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Honestly, I would like to have more of positive self talk--instantly.  Sometimes I can put myself on a negative pathway before my brain has even processed the situation.  I would like to train my brain to not complain to myself about things.

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This is important because I won't be half "beaten" before I even get started.  It will keep me in a much better mindset and thus achieve the task with a better attitude.

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Purposeful--I will be purposeful in my self talk and be in the moment at all times. Optimism--I will try to look at the situations with an optimistic attitude so not to weigh down the situation. Trust--I will try to make sure I trust the process and realize things happen for a reason.

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HAHAHA!  Yes, in honesty, I do believe this will be a lifetime shift of purposeful positive self talk.  Seriously, my closest timeline will probably be the first couple months of school.  As we look at how we will be returning to school in the fall, I am going to really have to be doing some major positive self talk as certainly it will be filled with change!  I will also have to trust this process and try to stay as optimistic as possible.

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Self-Compassion. I want to stop myself from spiraling when comes to thing I have no control over and I worry so much that I'm no longer present or in the moment.

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"You wanna fly you got to give up the shit that weighs you down".-Toni Morrison. Too often we let ourselves get weighted down by everyday struggles. It's important to have self-compassion to not allow ourselves to be stuck, instead learn from the struggle, allow ourselves to identify our feelings, come up with a plan and move onward.

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I'm going to create a vision board to help me stay focused and not let myself feel stuck. It'll have all the great learned lessons, what I want my school year to look like, what's important to me, quotes to remind me of pivotal points from the book, etc. I'll keep it in my classroom but also take a picture of it to have as my screen saver for my phone. This way I'll always be able to remind myself when I need it most.

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Knowing I am teaching in a classroom that I have been away from for the last four years while implementing hybrid/distance learning, school work will consume my life. I need to make it a priority to take time for myself.

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Without taking care of oneself you can not help others. One needs get enough sleep, eat right and take time to exercise. It is also important to take time to play.

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Priority- make it a priority on my to do list just like I would other tasks to exercise. Challenges- when these occur take time to take a deep breath, take a break (look outside), gratitude (think what I am grateful for) or movement (stand, walk).Self talk- I am enough. I do enough.

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I am going to have to implement the strategies daily. As a teacher there is always one more thing to do or another way to make things better. I need to remind myself to walk away and shift my behavior to self-care is okay.

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I would like to promote resilience in my classroom by teaching compassion, empathy and sympathy in my classroom. If students feel that they are a valued member of my classroom they will become more resilient in accepting their productive struggle and believing that they can achieve hard things.

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I feel that this is important because when students feel supported and that they are able to make mistakes they will begin to enjoy doing challenging things.

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I would like to incorporate activities that allow my students to experience productive struggle in a manner where we then can have a discussion in how we felt during this time and how we can better work through this.

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I would like to teach how the brain stretches and how we need to struggle to learn at the beginning of the school year. I would then like to implement activities that are meant to teach students how to work through productive struggle. Lastly, I would like to incorporate challenging curriculum during the school year that pushes the students to work through productive struggle.

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I would like to practice more empathy in the world around me. Compassion with action! Action is my new key word.

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We hear and talk a lot of kind and being kind, but it is the ACTION to SHOW kindness, empathy with what really matters.

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I will make purposeful decisions and actions to show empathy to others as it seems so many people are carrying such heavy loads on their backs of so many different types, so if I can help relieve that load with purposeful, actions of empathy, I know I have and will continue to achieve this goal.

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Purposeful Empathy
This is really a lifetime of actions that I hope to put into practice as long as I am able.

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The idea of mental incubation still jumps out at me as one of the most meaningful pieces of learning I picked up in this class. I think using the word incubation in relationship to the learning process accurately portrays the growth mindset concept that all students can learn, but that the may achieve that learning at vastly different paces. And that doing challenging learning/work will take some time to reach our final learning goal.

