1. Grand Teton National Park

2. Journal 9/10/13 1.Rate your effort on last nights assignment of reading De Anima by Aristotle from 1 to 10 with 10 being your best effort. 2.Why did you give yourself that rating? 3.Describe how you felt while you were working on the assignment. Hint: Make more bellwork about GROUP DISCUSSION DON’T BE SERIOUS HAVE FUN VOTE WITH NOISES MOVE “Most teachers waste their time by asking questions which are intended to discover what a pupil does not know whereas the true art of questioning has for its purpose to discover what the pupil knows or is capable of knowing.” - Albert Einstein

3. Stand up and find some from another table.Stand up and find some from another table. Share your journal.Share your journal. Taller person goes first today.Taller person goes first today.

4. Journal & Discussion Fixed vs Growth Mindsets Scenarios Today’s Objective: IWBAT analyze fixed and growth mindsets and apply them to scenarios De Anima Part II

5. 9/10/13 – Fixed vs Growth Mindsets Paste in today’s handout.

6.  Antoine is in an advanced math class, he struggles in the class. Antoine comes to believe that he cannot do math and he is just “dumb”. As a result, he stops working and eventually fails the class.  But wait…………There is hope………..

7.  Research suggests that those who are experts in any field are experts because they have over 10,000 hours of “practice” in their respective fields. (Gladwell, 2005)  “Talent is a starting point.”

8.  For 30 years, Carol Dweck has done research in order to figure out why some people achieve their potential while equally talented others don’t.  The key, she found, isn’t ability; it’s whether you look at ability as something that is fixed or as something that can grow and be developed.

10.  And stick to what they know well…challenges = risk of failure and a negative impact on self- image.

11.  What’s the point of working hard if you still end up at square one?

18.  If students are praised for their intelligence not their effort, they move towards a fixed mindset.  If praised for their efforts, students choose a challenging task.

19.  You CAN CHANGE!  EVERYONE CAN HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET!  It just takes practice…  Want more info…read the book by Carol Dweck

20. How did you approach last night’s assignment? Was it with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset?How did you approach last night’s assignment? Was it with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset?

21. 1.Go back over De Anima using a GROWTH MINDSET…do you notice a difference?

22. Read Chapter 7 – Thinking and IntelligenceRead Chapter 7 – Thinking and Intelligence Complete the evidence sheet for Friday.Complete the evidence sheet for Friday. It’s a long chapter! Get started tonight.It’s a long chapter! Get started tonight. Essential Question:Essential Question: –Analyze the similarities and differences between conscious and nonsconcious thought.

23. 1. Explain the difference between someone with a growth mindset vs someone with a fixed mindset.

24. Mon 9/9Tues 9/10Wed 9/11Thurs 9/12Fri 9/13 Mon 9/16Tues 9/17Wed 9/18Thurs 9/19Fri 9/20 2 Week Outlook 9/9/13 – 9/20/13 My Bag Psychology Myths and Survivor’s Dilemma