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Transforming Education
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Growth Mindset Strategies

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Help your students develop a growth mindset with a list of sample strategies for prioritizing efforts instead of results.Pupils learn how to embrace mistakes, set high expectations, and focus on process over product.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

social-emotional learning, self assessment, self-awareness, self-management

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programs

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask learners to write reflections detailing their academic and emotional growth over the past year
  • Have small groups discuss the importance of making mistakes

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  • This is a resource for teachers 
  • Requires Internet access 

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  • Includes an extensive list of additional readings, videos, and resources
  • Provides activities for elementary, middle, and high school students

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  • None

Common Core

W.2.1 RI.9-10.1 W.9-10.2.a RI.11-12.1 W.11-12.2.a

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