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"I Got This"
"I Got This"
"The path to growth mindset is a journey, not a proclamation." ~ Carol Dweck
"The path to growth mindset is a journey, not a proclamation." ~ Carol Dweck
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Preparation
Watch Ted Talks: The Power of Believing That You Can Improve- Carol Dweck
Read Two Wolves Legend
Review Why We Should Practice Talking to Ourselves
TWO WOLVES
TWO WOLVES
There's a well-known Cherokee legend that tells the story of a grandfather talking to his grandson about life. The grandfather tells the grandson that he has two wolves inside him. One wolf is evil-it is greed, envy, hatred, arrogance, and darkness. The other wolf is good-it is generosity, hope, love, humility, and light. These two wolves-the good and the evil-are at battle within all people, the grandfather tells his grandson.
The grandson looks at the grandfather and asks, "Which wolf wins?"
And the grandfather replies, "The one you feed."
Like the two wolves in the old legend, the fixed and growth mindset are alive In our heads jockeying for position. Just as your growth mindset is feeling satisfied with a hard day's work, your fixed mindset swoops in and undermines it by asking, "But was it good enough?"
Sample Resources for In-person and Virtual Classroom Use
Sample Resources for In-person and Virtual Classroom Use
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Growth Mindset Plans
Growth Mindset Plans
Taken from The Growth Mindset Playbook Coach p. 180-184
Help students write plans for how they'll use growth mindset. Walk through developing two growth mindset plans for the summer. The first will focus on something new they would learn over the summer (swimming, cooking, playing chess, etc.). The second will help them address a problem they might be having (getting along with a sibling, improving their reading level, etc.
Part of developing a plan for students to use growth mindset moving forward is helping them identify the specific actions, behaviors, and situations that trigger their fixed mindsets.
"If we watch carefully for our fixed-mindset triggers, we can begin the true journey to a growth mindset," writes Dweck in Education Week.
Work with students to make a list of "triggers" so you can be prepared to meet them head-on with a growth mindset. The list might include the following situations: when I lose my temper, when I feel like giving up, when I'm not in the mood to be at school, when I feel like I'm under a lot of pressure, or when I feel anxiety about how I'm performing. By naming these situations together, students may be better prepared to face them when they happen.
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