1. Growth Mindset and PBIS: A School-wide Strategy
Patrenia McDowell, Tiffany Cheshire,
Julie Dermody & Nic Scroggs
MSAN Institute Madison, Wisconsin
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2. Patrenia McDowell, Principal Tiffany Cheshire, Assistant Principal
Who We Are
Patrenia McDowell, Principal Tiffany Cheshire, Assistant Principal
Julie Dermody, ESL Teacher, K Nic Scroggs, 4th grade Teacher
Describe co-teaching, 5th year

3. Purpose of this Session
Our purpose is to:
Explore research behind the Growth Mindset Theory
Share practices that develop a Growth Mindset and motivate students
Provide Integration strategies of PBIS with Growth Mindset
Share ideas for you to take back to your district

4. Use our Padlet throughout the session!

5. Our School Data
McDougle Elementary is a K-5 school located in the Chapel Hill–Carrboro School District in North Carolina
500 students
30% free and reduced lunch
14% EC
8% ESL students
4 system level classes

6. Our School Data 60% White 17% Hispanic 14% African-American 5% Asian
Demographics
60% White
17% Hispanic
14% African-American
5% Asian
4% Multi-racial

7. Discipline Referral Data 2008-2013 (ratios by race)
School Year
Ratio of
White to AA
White to Hispanic
1 to 3
1 to 2
3 to 1
1 to 1

8. Agree, Agree sometimes, Disagree
Session Pre-Test
Agree, Agree sometimes, Disagree
1. No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it a good deal.
2. You can learn new things, but you cannot really change your basic level of intelligence.
3. I like my work best when it makes me think hard.
4. I like work that I can excel at without too much trouble.
5. I like work I learn from even if I make a lot of mistakes.
6. I like work best when I can do it perfectly, without any mistakes.
7. When something is hard, it makes me want to work more and longer at it.
8. When I have to work hard at something, it makes me feel as though I'm not very smart.

9. Do you know this student?
Avoids challenges?
Gives up easily?
Sees effort as fruitless?
Ignores critical feedback?
Feels threatened by the success of others?
Ask “Do you know a student who...
Add pic of head with a guestion mark
Write the name down.
Turn & Talk tell student's name and something re: them

10. Fixed and Growth Mindset

11. Action Research

12. Growth Mindset Add video link re: neural connections Research
Reward effort vs natural ability

13. Growth Mindset

14. Reflection What do you have a fixed mindset about?
What do you have a growth mindset about?

15. Principal’s Practices
Morning Message
Principal’s Quote of the Month
Kathy Nunley PD- The Student’s Brain
Quarterly Assemblies
Communication to Parents

16. PBIS at McDougle School Expectations: S.W.I.M STAR Dolphin dollars
SWIM store
SWIM games
SWIM game punch pass

17. Is your brain glass or grass?

18. Give Helpful Feedback Ineffective Global, “good job”
Minimal attention, “it's fine”
Effective
Detailed “90% accuracy
Focused attention “extraordinary - great word choice”
Compare with others “make it more like your partners”
Compare with self “look at your progress

19. Deliberate Practice: Use Self-regulated Learning
Add pic of someone's star tracker

20. Use Positive Self-Talk Language that Fosters a Growth Mindset
Effort = Success
Greater Effort = Greater Success
Practice
Not yet!
What do you know already?
Wonderful mistake, what did you learn from it?

21. Reward Effort Over IQ or Talent
Add pic of someone sharing strategies vs correct answer

22. Accountable Talk Stems
Based on ________, I think…
I agree that ___________ because…
I disagree that _____________ because…
In my opinion…
This reminds me of…
Can you explain your thinking further?
Have you ever considered…?
Why do you think that _____...?
I want to add to what ______ said, ________...

23. Elizabeth’s Dilemma

24. Accountable Talk Stems
Based on ________, I think…
I agree that ___________ because…
I disagree that _____________ because…
In my opinion…
This reminds me of…
Can you explain your thinking further?
Have you ever considered…?
Why do you think that _____...?
I want to add to what ______ said, ________...

25. What Dweck Says… 1. Tell Elizabeth you thought she was the best.
2. Tell her she was robbed of a ribbon that was rightfully hers.
3. Reassure her that gymnastics is not that important.
4. Tell her she has the ability and will surely win next time.
5. Tell her she didn’t deserve to win.

26. Remember your student? Reflect on practices presented
Teach students and families about the brain
Establish classroom environment and partnership
Know your students (SIOP), increase wait time
Model a growth mindset (mistakes, risk-taking)
Positive self-talk, Accountable Talk, Teacher language
Self-regulated learning (goals, reflection)
Celebrate success, effort over IQ or talent
To change your student's fixed mindset into a growth mindset, which practices will you try?
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27. Session Pre-Test Review

28. Padlet Questions?

29. 3-2-1 Exit “Ticket”
3 things you learned?
2 things you are pondering?
1 thing you can try immediately