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Growth Mindset Night: Getting Parents Involved

Posted onSeptember 30, 2017December 12, 2017Leave a comment

Growth Mindset Night was an idea that once it was sparked, seemed silly we didn’t think about it before! Having a school-wide initiative is a great thing, but if we aren’t involving the parents we are missing a key component. And yes, it was a step out of my comfort zone to put this together… but Read More …

Determination and Grit: Video Clips

Posted onAugust 16, 2017December 11, 2017Leave a comment

Here are some great video clips that are great for teaching Grit and Determination. Let me know if you have more winners in this category and I’ll add them. These are all under 5 minutes so they would be great supplements for your lessons. Enjoy! 🙂 A good one for middle and high school : Read More …

Planning for the Year: Integrating Growth Mindset into Your School Culture

Posted onAugust 3, 2017August 4, 2017Leave a comment

Summer is ….poof gone! Time to get ready for a fabulous school year. This post is for those of you who have thought about infusing growth mindset into your school with some easy steps of how to get started. (Need a refresher on what growth mindset is in a video nutshell? Here is one of Read More …

Brain Teasers and the Power of Yet

Posted onJuly 18, 2017Leave a comment

I love using games and activities to teach a point. It works with staff development as well as in student lessons. Here are some brain teasers that can be used to teach the power of yet. When I show this slide, I ask who can figure these out. Then I ask, who doesn’t get them YET. Read More …

ASCA 2017 Presentation Mindset Matters: Growth Mindset

Posted onJuly 8, 2017July 8, 20174 Comments

Hello ASCA Attendees and all others reading this! I’m so excited to be here in Denver with you and that you are interested in learning more about growth mindset. Me too! I’m trying not to be too excited to see Carol Dweck on Monday… but I might not be able to contain my inner-geek. Here Read More …

Senior Walk: Celebrating High School Graduates at our Elementary School

Posted onMay 11, 2017June 7, 2017Leave a comment

A new tradition is starting this year at our elementary school, and I could not be more excited. I have read articles about this concept of having seniors who are graduating from high school come walk the halls at their alma mater elementary school… but this year it will be a reality for us. Thanks Read More …

Transition To Middle School Lessons

Posted onMay 6, 2017May 7, 2017Leave a comment

In my district standard transition to middle school protocol is that the students go to the middle schools for a tour and get lots of questions answered. It’s an awesome day that the kids love. But I am always looking for new lessons to help allay the fears and anxieties of our students who are about Read More …

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, 20171 Comment

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, 2017January 15, 20178 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 …