The Growth Mindset Classroom-Ready Resource Book: A Teacher's Toolkit for Encouraging Grit and Resilience in All Students

by Annie Brock, Heather Hundley

Overview

Skip the late-night lesson planning and start stretching your students' minds with this practical, ready-to-use companion to the popular The Growth Mindset Coach series.

Thanks to the revolutionary power of growth mindsets, teachers everywhere have been helping their students realize their boundless potential. However, with busy schedules and crowded classes, infusing growth mindset principles into your lessons every day is sometimes easier said than done. From the best-selling authors of The Growth Mindset Coach, this new book makes implementing mindset strategies easier than ever before.

With over 50 ready-to-use resources all focused on fostering growth mindsets, The Growth Mindset Classroom-Ready Resource Book, is your new go-to teaching assistant. These resilient- and grit-building ideas include:

- Interactive lesson plans
- Creative conversation starters
- Mindful reflection exercises
- Classroom management strategies

A perfect supplement for any teacher looking for additional support in banishing fixed mindsets and instilling a growth mindset culture in their classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646040445
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	08/25/2020
Series:	Growth Mindset Classroom Ready Resources
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	265,023
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Annie Brock is a former high school English teacher, library media specialist, and coauthor of the best-selling book The Growth Mindset Coach. She currently works as a freelance writer and educational technology consultant. Annie has a degree in journalism from Kansas State University and earned her secondary English education credentials from Washburn University. She is also the coauthor of The Growth Mindset Playbook, In Other Words: Phrases for Growth Mindset, and My Growth Mindset Journal, and the author of Introduction to Google Classroom.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Section 1 All About Growth Mindset 5

1 Mindset Assessment 6

2 What Is Growth Mindset? 10

3 Change My Words, Change My Mindset 15

4 I Can Grow My Brain 19

5 The Human Neuron 24

6 Fixed Mindset Triggers 29

7 The Self-Awareness Challenge 33

8 The Chain of Strengths 40

9 My Brain's Superpower: Neuroplasticity 43

10 How to Train Your Brain 46

Section 2 Building Our Classroom Community 51

1 Setting Classroom Norms 52

2 Developing Emotional Intelligence 56

3 An Attitude of Gratitude-Pay It Forward 61

4 My Core Values 64

5 Developing Empathy 68

Section 3 Challenging Ourselves; Growing Ourselves 71

1 Trial and Error: A Resilience Strategy 72

2 WOOP: A Goal-Setting Strategy 77

3 Equity and Equality: Asking for What You Need 80

4 Deliberate Practice/Deep Practice 83

5 The Power of YET 87

6 Perspective-Taking 91

7 Get Curious, Not Furious 97

8 Glass Half Full: Learning about Optimism 100

9 Grit for Goals: A Story Lesson 104

10 The Silent Masterpiece 107

Section 4 Metacognition and Me 111

1 What Is Metacognition? 112

2 The Low-Floor/High-Ceiling Lesson 116

3 How I Learn Best 119

4 How to Think Out Loud 122

5 Mindfulness and Resilience 127

Section 5 Curiosity, Creativity, and Character 131

1 30 Circles 132

2 How to Grow an Idea 136

3 Kindness Counts 141

4 The Golden Circle 143

5 How to Imagine 148

Section 6 Putting it all Together 151

1 Feedback Is Your Friend 152

2 The Habit Loop 155

3 What's Your Strategy? 159

4 Famous Mistakes 164

5 The Obstacle Is the Way 167

6 Reflection Connection: Borton's Model of Reflection 171

7 I Believe in Me 173

8 Finding Your Passions 176

9 Proximal Goal Development 180

10 I Belong 182

Acknowledgments 185

About the Authors 186