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I think that using the word incubation for growing our minds and learning really conveys the idea that learning is not an immediate, "I got it!" but a process that takes time. There are a lot of biological process terms that I think could also tie into this, such as metamorphosis. I will use this with my students, but also with myself as we go through what looks to be an especially challenging school year.

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I think that implementing the mantra "Give It Time" is one strategy to work toward this new habit. I would also like to try and incorporate mindfulness activities to help with the idea of building patience and space for reflection.

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Begin immediately, and through this school year (Kahla Jourdan)

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Begin immediately, and through this school year (Kahla Jourdan)

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There are ideas and plans floating around so quickly right now that I would like to try and implement mental incubation for myself as soon as possible. I am not sure what my role/grade level may be this year, but I hope that we can work on giving ourselves time to incubate and learn.

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I am interested in using the mindfulness practice of gratitude to retrain my brain to look at the positive things first and assume positive intent. I found it interesting that the brain has a default to look at negative stimuli first. I catch myself doing this and now that I am aware I can shift to look at things differntly!

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Practicing gratitude is important because it rewires our brain to look for the positive and assume positive intent which supports a growth mindset. If we practice this, we will approach things with curiosity which can help engage us in a process of moving forward and learning instead of being stuck, hesitant or fearful.

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The Practice of Gratitude - Marceia Andreasen

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The Practice of Gratitude - Marceia Andreasen

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One strategy I will use is to practice gratitude daily in spending a few minutes to identifying things I am grateful for. I will focus on and notice reasons to be grateful in the world as I move through my day with intention. I will let others know when I am grateful for them or something they have done. I will spend a few minutes each day journaling about my gratitude focus. Once you begin to look for reasons to be grateful you start to see more and more reasons to feel this way!

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My timeline would be daily and I plan to begin today! Through journaling each day I hope to continue this practice and use my journal as my accountability to keep me on track and practicing gratitude. My hope that through this, looking for the positive will become me default and help support my growth mindset.

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I am going to tell myself that it's okay to fail. I've learned a lot about the growth in being able to put yourself out their in situations where I may not succeed. As teacher I expect my student to do it all the time. Now it's time to follow through with this idea myself.

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It's important to open up as many opportunities to learn myself as possible. If your not willing to try new things because they may be hard you may be missing out on many things that you may be able to learn or experience.

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When opportunities arise I'm going to be more willing to try things that may be difficult or things I'm not very good at.

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I've already started, first by enrolling in a masters program and by joining a crossfit gym. Both are very difficult and rewarding at the same time. Not sure which one I enjoy more.

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In the past, I’ve tried to build student confidence by recognizing their strengths and talents.  Moving forward I need to reference the effort they put into growing those skills instead.

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Complimenting someone on their talent may make them feel confident about where they are right now, but praising effort will make them confident that they can continue to grow in any area where they apply themselves.

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Hard work rather than talent - Pam Rausch

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Hard work rather than talent - Pam Rausch

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I really like some of the language that’s been suggested throughout the course, and want to start using phrases like:

“It looks like that was too easy for you. Let’s find you something challenging so your brain can grow.”

“You’ve worked hard to become a good writer.  You should challenge yourself with an advanced class, and learn something you don’t know how to do yet.”

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Consistently throughout the new year - Pam Rausch

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Consistently throughout the new year - Pam Rausch

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Each school year, I like to start the year with a goal in mind.  Throughout the coming school year I want to focus on the language I use in the classroom to promote a growth mindset.  I especially want to build students’ understanding of the impact of effort on their brain with hopes that when they leave my classroom at the end of the year, they take that understanding with them.

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I want to shift my language in the way I talk to myself and about myself. Instead of seeing my areas of growth as flaws or negatives, I want to begin to see them as just that, areas of growth. I want to increase my ability to speak kindly to myself even when no one else can hear me. I want to move towards the outside smile matching the inside script and dialogue.

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I want to be an example for my daughter, who is so like me it is scary. I want to be able to build a stronger skin that allows me to be able to accept feedback as feedback instead of feeling personally attacked by it. I also think that it is so important to walk the walk and talk the talk. If I am going to expect those around me to use positive self talk, I need it to happen for me to.

