Welcome Back! First: I’m so excited to see you again! Second: Have a seat at any desk  Three: Feel to catch up with your peers during passing period Four: When the bell rings, be ready to use your noggins again 

Agenda Icebreaker [5 minutes] Fixed v. Growth Mindset [10 minutes] Brain Mapping [25 minutes] 2017: Year in Review [15 minutes] Total [55 minutes]

Goal Identify the benefits of a growth mindset, and reflect on your own mindset in relation to today’s information. Reflect on the past year, and identify areas for improvement or growth. ^^^bougie way of saying we’re making resolutions

Fixed vs. Growth Mindset

How will your mindset help you succeed this new year? Who has heard of growth vs. fixed mindset? What do you know about it?

Why it’s important… Performance of 10th graders on a nationwide achievement test

Visualizing Growth vs. Fixed Having a fixed mindset is like having a black and white brain White represents a blank slate that you are afraid of marring with mistakes Black represents fear of failure, death of positivity, and the voice in your head that tells you “I can’t” On the other hand, a growth mindset is like having a brain full of color…

Believes in the power of hard work Blue Embraces the struggle Believes in the power of hard work

Willing to try new things Red Willing to try new things Perseverant

Believes brain can change Green Doesn’t settle Always growing Believes brain can change

Undefeated by mistakes Challenges are exciting #bet Pink Undefeated by mistakes Challenges are exciting #bet

Finding creative solutions Purple Finding creative solutions Patient with mistakes

Yellow Alert/focused Optimistic Accepting of feedback

Orange Enthusiastic Enjoys the process Willing to ask for help

Brown Determination Grit Doesn’t give up

Brain Mapping

Example

Color Meaning Blue Embraces the struggle, believes in the power of hard work Red Willing to try new things, perseverant Green Doesn’t settle, always growing, believes brain can change Pink Undefeated by mistakes, challenges are exciting, #bet Purple Enjoys finding creative solutions, patient Yellow Alert/Focused, optimistic, accepting of feedback Orange Enthusiastic, enjoys the process, willing to ask for help Brown Determination, grit, does not give up

2018: Year in Review Choose one of the cards from the stack at the front of the room Return to your table, and respond to your chosen card on a sheet of paper. MAKE SURE YOU ALSO WRITE DOWN THE QUESTION You will have two minutes per card. The goal is to write for the entire two minutes When the two minutes is up, you will have an opportunity to share, if you’d like, and we’ll start again