MINDSETSMINDSETSBrought To You By:Brought To You By:

Ms. Newcomer, Mr. NewtonMs. Newcomer, Mr. Newton

& Mrs. Grodin& Mrs. Grodin

Are people born Are people born smart?smart?

BriBritish tish Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Winston Churchill Winston Churchill REPEATEDREPEATED a a grade during grade during elementary schoolelementary school

He was placed in He was placed in the the LOWEST LOWEST division of the division of the LOWESTLOWEST class class

ClasClassical sical ComposerComposer

Beethoven’s teacher Beethoven’s teacher called him a called him a HOPELESSHOPELESS

composercomposer

He wrote He wrote 5 5 of his of his greatest greatest

SYMPHONIES SYMPHONIES while while DEAFDEAF

Role modelsRole models

……..Einstein'sEinstein's teacher said that he was teacher said that he was ‘academically subnormal‘academically subnormal’’

……..Michael Jordan'sMichael Jordan's coach said that he coach said that he wasn’t more talented than other peoplewasn’t more talented than other people……

……....Walt DisneyWalt Disney was told that he lacked was told that he lacked ‘creative imagination’‘creative imagination’

““People are made, not People are made, not bornborn””

The GROWTH MinThe GROWTH Mindsetdset

Two mindsetsTwo mindsets

MindsetMindset

It’s related to your belief about It’s related to your belief about abilityability

It cIt creates a whole mental world for reates a whole mental world for you you to live into live in

FixedFixed mindset – ability cannot mindset – ability cannot changechange

GrowthGrowth mindset – ability can mindset – ability can change change (grow)(grow)

Supporting Supporting MindsetsMindsets

GoalsGoalsResponsesResponses

EffortEffortStrategiesStrategies

Goals:Goals: are the things we aim forare the things we aim for

Goals:Goals: Based on Based on PerformancePerformance

Those with a Those with a FIXED MINDSETFIXED MINDSET tend to tend to create create PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE goals. goals.

They believe that a person’s They believe that a person’s POTENTIALPOTENTIAL can be can be MEASUREDMEASURED.. They aim to receive They aim to receive praise from others.praise from others.

Receiving low marks mean that they are Receiving low marks mean that they are not smart.not smart.

Both success and failure cause Both success and failure cause ANXIETY.ANXIETY.

Goals:Goals: Based on L Based on Learningearning Those with a growth mindset tend to create Those with a growth mindset tend to create

LEARNING LEARNING goals.goals.

The goal is The goal is MASTERY MASTERY and and COMPETENCE.COMPETENCE.

Scores and marks reflect how people are Scores and marks reflect how people are doing doing NOWNOW and do not measure a person’s and do not measure a person’s potential.potential.

Creating goals for learning has shown to Creating goals for learning has shown to INCREASE PERFORMANCEINCREASE PERFORMANCE and enjoyment and enjoyment and decrease negative emotion.and decrease negative emotion.

Responses: Responses: They are how we react to They are how we react to

events.events.

Response:Response: HelplessHelplessWhen faced with failure or challenge, people with When faced with failure or challenge, people with

a FIXED mindset:a FIXED mindset:

Do not pay attention to learning informationDo not pay attention to learning information Get depressed, become Get depressed, become de-energizedde-energized and lose and lose

self-esteemself-esteem Put down their intelligence: “I am stupid,” is Put down their intelligence: “I am stupid,” is

what fixed mindsets thinkwhat fixed mindsets think Think of past successes and focus on failures Think of past successes and focus on failures

(pessimism)(pessimism) Use excuses of what caused poor results as Use excuses of what caused poor results as

something that always happens to themsomething that always happens to them

Response:Response: Mastery Mastery These are GROWTH Mindset People: They pay These are GROWTH Mindset People: They pay

attention to learning information, and so do attention to learning information, and so do better on future testsbetter on future tests

Focus on what they are learning, rather than Focus on what they are learning, rather than focusing on how they feelfocusing on how they feel

Try out new ways of doing things.Try out new ways of doing things. . I can do it with time and practice!” Use self-. I can do it with time and practice!” Use self-

motivating statements such as, “The harder it motivating statements such as, “The harder it gets, the harder I try!”gets, the harder I try!”

When faced with tests which are impossible to When faced with tests which are impossible to pass, growth mindsets will factor in other pass, growth mindsets will factor in other reasons and not blame their brains/intellect – reasons and not blame their brains/intellect – For example, “This test was beyond my ability For example, “This test was beyond my ability for now.”for now.”

Effort:Effort: Is it required for success?Is it required for success?

EffortEffort Those with a Those with a fixed fixed

mindsetmindset view effort as a view effort as a reflectionreflection of of low low intelligenceintelligence..

Hard work means “I Hard work means “I don’t get it. I’m don’t get it. I’m unintelligent.”unintelligent.”

Effort = lack of abilityEffort = lack of ability

Those with a Those with a growthgrowth mindset see effort as a mindset see effort as a necessary part of necessary part of successsuccess..

They They try hardertry harder when when faced with a setback.faced with a setback.

Effort = success.Effort = success.

They use effort to They use effort to overcome overcome difficulty.difficulty.

Effort:Effort: mindsetmindset

Strategies:Strategies:how to reach successhow to reach success

Strategies:Strategies: growth mindsetgrowth mindset

People adopting a growth mindset tend to People adopting a growth mindset tend to generate other, and new, ways to do generate other, and new, ways to do things.things.

If one route doesn’t work they will try If one route doesn’t work they will try others.others.

They will think ‘outside of the box’ to They will think ‘outside of the box’ to solve problems because they believe that solve problems because they believe that they ‘can’.they ‘can’.

Strategies: Strategies: fixed mindsetfixed mindset

Students with a fixed mindset keep using Students with a fixed mindset keep using the wrong strategy when faced with a the wrong strategy when faced with a problem.problem.

Then they disengage from the problem.Then they disengage from the problem.

Finally, they give up.Finally, they give up.

Think about someone you know who Think about someone you know who has the fixed mindset. has the fixed mindset.

(It can even be a t.v. or movie character.)(It can even be a t.v. or movie character.)

Why do you think they are this Why do you think they are this way?way?

Think about someone you know who Think about someone you know who has a growth mindset. How do has a growth mindset. How do

they change or stretch they change or stretch themselves to be this way?themselves to be this way?

Group TalkGroup Talk

* * YOU HAVE A CHOICE! YOU HAVE A CHOICE! **

Mindsets are just beliefs. Mindsets are just beliefs.

They are powerful beliefs, They are powerful beliefs,

but they are just something in but they are just something in your mind, your mind,

and you can and you can ALWAYSALWAYS change change your mind. your mind.

A Closing Thought:A Closing Thought:

SummarySummary A growth mindset helps people to be A growth mindset helps people to be

motivated and to succeed.motivated and to succeed.

A growth mindset can be learned.A growth mindset can be learned.

Role models give people evidence of Role models give people evidence of the growth mindset in action.the growth mindset in action.

Set of 6 studies of childrenSet of 6 studies of childrenPraised for Praised for efforteffort Praised for Praised for

abilityability

goalsgoals 90% of the 90% of the group created group created learning goalslearning goals

66% of the 66% of the group createdgroup created

performance performance goalsgoals

enjoymentenjoyment continuedcontinued decreaseddecreased

persistencepersistence continuedcontinued decreaseddecreased

performanceperformance improvedimproved declineddeclined

lied about lied about scoresscores

one individualone individual 40%40%