Growth Mindset Resources
the power of yet
(video 10:10) American psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck explains how we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and strategically solve problems through a growth mindset. In this presentation she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.
Growth Mindset for Kids – Helping Children Realize Their Own Potential Instilling this attitude in students can have a huge impact on their learning. This article discusses what a growth mindset is, why it's important for students, strategies to approach this (including a video), plus the importance of identifying student learning styles.
How to Foster a Growth Mindset in the Classroom Teaching students to comprehend, absorb and apply new material and concepts is challenging under any circumstances. The undertaking is much greater, however, when students doubt their ability to learn. This presentation includes the benefits of a growth mindset and 10 strategies to help foster it.
Developing a Growth Mindset (video 4;52) Explore the characteristics of a fixed mindset and a growth mindset from the perspective of two seeds, both planted on the same day, in the same soil, in the same garden bed. One has a growth mindset—with a curious desire to grow and reach the outside world—while the other has a fixed mindset—filled with fear and choosing to remain stagnant in its soil.
Incredible Power of Yet: Positive Intervention to Help Us See Straight There’s a big difference between I can’t and I can’t yet. I can’t is the feeling of being stuck in the present, not good enough right now. I can’t yet is about the vision and motivation to improve in the future. This article includes steps in utilizing the power of yet.
The Zone Of Proximal Development: A Teacher's Guide What is the Zone of Proximal Development and how can educators use this concept to promote learning outcomes? This article includes reflective questions, diagrams, videos and lesson planning advice.
Engaging Brains: How to Enhance Learning by Teaching Kids About Neuroplasticity This article reviews neuroplasticity fundamentals — how the brain changes during learning — and provides strategies to promote a transformative impact in the classroom.