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High School Success and Mindset

Explore the power of growth mindset in high school success through engaging activities, reflections, and resources. Learn to cultivate effective praise and model a growth mindset for yourself and others. Join us to shift your mindset for academic achievement!

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High School Success and Mindset

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  1. High School Success and Mindset CUNY Collaborative Programs: A NYGEAR UP Partner

  2. Task: Solve in 4 minutes • A. Linguistic • What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never • sleeps, has a mouth but never eats? B. Visual-Mathematical Take 7 Toothpicks and organize them so they make this picture: Task: Move 2 toothpicks to make two triangles.

  3. Answers • A. River • B. • Reflection: • What did you think and say to yourself before you started this activity? • During? • After?

  4. Agenda • Power of the Mind – Growth vs. Fixed Mindset • Growth Mindset Game • Effective Praise/Encouragement • How to model a growth mindset • Resources • Contact and Evaluations

  5. Power of the Mind Carol Dweck: Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Stanford University

  6. Power of the Mind: Fixed vs. Growth Mindset

  7. Growth Mindset Online Game www.brainpop.com/games/refraction/

  8. Effective Praise • Praise the PROCESS, STRATEGY, or EFFORT - not the person • Keep it real – no hidden agendas • Be sincere • Don’t praise. Instead, offer observations and feedback • Avoid Labels

  9. Activity: Do's and Don'ts of Process Praise • How do we model a growth mindset? • How do we react to our own mistakes? • How do we react to our child’s mistakes? • Do we tell stories of struggle?

  10. Carol Dweck: The Effect of Praise on Mindset

  11. Resources • Carol Dweck: • Mindset Website - mindsetonline.com • The Adolescent Mind - learningandtheadolescentmind.org/people_01.html • Brainpop Math Game: brainpop.com/games/refraction/ • More on Effective Praise – • Paul Bernett: education.com/reference/article/praise/ • Leah Davies: kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip37.html

  12. Contact Information: GEAR UP staff • - Workshop Evaluation

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