Why teach about mindsets?
Thanks to the research done by Carol Dweck, we know people's ideas about their own intelligence has a significant impact on their motivation, effort, and approach to challenges. At Kiel Middle School, we want students to embrace challenges and be able to learn from the mistakes they make. Students should also know that through hard work and practice they can reach any goals they set for themselves inside and outside of school. If you would like more information about mindsets, check out this website.
Giant Brains with Giant Thoughts - This is a pretty basic activity to review what a growth mindset is and it's a great way to remind students how to start the school year off right. Even though it's pretty basic the students seem to really enjoy working with groups to come up with thoughts for the giant brains and watching the short clip.