1. Freshman Experience
Ms. Weintraub

2. HELLO MY BEAUTIFUL STUDENTS!
1. Please sit down quickly and quietly
2. Take out your composition notebook and folder
3. Take out a piece of paper and something to write with
4. Copy down the WOD ON THE TOP OF YOUR PAPER
WOD: MINDSET
(noun): The established set of attitudes held by someone

3. Objective
Students will synthesize the idea of mindsets and students will identify their mindset

4. Bell Ringer: Mindset Quiz
1. Number your paper 1-8
2. Next to each question indicate the number of your response
3. Add up the numbers you put for question 1-8 to get your total

6. Mindset
collection of thoughts and beliefs and values that shape your thought habits
your thought habits affect how you think, what you feel, and what you do.
impacts how you make sense of the world, and how you make sense of yourself

7. GROWTH VS. FIXED MINDSET

8. Growth Vs. Fixed Mindset
Created by Carol Dweck to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and intelligence
Having a growth mindset means you believe that your skills and intelligence are things that can be developed and improved.
Having a fixed mindset means you believe that your skills and intelligence are set and can’t be changed.

10. Growth Vs. Fixed Mindset
research shows that the growth mindset is what fosters grit, determination, and work ethic within students, athletes, and people of all ages.
people with a growth mindset learn, grow, and achieve more than people that have fixed mindsets.
People with growth mindsets are more likely to be successful
People with growth mindsets respond better to challenges and failures

12. Growth vs. Fixed Mindset – What does it sound like?
Growth mindset
Fixed mindset
“I will work very hard and improve my math knowledge”
”I don’t understand this but I know I will figure it out”
“I am not a Math person”
“I will never figure this out”
WITH YOUR GROUP COME UP WITH 3 MORE EXAMPLES FOR EACH MINDSET AND WRITE THEM DOWN

13. TED TALK TDQS: Carol Dweck
*RESPOND TO EACH QUESTION in 2-3 SENTENCES USING SPECIFIC DETAILS FROM THE VIDEO*
1. Describe the experiment that Carol Dweck performed to figure out how kids respond to challenges. How did the responses between the two groups of kids differ?
2. How can parents/teachers “bridge the gap to yet”?
3. Why is having a growth mindset important? Use details from the video to support your response.

14. Differentiated Instruction
Group 1 (Brightline Railroad - Independent)
I AM POEM
Group 2 (Miami Metrorail – Collaborative)
Vocabulary
Group 3 (Miami Tri-Rail – Teacher Led)
Complete/Review TED Talk TDQs