1. MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING MY BRAIN CAN!!

2. Early Learning Patterns Mind over Matter Mind over Matter They are in there, they just can’t drive the car! They are in there, they just can’t drive the car! Response, not overkill. Response, not overkill. Reading your face and voice Reading your face and voice Pay real attention Pay real attention Avoid judgment statements Avoid judgment statements Loving vs spoiling Loving vs spoiling Short, Frequent, and Patient Short, Frequent, and Patient

3. Making A Brain It’s a family affair. It’s a family affair. Give courage and challenge. Give courage and challenge. Love is above it all. Love is above it all. Keep the goals in mind: Keep the goals in mind:INDEPENDENCEHAPPINESSVALUES

4. FIXED MINDSET LOOK SMART AVOID CHALLENGES GET DEFENSIVE GIVE UP SEE EFFORT AS WEAKNESS IGNORE FEEDBACK TAKE IT PERSONALLY FEEL THREATENED

5. GROWTH MINDSET CURIOUS CURIOUS LIKE A CHALLENGE LIKE A CHALLENGE PERSIST PERSIST VALUE TRYING VALUE TRYING LEARN FROM CRITICISM LEARN FROM CRITICISM BE INSPIRED BY OTHERS BE INSPIRED BY OTHERS SHARE SHARE

6. WHAT WE TEACH SMART IS SMART SMART IS SMART SWEAT IS BAD SWEAT IS BAD SMART = EASY SMART = EASY THE RIGHT THE RIGHT ANSWER PAYS ANSWER PAYS PEOPLE CHANGE PEOPLE CHANGE TRYING = GOOD TRYING = GOOD WHAT IS THE PLAN? WHAT IS THE PLAN? THE WORK PAYS THE WORK PAYS

7. TRUTH OR DARE LYING AND TRUTH-TELLING LYING AND TRUTH-TELLING FEAR FEAR HYPOCRISY HYPOCRISY CONSEQUENCES CONSEQUENCES FORGIVENESS FORGIVENESS STRENGTHEN THE CORE STRENGTHEN THE CORE

8. HOW WE TEACH EVERY WORD COUNTS EVERY WORD COUNTS TELL THE TRUTH * YES YOU CAN!! TELL THE TRUTH * YES YOU CAN!! PEER – TO – PEER CAN UNDO YOU PEER – TO – PEER CAN UNDO YOU VERBS REPLACE NOUNS + ADJECTIVES VERBS REPLACE NOUNS + ADJECTIVES ACTIVE INSTEAD OF PASSIVE ACTIVE INSTEAD OF PASSIVE PARENTS AS ALLIES PARENTS AS ALLIES

9. WHAT IS NEXT? TEAM PLANNING TEAM PLANNING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT BRAIN TRAINING – BRAINOLOGY BRAIN TRAINING – BRAINOLOGY THINK, REMEMBER AND PLAN THINK, REMEMBER AND PLAN

10. SOURCES OUTLIERS, Gladwell, Little, Brown Publ.,NY, 2008 ISBN 978-0-316-03669-6 OUTLIERS, Gladwell, Little, Brown Publ.,NY, 2008 ISBN 978-0-316-03669-6 NUTURESHOCK New Thinking About Children, Bronson and Merryman, Hachette Book Group, NY, 2009 ISBN 9978-0-446-56332-1 NUTURESHOCK New Thinking About Children, Bronson and Merryman, Hachette Book Group, NY, 2009 ISBN 9978-0-446-56332-1

11. SOURCES MINDSETS, Dweck, Ballentine Books, NY, 2008, ISBN 978-0-345-47232-8 MINDSETS, Dweck, Ballentine Books, NY, 2008, ISBN 978-0-345-47232-8