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A GROWTH MINDSET MANUAL WHY DOES MINDSET MATTER

ANYWAY?

GROWTH &
FIXED
MINDSETS
CSLE (CREATING A
SIGNIFICANT LEARNING
ENVIROMENT

I MUST FIRST SHIFT MY THINKING!

REFLECT ON THE PROCESS OF HOW
LEARNING IS TAKING PLACE. AS AN
EDUCATOR, I MUST TEACH MY
STUDENTS TO DO WHEN THEY FAIL THE
FIRST TIME.
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GRIT
Keep fighting!
 Grit
Keep going! Could
you not give up
before it's finished? Keep at it even
if you fail the first time. Think, what
changes can I make!
WHY IS A GROWTH MINDSET SO
IMPORTANT?

"IN THE FIXED

MINDSET, YOU DON'T
TAKE CONTROL OF
YOUR ABILITIES."
(DWECK, 2006)
GROWTH
MINDSET
A growth mindset is when you allow your
abilities to be cultivated by effort,
strategies, and collaboration over
competition (Dweck, 2006, p 103).
GROWTH VS.
FIXED MINSDET

Individuals with a fixed mindset have the Individuals with a growth mindset
conviction that you are born with talent understand that abilities are cultivated by
and it can't be cultivated (Dweck, 2015). effort, strategies, and collaboration over
competition (Dweck, 2015).
4 STEPS TO
CHANGING YOUR
HEAR YOUR FIXED MINDSET CALL

MINDSET When you're faced with a new

challenge listen to thoughts that
are in your mind. Are these fixed
or growth mindset thoughts?
(Jefery, 2021

KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A VOICE.

know that you have the power to

change your thoughts. Are you
going to step to the plate? (Jefery,
2021)
4 STEPS TO
CHANGING YOUR
MINDSET TALKBACK TO YOUR FIXED MINDSET
Speak to your fixed growth
mindset with growth mindset
words (Jefery, 2021).

TAKE GROWTH MINDSET ACTIONS.

take action by asking questions

that will keep you focused (Jefery,
2021) .
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HOW TO
CHANGE YOUR
MINDSET USING
THE 4 STEPS
FOUR STEPS TO CHANGE
YOUR FIXED MINDSET
CAPTURE YOUR
FIXED THOUGHT

Listen to the words that play

in your mind when faced a
challenge. Notice if those
words are words of doubt,
blaming others, or criticizing
(Jefery, 2021).
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ACTIONS
How to change your mindset!
YOU DO HAVE A
CHOICE.

Now that you have identified your fixed

mindset thoughts, you have a choice to
make. Decide is this an opportunity to step
up and challenge yourself. Make the shift to
a growth mindset (Jeffery, 2021).
 having a fixed and growth mindset
TALK TO YOUR dialogue gives you a choice in
deciding on whether you're going to
FIXED MINDSET have fixed or growth mindset (Jeffery,
2021).

Instead of saying I'm a failure, say

some of the greatest have had
multiple failures. If I fail, I will learn
what not to do next time (Jeffery,
2021.
GET TO MOVING

TAKE ACTION IN THE GROWTH MINDSET

create a system that allows you to stay focused.

HOW DOES THAT LOOK

Ask questions that move the needle (Jefery, 2021).

DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS

The types of questions that you ask yourself helps

determine your focus (Jefery, 2021)
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THE POWER
THERE IS POWER IN THE WORD
"YET"

Yet is such a powerful word.

OF "YET"
It tells your brain that "I will
get the results that I want,
just not at this moment"
The Power of "yet"
Yet is such a powerful word. It
tells your brain
that "I will get
the results that I want, just not
at this moment" -Rajalique
EACH DAY I WILL ASK,
"WHAT CAN I LEARN FROM
THIS"
ASKING QUESTIONS WILL ENSURE I AM PRACTICING A GROWTH MINDSET.
 MINDSET KIT

https://www.mindsetkit.org/

OTHER
RESOUCES
EDUTOPIA

https://www.edutopia.org/article/growth-
mindset-resources
Here are a few resources on the
growth vs. fixed mindset
CHC ONLINE

https://www.chconline.org/resourcelibrary/fre
e-growth-mindset-resources-for-educators/
 REFEERENCES

Dweck C. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. Ballentine

Dweck C. (2015, September 15). Carol Dweck Revisits the 'Growth Mindset' Education Week,
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-carol-dweck-revisits-the-growth-mindset/2015/09

Scott, J. (2021 March, 13) A Complete Guide to Changing Your Fixed Mindset into a Growth Mindset,
CE Age. https://scottjeffrey.com/change-your-fixed-
mindset/#Step_3_Talk_back_to_it_with_a_growth_mindset_voice.