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I have started a gratitude journal.  I have made it a part of my nightly routine to write down three things
that I am grateful for, three things I am proud of, and three things I am working to improve.  It has taken the space of my nightly scroll through the news app on my phone.  I would also like to work to reframe the way I ask for feedback from others, I don't want to ask for it just to seek reassurance from others that I am doing okay.  I want to ask for it to look for ways to continue to grow and develop.  The other strategy is to work on wholeheartedly listening in a conversation instead of developing my defense or response.  This is allowing me to be more present in the moment and allow for others to provide positive and negative feedback to me as they see fit.  It isn't easy but anything worth doing isn't right?

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I don't have an exact time line for this process because I feel like that is part of the concept of a growth mindset. If we feel as if we are done growing then we are falling back into the trap of a fixed mindset because we feel as if we are done growing and stuck where we are at. I am feel as if my journey to improving myself is going to be life long.

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I would like to shift the language in self-talk. I need to have more of a growth mindset towards myself. As the course as progressed, I have noticed how I tend to believe in other people more than I do in myself. I have been focusing on progress instead of product. For example, I have been focusing on my health and eating healthier. I now recognize the progress I have made and not the mindset of "I am not at my goal yet. This is taking a long time"

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This is important to me because how can I expect other people to talk to me positively and see the progress, if I cannot. I need to remind myself that this is important for my confidence as well. Continually building myself up and praising the hard work.

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I will use the strategy of daily affirmations. I used to do them once in awhile, but I will physically write them down on a post-in and place it on my mirror in the morning. This will be that constant reminder to acknowledge my self-talk and recognize the progress made.

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I think that my self-talk goal will need to be a goal that I am consistently working on. I assume after some time it will come as a second nature and I could do affirmations without the need to write them down. I do always think that this will be a goal I will need to work on forever. There will not be an end.

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I want to shift my language by using positive words of affirmation toward myself. I need to remind myself that mistakes I make as a teacher or human help me learn and grow. I am always so hard on myself, so I need to appreciate the things I accomplish by using more positive self-talk and by taking breaks to appreciate what I am doing in the moment.

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Appreciation for myself and positive self-talk are important for my mental health. These are great ways to de-stress and remind myself that I am doing my job even if I make a mistake. It is also important to set that example for anyone who looks up to me. If they see that I have self-love and self-appreciation it will maybe make them want to as well.

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When I breathe with my apple watch during the day, I will also take a moment to appreciate the things I am doing in that moment, whether it be writing a lesson plan, doing paperwork, making copies, etc. I will also start a new habit of writing down three things I am proud that I accomplished at the end of each day. This will help me reflect on those positive, instead of focusing on any negatives.

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I would love to tell you that I will have it mastered by the end of the week or even the end of the year, but that isn't realistic. I think positive self-talk and self-appreciation is something I am ALWAYS going to be working on. I am sure there will be some days where I forget to write in my journal or don't have anything positive to say about myself. It will definitely be a work in progress as I don't have much self-appreciation or talk to myself positively very often. So my timeline is the rest of my life, which hopefully is a long long time from now.

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I would like to overcome my negative attitude when facing a difficult challenge. I often quit tasks that seem too difficult or daunting.

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I learned a lot from this course about how embracing challenges not only helps your brain become stronger but also instills more resiliency in me.

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I think that creating new habits in my life that embrace challenges will help me achieve this goal. For example, I've wanted to start reading more or exercising more in my daily life. I usually only make it a few days before these positive changes cease because they are too hard. I need to understand that it won't all come at once, but even baby steps (a few pages a day, run a half mile today) is a great start.

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I'd like to start this during this school year, but it might be better to start before the year begins while I have a bit more free time. I plan on trying to embrace new challenges starting next week. I think I'll start with one, and gradually build from there.

