Help growth minded students embrace mistakes as an integral part of the learning process rather than fear challenges or setbacks.

I am so honored you’re here! Teaching is hard work. I help elementary teachers ease the burden and bring the BLISS into teaching.

I am so honored you’re here! Teaching is hard work. I help elementary teachers ease the burden and bring the BLISS into teaching.

Hi There! Lisa here, from Growing Firsties & I'm going to share a little bit about Growth Mindset today, which is based on Stanford Univers...

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Think back to your elementary years, your middle school years, and then your high school years. What was the little voice in your head saying to you about your abilities, your strengths, and your va

I am so excited to be linking up with the amazing Ashley and Angie. The topic this month is all about bulletin boards, which is perfect because I. Just. Finished. Mine! We don’t officially report back until Tuesday, but I have to have my room done and ready before then. I just can't sit through meetings with a mile long to-do list and the stress of finishing my room hanging over my head! This first bulletin board is the one I posted a sneak peek of on my Instagram. Several people asked about it so I posted it in my store, along with a version in primary colors that I made for my teammate. This year I am all about simplifying and organizing. We have A LOT going on, from my girls being crazy involved in high school and studio dance to our house remodel (that’s a whole other post!) so, I am working really hard to not bring work home with me every night and to not be asleep on the couch by 7 on a Friday night. Which can’t happen since my girls will be dancing under the Friday Night Lights every Friday this fall! SO….that is how this board came about. I wanted a structure for math centers (sort of like Daily 5 is the structure for reading small groups). I wanted something that would be consistent so that I am not constantly having to switch out activities and teach new center activities to the students. You can click on the picture above to check out the math boards in my store! This next board is the newest addition to my room and I am so excited about it! Our school wide theme this year is based on Growth Mindset, which I am super passionate about! I wanted something to remind students how to turn their negative, fixed mindset self talk into something positive and growth oriented. These posters are available in my store, you can find them by clicking HERE. The poster set comes with 4 sets of posters, only 3 are pictured here. I couldn’t fit all 4 because my “Mindset,” banner hangs so low, but I also couldn’t raise the banner because it matches the ones on all of my other boards and they need to match. You understand that right?!? So, I plan on rotating the pictures because anytime you change it up a little they notice, which means they are looking at the board, which means the messages are seeping in! Right?!? Okay, about my cute banners. I know what you want to ask me, are they from Amy Groesbeck? The answer is….kind of! I did buy her adorable editable pack and I LOVE them. Then I went to Staples to have all the color prints done for ALL of my bulletin boards. Then I calculated how much more it would be to print all of the letter for my banners. Then I remembered that I own a Silhouette machine and that I could cut the banners from cardstock. So, yes, they are absolutely inspired by her adorable letters that I did buy. Hers are cuter though because they have the colored dots, mine are just plain black and white. This last “board,” isn’t even really a board, but it is next to my desk. I shamelessly show off adorable pictures of my family! And, my newest addition, my framed Pride of Peoria award, because well, a girl only gets to be Pride of Peoria once and I’d like to be able to look at it on those hard days (because we all have them) and remember how it felt! Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my bulletin boards! Head on over to Angie and Ashley’s blogs to link up yours! I can’t wait to see them! An InLinkz Link-up

I don't know about you, but one of the reasons I wanted to become a teacher is because I find the "aha" moment (also known as the "lightbulb" moment) so exhilarating. I love it when a student finally understands something he has found difficult in the past. I feel a rush seeing the delight on a child's face when she masters a topic in class. Oh, the triumph! But some students, and you know you've had a few, are so beaten down by past failures that the "I can't" attitude is difficult to break through. In college, I remember learning about the growth mindset vs. the fixed mindset. If someone has a fixed mindset, she believes that some people are smart and some are not. Period. (Oftentimes, this person also feels that she is not smart.) If a person has a growth mindset, she believes that people can improve and get better at things. (Thus, she can improve and get better at things.) There's a chart floating around the interwebs (I've seen it pop up on both Pinterest and Twitter.) It's a way to move kids from a fixed mindset into a growth mindset way of thinkin'. I love this! I love it so much that I made a copy to put in my classroom. But then I stepped back and thought a little more about doing that. Here was my inner dialogue: What if this just becomes visual clutter? Well, I'll go over it the first few days of school. That will be nice. But what if they don't listen to you? Well, they are going to be precious little angels and hang on every word I say. They won't be so rude to ignore me! Okay, but what if they are just pretending to listen, but it doesn't really sink in? Well, then... I will just... Um... You see... I'll... I'm quite used to having two sides of my brain debating and having an inner dialogue. Does this only happen to me? I digress... So, I didn't want this to just be visual clutter. I want this to make an impact. So, in order to do that, I want the students to get more involved in this chart. I typed it up in a sweet little document like this. I want to spend some time - on one of the first days of school - to go over this. I want the kids to know the difference between fixed and growth mindset. I want the students to know that after I failed the "gifted test" twice in 5th grade, I found myself STUCK in the fixed mindset. Those kids were smart. Obviously, I was not. Add in the fact that I really struggled with math in middle school and high school, and I was convinced I was no longer part of the "smart kids club." Then, in college, I started to move over toward a growth mindset. With unbelievably hard work, I went from being a failing math student to making a 99 average in statistics and a 101 average in an environmental logarithms class. WHAT ON EARTH? I found out that it was true. It IS possible to get better at things. If I can become smart at math, then by gosh, anybody could! The growth mindset is for real, y'all. So I want the kids to recognize the things they think and say. Those things are in the left column. I want them to brainstorm with partners or in small groups how they could CHANGE THEIR THINKING into a growth mindset point of view! If they work on putting together a growth mindset list of things they could say instead of that "stinkin' thinkin'" - well, they might be more likely to use those phrases. Later in the year, if I hear someone say, "I can't do this math problem," or "I can't understand this book," then I can gently say, "Hey, love, why don't you turn this into a growth mindset phrase? What can you say instead?" I'm hoping that having a REAL dialogue about this with the kids - and letting them discuss it with each other - will make this an idea that lasts all year. Have you seen this chart floating around? Do you teach your kids how to think in a growth mindset frame of mind? Tell us what you do! (Oh, and if you want a free copy of this chart for your students to use in your classroom, you can download it here.)

