Mindsets & Goal Setting

As educators, we face the daily challenge of holding a sense of optimism, of hope and confidence, that every one of our students can fully learn the academic content and social engagement skills necessary for them to thrive in college, careers, and community life. One key to grounding our educational practices in realistic optimism is focused on reflection, taking time to consider our current thinking and to adapt it as needed. Click the link on the left to engage in some positive reflection and access various ideas of how you can model optimistic thinking and positive goal setting through various instructional practices.