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Recognizing the good around me, state my gratitude clearly and recognize the process that the individual had to go through to get to the end result. I can be a bit of an introvert. This makes it difficult for me to initiate conversation with people not in my “circle”. This does not mean that I don’t recognize, or have a sense of gratitude, I just get nervous or let too much time pass before I vocalize it. I am making it a goal to state my gratitude right when I see it.

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This goal will help in developing a growth mindset in many ways. Personal growth by working on my weakness of speaking out right away and expressing gratitude will also bring me joy. Recognizing jobs well, gratitude and the process, maybe even the struggle, someone went through to complete a task.

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I recognize that this goal may not be attainable right off the bat. It will take baby steps to get there. I will first start with a gratitude journal, listing things from throughout the day that brought me joy and that I am thankful for. I will then move on to personalized notes. Because speaking out to people that are not in my immediate friend group is a bit intimidating to me, I feel like stating with notes is a great next step. I can state my gratitude, affirmation or that kind gesture I witnessed and simply put it in their mailbox. When this is more comfortable I can move on to voicing what I witness right when it happens.

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Being that I am focusing on gratitude, Thanksgiving would be a great time to start moving onto my second step. I will spend the first couple months of school writing and tracking in my journal. By Thanksgiving I will begin making personalized notes of gratitude to people. By the end of the year, vocalizing my gratitude and what I witness as soon as it happens should be second nature.

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Focusing on positive dialogue when stressed or having a difficult time with a task. In the past, I could have a negative response to some issues that were presented to me, but now I would like to try to find a way to be positive about each experience and find a way to turn it into a good experience.

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I learned that it is important because we can't truly grow if we focus on the negatives. Instead, we need to focus on the positives and how we can improve on the skills we might not have mastered yet. Having an open mind throughout the process will help you grow and be successful.

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Spending time with my class talking about failures we had and celebrating those failures as we look to grow in all ways. Also, modeling how I handle mistakes and failures will help build a culture of trust and understanding that will help students gain confidence in themselves.

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I started to change my philosophy as we went through this course. It was a perfect time to take this class so that I can reflect on how I can implement different ideas and strategies this coming year. I hope to use it these strategies and learn more throughout my career.

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My mindshift SMART goal is: I will be able to list three things I am grateful for/things I have accomplished throughout each day by listing them in my gratitude journal each day, starting on Monday.

S: specific -- My goal is specific; it states that I am looking forward to writing about my gratitude each day.

M: measurable -- My goal is measurable; I will list three things that I am thankful for every day.

A: attainable -- My goal is attainable; I can integrate my gratitude journal into my nightly routine.

R: reasonable -- My goal is reasonable; From my learning gains during this course, I know the importance of practicing gratitude.

T: timely -- My goal is timely; I will begin this new practice tomorrow! (I already have a gratitude journal!)

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Aguilar reminds me of the importance of integrating gratitude into my everyday life. “Gratitude helps us strive for our goals and inspires us to be better” (Aguilar 293). Practicing gratitude allows me to be thankful for every single day of my life; something no one should ever take for granted.

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The strategies that I will use to create my new habit of practicing gratitude include:

Telling my goal to my significant other.

Keeping a pen and my gratitude journal in my nightstand.

Writing the date each day in my journal.

Sticking to a routine/schedule of reflecting on my day each night.

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My timeline for completing my gratitude journal will be to complete each day’s entry every night. I plan to start this practice on Monday (tomorrow), and continue writing in the journal each night.

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In this class, one of the biggest concepts I learned was how the words that teachers use have a huge impact on developing the growth or the fixed mindsets in students. Words like , "Wow, you're a natural at this, you're so smart" foster the growth mindset. Whereas words like, "Wow, I can see you worked hard at this , and you didn't give up" foster the growth mindset. My goal for this upcoming year is to be aware and make a conscious effort of communicating to my students in ways that foster a growth mindset.

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This is important because Dweck's research has discovered that when you talk to students in a fixed mindset language, they are fearful to take on new challenges because they are fearful of looking unintelligent. But if you talk to students in growth mindset language, students are much more likely to embrace challenges and work hard. This benefits them in every area of life.

