SEPTEMBER 26 TH CPP

Recap of 2013/2014 CPP The following is a list of requirements that you should have completed and collected from 9 th and 10 th grade: Binder Best Works with Reflection All about Me Survey (Career Cruising) Personality Mosaic Personal Achievement/Civics Chart with Reflection High School and Beyond Plan with Reflection Career and post Secondary Exploration with Reflection You must complete all CPP documents/requirements to earn a satisfactory grade on your report card.

Today’s CPP Work Today we will be learning about our own intelligences and how we can develop a Growth Mindset. This can prove advantageous as we move forward with our post-secondary pursuits, whatever they may be. Component #2 is a Collection of Authentic Learning and Exemplary Work. This activity can help you to determine which works can best represent you guide your reflection on it. Component #5 is your Personal Achievements, Accomplishments, and Civic Responsibilities. This activity can help guide you toward what awards, clubs, recognitions, and honors best represent your time at Hazen and your future endeavors.

Growth Mindset Is your intelligence fixed, or can you develop it?

- Michelle Obama “No one is born smart. No one is born knowing how to read, right? No one is born knowing how to do math, or no one is born knowing how to play the flute. All of that comes with a lot of hard work... it's not about what you know, it's about the effort you put in, the amount of work that you're willing to do to get where you're going.“

Definition of Mindset Mindsets are beliefs about yourself and basic qualities (intelligence, talents, personality) Fixed mindset – traits are given, can’t change – Something to prove, to themselves and others Growth mindset – qualities can be developed through dedication and effort No one has accomplished great things without passion and hard work

Alfred Binet – Inventor of IQ Test “With practice, training, and above all, method, we manage to increase our attention, our memory, our judgment, and literally become more intelligent than we were before.” Robert Sternberg – Intelligence Author The major factor to achieve intelligence “is not some fixed prior ability, but purposeful engagement.”

Guess Who? On the following slides: Read each person’s obstacles and struggles Read what each person’s accomplished in their lives/careers, despite those obstacles Tell your elbow partner who you think the person is…quietly. No Shout Outs, please. Ready? Let’s go…

Salma Hayek Then Was diagnosed with dyslexia Because of her dyslexia, she struggled to learn English Had severe depression due to skin problems Now Most decorated actress in Mexican cinema history Accomplished Hollywood actress One of ET’s “25 Smartest People in TV” Winner of multiple humanitarian awards

Richard Branson Then Struggled with dyslexia Performed poorly on tests in school Most didn’t foresee any success in real world Now 4 th richest person in UK Owns record label Owns airline Owns mobile phone company Has his own island

Oprah Then Born to single teenage mom Horrific home life as child Lost child in age 14 Used to wear dresses made of potato sacks Now One of the most influential women in the world Owns her own media empire Has fashion handbook with no potato sack options

Michael Jordan Then Constantly beat at most sports, especially basketball, by his older brother During sophomore year of HS, 6’5” teammate picked instead (was only 5’10” at the time) Now NCAA Champion Rookie of the Year NBA Hall of Fame 6 NBA Championships 5 MVPs 10 Scoring Titles 14 All-Star Games 6 Finals MVP 2 Slam Dunk Titles 2 Gold Medals #1 Top North American Athlete of 20 th Century by ESPN

Difference in Mindset Those with a fixed mindset typically judge other people and judge themselves – “they are really good at math…I’m not as smart as they are” People with a growth mindset constantly are looking to improve themselves and help others around them achieve their goals. What can I learn from this? How can I improve? How can I help my partner/team do this better?

Mindset Analogy Grass Glass Glass will always stay the same, while grass will always grow!

Difference in Thoughts FIXED MINDSET THE FIXED-MINDSET says “Are you sure you can do it? Maybe you don’t have the talent.” FIXED MINDSET: “What if you fail— you’ll be a failure” FIXED MINDSET: “If you don’t try, you can protect yourself and keep your dignity.” As you hit a setback: FIXED MINDSET: “This would have been a snap if you really had talent.” As you face criticism: FIXED MINDSET: “It’s not my fault. It was something or someone else’s fault.” GROWTH MINDSET THE GROWTH-MINDSET answers, “I’m not sure I can do it now, but I think I can learn to with time and effort.” GROWTH MINDSET: “Most successful people had failures along the way.” GROWTH MINDSET: “If I don’t try, I automatically fail. Where’s the dignity in that?” GROWTH MINDSET: “That is so wrong. Basketball wasn’t easy for Michael Jordan and science wasn’t easy for Thomas Edison. They had a passion and put in tons of effort. GROWTH MINDSET: “If I don’t take responsibility, I can’t fix it. Let me listen—however painful it is– and learn whatever I can.”

Your GROWTH Mindset Take a half-sheet of paper and fold it in half (hamburger, not hotdog) On one inside page, write what you struggle with (specific course, obstacles, adversity, environment, etc) On the other inside page, write 2 action steps for overcoming your struggle On the cover, write or draw what YOUR SUCCESS looks like, once you overcome your obstacles and struggles!