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I love Padlet as a tool! Was so excited to get to use it for this assignment, because I've used it so much across so many high school science classes I've attached some different templates I've used in different ways, just to share. :)

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These are the characteristics of a change agent George Couros identifies.

Under the post for each characteristic there is follows a discussion of how it connects to aspect of Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset.

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These are the characteristics of an Innovative Leader George Couros identifies.

Under the post for each characteristic there is follows a discussion of how it connects to aspect of Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset.

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These are the characteristics Thomas Friedman listed for a Google job in 2014, and while Google's public image has shifted significantly in the last 10 years since this was written, it still works as an example of how growth mindset is used in multiple industries.

Under the post for each characteristic there is follows a discussion of how it connects to aspect of Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset.

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Using the writing and speaking of Carol Dweck, I will describe concrete characteristics of what a growth mindset is and examples that show this mindset.

Each post is colored differently to correspond to posts in different sections.

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Canvas Template - used a collective class mindmap w/ connections

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Canvas Template - used a collective class mindmap w/ connections

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Canvas Template Used as an Anonymous Discussion

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Canvas Template Used as an Anonymous Discussion

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Carol Dweck - The Power of Believing You Can Improve

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Carol Dweck - The Power of Believing You Can Improve

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The power of believing that you can improve

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Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.

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Carol Dweck - What Having a "Growth Mindset" Actually Means

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Carol Dweck - What Having a "Growth Mindset" Actually Means

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Scholars are deeply gratified when their ideas catch on. And they are even more gratified when their ideas make a difference - improving motivation, innovation, or productivity, for example. But popularity has a price: People sometimes distort ideas and therefore fail to reap their benefits. This has started to happen with my research on "growth" versus "fixed" mindsets among individuals and within organizations.

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What Having a "Growth Mindset" Actually Means

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Thomas Friedman - How to Get a Job at Google

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Thomas Friedman - How to Get a Job at Google

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Opinion | How to Get a Job at Google (Published 2014)

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Hint: Getting hired is not about your G.P.A. It’s about what you can do and what you know.

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A cool note about this graphic - this is the diagram I use to have my students reflect on when we talk about growth v. fixed mindset in the first week of school

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Problems are seen as opportunities to learn.

For example, a college freshman is required to write a 20-page paper, they have never had to do this before. Instead of not doing it or not asking for help, they go to the writing center and for ask helping coming up with a schedule to help them tackle this challenge.

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Another word for this is resilience. Taking a challenge as a learning opportunity and (even if it is not right away) valuing the lessons you learned in the experience.

For example, in high school I took a Trig test and got a 33% on it. I had no idea what was happening and I just thought I would eventually figure it out...magically. I transferred into a lower level class and it was so much better! The teacher taught at a slower pace in a different way and made me realize I could ask for help and that did not make me dumb.

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To be clear, this is not the same thing as "the American dream". This means that intelligence is developed it is not bestowed. Teaching children that they can learn and do hard things is essential to get them to understand at a very young age.

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Take feedback. Reflect. Recognize it is a criticism of your work, not of you as a person. Work to address that feedback in your life.

For example, a couple of years ago, a friend shared with me that I did something in my speech patterns that was really annoying and made it difficult to have conversations with me. Since then, I try to remember that feedback in all conversations in my life, because I value the feedback from this friend.

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Find Lessons and Inspiration in the Success of Others

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Find Lessons and Inspiration in the Success of Others

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Find role models who you strive to be, and recognize that YOU might be your best role model.

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Who's Your Hero ? | Matthew Mcconaughey |

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George Couros - 5 Characteristics of a Change Agent

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George Couros - 5 Characteristics of a Change Agent

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In my work through school and organization visits, I have been fascinated to see the correlation between the speed of change and an individual who is "leading" the charge. The schools that have someone (or a group of people) helping to push the boundaries of what can be done in schools seem to move a lot quicker with a larger amount of "buy-in" through the process.

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When an organization has a clear vision, this means that despite challenges it faces, there is a consistent focus and clear vision on the GOAL.

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To continue to put emotional and intellectual effort into a task or job requires a great deal of effort. This kind of effort is difficult but pays off by also showing a willingness to lead by example by putting in the effort you are asking everyone else to put in as well.

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Asking why something is done, especially if it is an established procedure is inviting a challenge. An individual who recenters the word of the organization on the student has to ask questions that require policy shifts and changes that might make people uncomfortable.

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In your life you should always be the best version of you. You should be living your life in the same values and standards you hold others to.

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Being able to give and accept criticism is an essential part of any trusting relationship. Organizations where coworkers are able to have open and honest conversations means that tough questions can be answered and innovation can happen.

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Being a visionary educator requires embracing challenges in asking hard questions (Change Agent) to enact change.

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Empathic/ Always Focused on Relationships

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Empathic/ Always Focused on Relationships

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Empathy is needed always but particularly in times of challenge, leading with empathy allows trust to form between colleagues, allowing for innovation to happen.

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Both of these characteristics, I feel take significant effort to put into action. Learning through the implementation of models and then showing that to others is hard because it requires YOU to put in a lot of work up front to be able to show colleagues. Likewise, taking open-risks takes effort in a team setting because you have to put in the effort to consider the possible outcomes of the risk.

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I would argue that Networked is not really an example of Growth Mindset.

However, it is coded blue because I think if it linked to employment that can be eye opening. For example, after I left my last teaching position and was processing the criticism I received as an educator I went back to my network to process the experience and figure out my next moves. Without that I don't know if I would have staying in the education field.

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Being observant means paying attention to those around you, looking for personal and professional role models.

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Cognitive Ability - "The ability to process on the fly"

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Cognitive Ability - "The ability to process on the fly"

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When Couros talks about centering the learning on the student, one of the examples he gives of how to do this is have the students come up with the questions not just the answers. This "ability to process on the fly" is exactly the same. Making decisions quickly, out of necessity when things are going a little crazy is an essential part of practicing a growth mindset.

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Leadership - Emergent v. Traditional Leadership | Humility - The ability to say "I don't know"

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Leadership - Emergent v. Traditional Leadership | Humility - The ability to say "I don't know"

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Leadership and Humility go together, because the emergent leadership Friedman talks about values (1) delegating and (2) asking for the expertise on your team. To practice these values through takes effort and a willingness to learn from your colleagues and receive their feedback (blue).

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Ownership - Organizational problems are YOUR problems too

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Ownership - Organizational problems are YOUR problems too

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Being a part of an organization means that you are an individual but also are apart of a larger collective working to solve problems. In this way, it is important to embrace the challenges work places present both big and small.

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Expertise doesn't fit into a growth mindset characteristic.