6. [Video clips introducing 6 teachers of varying ages, years teaching, m/f, ethnicity etc., speaking to the following: Name, years teaching, subject/ grades taught Total ~ 1 min.] ” Hi, I’m Alicia. I’m a second year English teacher in a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York.”
7. What are the biggest challenges you face with students in school?
8. [Video clips of 6 teachers identifying key challenges (e.g., motivating my students to put in effort; engaging students at different skill levels; nurturing my students’ love of learning while meeting achievement outcomes, etc.) Total ~2 min.] “ My greatest challenge is classroom management. I have a few kids who act out and distract all the others, and I end up spending most of my time trying to keep them from disrupting the whole class.
9. What would it look like if you successfully tackled this challenge in your classroom?
10. [ Video clips of 6 teachers completing the sentence [Total ~ 1.5 min.] “ I would feel that I had successfully tackled this challenge if . . . “ I would feel really successful as an educator if I could engage the more difficult kids and really get them interested in learning and staying on task.”
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14. Module 1 Mindsets & Motivation __________ What motivates students to seek new challenges, value learning, and exert effort?
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17. [Video clips of students discussing their attitudes toward effort, performance, learning, etc. improving). Total: ~2-4 min.]
22. How do the two mindsets work? Finally, look at the diagram below. Every time you find yourself thinking a fixed mindset thought, transfer over to the growth mindset side of the chart and replace it with the growth mindset thought. Use the diagram to learn to think and talk to yourself from a growth mindset place. Nigel Holmes' Mindset Diagram by Carol Dweck
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27. How do these mindsets affect student achievement? Finally, look at the diagram below. Every time you find yourself thinking a fixed mindset thought, transfer over to the growth mindset side of the chart and replace it with the growth mindset thought. Use the diagram to learn to think and talk to yourself from a growth mindset place. Nigel Holmes' Mindset Diagram by Carol Dweck
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30. Carol Dweck on how the 2 mindsets work when the student encounters difficulty (TRIO vid 2:16-3:02)
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34. Carol Dweck on early onset and middle school transition (TRIO vid 1:05-2:13)
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36. Carol Dweck sums up 3 main benefits of a growth mindset (TRIO vid 11:24-11:52)
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Editor's Notes
Customer: Our LAC focus question is "How can we use growth mindset techniques to increase students' confidence in their academic potential and class effort?" Piloting Brainology fits in with our inquiry, and we would welcome your suggestions on implementation. Ed: I'm glad to hear that you're discussing the growth mindset more broadly among the staff, as reinforcing a growth mindset culture throughout the school and classrooms is a key objective. I'd also recommend for the involved teachers to review the guides and documentation under the "My Resources” section of the program, as well as to review the program, or at least an abridged version that is available to educators when they launch the program, so they can become familiarized with the program itself.
