1. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
Peak State:
With a partner, discuss: Do you believe:
1. You can change how intelligent you are? OR
2. You are born with a certain amount of intelligence and can’t do much to change it?

2. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
What’d you come up with?
How many feel you are born with your intelligence? Can change it?
Today, we are going to talk about people who have a growth vs. a fixed mindset.

3. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
What is a mindset?
Paradigm
Frame of reference
Beliefs
Perspectives- the way you view the world
Survey to look at your mindset about school
How many had more *’s circled? ^’s?
Which symbol represents statements for a growth mindset do you think? Fixed?

4. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
Can you change a mindset? How?
As we discuss, think of where you want to go?
Change your mindset or not; the choice is?
Professor Dweck until 2:15
Reactions?

5. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
How can you increase your intelligence?
Article
What are some characteristics of a Growth vs. Fixed mindset (from the survey/video)?

6. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
Fixed Mindset Believes:
Growth Mindset Believes:
Success comes naturally
Joyless achievement
Focused on outcomes/grades
Intelligence is fixed
Success comes from effort and hard work
Enjoy Learning
Focused on growth, effort and practice
Intelligence can change through learning

7. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
Fixed Mindset Believes:
Growth Mindset Believes:
Avoid challenges
Lose interest when not doing well
Failure defines you, gives you a “label”
When fail, study less
Like and thrive on challenges
Do not lose interest when challenged
Failure does not define you
When fail, study harder

8. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
Fixed Mindset Believes:
Growth Mindset Believes:
When things get tough, give up
Don’t need effort- is inborn
Failure gives you a fear of trying again
When things get tough, Intensify
Effort makes you smart and talented
Fail forward, is an opportunity

9. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
Mindsets can be changed
Which one is better for you?
Start to catch yourself if you are passing up a chance for learning, if you feel labeled after a failure, feel discouraged if something is hard.
Next time something is hard, put yourself in a growth mindset: Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn

10. Visualize
Is there something in your past that labeled you (a grade, a test score, being rejected)? Focus on that thing, feel the emotions, and put yourself in a growth mindset: Know it doesn’t define you and ask: What can I learn from that experience/ How can I use it as a basis for growth?
Next time you feel challenged in a class, put yourself in a growth mindset- think about learning, confronting the obstacles, your neurons wiring together and don’t give up!
Is there something you’ve always wanted to do but were afraid you weren’t good at it and feared you didn’t know how to do it?
Be in a Growth mindset and Make a plan to do it?

11. Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
Being in a Growth mindset takes practice, let’s read the article they are talking about in the clip
As you are reading, write down the key points (use SQ3R) we’ll do the recite and review.
How can you grow your intelligence? What is the key to growing the brain? What is the truth about smart and dumb? What can you do to get smarter?
Look at Survey again, has your mindset changed?
If you know this, you can do anything!!!!!!!!

12. GRIT and Growth Mindset