If you don’t know Penelope Rex, you should. Thank you Ryan T. Higgins for creating these books! They are just perfect for teaching social emotional lessons with kids, and they’re SO MUCH FUN. Last year in kindergarten we read We Don’t Eat Our Classmates (practicing social skills) and this year those same kiddos learned with Read More …
If you are thinking about attending my ASCA 2018 session on Growth Mindset, these are some of the resources that I will refer to. (A little preview! Hope to see you there in LA on Sunday July 15th at 1:30 pm). This will also serve as your “handout”. Praising Progress Vs. Praising Intelligence: A great 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 …
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 …
As the new school year creeps closer, one question you might deal with is what bulletin board/wall display you want to create. For me, I know that I am going to be focusing on Growth Mindset due to the new curriculum I am using. Click on the blue hyperlinks to see video clips and other resources on the subject. Read More …
A huge thank you to the awesome crowd I talked to at the Innovative Strategies Conference about infusing growth mindset theory into your curriculum. I wanted to make sure to send you the video links that will be helpful in your lessons and also to understand this amazing way to teach your students how to Read More …