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The strategies that I will use are much like the ones we researched in this class. My biggest strategy will be in the way I communicate with students. But other strategies are using growth mindset language in giving written feedback, letting parents know of growth mindset language, and continuing to research best practices when it comes to fostering a growth mindset in the minds of students.

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My timeline is this school year. I will re-evaluate myself 3 times throughout the year (One at the end of each trimester). Hopefully by the end of the year, it will be a habit for me and I will naturally speak words of growth mindset for the rest of my career.

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I would like to shift the language I use when giving feedback to my students. I do use growth mindset statements such as, "I want you to give your best effort, I don't care if you get an answer wrong as long as you do your best." but I have also used the phrases "You're so smart!" "You're so good at this." and other statements that focuse on intellegence over effort.

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This is important because it will consistently remind students that growing is due to the effort and practice you put in and not due to natural ability. Students will be more willing to take on challenges and not be afraid of failure when effort is the focus.

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I will use some of the PDF resources we have to make a "Feedback Prompt Sheet" that includes growth mindset geared responses to my students for when they are working hard, struggling through a challenge and dealing with mistakes/failure. I will also spread this to the other staff that works in my room so that we are all consistently using growth mindset verbaige.

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I have already relayed some of the things that I have learned is this course to my coworkers that I share a room with, through team meetings we have held this summer. I think if we can all support each other in this focus of feedback that encourages effort, we can begin implementing it right away to start this school year. Obviously we will have to keep each other in check and support each other as we work through some feedback habits that we have held for some time.

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I would like to use my words to acknowledge that yes this is hard, but if you keep at it, you will succeed. I want students to understand that yes I am giving you something today that is new and different and so it is challenging. However I have faith in you and I will encourage you to keep working because I know you can achieve it.

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The ability to persevere in the face of challenges is exactly what a growth mindset is all about. It is also something that I do not see in many students today. So many things are done for young people or are simply easier because of technology. When they arrive at something that is truly hard they often give up before they even start. I want my words to always tell students that yes it is hard, but you are capable of doing this.

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I need inspiration myself, so I want to look up quotes from other people about achieving in the face of diversity. Then I can have these at the back of my mind to use with students and post in my classroom.  I need to develop or find visuals that illustrate that the steps of a journey are not always straight up. There may be twists, turns and roadblocks and setbacks. Lastly, I need to remind myself, in all that I do, that the same ideas apply to me. I will not always get it the first try. It may be harder than I think when I start but I am capable of finishing what I started.

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This is a long term project. I need to work on continuing my self improvement journey, especially as I finish up my work on my masters program over the coming 10 months. As I work to integrate these ideas further into my own life, I can let that spill over into my teaching and working with students. This is something I will need to keep checking myself on and reevaluating my efforts. I need to set aside time next summer to reflect back on this work and see how I can move forward even more.

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I want to shift my negative feelings after making a mistake to celebrating them and being proud that I am growing in my learning. I also want to model this for my students.

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I would like to embrace mistakes when they happen in front of the class rather than moving on without acknowledgment. Shifting my mindset to being a learner right along with my students will encourage me to explain my thought process and celebrate failure. 

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Demonstrating to my students that making mistakes is a productive aspect of learning will encourage them to do the same. Hopefully, students will begin to look at mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth rather than pitfalls.

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I will personally reflect on the words and phrases I use in front of students when a mistake is made. Upon reflection, I can begin to understand my emotional response that may be standing in the way of accepting the fact that a mistake was made in the first place. When I do openly make a mistake, I will pause before responding. 

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Realistically, this is something that I will work on for an extended period of time. Throughout this school year, I will check-in with myself whenever a mistake is made and determine how I responded. By the end of the year I will be able to decide if growth was made and more specifically identify areas of improvement after putting it into practice.

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The shift in language I want to make is using the word “yet” more. I want to use yet when I’m talking to students, parents/guardians, friends/family, and myself. I know this single word can have a positive impact on how people view progress, and I can't wait to use it more.

