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Growth Mindset: Links You Said You Wanted

Posted onMarch 3, 2017March 15, 2017Leave a comment

If you are a subscriber to this blog, or just checking out this post, YOU might not have said you wanted these things… BUT the fabulous counselors/educators that I presented to in McKinney, TX and Orlando, FL wanted these links! And if you if you weren’t at one of those sessions.. these links will be helpful Read More …

Everyone is Unique: Elmer the Elephant Diversity Lesson

Posted onFebruary 16, 2017May 4, 20174 Comments

Next week we are having Exceptional Children’s Week at my school. I’ll be going into my first grade classes for lessons, so it’s a natural time to reinforce the “Everyone is Unique” concept (not only a component of Mindset Matters), but a great lesson for every day and age… most especially this day and age. Read More …

Video Clips for Self-Talk, Making Mistakes and Looking on the Bright Side

Posted onJanuary 15, 2017March 13, 20239 Comments

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 …

Winter Themed Books for Holiday Lessons

Posted onDecember 9, 2016December 15, 2016Leave a comment

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 …

Middle School Videos to Teach Growth Mindset

Posted onNovember 27, 2016July 28, 2022Leave a comment

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 …

Bullying Awarenesss Week Ideas

Posted onNovember 12, 2016December 10, 20161 Comment

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 …

Introducing Growth Mindset to Your Staff

Posted onOctober 7, 20161 Comment

“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 …

A Lesson in Understanding Feelings: How Heavy is Your Backpack?

Posted onSeptember 24, 2016September 24, 20163 Comments

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 …

Minute Meetings: What, Why and How?

Posted onSeptember 13, 2016September 18, 20164 Comments

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 …

Want a Peek? Sample of Mindset Matters

Posted onAugust 27, 2016August 31, 20162 Comments

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 …

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