July 9th 2015 Principal/ Leadership Academy

Presented by:

Arlene B. Crandall, RSETS

Andrea T. Lachar, RSETS

Marjorie Guzewicz, SESIS

Growth Mindset School Culture/ Mindsets in the Classroom

RSE-TASC: Regional Special Education – Technical Assistance Support Center RSETS: Regional Special Education Training Specialist SESIS: Special Education School Improvement Specialist

Agenda • Activity

• Mindsets

• ‘Praise’ video

• Questions?

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was fired because, "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas."

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was fired because, "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas."

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…did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was seven, causing his teachers and parents to think he was mentally handicapped, slow and anti-social…expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School. Ended up winning the Nobel Prize and changing the face of modern physics.

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…did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was seven, causing his teachers and parents to think he was mentally handicapped, slow and anti-social…expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytechnic School. Ended up winning the Nobel Prize and changing the face of modern physics.

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He was cut from his high school basketball team. He once said, “I have missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I have missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

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He was cut from his high school basketball team. He once said, “I have missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I have missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

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He has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which affected his education and his ability to memorize scripts.

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He has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which affected his education and his ability to memorize scripts.

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Mindsets

• Mindsets are beliefs—beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities. Think about your intelligence, your talents, your personality. Are these qualities simply fixed traits, carved in stone and that’s that? Or are they things you can cultivate throughout your life?

• People with a fixed mindset believe that their traits are just givens. They have a certain amount of brains and talent and nothing can change that. If they have a lot, they’re all set, but if they don’t... So people in this mindset worry about their traits and how adequate they are. They have something to prove to themselves and others.

• People with a growth mindset, on the other hand, see their qualities as things that can be developed through their dedication and effort. Sure they’re happy if they’re brainy or talented, but that’s just the starting point. They understand that no one has ever accomplished great things—not Mozart, Darwin, or Michael Jordan—without years of passionate practice and learning.

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http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/themindsets/index.html

Mindsets

• Mindsets are beliefs—beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities. Think about your intelligence, your talents, your personality. Are these qualities simply fixed traits, carved in stone and that’s that? Or are they things you can cultivate throughout your life?

• People with a fixed mindset believe that their traits are just givens. They have a certain amount of brains and talent and nothing can change that. If they have a lot, they’re all set, but if they don’t... So people in this mindset worry about their traits and how adequate they are. They have something to prove to themselves and others.

• People with a growth mindset, on the other hand, see their qualities as things that can be developed through their dedication and effort. Sure they’re happy if they’re brainy or talented, but that’s just the starting point. They understand that no one has ever accomplished great things—not Mozart, Darwin, or Michael Jordan—without years of passionate practice and learning.

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http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/themindsets/index.html

Will I succeed or fail?

Have a passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it.

Will I look smart or dumb?

Will I be accepted or rejected?

Will I feel like a winner or a loser?

The hand you’re dealt is just the

starting point.

everyone can change and grow

through application and experience.

The importance of helping our students to have a growth mindset • The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or

especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times of their lives.

• …a person’s true potential is unknown… it’s impossible to foresee what can be accomplished… 13

Shift your students’ voice

I’m not good at this. What am I missing?

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I’m awesome at this!

I give up.

This is too hard.

I can’t make this any better.

She’s so smart. I will never be that smart.

It’s good enough.

I’m just can’t do Math.

Instead of… I can say…

Directions for activity

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• Create a T-Chart modeling the previous slide

• On the left: What do you hear your students say?

• On the right: How can you reframe their language in order to change their mindset?

• Be ready to share out with the group

Shifting voices

Questions or comments?

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