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“ By the time students reach their middle school years, they already have a mindset about who they are and what they can or cannot accomplish ” Margaret Theobald -2005. You have a certain amount of intelligence, and you can’t really do much to change it. Agree Strongly Agree Disagree
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“By the time students reach their middle school years, they already have a mindset about who they are and what they can or cannot accomplish”Margaret Theobald -2005
You have a certain amount of intelligence, and you can’t really do much to change it. • Agree • Strongly Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree
You can always change how intelligent you are. • Agree • Strongly Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree
You can learn new things, but you can’t really change your basic intelligence • Agree • Strongly Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree
To be honest, you can’t really change how much talent you have. • Agree • Strongly Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree
What can we do to develop growth mindsets? Use process praise --------- Listen for and act on the “fixed voice” • I like the way you tried all kinds of strategies on that math problem until you finally got it. • You stayed at your desk, kept up your concentration, and kept working. That’s great! • All right, that was too easy for you. Let’s do something more challenging that you can learn from.
We Are ALL 100% Intelligent!
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Is your climate emotionally healthy? If phrase is a positive factor, jog in place for 15 seconds. If the phrase is a negative factor, squat for 5 seconds. “You must be smart at this.” Taking a deep breath Whoa! Look at you working so hard. Way to go! Staying up late to cram for a test Ignoring stress in your life “I like that you took on that challenging project!” "Your drawing is wonderful -- you're a little Picasso." Getting a good night’s sleep "Wow, you got an A without even studying." Never going outside to play Wondering Listening to your body “You must have worked really hard.”