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HOW Ah, hello I’m Doctor Neuron and welcome to brain science Question; do you think you can get better at anything? HOW Please discuss how you think you can get better at things

Let’s find out what happens in your brain that allows us to get better at things… What impact will this have on your approach to learning?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/brainsmart/brain/#bb-emp

Now let’s find out what you know about your brain… Did you know that your brain will continue growing throughout Year 7 – if your 11 that’s approximately 10% of your life so far! Now let’s find out what you know about your brain… Quick starter activity leading up to main task – spend no longer than 2-3 minutes on this

How many nerve cells are in your brain? 100 Million B 100 Billion C 1000 Trillion Click on answers to reveal – wrong ones will disappear Move around the room to the LETTER you think is correct OR vote with your hands

How old will you be when your brain stops becoming physically BIGGER? 25 B Never C 18 Click on answers to reveal – wrong ones will disappear Move around the room to the LETTER you think is correct OR vote with your hands

When you learn you make NETWORKS of NEURONS. What is the name of the chemical that GROWS to INSULATE your networks and make them work even FASTER? A Myelin Sheaths B Moronic Sheaths C Einstein Sheaths Click on answers to reveal – wrong ones will disappear Move around the room to the LETTER you think is correct OR vote with your hands

What is the largest part of the human brain called? Cerebellum B Cerebrum C Brain stem Click on answers to reveal – wrong ones will disappear Move around the room to the LETTER you think is correct OR vote with your hands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8JycfeoVzg&feature=player_detailpage

LOOK CLEVER AT ALL COSTS How you want to appear to others Mindset 1 Fixed Mindset: LOOK CLEVER AT ALL COSTS Growth Mindset: LEARN AT ALL COSTS

Mindset 1 FIXED MINDSET: How you want to appear to others Respond poorly to feedback from others Jealous of the success of others Seek to put people down GROWTH MINDSET: Learn from criticism and suggestions Seek strategies to improve Act on teacher feedback

Give examples of how you responded to criticism Give examples of how you responded to criticism. Were you Fixed or Growth Mindset? FIXED GROWTH

HIDE MISTAKES & DEFICIENCIES Responding to setbacks Mindset 2 Fixed Mindset HIDE MISTAKES & DEFICIENCIES Growth Mindset: It’s about learning CONFRONT MISTAKES & DEFICIENCIES

Mindset 2 Responding to setbacks GROWTH MINDSET: FIXED MINDSET: Avoids trying something new Finds it extremely hard to cope with setbacks Seeks to blame others for their setbacks GROWTH MINDSET: Setbacks highlight issues/problems that need to be dealt with and learnt from Actively seek out learning opportunities

How is Homer showing that he has a Fixed Mindset?

Failure is absolutely necessary for success, in fact in many ways, it defines success. If no one ever failed at anything, we would never be able to appreciate our successes. Failure is so important -- it doesn't get spoken about enough. We speak about success all the time. “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.”

IT SHOULD COME NATURALLY Talent V ’s Effort Mindset 3 Fixed Mindset IT SHOULD COME NATURALLY Growth Mindset WORK HARD, EFFORT IS KEY

Mindset 3 Talent V ’s Effort GROWTH MINDSET: FIXED MINDSET: Intelligent people are born that way See further effort as undermining their genius Talent and intelligence is everything hard to cope with setbacks GROWTH MINDSET: Understands that no matter what your natural aptitude effort is essential to improve and achieve Persistently committed and motivated I can get better with effort and hard work

What’s Michael Jordan’s message about effort? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxCUGhIqrMc

A GIFT? OR HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE? Who is this? ① ② ③ A GIFT? OR HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE? Starting playing tennis aged 2. Practised 5 days a week; every week. By aged 5 playing in tournaments for under 10s. By 8 he was allowed to play against adults in competitions. Had few friends in secondary school and trained in all of his spare time. Aged 15 asks his mum to move to Barcelona so he can be trained with the world’s best. “Gifted” musicians are “gifted” because the better they get, the harder they work:

TYPICAL DAY FOR ANDY MURRAY: 7:30 – porridge and protein shake 9:00-11:30 – running drills 12:00 – rest/lunch 13:00 - 16:00 – technical hitting drills and endurance training 16:30 – 18:30 – in the gym for stretching and weights 19:15 – dinner and T.V. 21:30 - bed Discuss how even today he has to work at improving his game.

YET Have you ever said: “I’m not very good at this..” What should you have said? YET

Remember; you can become a better learner if you change your Mindset.

We strive as a school to develop a Growth Mindset in our students, enabling them to be resilient and curious learners, who work hard to achieve highly.