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Using the word yet more is important because it allows us to focus on the process over the goal. It allows people to see that they still have the ability to accomplish the goal instead of feeling stupid or frustrated with their current results. This small word change will allow me to not get frustrated with myself if a project isn’t looking the exact way I imagined. It will also help my students and their families to view their learning as a process, and that we need to celebrate their hard work. This word change will help everyone keep a growth mindset.

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I will create this new habit by using the concept daily for a while until it becomes a habit. I will keep a sticky note on my computer that says “yet” as a reminder to use this word when talking about progress and results. The more I intentionally use this phrase, the more it will become second nature and help me maintain my growth mindset. I will also teach it to my students this fall, so they can start using it in class. Hearing them talk about “not yet” will be a reminder to me about the power of this word as well.

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My timeline is to start now and continue with it for the rest of my life. This is a powerful phrase that will help me, and others, maintain a growth mindset. This phrase will help me with my positive self-talk, and it will help me calm some concerns parents have. I always try and focus on growth when showing parents test scores or grades, and the word yet is the perfect word to add to when talking about the big picture. Using the word yet will help parents see learning as a process, and that their student doesn’t need to master these skills until the end of kindergarten.

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I would like to be more intentional about the language I use with my students. I want to make sure that the words I use help foster a growth mindset rather than a fixed one. I want to steer clear of language like "wow, you sure are talented" and more towards "wow, you must have worked really hard on this". I want to leverage the word "yet" with my students. And, above all, I want to model for my students a growth mindset.

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As we have learned throughout this course, our words shape our thoughts, and our thoughts shape our words. My goal is to align my words with my ideas - so that I am talking the talk, and walking the walk.

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I will be using this new habit daily - nothing beats repetition. And, when I lesson plan and design I will have a section that helps identify the growth language I will be using.

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My timeline is immediate. On the first day of class I need to hit the ground running with my goals. My first day activity will be my first day lesson plan from this course. We will experience growth and put key words to it, all while modeling in front of the class.

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I want to practice more compassion with myself when making mistakes or failing. I want to continue to remind myself of what I have learned in this course about growth mindset as well as the fact that I am human and mistakes are a part of life.

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It is important to let go of the past and live in the present. Learning from your mistakes is beneficial but giving them the ability to weigh you down is not helpful in developing a growth mindset.

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In order to continue to practice self compassion with myself I plan to try and say at least one positive affirmation daily or when in the face of a setback or making a mistake. I also think it is helpful to practice mindfulness daily in order to stay in the present moment.

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I hope to start now and continue to use these strategies throughout my life.

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I want to find more ways to take risks and try new things. Often the fear of failure holds me back. I want to look at new ideas from the perspective of " the good struggle" not " I failed".

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Being afraid to fail has held me back from taking some risks. I will never see my true potential if I don't embrace some " good struggles".

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I need to have have better self talk. I need to remind myself that I am capable of trying and succeeding in new areas. I will need to constantly remind myself of the growth that comes with mistakes.

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This is a start right now kind of goal with no end in sight. I am hoping this will be a mindset shift that will stay with me. Fingers crossed!

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I want to get even better at the words I use when I praise my students. I would like to eliminate any sort of praise that conveys a fixed mindset, and move towards more consistently praising effort and perseverance.

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When we praise someone, we are basically telling them what we value. If I continue to praise intelligence and correct answers, I'm showing my students that is what I care about. When I shift my focus to effort, attitude and behaviors, I am steering them towards a growth mindset.

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I think that starting with a written or typed list of positive ways to praise would be a good start. I'd imagine that after a while, it will come more naturally. It might also be beneficial to make a goal to praise effort a certain number of times per class period and hold myself accountable with a checklist or something.

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This is something I can start doing as soon as school starts and that I can continue throughout my teaching career. My thoughts are that I would need to be very intentional about it right off the bat, but with practice it would just become part of who I am as a teacher.