Growth Mindset and the Brain
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This is a tool to get a quick
assessment of your students
mindsetstheir beliefs about
the malleability of
intelligence, the relative Introduction to Growth Mindset
importance of learning and
perfect performance, and
their attitudes toward effort
and mistakes.
Student Mindset Survey from
Brainology page 2-3
Alternative Survey
Day 6
Hard Work, Perseverance,
GRIT
Grow your Brain, Challenge it,
Solve Problems, Make
Mistakes, Practice, Practice
and Practice
Day 11
Growing Your Mind by Khan
Academy: Part 1 on page 3
3 4 Day 5
A short video about You Can Learn Anything: A
The Learning Brain
neuroplasticity motivational video
Let students revisit the survey
and determine what kind of
Growth or Fixed Mindset
mindset they have. Ask A short video about neurons
Worksheet
students to write their goals
about their mindset.
Another video from Jo Boaler
Worksheet: Worksheet: Page 24-25
about brain plasticity
Worksheet
Developing Growth Mindset
Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
The Backwards Brain Bicycle: A
video that shows how someone
Lesson For Comparing and
You Can Grow Your Intelligence learned how to do what seemed Growth Mindset Graphic
Contrasting Growth Mindset and
Reading Article and Worksheet impossible to learn. This Organizer
Fixed Mindset
emphasizes on PRACTICE,
Practice, Practice
Challenges Grow Your Brain
Reframing Challenges, Failures and Mistakes
Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15
Growing Your MInd by Khan
Mistakes Reflection Activity Don't Give Up Taking Care of the Brain
Academy: Part 2 on page 3
 Learn to Enrich Your Adolescent Change Your Words, Change
Neuroplasticity Video for part 2
Brain: ACTIVITY A page 6 Your Mindset Worksheet

Reframing Challenges, Failures and Mistakes

Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20

Does Your Attitude Determine
Your Altitude?
Video from Khan Academey
Mistakes and Persistence MIndset Scan: Worksheet on Effective Effort Rubric from
about failure, persistence and
Worksheet page 4, chart on page 5. Brainology
success.

Never Give Up in Looking for

Success Through Effort
Mathematical Connections

Growth Mindset Beyond the Classroom

Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24

Maximize Personal Growth:
Our Brains Can Grow
Cultivating a Growth Mentality
Slide 16- 19 focus on how to
cultivate a growth mindset.
Previous slides focus on review Which Step Have You Reached? Looking Ahead
of what growth and fixed
mindset is.

Reading: You Can Grow Your

Reading: You Can Grow Your Reading: You Can Grow Your
Resources: Intelligence (Brainology pg 15-
Intelligence (Brainology pg 15-22) Intelligence (Brainology pg 15-22)
22)
http://www.growthmindsetmaths.com/
whatkidscando.org/
https://www.perts.net/resources
http://www.howyouthlearn.org/
http://blog.teachboost.
com/5-ways-instructional-
leaders-can-support-growth-
mindset-in-teachers
http://www.
londonacademyofit.co.
uk/learning-
blog/learning/interactive-
quiz-fixed-vs-growth-
mindset/