“BY THE TIME STUDENTS REACH THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS, THEY ALREADY HAVE A

MINDSET ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN OR

CANNOT ACCOMPLISH”

MARGARET THEOBALD -2005

You have a certain amount of intelligence, and you can’t really do much to change it.

A. AgreeB. Strongly AgreeC. DisagreeD. Strongly Disagree

You can always change how intelligent you are.

A. AgreeB. Strongly AgreeC. DisagreeD. Strongly Disagree

You can learn new things, but you can’t really change your basic intelligence

A. AgreeB. Strongly AgreeC. DisagreeD. Strongly Disagree

To be honest, you can’t really change how much talent you have.

A. AgreeB. Strongly AgreeC. DisagreeD. Strongly Disagree

What can we do to develop growth mindsets?

Use process praise

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Listen for and act on the “fixed voice”

I like the way you tried all kinds of strategies on that math problem until you finally got it.

You stayed at your desk, kept up your concentration, and kept working. That’s great!

All right, that was too easy for you. Let’s do something more challenging that you can learn from.

We

Are

ALL

100%Intelligent!

Ready, Set, Focus…Yoga movements

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/Oct04_yoga.htm

http://www.mrsgoldsclass.com/PDF/yoga3.pdf

Is your climate emotionally healthy?

If phrase is a positive factor, jog in place for 15 seconds.If the phrase is a negative factor, squat for 5 seconds.

“You must be smart at this.”Taking a deep breath

“I like that you took on that challenging project!”

Never going outside to play

Getting a good night’s sleep

Whoa! Look at you working so hard. Way to go!

"Your drawing is wonderful -- you're a little Picasso."

"Wow, you got an A without even studying."

Staying up late to cram for a test

Ignoring stress in your life

“You must have worked really hard.”

Listening to your body

Wondering