1. GROWTH MINDSET
PARENT NIGHT!

2. &
Audience Check

3. We will learn about GROWTH MINDSET.
Agenda
We will learn about GROWTH MINDSET.
We will show you some ways that you can help your kids succeed.

4. WHAT IS GROWTH MINDSET?

5. RESEARCH SAYS THAT GROWTH MINDSET = POSITIVE OUTCOMES

6. Let’s learn more…

7. Which would you rather your children have?

8. Brain activity when an error occurs:
Activity is flat in fixed mindset brain
Brain is active and firing neurons in growth mindset = learning

9. How do we teach the students the GROWTH MINDSET CONCEPTS?
RESEARCH-BASED: Growth Mindset was introduced by Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and was based on years of studies on children of all ages.

10. Identify Brain Basics Model of the Brain
Want to Learn More ? Search Lori Cross Brain Model on YouTube for review

11. Brain Upstairs, Brain Downstairs

13. At first you didn’t know how to run.

14. The Power of Yet

15. Determination and GRIT how it can change your

16. How does Growth Mindset Impact Academic Achievement?

17. FACT: Parents who praise their kids’ effort in the learning process rather than a child’s intelligence, help their children adopt a growth mindset.
RESEARCH DETAILS A study by Schleider, Schroder, Lo et al (2016) indicates that parents with growth mindsets instead of a fixed mindset, had children with less anxiety.
Why WOULDN’T we teach about growth mindset to PARENTS?
…OR TEACHERS? OR STUDENTS?

18. Looking at Research on How to Praise Your Child to Encourage a Growth Mindset

19. How can Parents Reinforce Growth Mindset?
Be aware of the language we use.
Model growth mindset in our own behavior.
Point out example of others showing a growth mindset.

20. Instead of saying this
Say this

21. Preview of what is coming up…
Kids will come back in
We’ll review growth mindset definition
We’ll watch a short video
We’ll do an activity

22. Turn to someone near you, and discuss one interesting thing you have heard in this program that you find interesting.

25. LET’S REVIEW SOME BRAIN BASICS

26. PIPECLEANER PERSEVERANCE
Want to Play a Game?
Introducing the
PIPECLEANER PERSEVERANCE
CHALLENGE

28. You’ve gotta train your brain!
Whatcha gotta do?
You’ve gotta train your brain!

29. Don’t forget to
visit the
photo booth !

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