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Growth mindset

Growth Mindset Activities

The Growth Mindset Activities are designed to help your students build growth mindsets and develop learning strategies to start the school year strong. Developed in partnership with PERTS, a Stanford center that builds on the research done by Carol Dweck, the mindset activities are fun and age appropriate, providing a structured way for students to explore the science behind the idea that 'You can learn anything'

Unit 1: Growth mindset introduction for teachers

Implementing the growth mindset in your classroom: Growth mindset introduction for teachers

Unit 2: High school activities

The truth about your brain: High school activitiesThe growth mindset: High school activitiesMistakes are opportunities: High school activitiesKeep going. Keep growing.: High school activities
Supercharge your goals: High school activitiesMy kind of cool: High school activitiesSerendipity: High school activitiesThe path forward: High school activities

Unit 3: Elementary and middle school activities

My brain and learning: Elementary and middle school activitiesThe growth mindset: Elementary and middle school activitiesWorking through mistakes and frustration: Elementary and middle school activities
Setting goals: Elementary and middle school activitiesTeacher resources: Elementary and middle school activities
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