Instill a Growth Mindset
A collection of images, videos, and links to spark learning.
What is a Growth Mindset? What is a Fixed Mindset?
Why Look At Growth Mindset?
Why?
In the past few years, some of our staff have noticed an increase in:
Anxiety
Fear of Failure
Fear of Risk
Cheating
Lack of Coping Skills
Potentially unhealthy view of success
Social disconnection
Dependence/lack of confidence
Change Your Words; Change Your Mindset
What Can I Say to Myself?
The Power of Yet
Grit and Preserverance
Resources for Parents
More Videos
Why You Need to Fail
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Resources for Teachers
Growth Mindset Blogging Activities
Growth Mindset Blog Post #1
- Define Growth Mindset.
- Give examples of famous people who had this trait.
- How can you/do you use a growth mindset to achieve success in your life.
Growth Mindset Blog Post #2: WTM Quest Reflection
2. What do you need to work on for the next assessment?
3. What steps will you take to achieve your goal? Give specific details.
Growth Mindset Blog Post #3: Q1 Reflection/Q2 Goal-Setting
2. What are some things you need to work on in ELA for the next quarter?
3. How do you plan to achieve your goals for improvement? Give specific details.
Growth Mindset Mini-Project: New Year's Resolutions 2016
Mini-Project Examples: 6th Grade Students
Musician and author Derek Sivers explains the importance of failure--for effective learning, growth mindset, and quality through experimentation.
Activity: Take a few minutes and think about a time when you made a really bad mistake. Write down what happened: what was the mistake, why did you make it, how did you feel, what could you have done differently? Reflect a bit more and write down what you learned from making the mistake--maybe about what you were trying to accomplish or about yourself. Divide into small groups and share your experience with others.
Assignment: Be an investigative reporter and ask as many different people as you can to tell you about a bad mistake they made and what they learned from it. Write down their answers. Be sure to get their first name, age, and what they do. Type up all the answers you collect and share them with colleagues or classmates.