How To Develop Grit In Students

This course focuses on fostering resilience and perseverance in students to help them achieve long-term success. It provides insights into nurturing a growth mindset, encouraging goal setting, and building self-discipline. The course emphasizes the importance of constructive feedback and creating supportive environments that inspire determination. Educators will explore practical approaches to help students overcome challenges and stay motivated. By the end of the course, participants will understand how to guide students in developing grit as a key life skill.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, teachers will be able to:
• Build strategies to tackle long-term goals with grit and perseverance
• Understand the characteristics of grit paragons and incorporate those practices into their own lives
• Develop a goal hierarchy to structure the pursuit of their goals
• Build a plan for deliberate practice to purposefully develop skills
• Apply practical strategies to cultivate grit, a growth mindset, and optimism

About Instructor
Muhammad Baqar is the Co-founder of EDLAB Foundation. He has trained more than 4,500 teachers across Pakistan on pedagogy, soft-skills, STEM, and ICT in Education. He believes that teachers can do miracles in the lives of kids if they are acquainted by teacher training on latest trends in education. Prior to EDLAB, he has served as Lecturer at Iqra University and PAF-KIET during 2012-2017. Baqar also has 18+ years’ experience of teaching various science subjects to high school students at various private institutions. He also leads consulting projects to various NGOs and Trust based schools including School Development Program