Located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, Lenox Academy offers an academically accelerated program for middle school students in grades 6 through 8. Yet, while the overwhelming majority of our students exceed New York State standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics, a deeper analysis reveals a disturbing trend. We discovered that as the ...

This product contains 17 different posters on Growth Mindset. Some of the posters are part of a larger G-R-O-W-T-H M-I-N-D-S-E-T acronym. There are other posters however, which include a comparison between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. These posters make a great bulletin board for the topi...

I have a daughter who does not have what Carol Dweck calls growth mindset. So I'm implementing specific parenting strategies to help her develop it.

The title of this post isn’t serious. I know you are tired. If you are teaching, you perhaps have hit a wall called the “November Blues.” These are the feelings you get waiting on Thanksgiving Break. Everything is starting to settle down. For me, the first round of testing is done, routines are esta

Of course I have a growth mindset. I mean … wait. What does that even look like for a teacher?? Growth mindset — the understanding that intelligence and abilities are not “fixed” but can be developed with dedication and hard work — is a concept first defined by psychologist Carol Dweck. Her research has exploded … Continued

Brain storming ideas for a k growth mindset chart. Inspired by @cehertz

We did it. We officially launched our college kids back to their senior year and sophomore year respectively. And we survived without too many tears. Now it's time for us here in Friendswood to launch into the 2014-2015 school year. Covey wisdom, beginning with the end in mind, coupled with an idea from Autumn Bockart, a loving sixth-grade teacher at Friendswood Junior High. She adapted the inquiry from Linda Ellis' poignant poem The Dash between our birth and our death. We all get to write the story of our dash, every day. And when our students come to us seeking guidance with their dash, we get to help them find and unleash their powers to navigate learning and maximize flight. How awesome is that? Kind of reminds me of the new Lita Judge book Flight School. Some of your students will come to you looking like this, an awkward but eager little penguin, showing up to flight school, determined to take wing and fly. Just listen to this beautiful exchange from the opening page: "But you, dear, are a penguin," Teacher replied. "Undeniable," said Penguin, "but I have the soul of an eagle." What will it take to change the fixed mindset that says once a penguin, always a penguin? What do you need to do to empower those passionate penguins to take flight and soar? How do we reframe our look at flying if/when they don't get off the ground with quite as much ease or finesse as the eagles do? And maybe not at all? Discuss the maxim: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. What does that mean? When were those words meaningful to you personally? What was that experience like and what did you learn? Is it ever okay to recalculate your route? When? How? What if it means letting go of your dreams? More brilliance from the book: Penguin was right. He did have the soul of an eagle. He just needed a little help with the technical parts. As we head into this year's dash, don't our little birds deserve to see their potential as eagles, not their limitations as penguins? We must take our role as flight instructors to assist and support them with "the technical parts" seriously. How will you grow your mindset so that they have permission to grow theirs? What an amazing opportunity lies ahead as we launch into a new year.

The growth mindset is a worldwide phenomenon but unfortunately it has a very low effect size. Educational researcher John Hattie addresses the misperceptions of the growth mindset that contributes to that low effect size in this guest blog.

These growth mindset activities are perfect for teachers looking for easy-to-use, information-packed, daily growth mindset activities.

Growth mindset is easy to say. Helping students develop a growth mindset can be challenging. Let's start with data, goals, and reflection.

Musings of a UK Primary Teacher particularly interested in teaching reading, effective feedback and growth mindset.

