Q: How can you help students deal the stress and frustration? A: Teach them about positive self-talk and that mistakes lead to brain growth. While brushing up my “Self-Talk, Making Mistakes and Looking on the Bright Side” lesson, I found many video clips that would be great to use as supplements. These would work great Read More …
Bibliotherapy lessons with winter themed books are great for December lessons. Here is a good list of books to choose from that don’t emphasize any religion (keeping that good ol’ public school separation of church and state) but do have a theme of gratitude for this time of year. Click each title. I’ve linked either a Read More …
For all of you middle school educators our there, here are some growth mindset video clips for you! Other clips and resources for middle schoolers are found below. List of Growth Mindset Resources Video: Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset (5:03) http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/10/13/the-best-resources-on-helping-our-students-develop-a-growth-mindset/ Video: Your Brain is Plastic (4:07) Video: Your Brain is Amazing (1:16) Determination and Read More …
This is how we did our Bullying Awareness Week this year teaching acceptance and anti-bias attitudes. We are proud to be a No Place For Hate school. (Awesome easy program with strong message). Here is how we set up our week. Monday: No Place For Hate Kick off Day. Students and staff will wear our No Place for Read More …
“In a nationwide poll of K-12 teachers conducted by the Education Week Research Center, 77 percent said they were familiar or very familiar with growth mindset, but 85 percent said they wanted more professional development in the area.” (article September 20, 2016). If you are an educator who knows anything about Growth Mindset, YOU know it’s good for Read More …
Need a great lesson on exploring feelings? Well, thanks to this fabulous video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzp82inXkM0 done by Julie Frost I was inspired to create this lesson. This video can be used in so many ways. Thanks for this great work Julie! Here is the PPT I created that should guide you right through the lesson. Exploring-feelings PPT (click here) Read More …
For the past few years, I have heard about minute meetings. This year I’ve decided to give it a try. So, here is what I have found in my search. WHAT ARE MINUTE MEETINGS? Students meet with a counselor 1:1 in the hallway for a quick check in. Here is what other school counselors have Read More …
I’m humbled (and excited about!!) the many social media requests for seeing samples of Mindset Matters… so here is a peak into the curriculum. (And if you want to order it click here) Click here for the table of contents: table of contents mindset matters *click here* This book has a way of teaching growth mindset Read More …
Mindset Matters (King, 2016) school counseling curriculum is now available! Why am I looking forward to bringing these ideas into the classroom? Because it is a curriculum that is: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR YEAR’S WORTH OF LESSONS (some of us like to change it up and have been doing the same things for years. Others Read More …
I finally figured out my bulletin board for the year to go with my Growth Mindset curriculum. Our admin has made this year’s school wide theme: Rock Stars… so my bulletin board (which I love how it came out!) is a combination of one of climbing up the stairs idea with “what step are you Read More …
