The document discusses growth mindsets versus fixed mindsets. A growth mindset believes that intelligence can be developed through effort and learning, while a fixed mindset believes intelligence is innate and cannot change. The document provides examples of how each mindset thinks and behaves. It encourages adopting a growth mindset by believing in effort over innate ability and seeing failure as an opportunity to learn rather than something that defines a person's capabilities. Readers are prompted to reflect on how they can apply a growth mindset in their own lives.

1. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
 Peak State:
 With a partner, discuss: Do you believe:
 1. You can change how intelligent you are?
OR
2. You are born with a certain amount of
intelligence and can’t do much to change it?

2. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
 What’d you come up with?
 How many feel you are born with your
intelligence? Can change it?
 Today, we are going to talk about people
who have a growth vs. a fixed mindset.

3. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
 What is a mindset?
 Paradigm
 Frame of reference
 Beliefs
 Perspectives- the way you view the world
 Survey to look at your mindset about school
 How many had more *’s circled? ^’s?
 Which symbol represents statements for a growth
mindset do you think? Fixed?

4. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
 Can you change a mindset? How?
 As we discuss, think of where you want to go?
 Change your mindset or not; the choice is?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICILzb
B1Obg Professor Dweck until 2:15
 Reactions?

5. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
 How can you increase your intelligence?
 Article
 What are some characteristics of a Growth vs.
Fixed mindset (from the survey/video)?

6. Fixed Mindset Believes: Growth Mindset Believes:
 Success comes
naturally
 Joyless achievement
 Focused on
outcomes/grades
 Intelligence is fixed
 Success comes from
effort and hard work
 Enjoy Learning
 Focused on growth,
effort and practice
 Intelligence can change
through learning
Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets

7. Fixed Mindset Believes: Growth Mindset Believes:
 Avoid challenges
 Lose interest when not
doing well
• Failure defines you,
gives you a “label”
• When fail, study less
 Like and thrive on
challenges
 Do not lose interest
when challenged
 Failure does not define
you
 When fail, study harder
Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets

8. Fixed Mindset Believes: Growth Mindset Believes:
 When things get tough,
give up
 Don’t need effort- is
inborn
 Failure gives you a fear
of trying again
 When things get tough,
Intensify
 Effort makes you smart
and talented
 Fail forward, is an
opportunity
Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets

9. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
 Mindsets can be changed
 Which one is better for you?
 Start to catch yourself if you are passing up a
chance for learning, if you feel labeled after a
failure, feel discouraged if something is
hard.
 Next time something is hard, put yourself in
a growth mindset: Picture your brain
forming new connections as you meet the
challenge and learn

10. Visualize
 Is there something in your past that labeled you (a grade, a
test score, being rejected)? Focus on that thing, feel the
emotions, and put yourself in a growth mindset: Know it
doesn’t define you and ask: What can I learn from that
experience/ How can I use it as a basis for growth?
 Next time you feel challenged in a class, put yourself in a
growth mindset- think about learning, confronting the
obstacles, your neurons wiring together and don’t give up!
 Is there something you’ve always wanted to do but were
afraid you weren’t good at it and feared you didn’t know how
to do it?
 Be in a Growth mindset and Make a plan to do it?

11. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
 Being in a Growth mindset takes practice, let’s read
the article they are talking about in the clip
 As you are reading, write down the key points (use
SQ3R) we’ll do the recite and review.
 How can you grow your intelligence? What is the key
to growing the brain? What is the truth about smart
and dumb? What can you do to get smarter?
 Look at Survey again, has your mindset changed?
 If you know this, you can do anything!!!!!!!!

12.  GRIT and Growth Mindset