Wednesday 29 January 2014

Growth Mindset - See It

February 2014

Please see text resources in the library - they are located in a bucket labeled "See It"

Video clip - Wreck It Ralph - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxeR95aYer0

Please visit http://www.inspiringlearners.com to get a variety of free resources and ideas about how to use Growth Mindset in your classroom.
Also, http://kathleenkryza.com has some resources available for free download, as well as text resources that are available to purchase.

This month's lesson:
- Read a "See It" resource with your class
- use the "See It" activity

Here are some links to videos that you might share with your class:
Michael Jordan and Labron James
Will Smith
Learned Helplessness (humour)
No Arms, No Legs, No Worries
Amazing People Who Failed and Didn't Quit

For our animal lovers out there (student OR staff!), here's a video worth watching - you may or may not be familiar with Lil Bub... she's an internet sensation!  She's a little tabby cat that has osteoporosis, so it makes it difficult for her to walk.  This video is of her climbing a set of stairs.  Here's her story:

(December 2013) One year ago, BUB was barely able to move at all due to the increasing deformity and growth of her bones caused by osteopetrosis. Vets and specialists said it was a matter of weeks before she couldn't move or eat at all, and that there was nothing that could be done to help. But now, thanks to a lot of work and encouragement, special treatments, and BUB's unflinching determination, BUB is not only able to stand upright and walk normally again, but she has been running and jumping for the first time since she was a kitten. 

And this week, BUB climbed 15 stairs. She did it once, then she did it again. As you can see from the video the first time was a little bit of a challenge. But over the past 6 days, she's done at least 20 times and now she can get up those things no problem.

Lil Bub climbing 15 stairs:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTcZGPrXS_Q


Here's an interesting article about Growth Mindset:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/09/26/angela-duckworth-grit/

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