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Speed Dating with Host Sydney Brown

Carol Dweck’s “Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn”

+Warm-Up Take the next 5 minutes to review Carol Dweck’s “Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn.”

Then we’ll “speed date,” a post-reading activity in which you process the assigned reading in rapidly shifting pairs.

10min.

+Speed Dating: Round OneIntroduce yourself to your date.

Describe what Dweck means by “fixed mindset” and “growth mindset” so that someone who hasn’t read the article could understand her ideas.

5min.

+Speed Dating: Round Two Introduce yourself to your date.

How do students with fixed mindsets respond to things that are challenging or difficult in school, compared to students with growth mindsets?

5min.

+Speed Dating: Round Three Introduce yourself to your date.

How might this essay help you in your academic or personal life?

5min.