Growth Mindset Activities - Classroom Challenge Activity and Bulletin Board: Bring a growth mindset into your classroom with this engaging Growth Mindset Activities Classroom Challenge! Designed to foster resilience and positive thinking this challenge offers 20 activities that encourage a growth mindset. From icebreaker games to creative assignments, each activity is designed to promote resilience and a positive outlook in the face of adversity or challenges. Whether you choose to implement these challenges daily, weekly, or monthly, this resource provides a versatile and fun way to improve students' growth mindset This is included in a best-selling bundle: >>> Growth Mindset Activity Bundle Included In This Growth Mindset Classroom Challenges Resource: ➡️ Growth Mindset Challenge Board Assembly Instructions: Streamline the setup of the challenges with comprehensive instructions, complete with helpful visuals. You'll be up and running in no time, fostering a positive classroom environment. ➡️ Master List of Challenges: Access a curated list of 20 challenges to easily keep track of the ones you have completed. You can make the challenge a surprise or use this list to choose the perfect challenge you want to complete at that specific time. ➡️ Display Set-Up Materials: Enhance your classroom decor with engaging posters, templates, and prompts provided to set up your growth mindset challenge bulletin board. ➡️ Challenge Folder Labels: Stay organized and efficient with colorful labels for your challenge materials. Keep track of each challenge effortlessly, ensuring smooth transitions and seamless execution. ➡️ 44 Pages of Classroom Challenges: You'll be totally ready to implement the 20 challenges with these ready-to-use materials to promote growth mindset kindness, collaboration, and positive classroom dynamics. These assignments and activities are varied so there's something for every student to enjoy and contribute to. Posters are also included to display student work. How To Use the Growth Mindset Activities Classroom Challenges: Teachers set up an interactive bulletin board prominently displaying 20 hidden activity prompts. Each day or week, teachers can unveil a challenge, retrieving the corresponding activity from the provided resources. Distribute the instructions or materials to the class to complete that challenge and students are ready to go! The activities are meant to take between 5 and 10 minutes each (depending on the class), and all activities are also provided in black and white for easy printing. These can be used as a daily challenge during back-to-school or semester change to build growth mindset, as a bell-ringer or end of class activity, or as an early finisher. Classroom Challenge Prompts Included In This Resource: There are 20 high-interest prompts included on the growth mindset classroom challenge bulletin board. Each prompt comes with all the materials needed to implement the activity. Below are a few of the prompts as a sample to give you an idea of the types of challenges students will complete. Write a short fictional paragraph about someone facing a challenge who has a fixed mindset. Give the story to a partner to rewrite it to show a growth mindset. Imagine you are an advice columnist for a newspaper. Read two letters you receive and offer advice based on the principles of growth mindset (letters included in purchase). Some of the most successful and famous people in the world have struggled with hardships. Read about these people and respond to the questions (readings included in purchase). Work alone to fold a paper crane. When you are done, discuss it with a partner. Was it easy or challenging? How did you react when it was going well? How did you react to challenges? (Instructions included in purchase) You will be given a quote that is related to growth mindset. Write a short paragraph about what it means to you (quotes included in purchase). What Teachers Are Saying About This Growth Mindset Activities Classroom Challenge: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I LOVE this product. It keeps the students always focused on growth mindset all year long instead of just a big activity at the beginning of the year and a poster on the wall. I have used it for several years now and it always have students find something new in it every year. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Such a fun activity for homeroom/advisory. This really helped my students understand what a growth mindset is and how to have one. It does take a decent amount of time to prep/set up, but it's definitely worth the time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I recently purchased this unit to replace the bellringers in my classes in effort to encourage more ACTIVE learning among my students, and I couldn't be happier with the activities that are included in this package. Not only do the games get all of us, myself included, up, moving and laughing, but the writing samples get my students thinking, engaging in conversation and even heated debates at times, which often leave opportunities for follow-up assignments, essays, research and other related lesson plans. Thank you so much! © Presto Plans ➡️ Want 10 free ELA resources sent to your inbox? Click here! ⭐️ Follow Presto Plans on TpT to see what's new and on sale.

This beautiful Growth Mindset display includes 13 easy to read phrases for the classroom. The aim of this display is to demonstrate to students the different types of terminology used when someone displays a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset.The 13 growth mindset phrases are in watercolor, whils...

Teaching your students the power of positive thinking is essential for their success! This growth mindset bulletin board display will help them change their their negative, self-defeating thoughts into positive, confidence-building ones. The display includes examples of negative thinking along with ...

Dr. Carol Dweck researched thousands of students. Her discoveries about growth mindset have had a direct impact on so many classrooms! Th...

Do your students have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset? Here are some engaging ideas and activities for elementary kids. These lessons are designed as a way to foster a Growth Mindset culture in your classroom with your students.

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Do your students have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset? Here are some engaging ideas and activities for elementary kids. These lessons are designed as a way to foster a Growth Mindset culture in your classroom with your students.