1. Goal Setting with a Growth Mindset
Being Successful All Year Long!

2. RESOLUTIONS. (What are those?!)
What is a "resolution"?
What is another word for "resolution"?
Why do people make resolutions at the beginning of each new year?
What are some examples of New Years resolutions?
Can these resolutions be considered "goals"? Why or why not?

3. How can a Challenge change a person
How can a Challenge change a person? Can a Challenge be considered a Goal? How is this related to Growth Mindset?
Challenges change a person by making them more confident, stronger, more resilient, better problem solvers, etc.
Talk about perseverance when meeting challenges, and not saying “I can’t”. The video on the next page is called “I CAN SO”…. You can transition to the video by talking about positive self talk “I can…”, “ I will…”, etc. when challenges are faced with a growth mindset.

4. I CAN SO! A Video Presentation…
Control Click the link to the video and make it full screen. You may have to “Skip Ad” at the beginning. It is 4 minutes long. You can also double click on the astronaut to open the video.

5. HOW TO REACH YOUR GOAL Think About It…
At which step would you list having a “Growth Mindset” in this picture?
ANSWER:
The answer “All of them” is animated to fly onto the screen when you are ready to show it.
All of them!

6. Directions
Receive a goal sheet from your teacher and fill in the sentences which are also shown on the next slide.
Complete the sentence with an ACADEMIC related goal you are willing to work on this school year.
Return the goal slip to your teacher.
Your teacher will keep it, and periodically talk to you how you are doing on achieving that goal throughout the year.
Keep students focused on ACADEMIC types of goals. Things we can monitor in the classroom, or via SOLs.

7. My Personal Goal A Sentence Completion Activity
Name: __________________________________ Date:__________ Homeroom:_____________
This year, I will (choose a specific academic goal and write it here:) ______________________________________________________________________________
by doing the following things (list what you would do, or your steps, to achieve that goal here:)
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________.
I will show a Growth Mindset as I reach for my goal by saying this to myself, or by believing this about myself: ____________________________________________________________________________.
If I can, I will have this page printed so that students can simply fill in their names, date, homeroom, and complete it as a worksheet. Otherwise, please have them fill out the information on a piece of paper.
This is to be kept by the advisory teacher so that conversations and connections with our students in our advisories can occur.
That’s all, folks!