Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset
• Write down:
• One thing you have always been good at
• One think you think you’ll never be good at
• One thing you weren’t good at, but became
good at over time
Video #1:
A study on praise & mindsets
Challenges. Opportunities.
Activity!
How can we adopt a
growth mindset in our
classrooms?
Number 1
Praise for effort, not
for talent
Number 2
Use the word “yet”
Number 3
View challenges as
opportunities
Number 4
Enjoy the journey,
not the end result
Number 5
Acknowledge and
embrace
imperfections
“In one world, effort is a bad thing. It, like failure,
means you’re not smart or talented. If you were,
you wouldn’t need effort. In the other world,
effort is what makes you smart or talented.”
– Carol Dweck
“In one world, effort is a bad thing. It, like failure,
means you’re not smart or talented. If you were,
you wouldn’t need effort. In the other world,
effort is what makes you smart or talented.”
– Carol Dweck