Mindsets and the Myth of Talent

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GROWTH MINDSETS and the Myth of the Natural
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Common sense is not so commonVoltaire
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Thankfully, intelligence is a skill that you can
exercise and improve
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TALENT is just a starting point
SUCCESS emerges as a consequence of SMALL
EFFORTS repeated day in and day out
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Within JESS we embrace learning and individual
growth
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Our intention is that we create in every learning
space, environments of possibility
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..within each classroom a cohesive community of
learners
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Learners who are continually developing
intentional learning strategies
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To succeed there must be vision, system,
planning, intelligence and honest purpose
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..as well as perspiration
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Its about having a positive approach to
learning and growing
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..to become better than you thought you could
ever be
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We are not born intelligent, we learn.

• Talent grows within us all

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From the outset we are all highly engaged learners
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Rarely do you see unmotivated babies!
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However, you may witness unmotivated adults
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The brain is like a muscle, it changes and gets
stronger when you use it.
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You have to teach them that they are in charge
of their intellectual growth Carol Dweck
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A lifetime of SUCCESS begins with a GROWTH MINDSET
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Its not always the people who start out the
smartest who end up the smartest Binet
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Scientists are learning that people have more
capacity for life-long learning and brain
development than they ever thought
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The answer lies in the ongoing experiences that
develop and create all of us
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• Winston Churchill REPEATED a grade during
  elementary school
• He was placed in the LOWEST division of the
  LOWEST class

• Winston Churchill REPEATED a grade during
  elementary school
• He was placed in the LOWEST set of the LOWEST
  class

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Beethovens teacher called him a HOPELESS
composer
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• Leo Tolstoy was a college DROP OUT
• He was described as both UNABLE and UNWILLING to
  LEARN

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GREAT PEOPLE GREAT MINDS ARE MADE...
...NOT BORN
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..and great learners fail intelligently
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I have not failed I've just found 10,000 ways
that won't work Thomas Edison
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When we praise EFFORT instead of INTELLIGENCE
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..we can further motivate, inspire and develop
every student within JESS
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Praise can ignite that innate desire to achieve
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Praise our students and they will bloom
Praise our students EFFORTS and they will
bloom
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What to Praise? Persistence, despite setbacks
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Strategies, choices. Choosing difficult tasks
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Learning, improving
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Most importantly praise effort, because effort is
required for success
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ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ABILITY CAN CHANGE
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.then create a Growth Mindset in every student
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• What is one thing you could do differently in
  your interactions with your students to foster a
  growth mindset?

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Great Feedback is Essential
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If feedback is so important, what kind of
feedback should be taking place in our
classrooms?
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Try Thats a really good score. You must have
worked really hard Dweck, (2008)
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In life, in learning, any meaningful success
requires effort
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As educators we can actively support a growth
mindset
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Students will do anything for teachers they like
and trust
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Embrace learning and individual growth
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Embrace challenge in order to create a better
future
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Understand the role of effort in creating talent
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Remember ALL individuals CAN LEARN and improve.
So...
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HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS for ALL students in
ALL ability settings
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Because our high expectations will fuel the
growth of their talent
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As Educators you have permission to take risks,
to learn and make mistakes
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Because as GREAT LEARNERS you
can fail intelligently
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and succeed beyond your dreams
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BLUE OCEAN JESS August 2012
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