(Guided Notes and Mini-Lessons) Turn "Pedestal Kids" into "Gritty Kids" by Implementing Growth Mindset PSL

Turn “Pedestal Kids” Into “Gritty Kids” by

Implementing Growth Mindset

Mark Minkus mark.o.minkus@gmail.com theprivateschoolleader.com

“I don’t have a pencil.”

We discovered that this was learned _____________________.

__________________ is the “ability to recover readily from adversity” and “ability to return to its original form after exposure to compressive stress”.

Growth Mindset: Carol Dweck, Stanford University, author of Mindsets: The New Psychology of Success

What is Growth Mindset?

“Belief that the ability to learn is not _________, that it can change with your _______.”
“Failure is not a ___________ condition.”
“Learning about the brain increases ______________.”

“_________ _____________” have been told how smart they are their whole lives. They are typically bright, but are often concrete and literal thinkers.

See the Growth Mindset diagram to compare and contrast how students react with regards to challenges, obstacles, effort, criticism and the success of others.

What does the research say?

How do I teach Growth Mindset?

___________
___________
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Mini-____________
Parent ________________

Scope:

The larger the better
Within team or one colleague?
You are in control of the _________ in your ______________.

Environment:

_____________ create a space that is ______________ __________ for your students in which they can fail.
Body language. Snickering. Comments.
Share your own growth mindset _____________.
___________ and more ____________!

Language:

Never praise ________ or ____________
Only praise _________ and ______________
The power of the word “yet”
Celebrate _____________
Failure is not a permanent condition.
You can actually get smarter by trying hard things.
Emphasize the _____________ _________________.
Self talk poster
Share your own growth mindset moments.

5 Mini-Lessons:

Lesson 1: Introduction to Growth Mindset
Lesson 2: Neuroplasticity
Lesson 3: Self talk
Lesson 4: Grit
Lesson 5: Review/Application activity

Parent Communication:

Question of the day
Hold off on explaining “process praise”
Share successes and use growth mindset language

Why? Visualize these kids 5, 10, 15 years from now…..

Fixed Mindset	Growth Mindset
Trying to “act smart”	Resilience
Refusing to try hard things	Will try it
Performance Anxiety	Can “take a breath”
Stays “stuck”	Closes gap between potential & performance