A few years ago I read a slim book called Choice Words by Peter Johnston and it changed how I spoke to my students. I liked it because it helped me foster student agency/efficacy.

In this second course as we discuss PBL, student agency is a key component because students are given opportunities to develop passions, investigate their own interests, and work independently.  Here is a great article from Unboxed by Eduardo Briceño that connects student agency to mindsets.