others see it as disconnected hurdles to clear.
What separates these experiences isn’t just ability—it’s mindset. And mindsets are shaped by the messages students receive from their learning environments, including what you say and do as an educator.

The Solution

The Motivating Learners Course equips faculty with evidence-based strategies to foster Growth mindsets, connect students to Purpose, and cultivate Sense of belonging—the three elements of Mindset GPS™ proven to drive student motivation and success.

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Course Objectives

Knowledge

Explore and develop knowledge on the Mindset GPS framework. Understand learning mindset terminology, core principles, and evidence-based strategies grounded in motivation science.

Skill

Practice identifying and creating mindset-supportive messages and instructional strategies. Develop tools and activities you can implement immediately in your classroom.

Application

Apply the Mindset GPS framework in your teaching context. Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies through improvement science, making informed choices about what works best for your students.

What’s Included

  • Self-paced online learning: ~10-15 hours of asynchronous modules you complete on your schedule
  • Interactive projects: Create classroom materials, activities, and messaging you can use immediately
  • Evidence-based framework: Strategies grounded in rigorous motivation research

Who Should Take This Course

The Motivating Learners Course is designed for:

  • Higher education instructors committed to creating learning environments where all students thrive

This course is particularly powerful when multiple educators from the same institution participate together, creating shared language and collective momentum for systems-level change.

The Evidence

The Motivating Learners Course is grounded in rigorous motivation research demonstrating that learning mindsets—students’ beliefs about growth, purpose, and belonging—directly impact academic outcomes including grades, retention, and persistence.

Evidence-based training that feels immediately relevant and actionable.

Educators who complete this course report:

"This training fundamentally changed how I approach teaching. I now understand how my words and actions shape student mindsets—and ultimately their well-being and success."

"The course gave me practical tools I could use immediately. My students are more engaged, ask better questions, and persist through challenges in ways I hadn't seen before."

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