What do you think Beyonce , Brad Pitt, Michael Jordan, and Dr. Seuss have in common?

1. The Growth Mindset:An Owner’s Manual for the Teenage Brain, With Evidence From the Frontiers of NeuroscienceDay Three

2. What do you think Beyonce, Brad Pitt, Michael Jordan, and Dr. Seuss have in common?

3. Review: • - In a Fixed Mindset some people think that abilities are fixed and can’t change. • They feel really down or give up after rejection or setbacks because they think they will be “dumb” or “bad at math” forever. • - In a Growth Mindsetyou realize that your brain can grow and change and develop. • Mistakes are your friend, because you grow connections! • And so labels like “smart” or “dumb” are not permanent and don’t mean very much, because your brain is growing

4. Think, Pair, Share: Did you hear any Fixed Mindset statements since last week?Did you hear any Growth Mindset statements since last week?

8. How do we know the brain can form new connections and make you smarter?

9. Recipe for Research in Motion! • 5 groups • 1 research study per group • Create motions • Perform in front of class • Viola!

10. Scientists have also discovered that people do things mainly because of the thoughts and feelings that they have. • People's thoughts and feelings live in their brain and can be changed. • When you have a Growth Mindset, you know that people can change. • And you can bounce back and have more success after conflicts or setbacks. 

11. Today • Brain Science: We know that you can grow and change your intelligence. • Is the Growth Mindset true when it comes to other parts of yourself?

12. True story or False story?

13. Phineas Gage

14. Decision-making, abstract thinking, Controlling emotions

15. Growing New Self Control Connections

16. Growing New Self Control Connections

17. Growing New Self Control Connections

18. Your Brain Can Re-Organize its Connections and Pathways Neuroplasticity

19. Growing new “shyness” connections

20. Growing new “shyness” connections

21. Growing new “shyness” connections

22. What would you say to convince someone that the fixed mindset statement below is not true? • “People who are rejected or left out in high school will be left out or rejected throughout life.” • Write on your own:

23. What would you say to convince someone that the fixed mindset statement below is not true? • “Some people are just ‘bad.’ People who reject others or hurt them or make fun of them in high school are bad people and will always be that way.” • Write on your own:

24. Small group work

25. Writing Task

26. The Growth Mindset:An Owner’s Manual for the Teenage Brain, With Evidence From the Frontiers of NeuroscienceDay Four

27. Review • People aren’t one, fixed “type” of person. • Even though changing can be hard, • And changing can take some time, • Change is always possible, no matter who you are or how old you are.

28. Youtube Video • Now we're going to watch a video showing three people in a stressful situation.  Pay attention to each person's reaction and the emotions they must be feeling. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-CKMr5wTZE

29. Think of a stressful situation you found yourself in recently. • What happened? What was it? Who did it involve? • How were you feeling? How did you deal with the conflict? Would you do anything differently? *If you want to write your name to get feedback from us, please write your name and one of us will write a response to you.

30. Did anyone hear any fixed mindset statements?

31. “You can change, even if you are rejected or don’t have many friends. As you move from high school into college you’re going to expand your world and meet new people. Not only that but the people who leave you out or make fun of you will have matured more due to the new responsibilities and challenges and people.” - Taneisha, 11th Grader

32. “Just because it happens in high school doesn’t mean it will happen throughout life. High school isn’t your destiny. As people expand their world they will at same point be able to find someone to connect and bond with.” - Alberto, 12th Grader

33. “An accident or life event can change the way you think and start the process of changing yourself for the better. You start to reflect on how you did things in the past and how it affected people… how it impacted them. Then you start to change step by step until you have a whole new habit.” - Karen, 11th Grader

34. Phineas Gage

35. Long Term Studies Show that People can Change • They studied whether students liked or didn't like spending time with other people. • Everyone changed at least somewhat over the four years. • Some students changed completely over the four years.

36. How do we know that experiences can change your thoughts, feelings, and actions?

37. Aggressive Students Who Victimize Others Can Change • Studies by Daniel Olweus around the world. • Experiment 1: 2,000 students; • Experiment 2: 3,200 students • Majority of aggressive students became less mean and found positive ways to interact. • They learned new ways of confronting problems, and this reduced conflicts in school.

38. Why did it work?

39. The brain is like clay: it can always be changed. It’s not like plaster.

40. How does the growth mindset help students have success after setbacks?

41. Time to think • Please answer this question: • What is a conflict or setback that you or another student experienced in school? (It can be something that was big or small.)

42. Small groups • Read the scenarios aloud in your group. • Discuss what you wrote about and any questions that came up for you.

43. Brain Challenge!(You can use your brain toolkit)

44. Your feedback • How much do you feel like you enjoyed the past two days? a. Not at all b. A little c. Somewhat d. A lot e. A great deal  2) How much do you feel like you learned in the last two days? a. Nothing at all b. A little c. Some d. A lot e. A great deal